Utopia Talk / Politics / Russian sanctions flop

Habebe Member	Tue Jun 21 15:58:59 I was called an agent ofnthe Kremlin and the like. But what have they accomplished? It seems pretty clear that they hurt the US more than Russia who has a strong currency and is making record oil profits. Also still winning (slowly at high cost) the war in the ukraine.
nhill Member	Tue Jun 21 16:07:56 First major chink in the dollar's status as a reserve currency. An early sign of the downfall of the US Empire, was fun y'all. Hopefully we can pump another 30-50 years outta it.
nhill Member	Tue Jun 21 16:09:45 The silver lining is that European and Asian currencies are so bad the dollar is still gaining relative strength against a basket of currencies despite it getting slaughtered by the ruble. One thing we Americans can always count in is Europe monetary always being worst than ours.
nhill Member	Tue Jun 21 16:10:47 One thing we Americans can always count on is Europe monetary policy always being worse than ours. Really gotta start proofreading my posts or turning off my auto swipe typing on phones.
Dukhat Member	Tue Jun 21 16:12:17 They definitely hurt Russia more. But Americans are so entitled that they think a few dollars more at the pump is the end of the world. And Russia can still maintain relative popular support because their demographic crunch means you can just pay off grandpa ruskie and as long as he can pay rent and have enough money to buy bread a month, he will readily go along with Putin. That's most of the voter base right there.
Forwyn Member	Tue Jun 21 16:13:10 "a few dollars more at the pump" Lol retard
Habebe Member	Tue Jun 21 16:19:29 Dukhat, With all do respect, in what way have they hurt Russia more? At this moment in time it doesn't look that way.
nhill Member	Tue Jun 21 16:22:43 The US Dollar is down 65% vs the Ruble since March. The market tells you who got hurt more. You'd have to go back to 2015 to see the dollar this weak vs the Ruble.
Pillz Member	Tue Jun 21 16:58:53 US sanctions don't hurt Russia much because their economy is so insular and already has significant trade with every other country that has sanctions. Plus Europe still paying for gas, and in rubles at that
Jesse Malcolm Barack Member	Tue Jun 21 17:08:19 "The US Dollar is down 65% vs the Ruble since March. The market tells you who got hurt more. You'd have to go back to 2015 to see the dollar this weak vs the Ruble." A bit dishonest dude The dollar didn't drop in value the russians forced people in russia to buy the ruble and ditch foreign currencies causing the ruble to go up They are not allowed to sell russian stocks too
nhill Member	Tue Jun 21 17:10:00 If you think that was a bad decision for the value of the currency please feel free to open a FOREX account and short the Ruble vs. the dollar.
Jesse Malcolm Barack Member	Tue Jun 21 17:23:45 Dude you are being a hack claiming USD crashed 65% just because Russia manipulated its currency by forcing people to buy it Oh look dude, dollar up 27% against the swedish Kronar since Biden's election http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=USD&to=SEK&view=2Y
Jesse Malcolm Barack Member	Tue Jun 21 17:25:23 And if the only thing that matters is the price of gas, why not lift sanctions on Iran and make friends with them? Waiting for your politican hack answer dude
nhill Member	Tue Jun 21 17:27:05 They made monetary policy decisions as a reaction to tariffs. Those decisions have worked out well for them. Not sure what else you're looking for here.
Jesse Malcolm Barack Member	Tue Jun 21 17:28:10 Dollar up 17% against the Euro since Biden http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=USD&to=EUR&view=2Y
nhill Member	Tue Jun 21 17:28:38 >Oh look dude, dollar up 27% against the swedish Kronar since Biden's election Already covered that above, btw. "One thing we Americans can always count on is Europe's monetary policy always being worse than ours."
Jesse Malcolm Barack Member	Tue Jun 21 17:30:00 "They made monetary policy decisions as a reaction to tariffs." Ok dude, and once they stop forcing people to buy it against their will - what happens? Once people are not banned from selling russian stocks what happens? If that was such a genius idea dude, would you be up for banning people from selling american stocks and forcing everyone here to buy the dollar? Do you think there are no consequences to that?
Jesse Malcolm Barack Member	Tue Jun 21 17:32:43 "Already covered that above, btw." Dollar up 30% against Japanese Yen http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=USD&to=JPY&view=2Y You are crying that Biden is crashing the dollar but it's going up against most other things and saying it's crashed 65% just cause russia has manipulated the ruble by forcing companies in their country to buy it involuntarily.
nhill Member	Tue Jun 21 17:37:10 That's a lot of whataboutism for one post, maybe limit to 1-2 next time, but I'll try my best. >once they stop forcing people to buy it against their will They are only accepting payments in Rubles, no reason to stop that policy now that they've ripped the dollar bandaid off. >would you be up for banning people from selling american stocks We halt the market in periods of extreme volatility already. But, no, I would not personally support banning selling of stocks as of today. Perhaps circumstances will arise in the future where that would be a good decision. >forcing everyone here to buy the dollar How else do you pay your taxes and buy groceries? Are you hoarding pesos or something? >Do you think there are no consequences to that? What I actually think is that every monetary policy design has major consequences.
nhill Member	Tue Jun 21 17:38:29 >You are crying that Biden is crashing the dollar but it's going up against most other things and saying it's crashed 65% just cause russia has manipulated the ruble by forcing companies in their country to buy it involuntarily. Already covered that above: "The silver lining is that European and Asian currencies are so bad the dollar is still gaining relative strength against a basket of currencies despite it getting slaughtered by the ruble."
nhill Member	Tue Jun 21 17:40:07 Where am I crying about Biden crashing the dollar? Must have missed that post. I don't think Biden had much of an impact other than continuing the status quo from the previous admin, which also got their rocks off on sanctions. I'm not a republican. If you're trying to make this about my team vs your team, good luck.
nhill Member	Tue Jun 21 17:41:32 >Dollar up 30% against Japanese Yen Already covered that above: "The silver lining is that European and Asian currencies are so bad the dollar is still gaining relative strength against a basket of currencies despite it getting slaughtered by the ruble." (messed up the quote)
Habebe Member	Tue Jun 21 17:50:42 "They made monetary policy decisions as a reaction to tariffs." Yeah, if the complaint is that Russia manipulated the market to boost the ruble, it was because the West manipulated the market trying to tank it. You can agree it was a just manipulation due to the invasion. You can not honestly say it went a manipulation. Russia only acted in reaction.
Habebe Member	Tue Jun 21 17:55:55 Wasn't a manipulation*
Pillz Member	Tue Jun 21 18:12:04 The US won't make friends with Iran because it has been the cornerstone of US foreign policy to oppose Iran no matter what for decades retard.
Habebe Member	Tue Jun 21 18:45:41 I would rather side with Russia than Iran any day. Ive actually made the proposal To make concessions to Russia in the Ukraine in exchange for fucking with Iran.
Sam Adams Member	Tue Jun 21 19:29:59 "It seems pretty clear that they hurt the US more than Russia" This is not true. "Ive actually made the proposal To make concessions to Russia in the Ukraine in exchange for fucking with Iran." Why not fuck up both russia and iran?
Habebe Member	Tue Jun 21 19:42:37 Sam, In what way have they hurt Russia to a greater degree than the US? Pitting Russia against Iran kind of does hurt them both.
Habebe Member	Tue Jun 21 19:43:32 And at no US expense. Its the Ukraine we were giving away. Murder will blah blah its not ours, but we are keeping it afloat.
jergul large member	Tue Jun 21 20:13:31 Sanctions ended Russian cleptocracy as we knew it. More dollars are going into Russia than leaving it and state owned companies are compelled to sell usd to buy roubles on the Russian currency exchange. So of course the rouble is appreciating even as dollars help by Russians is going up. It looks like a binary choice. Hurt oligarchs or hurt Russia.
Sam Adams Member	Tue Jun 21 20:42:11 "Sam, In what way have they hurt Russia to a greater degree than the US?" Because russia loses banking and computer chips, while we lose... 20 cents per gallon of gas?
murder Member	Tue Jun 21 21:16:00 "It seems pretty clear that they hurt the US more than Russia who has a strong currency and is making record oil profits." Sounds like Russia is loving the sanctions. We should be good neighbors and tighten them further and make them permanent. You know ... to help them out and all.
Habebe Member	Tue Jun 21 21:45:02 Sam, Russia will just buy 2nd rate Chinese chips.Its definitely more than just 20 cents in gas. I get the intent of the sanctions, but *as of yet* Russia seems better off, we do not.
Habebe Member	Wed Jun 22 01:24:56 http://www...urrency-russian-economy-2022/# The Ruble is now the strongest currency in the world. You know, when Trump said it was a genius move, he may not have been wrong.
Jesse Malcolm Barack Member	Wed Jun 22 01:28:44 No dude, it was definitely a dumbass move Keep sucking trumps orange penis though dude Maybe back trumps idea of invading mexico, then arrest anyone who talks out against the war, shut down all independent news networks and only allow dudes to watch Fox News, ban selling of american stocks, force companies to dump foreign currencies and hold the dollar, then steal all foreign aircraft and use them for parts and flights Maybe instead of z your letter can be D for dumbass
Jesse Malcolm Barack Member	Wed Jun 22 01:29:57 Dude I can seriously see you supporting american becoming a dictatorship as long as its under your hero Trump
Habebe Member	Wed Jun 22 01:37:39 Different strokes for different folks. Has Biden's sanctions crippled Russia and the Russian economy?
Habebe Member	Wed Jun 22 01:42:26 "Today, I'm authorizing additional strong sanctions, and new limitations on what can be exported to Russia," Biden said. "This is going to impose a severe cost on the Russian economy both immediately and over time." Take out who like or dislike. This was a failure. In the long run, who knows. Bur as of now, Putin outsmarted Biden.
Jesse Malcolm Barack Member	Wed Jun 22 02:04:11 What now dude? http://www...rump-russia-nuclear-submarines Trump: If I Was President I’d Threaten to Drop a Nuclear Bomb on Russia http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-send-nuclear-submarines-to-russias-coast-to-pressure-putin-2022-3?r=US&IR=T Trump says he would send nuclear submarines to go 'up and down' Russia's coast to pressure Putin http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-donor-speech-russia-china-nuclear-apocalypse-1317412/ Trump’s Wild Scheme: ‘Bomb the Shit out of Russia’ With U.S. F-22s Disguised as Chinese Planes
Habebe Member	Wed Jun 22 02:07:11 I wouldn't support that.
www.yeswecansong.com Member	Wed Jun 22 02:40:06 If the Russian currency is so strong, why do they have more than 17% inflation in Russia?
Habebe Member	Wed Jun 22 03:54:05 1. Strength is relative. 2. It surged up and plateaud.
www.yeswecansong.com Member	Wed Jun 22 04:07:21 If strength is relative, then the Ruble is much weaker than Dollar and Euro, because inflation is much higher. That's what you just said. It surged up when the sanctions came, the sanctions are a success, that is what you just said.
Habebe Member	Wed Jun 22 04:24:38 Great success, we just never stop winning with Biden!
Habebe Member	Wed Jun 22 04:26:47 The Ruble is now at a 7 yr high! Those sanctions really worked so well.
www.yeswecansong.com Member	Wed Jun 22 04:38:27 Dude what matters more for you? 1) how many Rubles you get for a Dollar 2) how many goods you can buy for a Dollar
Habebe Member	Wed Jun 22 05:02:43 3)The price of tea in China. Please explain how you think the sanctions are a success? Please define success.
Nimatzo iChihuaha	Wed Jun 22 06:25:10 So the sanctions flopped and my favorite cheese is 40% more expensive. I think we need to reconsider this whole thing. I mean how different are Ukrainians really from Russians? Is this really something we need to be involved in?
Dukhat Member	Wed Jun 22 08:54:51 What kind of idiot thinks that the value of the currency means anything to the strength of the economy. Jesus christ.
www.yeswecansong.com Member	Wed Jun 22 09:18:14 One example of sanctions working: http://www...a/urals-brent-price-difference
TheChildren Member	Wed Jun 22 12:05:06 "The US Dollar is down 65% vs the Ruble since March. The market tells you who got hurt more. You'd have to go back to 2015 to see the dollar this weak vs the Ruble." >> ya wuldnt say... 50 billion lost by ur country and officially not even in a war yet...
Habebe Member	Wed Jun 22 12:20:43 Ive seen no examples of them working at keast as of yet. What was the goal of sanctions? Primarily to make Putin not want to keep invading the Ukraine. Whether that is because we hurt the economy enough to have people especially oligarchs turn on him. Or just make it so he can't afford the war anymore. Either way it isn't working. Perhaps in a longer timeframe. But currently. Dukhat, How about record profits?
Sam Adams Member	Wed Jun 22 17:32:45 http://twi...?s=20&t=Sq90By_wDg8BlEpitYG2gw Excellent video of a drone schlonging a putin owned refinery.
Habebe Member	Wed Jun 22 17:43:18 That makes sense actually. Bimbing refineries will atleast hurt Russia in the wallet.More so than it will hurt us I'd think.
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