IIF now forecasting a 2022 18% drop in GDP .. from 3% growth to -15%. That’s just based on sanctions, not inflation or domestic consumption/investment contraction.
To compare: Russia’s 1998 default crisis, which sent the country in deep poverty (picrel) was just a -5% GDP contraction.
Imagine torturing a Any Forumstard to death. Imagine pulling his teeth out with a pair of pliers. Imagine breaking his fingers. Imagine getting a dull knife and slowly taking pieces of his skin off. Imagine throwing salt on the exposed bloody tissue. Imagine burning his dick off just with a zippo lighter. Imagine keeping him alive for as long as possible. Imagine breaking his shin bones with a chisel and a mallet. Imagine pouring acid in his eyes. Imagine cutting his nose off. Imagine smashing a glass bottle on his face. Imagine slowly pulling his arms off with a rope. Imagine hammering nails into his ears. Imaging just letting him slowly die, every now and then coming and giving him a kick to hear him scream.
One more comparison: the 2016 Venezuela collapse was a 18.6% GDP drop. So, yeah … Russia is, objectively, going the way of Venezuela. And Russian sanctions are actually tougher than Venezuela, with less ability to maneuver.
Adam Rivera
Sorry I'm not jewish so can't imagine torturing people for pleasure.
Daniel Bennett
Venezula is over 200% in debt compared to their GDP
Russia holds less than 20% of debt compared to their GDP.... and holds massive gold reserves
The US is in zero default position. Standard & Poor's credit rating for the United States stands at AA+ with stable outlook. It’s the most widely and deeply held debt in the world. It times of crisis the financial world falls back on the stability of US bonds and currency. Russia’s is now junk status. It’s going to default like 1998.
>credit rating Imagine thinking Russia or China care about that, lel
Easton Jenkins
Yes, and the steal of $600 fucking billions is what makes Russians love the West. The destruction of economic ties (thus sources of income independent from Putin) is what makes them take a risk and protest/coup against Putin.
That's a great plan, Walter. That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch.
Connor Miller
Indeed, why did they do it?
Ian Myers
Kek you're just butthurt because you're getting your ass torn wide open, and rightly so
Enjoy getting sanctioned back into the stone age. You might want to watch some north korea documentaries to prepare for what's coming, slav Untermensch
Uh, China very much cares about it. That’s why they’re not helping Russia except for the bare minimum that impacts their own economy. China not bailing out Russia at all. They’ve agreed to follow the majority of sanctions. But hey, they’re offering thoughts and prayers, so Russia got that goin for them.
Chase Gonzalez
Based
Nolan Jackson
You aren't even people at this point. This is despicable. Ordinary people shouldn't suffer because of some lunatics decision and it's not fun to see them suffer. Worse yet is to think that you're in a better position. The west IS the establishment in terms of everything,from SJW shit to being bred out of existence by African immigrants. Anyone and anything that opposes that,no matter how shitty is by definition infinitely superior