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Quote from: DrBeer on February 11, 2023, 08:13:54 PM

Self-hypnosis is cool, but useless

Please provide a list of enterprises for example in Germany that have ceased operations due to the unavailability or high cost of gas from alternative sources? And then let's see how it really is, and not fantasy according to propaganda manuals

PS I am absolutely sure that if you answer something, it will be an ordinary set of fakes from Russian propaganda

I'll help him, this is what I have heard from the person who was saying Germans would freeze: Germany didn't freeze because it has the strongest economy in Europe, this helped them.
Now their prediction is that Germany survived this year but they are in danger for next year.
There are so many predictions from pro-russians but not so funny is that these people change their words when their predictions fail but still are highly confident that they are wise and their next predictions will come true. Again, it will fail and they'll find explanation like Germany has big economy and they survived.

Quote from: DrBeer on February 11, 2023, 08:13:54 PM

Quote from: pooya87 on February 11, 2023, 05:30:19 PM

Funny thing is that only Europeans have been saying "Europe would freeze over this winter" because they've been hearing it in their own media over and over again. It's actually a pretty simple and interesting propaganda method. The propaganda machine convinces people of a horrible scenario but from the mouth of a third party (so that they are not liable). Then in the future when something terrible (but less bad as that scenario like 11k gas bill or increased excess mortality due to cold homes) happens people react less negatively or simply don't even believe it.
It is interesting because it is basic human behavior that we see in every society and even in markets. Like when price of something (goods, utility bills, etc.) goes up a lot and then comes back down a little (eg. $100 up to $1000 then down to $800) people are happy!

even funnier to watch people who understand reality. they begin to write "turning on the fool mode", as if they do not understand what is happening in reality

The EU does not say that they will freeze. There is a part of the media, corrupt, feeding at the expense of the Kremlin's handouts. They started stuffing even at the beginning of the imposition of sanctions by the EU. And they squealed from all outlets and from all yellow pages "The EU will freeze without Russian gas." But they lost. The pitiful loser of the EU market, the Kremlin, is left only to spoil small things through their pocket journalists, and try to at least somehow destabilize or sow tension in the EU. But that won't work either

The EU has quietly replaced more than 90% of all gas supplies from the country of terror. Yes, small restrictive measures have been temporarily introduced, but only for reinsurance. And even nature helps the EU to resist economic terrorists and war criminals

Actually, pooya87 said it well. DW, Bild, Welt, probably every German media and news company was publishing how dangerous the situation would be but to be but it is not. It's always done on purpose and pooya87 correctly explained the reason behind it.

Quote from: Smartprofit on February 15, 2023, 08:17:40 PM

Yes, it's all true. The standard of living in Russia has fallen sharply. People try to buy goods at a discount in the store, such goods are marked with yellow price tags. There are few young people in the cities. There are very few well-dressed people with happy faces. There is nothing special to rejoice about....

It's normal to look for and buy products with yellow price tags if the product meets expected quality. I know food is cheap in Russia, at least before the war it was pretty cheap, right? When I was there during my childhood, I used to eat Grechka (Buckwheat) It was pretty cheap and delicious with butter Cheesy

Can you provide us with images from supermarkets? If it's possible for you to do something like this:

I would not really like to publish photos from shops and supermarkets, in my opinion, this is contrary to the principles of anonymity and confidentiality.

As for buckwheat, yes, it is very tasty and nutritious, it is very good to eat it with milk. During all economic crises, Russians begin to massively buy buckwheat in large quantities. This is due to the fact that, unlike other cereals, it has an almost unlimited shelf life. In this cereal, bugs never start and it does not deteriorate.

In general, Russia produces food in large quantities, so hunger is not yet perceived as a real threat. However, in the event of strong socio-political upheavals, interruptions in food supplies are possible.

Therefore, many people have already stocked up on food and water in advance. I myself have boxes with stew and condensed milk in the hallway.

The general inadequacy of modern managers is so great that absolutely any scenario can be implemented.