OK but if they actually have a piece of physical silver and gold for each money, then why not just let us trade in silver and gold? Why does Texas want possession of the physical gold and we get proxies? Something about putting eggs in one basket...
How Does CO2 Affect Plant Growth? The ambient level of CO2 in the atmosphere is approximately 400 PPM. At 100 PPM of CO2 the rate of photosynthesis would be stopped completely. At 150 PPM the plants begin to respire, and photosynthesis is stopped.
If they get CO2 low enough all the plants die, and then the animals shortly thereafter.
Ask them what an acceptable CO2 concentration would be, then realize they are either a) completely ignorant or b) trying to kill you.
However, aside from superficial notions of GDP. It of course comes down to production, bullets, troops, military equipment.
This is partially what I was trying to imply. The US military budget is close to Russia's entire gdp. A trillion dollars per year buys a lot of interesting R&D. If attrition indeed continues forever, Russia will collapse (yet again) before it gets close to defeating NATO.
The fact that Ukraine hasn't sent hardly anyone over into Russia to wreak mayhem is an indicator that the war is fake. A real Kievan would include taking the fight to the enemy, if only to move the crosshairs out of town and save his family's house from the bombs.
If I were Ivan I'd be setting truck bombs outside of hospitals churches and schools throughout Petersburg and Moscow.
Both sides want to see dead whites.
Fun facts: three U.S. states have larger economies than Russia: California ($3.1 trillion), Texas ($1.78 trillion) and New York ($1.7 trillion). And California's GDP is more than twice the GDP of Russia. The Russian economy is twice the size of the little island of Taiwan.
The outcome of the Communist Civil War is fully dependent on the whims of the West.
I have a more legitimate claim to the throne than this sack of melted candles.
He can pledge allegiance to me.
E: Whoever down-voted me is going to receive only a lesser castle instead of a grand estate.
E2: thanks for giving me my vote back.
Every help you give Ukraine will be used against NATO. The difference between a Ukrainian and a Russian is the same as the difference between Arkansas and Mississippi. They're the same people, man.
Distrust them both. They're commies that hate America. One is blatant, the other is subtle.
I think if you know a man through a screen over the internet you can't trust him the same as if you know him through a handshake over dinner.