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View submission: How the West Was Lost
Oh yeah because Russia is just such an industrial powerhouse. Give me a break their economy is smaller than plenty of US states.
Comment by This_Is_The_End at 19/01/2025 at 10:48 UTC
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The Russian economy is smaller in terms of GDP, but it doesn't matter when the US isn't able to produce more than 5 merchant ships per year according to a report of Congress while US Steel lost the capability to produce special steel types. The US army had not enough production facilities and materials (propellants) to produce ammunition and yet this author is so frustrated abouty his own situation, he blames Europe.
The reason is the finance industry doesn't provide for manufacturing, the finance industry wants to manage manufacturing. GDP gave the idea of being superrior, while the disaster was already looming.
So Russia is inferior, but the war is going in favor for Russia. Nobody is asking for reasons. This is the first step into an abyss.
Comment by cojoco at 19/01/2025 at 01:03 UTC
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Their arms production puts the US to shame.