Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

[FiReFTW]

That's fine. You're entitled to your own opinion and free to express it.

Good thing you don't live in Russia or you wouldn't be!

And for the record, parts of my "theory" are actually just straight up factual. For example, it is objectively true that many wealthy, powerful Russians choose to live abroad, in far better (in almost every way) countries. Where as almost all of our wealthy and powerful people avoid Russia like the plague. That isn't by accident.

Also, their life expectancy is objectively deplorable. Especially their men. Just as an example...

Like expancy for men...
Canada : 79.4 years
Russia : 67.5 years

Life expectancy for women...
Canada : 81.3 years
Russia : 77.7 years

Average salary....
Canada : $46,000 usd
Russia : $14,770 usd

Two countries, with near identical GDP's, climates, access to natural resources, etc, etc... The Russians have completely squandered so much of it. They live considerably shorter, poorer lives than we do. Those are just two metrics. I could basically go on forever.

Im not disagreeing that general life in Russia for the average citizen is pretty bad compared to alot of European countries etc... but comparing salaries and assuming what life is like is extremely flawed, it tells NOTHING.

In the USA the gross average monthly wage is like 6000$ in alot of European countries its 3000-4000$, yet in most of those countries the average life and what you can afford and how you live is at the very least the same if not better than the USA.

In Portugal the average monthly wage is 2000$, in Germany its 4000$, in Switzerland its 9000$

So in Switzerland people can afford 5 times more than in Portugal? And in Germany 2 times more?

It just doesn't work like that.

 

[Ryder]

Reading about this guy was depressing af, but it led me to this guy who was a proper G: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Shamil

So thanks but no thanks Mr. Ryder.

When you dehumanise your enemies this is the result.

Girgory Zass and his soldiers make Isis and the cartels look like the boy scouts.

 

[Relic]

Im not disagreeing that general life in Russia for the average citizen is pretty bad compared to alot of European countries etc... but comparing salaries and assuming what life is like is extremely flawed, it tells NOTHING.

In the USA the gross average monthly wage is like 6000$ in alot of European countries its 3000-4000$, yet in most of those countries the average life and what you can afford and how you live is at the very least the same if not better than the USA.

In Portugal the average monthly wage is 2000$, in Germany its 4000$, in Switzerland its 9000$

So in Switzerland people can afford 5 times more than in Portugal? And in Germany 2 times more?

It just doesn't work like that.

It matters in a variety of ways, but here is the core one.

Your ability to leave your country and travel, move, work, etc internationally is deeply impacted by wage. The Russian wage is sooo excessively low that the average Russian can't ever afford to leave their country. It's not as if their purchasing power, wage adjusted, is anywhere near what is in many Western countries, especially when it comes to leaving Russia. When they have to convert Rubles to any Western currency to spend abroad, we're talking exchange rates that make it near impossible.