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TexasTowelie

(112,190 posts)
Sat Nov 26, 2022, 06:43 AM Nov 2022

Russia's Economy is F***ed: Here's 3 Reasons Why - TLDR News EU



Russia's economy has been struggling since the invasion of Ukraine, but the recent weeks have been increasingly difficult. So in this video we outline 3 reasons why the Russian economy is dying and the major issues they face.
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Russia's Economy is F***ed: Here's 3 Reasons Why - TLDR News EU (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2022 OP
TLDR? Videos take MUCH longer than reading! (no complaints, TexT, just the vid news assumption).nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #1
Yes, I know that the name for the source of the video is ironic. TexasTowelie Nov 2022 #2
I like your vid posts because I really appreciate the summaries and sometimes even transcripts. nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #3
Human rights in Russia are far more fucked than the economy. speak easy Nov 2022 #4
True. Any pretense of democracy is Russia is compeletly gone. SouthernDem4ever Nov 2022 #5
OK, sounds good to me republianmushroom Nov 2022 #6

TexasTowelie

(112,190 posts)
2. Yes, I know that the name for the source of the video is ironic.
Sat Nov 26, 2022, 07:41 AM
Nov 2022

It seems like almost everyone that produces video content has a gimmick of some nature to get clicks. I try to keep in mind what agenda the producers are promoting when watching or listening to their content.

speak easy

(9,249 posts)
4. Human rights in Russia are far more fucked than the economy.
Sat Nov 26, 2022, 08:38 AM
Nov 2022

Dissent about the war - any dissent, even saying the word, will land you in prison, and if you are a young man, off to the front with a ticket home in a zinc box.

SouthernDem4ever

(6,617 posts)
5. True. Any pretense of democracy is Russia is compeletly gone.
Sat Nov 26, 2022, 11:21 AM
Nov 2022

Not that they had much anyway other than a few oligarchs in Putin's favor siphoning off the economy. Now they are just a terrorist state.

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