NP - Krugman: Petrothoughts (Via Kevin Drom)

[rich]

no matter what one believes, an unstable Russia is not good for anybody.
and Putin and his fold will not go quietly

rich

On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 8:07 AM, alice malice <alicewmalice at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> You don't need a degree in Russian history or in German Political
> Science to argue against the hysteria of those, like Thomas here, and
> those major voices,  like Noam Chomsky, who are warning of nuclear war
> and world war three. Such hyperbole is counterproductive and
> undermines the better arguments that Chomsky & Co.,  and others,  less
> hysterical, though critical of the US, NATO, EU are making. Moreover,
> the anti-American cheerleaders, while they have good reason to
> critique American and NATO strategies, are so focused on the Press,
> the Neo -Nazis, and the like, they they are ignoring the or even
> defending Putin.
>
> Putin is toast. I think that's a good thing for the world, but I don't
> want to see the people run at the banks, chaos and suffering, so I'm
> rooting for a US solution, a market solution, and thus far, my bets
> are good ones.
>
> Venezuela too is toast.
>
> It's not samrt to fuck with the Empire.
> -
> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>
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