[AntiGuv]

No problem! If anything your post reminded me of how I have a bit of a denial tendency when it comes to Russia. I don't like the thought of Russia going down the tubes, and so I tend to look on the overly bright side, when if I reflect on it I know the outlook right now is rather grim..

I tend to be the same way with Western Europe for that matter. I imagine that they'll figure out a solution for their demographic crisis, short of becoming Islamic states, though right now it's altogether unclear what that solution might be.

[GladesGuru]

"I imagine that they'll figure out a solution for their demographic crisis, short of becoming Islamic states, though right now it's altogether unclear what that solution might be."

Think St. Barths Day massacre (France, where else?).