Russia's economy is downright crude by our standards, with layers of redundancy and duplication that we evolved away from decades ago. By contrast, our streamlined "just in time" delivery systems are the model of efficiency, eliminating as much waste as possible. Our system is superior in every way -- until a widespread or prolonged interruption exposes its fragility. So which society can most successfully endure serious pain?
As of today, Russia operates totally outside the Western banking system, is adopting a gold standard, and has totally sealed itself off from the internet to reduce vulnerability to digital mischief. Our vulnerabilities have yet to be tested, and we continue to poke the bear...
“Our vulnerabilities have yet to be tested, and we continue to poke the bear...”
Not to worry. Brandon will screw this up in the WORST way imaginable before all is said and done. :(