“The outright US theft of $300 BILLION in Russian reserves”
The actual number of seized assets is heading north of $600bn.
The number of assets that have been rendered inaccessible is estimated to be north of $1tn.
You cry that this is ‘outright theft’ and I’m sure the Russians are authorities on outright theft given that they stole Crimea from Ukraine, they’re trying to steal Donbass and Luhansk, they stole land from Finland, they stole land from Georgia, they stole land from Japan, and they want to steal all of Eastern Europe.
I have exactly ZERO sympathy for Russia here. They are outright thieves and now they cry when someone else steals from them as if only Imperial Soviet Russia is allowed to steal! LOL!!!
The Soviets can suck rocks.
“You cry that this is ‘outright theft’ and I’m sure the Russians are authorities on outright theft given that they stole Crimea from Ukraine, they’re trying to steal Donbass and Luhansk, they stole land from Finland, they stole land from Georgia, they stole land from Japan, and they want to steal all of Eastern Europe.”
Pleeease... Give me a break!
Crimea and Donbas were originally part of the USSR and were populated by ethnically speaking Russians. Donbas (east Ukraine) was and has been attacked by Ukraine since 2014 where over 13,000 of its citizens have died in brutal attacks. Crimea voted to become a part of Russia and east Ukraine/Donbas will likely do the same. The rest that you mentioned are the spoils of war just as we have done throughout history.
And exactly what is your source that Russia wants to seize all of Eastern Europe? You sound like the neocon, warmongers in Washington and with their over-the-top propaganda programs. There is absolutely no proof of that ludicrous claim. I guess you believe we were about to be attacked by WMD in Iraq or that the Afghans would annihilate us in an all-out attack. What a nutcase.
You should know about the spoils of war. As in where we stole lands from the native Americans that we now call the US. We even marched some off to reservations almost 1000 miles away from their ancestral homes. And how about the spoils of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, and later Hawaii. Sure. We took those fair and square — by force.
Should we talk about Texas? How about the SW US where we fought a battle and then literally stole that section of the country for a pittance from Mexico as the spoils of war?
Ever hear the term, Manifest Destiny? I’m sure you know all about that concept that “entitled” the US to lands/territory.
The above examples are about outright military force. Shall we discuss the covert efforts of our country where we invaded and attempted to change the leaders and governments of sovereign countries all around the globe?
And now, we have an out-and-out theft that would make Berny Madoff cringe, where we steal the financial assets of a foreign nation when they have done no more than we have done throughout history.
As someone else commented, that move really ensures trust in our financial system. We are no better than countries like Venezuela and other Latin American countries that have nationalized and seized foreign resources.
Your warped view of that direct financial theft in no way makes it right and it will cost us in the long run. We will continue to pay long after Russia has been successful in this special military operation.