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To: Sokka who wrote (53401)	3/3/2022 9:46:14 AM
From: Sun Tzu	2 Recommendations Recommended By ajtj99 John Koligman Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97457

The economic warfare waged against Russia is going to collapse their economy. Already they are having runs on the banks and riots. The detention centers in Moscow and St. Pete's are out of capacity. If this keeps up, in a few months they will be on verge of disintegration. As you say, Russia will then have to make choice, either to back down at a huge cost to Putin's ego and some irreparable damage to their economy. Or to dig in deeper as countries like North Korea did. The latter is not really an option because once the people have experienced some freedom and prosperity, they will not give it up easily. But I can see how those raised and accustomed to the Soviet Union way of governance may think it is possible to put the genie back into the bottle. There is a big risk to the global economy. We may enter an era of stagflation. That risk is not built into the markets.

To: Sokka who wrote (53401)	3/3/2022 12:49:39 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	1 Recommendation Recommended By ajtj99 Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97457

< damage to Russia will bring them back to being reasonable> Doubtful. More likely, it will make them more paranoid, and more likely to do unlimited violence, for as long as Putin is in power. siege mentality is a shared feeling of victimization and defensiveness—a term derived from the actual experience of military defences of real sieges. It is a collective state of mind in which a group of people believe themselves constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated in the face of the negative intentions of the rest of the world… Among the consequences of a siege mentality are black and white thinking, social conformity, and lack of trust, but also a preparedness for the worst and a strong sense of social cohesion... en.wikipedia.org Ongoing siege mentality can gradually drain you of the ability to view anyone outside of your group in a positive light. Those resentments may also play out within your social circle. Growing feelings of anger can get you to a place where your only response is “No,”… webmd.com