Russia cuts off gas to Moldova as it moves toward Europe - DW News

[TexasTowelie]

Moldova gets a lot of its gas from Russia. Now, Europe's poorest country is afraid that Russian president Vladimir Putin could cut off supplies this winter, as Moldova moves closer to the European Union.

[Deuxcents]

1. Russia is trying to freeze em all into submission

[elleng]

2. Putin's got to go.

[Biophilic]

3. Seems like the choice is pretty clear.

Subjugation with Putin or freedom with Europe. I honestly don’t understand how any Republican can go along with assisting Putin/Russia. Talk about people who have totally lost their way.

[Farmer-Rick]

4. Weaponized Capitalism

It's just so easy to use capitalism against workers, labor, countries, governments and anyone with less wealth or power.

[erronis]

6. But I've been told for 70+ years that capitalism is necessary for democracy.

Have I been lied to?

It's been hard for my brain to start to separate those two completely different concepts since I've "bought" into them from grade school.

Now I realize that "capitalism" is a sanitized word that means "winner take all". Bugger the poor.

[Uncle Joe]

9. Yes, I believe so as has most everyone else.

Conditioning can be difficult to overcome because few people believe they can be conditioned.

“The best slave is the one who thinks he is free.”

― Johann von Goethe

[barbtries]

5. it's starting to feel very arbitrary,

as if putin has no plan other than to cause massive suffering.

this winter is going to be brutal. it hurts just thinking about it, and feeling helpless to do anything about it.

[erronis]

7. Wonder if it's much different from the western oligarchs screwing the common people.

When the top 0.1% have consolidated their holding, secured them against claw-backs from pesky governments; then I think we'll see the robber barons turning off the heat for the lower class around the world. Texas was a trial run.

[barbtries]

8. maybe, but it's much more subtle

than freezing, bombing, starving and murdering people so far. for the most part anyway.

[gordianot]

10. There may well not be a coherent plan.

Humans do not learn by trial and error. When reinforced by success is when they learn. Putin’s success has all involved brutality, espionage, and homicide. Putin is a reactionary and is predictable expect brutality.