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      Really curious how western economists/journalists/organizations are shouted down as imperialists not worth listening to when they’re advocating against imperialism.

      Sachs might still be a liberal who buys into the freedom and democracy shit, but he has been consistent on this and one of the few sober voices with regards to US foreign policy.

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          I’m well aware of his work and the impact it has had (although a bunch of it has been overblown). It makes no difference to how valid his point is. What’s more his credentials lend him great credibility among those who still believe in the dogma of liberalism, and make it undeniable that if a highly accomplished working economist, shares the opinions of many Marxist analysts then delusional libs should probably listen for a change.

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    Main message is: “Talk to Russia. Dangerous to be US’s friend. US is the one that feeds you Russophobia propaganda, and embarked you into the Ukraine adventure”.

    Headlines from Europe after today’s white house drama is “We will always love Ukraine, and hate Russia”

    Hmmm… I wonder who can sell weapons if Europe goes to war with Russia? It takes a special level of brain worm to follow up supporting the sabotage of your pipelines, to responding to economic coercion and military abandonment by also clinging to war on your new enemy’s traditional enemy.

    US is giving EU/NATO an opportunity for freedom. Doing the CIA’s wettest dream is the opposite of waking up.

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    I would really take anything he says with a grain of salt…the dude is literally the person who invented shock therapy for post Soviet States. He’s not a reliable narrator and his only real goal is to spread Keynesian economics and convince authoritarian governments to privatize state assets.

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      No he typically tries to stabilize economies, thats his expertise. He tried to argue that the US should have helped russia economically. His advice was mostly ignored by soviets and later by Yelstin during the horrendous privatization.

      But he is diplomatic, so yes he filters what he says.