Why the fuck would everyday Russians use dollars in the first place two years after the currency was rendered useless in Russia?

  • Nakoichi [they/them]
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    5 months ago

    Welcome to the right side of history comrade. I've been disillusioned for long enough that I watched 9/11 happen live on TV and my first thought was "well shit we probably had that coming"

    • Adkml [he/him]
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      5 months ago

      Oh it's been a long time before that in general that's just what flipped me from 50/50 to actively opposing what was happening.

      9/11 was a big day for me because it's the first day I actively watched the news after getting sent home from school.

      And then a couple months later nobody could come up with an explanation for why we were invading Iraq that made any sense to 8 year old me.

      "So they're the ones that attacked us?"

      "Well no, but you see...."

      "Then why are we going to war with them?"

      "Welllll.... you see....."

      Then I started noticing a pattern that cause and effect didn't really seem to have anything to do with decision making.