Looks like the sanctions are now extending to China (Zero Hedge). How far will this escalate? We are heading down a very dangerous path.

Indeed.

War is a big game of manipulation.

Odysee has a lot of good content not easily found elsewhere.

The public are being used to push the changes that Governments really want. The Government can then claim it is the will of people rather than their own. The media appear to have been effective at brainwashing

Any decent or even half-decent person should want peace over war. I believe the majority of people are decent but sadly many of them are gullible and easily fooled by the lies of the people who want war.

It is very disappointing to see people be so easily deceived. I am surprised they are so willing to believe the mainstream media after all the lies and manipulation from the past 2 years.

Agreed, his YouTube channel is quite information. He has also appeared a few times on The Duran. These guys raise quite a few interesting points.

There are many sides to this story. The more I found out the more confusing things became. So much information is a mixture of truth and lies but is also framed in a particular way that is miss leading.

Thanks. There is a lot of information to work through.

Hi Tim, it was great that you read the whole post. It might be the longest post I have written on Hive. I would normally divide my content into 2 or 3 parts. This time I kept it as one. I believe the divide

Thanks @emeka4.

It is a pretty good video. Russell Brand has a more balanced take on a lot of issues. I used to watch his YouTube series 'The Trews'. It is interesting that YouTube hasn't banned him by now.

We are starting to see prices soar now and the sanctions have only just begun. Things could be very bad in a few months. Prices have been steadily climbing from bad Covid-19 policies. I guess Western

Thank @clixmoney. A lot of good stuff in your comment. I'll take a look at all the information in the links. What I find most insane is the media's response to events. The amount of propaganda is ridiculous.

Mainstream media have oversimplified the war and therefore, have distorted the account of the situation. We need to go back to at least 2014 to understand how many of today's problems began. Arguably,

So many companies are pulling out of Russia. The extent that this will hurt Russia depends on their reliance on these companies as well as how many people they employ.

Thank you for sharing information and your views regarding this war and the lead up to it. You are correct when you say I do not understand Russians. I am looking in from the outside and my views are

The focus should be on negotiations and reaching a peaceful solution. At least some negotiations are continuing. So there is some hope.

Peace is what any decent person should want. Sadly, there are people in the world so obsessed with power and/or wealth that they accept wars as a necessary path to obtain more power and wealth.