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FrenziedFelidFanatic@pawb.social 2 days agoMostly hype. Plague isn’t that virulent with modern precautions and antibiotics, and Russia’s response has been to swiftly quarantine hundreds of people. Plague occurs naturally on occasion, and is largely a known threat.
Most of the hype has been speculation around this case being a bioweapon combined with distrust in Russian institutions generally.
I’m not one to trust Russia generally, but I don’t see much evidence that this is more than a nothing burger blown out of proportion by growing anti-Russia sentiment due to their invasion of Ukraine.
LocalAreaMan@lemmy.world 2 days ago
snoons@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Gross, don’t link dw. Basically muscovite propaganda now.
peopleproblems@lemmy.world 2 days ago
He’s a Kremlin shill btw. Essentially pushing the the idea that Russia is nothing but a victim of the west, instead of a victim of the kleptocracy under Putin.
LocalAreaMan@lemmy.world 2 days ago
German state media is Russian propaganda?
Don’t talk while you’re chewing crayons.
LocalAreaMan@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I think Ukraine itself is a symptom of a bigger contagion, virulent capitalist greed that will kill us all.
alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
I mean it is, but Russia was giving up its resources for pennies ever since the 90s, this framing is a bit weird.
LocalAreaMan@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I think if that was true then there’d be no adversarial relationship with Russia, like attention to Venezuela disappeared overnight with them folding to Trump.
The Arctic thawing is opening up access to a vast trove of natural resources. The fabled Northwest Passage is about to finally become a reality. This is why Trump wants Canada and Greenland. There’s only three nations, and Denmark has already folded.
Russia has changed quite a bit since Putin took leadership, and for the better. Like it or not, it’s why Russians like him.
alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Russia has changed quite a bit since Putin took leadership, and for the better
Well yeah compared to the borderline failed state that was 90s Russia, that’s not a difficult task, accomplished by getting the other billionaires to keep 1% of the wealth they’re extracting in the country.
This is why Trump wants
Trump is literally senile. There might be people in his administration who feel that way, but the administration’s policy is so demented I don’t think we can attribute clear motivations to anything.
one_step_behind@quokk.au 2 days ago
I’m surprised to not see DR Congo on the list.
Soupbreaker@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, it ought to be in there between China and Iran, just based on mineral wealth. Makes the whole list suspect, tbh. Went to check the sources on Statista, but they want me to register before they’ll show me, so fuck that.
LocalAreaMan@lemmy.world 1 day ago
LocalAreaMan@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Congo has much of one of the things listed, rare earth minerals.
one_step_behind@quokk.au 1 day ago
Yeah I knew it was mostly rare earth metals and some amount of oil. I was just surprised to not see them on the list because it seems to be focused on USD value of natural resources.
Nevertheless it is an interesting chart, so thank you.
mushroomman_toad@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Authoritarian regimes are a breeding ground for shitty cover-ups
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_submarine_disaster
FrenziedFelidFanatic@pawb.social 1 day ago
I mean. You could have just linked Chernobyl.
I don’t doubt that there would be some degree of cover-up if there was an escalating situation. I just don’t see any reason why it would be escalating.