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A comment on the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the US is now nearly 2X. Parent comment

Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by selectodude on Monday July 17, 2023 @07:20PM (#36765457)
Pretty sure Europe's massive energy crisis is an own goal caused by replacing all their energy generation with Russian natgas.
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by actionfromafar on Monday July 17, 2023 @07:53PM (#36765818)
The own goal was buying the gas in the first place!
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by nonethewiser on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @12:06AM (#36767680)
Is that not what he just said? Surely a prime example is Germany shutting down nuclear and and bypassing Ukraine as a Russian natural gas hub woth Nord Stream 2. Whoops.
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by severino on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @03:00AM (#36768838)
That was not the mistake. The mistake was not to put NS2 into operation due to pressure from the US, and now, cutting ties with Russia while you keep shutting down your nuclear.
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