One of the main components of the rising cost of gasoline is the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russian armed forces. Tom Kloza, chief global analyst for the Oil Price Information Service, previously told USA TODAY that Russia is the second-largest oil producer in the world, behind the United States. (USA Today) BAH HUMBUG…I understand none of this as being more than CAPITALISM SPEAK 101! The instant rise in prices based it on a war. You know, less Russian Oil, so the abundant oil in America suddenly is less, so blame the GREED by the American Oil Cartel, on Putin and his Hitler-esque attitude for claiming more countries belong to him and his nation. Less crude, America is being produced, so as Ukraine is being attacked, and the hue and cry for stronger democracy are LOUD and CLEAR, why not raise the flag for CAPITALISM!
The spreadsheet, compiled by Yale professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and his research team, has become a naughty-or-nice list of sorts, with CEOs trying their best to avoid being placed on the roster of “Companies That Remain in Russia With Significant Exposure.” (Washington Post) … I say BAH HUMBUG! Once again CAPITALISTIC GAINS have triumphed as the ideology by CORPORATION CEO’S and their BOARDS, to decide that PROFITS remain their priority, over the loss of freedoms, justice, and of course DEMOCRACY as PUTIN and his Band of Mercenaries (Far Right Leaning Bigots and Racists and Armed Forces invade Ukraine, and who knows whichever country Putin decided belongs to Russia! Can’t lose money, nope let the Ukrainian lives be lost, and eventually Russian lives, also.
A WAR EFFORT. In this nation, we have lots of Lip Service, and way too much Bull Shit, regarding a false pretense that DEMOCRACY is a precious commodity; especially when the commodity of DEMOCRACY competes with the commodity of PROFIT. From the Republicans playing politics to Corporations placing PROFITS above PEOPLE to the usual uneducated but full of false news MAGA’s the United States, still reeling from its own Revolution during January 6th Coup attempt, has not been a steady beacon of hope. It is FREE AND FAIR, or FAILURE, nothing in-between!
