So, all this is complicated for the average guy like myself having little background in finance and banking...lots of trees to see here, but if I'm seeing the forest at all it looks to me like Russia is ultimately saying that they'll deliver oil in exchange for gold and have no interest in accepting dollars. Isn't that how it shakes out?
This all brings to mind the Third Seal spoken of in the book of Revelation ch.6.
White horse, red horse, black horse and pale horse...
My attention remains on the yellow fellas east of us.
BUT... I do NOT dismiss the Book of Revelation.
Maybe if Netflix made it into a movie... folks might know?
A "woke" movie of course... gotta be a trans on dat pale house don't ya know.
If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.
