Originally Posted by
AAdvocate
Yep, none of them complained about the so called "Putin Price Hike" (although most of the price increases, including at the pump, was really caused by the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act).
Those who had given any thought to what would be almost immediate results from sanctions on Russia after the February 2022 invasion knew and understood the "price hike".
People, such as myself, who supported efforts to aid Ukraine and thwart Russia did not complain because it was viewed as a price well worth paying.
The corollary to that is that those who either supported Russia, opposed aid to Ukraine, (or both), used the spike in gas prices as a criticism of the actions taken.
I won't reopen some of the reasoning involved in materially supporting Ukraine, but to imply that "none of them complained" was due to some sort of domestic partisanship rah-rah is wrong.
Many understood clearly what was at stake. They knew that it would take some degree of distress/pain in order to preserve one of the signal achievements of post WW2 governance.
With that understanding in mind, it would have been rather stupid to complain about gas prices, would it not?