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:I will also point out to any Machiavelli fans, that Putin should have predicted that Joe Biden would play [[realpolitik]] hardball given the prevalence and history of hardball politics in Russia. The Germans could have predicted this as well given that Ukraine is a [[Cleft country|cleft county]] powderkeg and that a German coined the concept of realpolitik. Germany should have been more like France and developed more nuclear power capabilities, but instead the German Green Party has had undue influence on German politics. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:24, September 26, 2023 (EDT)
:I will also point out to any Machiavelli fans, that Putin should have predicted that Joe Biden would play [[realpolitik]] hardball given the prevalence and history of hardball politics in Russia. The Germans could have predicted this as well given that Ukraine is a [[Cleft country|cleft county]] powderkeg and that a German coined the concept of realpolitik. Germany should have been more like France and developed more nuclear power capabilities, but instead the German Green Party has had undue influence on German politics. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:24, September 26, 2023 (EDT)
::An additional point, "According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, new natural gas-fired plants come with a levelized cost of $48 per MWh compared to existing nuclear's cost of $33.50 per MWh."[https://www.nei.org/news/2018/cost-of-nuclear-generation-reaches-10-year-low#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20U.S.%20Energy,cost%20of%20%2433.50%20per%20MWh.]
::Donald Trump warned the Germans not to be too reliant on Russian gas, but they literally and publicly smirked at him.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJv9QYrlwg] [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:38, September 26, 2023 (EDT)