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Johnny2X2X

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11. People keep comparing this spike to 2022

Reply to GoneOffShore (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 11:50 AM

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But there's one massive difference, the 2022 spike was because of Russia invading Ukraine, this spike is because of our own actions, because of the US attack on Iran. We brought this on ourselves.

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