March 19, 20223 yr 49 minutes ago, Gannan said: People that hate our country would be happier living somewhere else. No one is forcing either of you to live here. Enjoying our freedoms while lacking their principles is what makes a hypocrit
March 19, 20223 yr Verified intel has Russian forces northwest of Kyiv literally digging in to defend. I have a feeling they were told they weren't getting reinforced either because they've given up on Kyiv and reprioritized or because they just can't get resources there.
March 19, 20223 yr 20 minutes ago, Procus said: Our last president (Trump) was also corrupt. I still wouldn't want Russia to invade us.
March 19, 20223 yr 21 minutes ago, Procus said: A few things while I catch my breath from laughter... These are "the West" news agencies that make up the headlines in this infographic... 1. World Socialist Website 2. NewEurope 3. bne intellinews? 4. Atlantic Council 5. Vox 6. The Guardian 7. Reuters Also, like, half of the headlines seem completely... accurate and innocuous "IMF ranks Ukraine as Europe's poorest country" - Yep, that's probably true. "Hate crimes against LGBT people in Ukraine: 'The attacks have become more and more organized'" - Yep, I believe it. That's the case in almost every country. "A Ukrainian comedian-turned-president is embroiled in Trump's impeachment mess" - I definitely remember that. Trump tried to blackmail the guy. Fact check: True. "Ukraine's Deadly Profession: Three Journalists Attacked in July" - They must have been covering a Trump rally in the US.
March 19, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, barho said: I don’t believe any of those American attacks was to take over territory. Also, Putin has been in power for over 20 years. Do you see an issue with that? If you don’t, you don’t deserve to live in this country or any free society I mean, let’s be real. The US goes galavanting in countries all across the world for its own interests. It is what it is. You can say it’s justified or not, but we do it and we do it frequently. This is what great powers do. The US, generally speaking, at least takes some care to avoid innocent casualties when possible. That’s to our credit. But we aren’t perfect. Lots of innocent people died in wars we fought for our own interests, from Vietnam to Iraq. I also think there is no moral equivalency between our actions and Russia’s. As long as we are being real, let’s also be real about secondary motivations and intended outcomes: the US generally wants to create a freer world when it flexes its muscles. We might screw up, we might create worse conditions than existed before, but the intention is to bring countries a more western, free life. That’s a lot different than Putin who is purely in it for power.
March 19, 20223 yr 17 minutes ago, mayanh8 said: A few things while I catch my breath from laughter... These are "the West" news agencies that make up the headlines in this infographic... 1. World Socialist Website 2. NewEurope 3. bne intellinews? 4. Atlantic Council 5. Vox 6. The Guardian 7. Reuters Also, like, half of the headlines seem completely... accurate and innocuous "IMF ranks Ukraine as Europe's poorest country" - Yep, that's probably true. "Hate crimes against LGBT people in Ukraine: 'The attacks have become more and more organized'" - Yep, I believe it. That's the case in almost every country. "A Ukrainian comedian-turned-president is embroiled in Trump's impeachment mess" - I definitely remember that. Trump tried to blackmail the guy. Fact check: True. "Ukraine's Deadly Profession: Three Journalists Attacked in July" - They must have been covering a Trump rally in the US. Let’s be real — Ukraine is an extremely corrupt country, as is basically every eastern/Slavic country. It is what it is and pretending like it’s not is laughable. BUT, that doesn’t much matter. They could possibly overcome that if they were part of the western sphere and they will certainly become more corrupt under a Russian eastern sphere.
March 19, 20223 yr 13 minutes ago, TEW said: Let’s be real — Ukraine is an extremely corrupt country, as is basically every eastern/Slavic country. It is what it is and pretending like it’s not is laughable. BUT, that doesn’t much matter. They could possibly overcome that if they were part of the western sphere and they will certainly become more corrupt under a Russian eastern sphere. I understand the barely relevant point trying to be made. I just can't get over shittiness of the info graphic. Yeah, Ukraine has corruption issues. But what's the point of bemoaning that? Zelensky, and Ukraine, deserve the headline treatment they're getting. This war isn't their fault.
March 19, 20223 yr 24 minutes ago, mayanh8 said: I understand the barely relevant point trying to be made. I just can't get over shittiness of the info graphic. Yeah, Ukraine has corruption issues. But what's the point of bemoaning that? Zelensky, and Ukraine, deserve the headline treatment they're getting. This war isn't their fault. It almost never is with small countries that have little influence or power.
March 20, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, Procus said: The west was never covering Ukraine. The west was busy with the Kardashians and what color socks justin Bieber was wearing.
March 20, 20223 yr U.S. Bully Gets Push Back From China Quote China will never accept US threats and coercion, and if the US takes measures that harm China's legitimate interests and the interests of Chinese enterprises and individuals, China will not sit idly by and will make a strong response, the official stressed, noting the US should not have any illusions or miscalculations about this. The days of the dollar's doldrums descends decisively upon the dregs dominating the dutiful domain of dependable denizens deprived of direct depiction of dignity by dirty ducats delivered deceptively during the demise of the de jure demesne at the direction of devoted diocese's duplicitous dealings with devils disguised as desired duty defrauding the disciples of the dividend of drudgery now decisively dealt the dice of death by the divine duke. Voila!
March 20, 20223 yr 46 minutes ago, Abracadabra said: U.S. Bully Gets Push Back From China The days of the dollar's doldrums descends decisively upon the dregs dominating the dutiful domain of dependable denizens deprived of direct depiction of dignity by dirty ducats delivered deceptively during the demise of the de jure demesne at the direction of devoted diocese's duplicitous dealings with devils disguised as desired duty defrauding the disciples of the dividend of drudgery now decisively dealt the dice of death by the divine duke. Voila! China is nothing without US spending and investment. Good try comrade
March 20, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, barho said: China is nothing without US spending and investment. Good try comrade If China has no further use of USD, where do they go?
March 20, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, Abracadabra said: If China has no further use of USD, where do they go? The ruble........
March 20, 20223 yr 13 hours ago, Abracadabra said: Alleged Russian Hypersonic Missile Slowest Mach 10 I’ve ever seen in my life.
March 20, 20223 yr Author Russia's elite wants to eliminate Putin, they have already chosen a successor - intelligence "A part of Russia's political elite sees Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov as Putin's successor. It is Bortnikov who has recently fallen out of favour with the Russian dictator. The official reason for the FSS leader's downfall is fatal miscalculations in the war against Ukraine. It was Bortnikov and his department who were responsible for analysing the views of the Ukrainian population and the capacity of the Ukrainian army. It is known that Bortnikov and some other influential members of the Russian elite are considering various options for removing Putin from power. In particular, poisoning, sudden illness, or other "accident" is not excluded. It is possible that these processes are connected with the recent "leak" of the location of Chechen units in the north of Kyiv. " https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/03/20/7332985/
March 20, 20223 yr 22 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said: Russia's elite wants to eliminate Putin, they have already chosen a successor - intelligence "A part of Russia's political elite sees Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov as Putin's successor. It is Bortnikov who has recently fallen out of favour with the Russian dictator. The official reason for the FSS leader's downfall is fatal miscalculations in the war against Ukraine. It was Bortnikov and his department who were responsible for analysing the views of the Ukrainian population and the capacity of the Ukrainian army. It is known that Bortnikov and some other influential members of the Russian elite are considering various options for removing Putin from power. In particular, poisoning, sudden illness, or other "accident" is not excluded. It is possible that these processes are connected with the recent "leak" of the location of Chechen units in the north of Kyiv. " https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/03/20/7332985/ If this is true, we live in precarious times - especially if attempts to eliminate him are unsuccessful.
March 20, 20223 yr In skeptical of that report, mainly because it came from Ukraine intelligence. I think it's designed more to make Putin even more paranoid. Unrelated:
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