1 hour ago, TEW said:

Yeah, a good chance of western and eastern centric economies developing.

The Taiwan question  is just one of many possible catalysts. How would you handicap it? 1% chance over the next decade? 5? 10? 

5% at most. And that’s because I tend to be pessimistic. China needs us just as much as we need them. 

10 hours ago, vikas83 said:

5% at most. And that’s because I tend to be pessimistic. China needs us just as much as we need them. 

And that's if Xi comes down with whatever alleged terminal illness Vlad came down with. 

 

Interpol

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However, arms supplies funneled to Ukraine are likely to end up in the global hidden economy and in the hands of criminals, the Interpol chief said. According to Jürgen Stock, once the active phase of operations in Ukraine ends, a steady supply of weapons and heavy weapons will flood the international market.

The next civilian airliner shot down is likely to be a direct result of Biden's reckless flooding of 404 with military weapons without any accountability. Javelins are already for sale on the internet. 

yeah no way I'm clicking on that link. 

you need to check yourself into a mental hospital.

"Give"?

We're rapidly approaching the point at which Russia decides what land it'll allow 404 to keep, if any.

I haven't checked this thread in a few days.  What are the Russian Mods saying today?

5 hours ago, Abracadabra said:

Interpol

The next civilian airliner shot down is likely to be a direct result of Biden's reckless flooding of 404 with military weapons without any accountability. Javelins are already for sale on the internet. 

I mean how they gonna end up on the black market if Russia wins and takes them all like you keep saying they will?

22 minutes ago, Bill said:

I mean how they gonna end up on the black market if Russia wins and takes them all like you keep saying they will?

I've never said Russia is able to capture every single weapon the West allocates. Some of the stuff isn't even making it to the battlefield. There's zero accountability. This is going to be a problem for Europe. The number of shoulder fired weapons which end up on the black market could be in the hundreds. 

Pretending this isn't a real problem is foolish.

1 hour ago, Eaglesfandan said:

I haven't checked this thread in a few days.  What are the Russian Mods saying today?

You don't need to know what the Russian mods are saying. You're just as likely to arrive at the truth by listening to what the West pumps out and believing the opposite. 

7 hours ago, Abracadabra said:

 

The next civilian airliner shot down 

Now there's a Russian specialty.

1 hour ago, Abracadabra said:

You don't need to know what the Russian mods are saying. You're just as likely to arrive at the truth by listening to what the West pumps out and believing the opposite. 

K thx bye

3 minutes ago, lynched1 said:

Now there's a Russian specialty.

Preemptive coping.

 

2 minutes ago, Abracadabra said:

Preemptive coping.

 

That would be your simping for Russia this entire thread.

6 minutes ago, Eaglesfandan said:

K thx bye

Hey, uh, on your way out, please turn the lights out on the Donbas set. Half the crew ran away and the other half has lead poisoning. Thanks, Chief. 

7 minutes ago, Abracadabra said:

Preemptive coping.

 

Historically predictable behavioral patterns.

3 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

That would be your simping for Russia this entire thread.

I've laid out things the way they really are instead of parroting Western propaganda, like you.

God, bless Russia. Colonial Corp. has fallen.

21 minutes ago, lynched1 said:

Historically predictable behavioral patterns.

Right, so there's apparently a large number of U.S. shoulder fired missiles, earmarked for 404, available on the black market and your response is to blame Russia for their use against civilians. 

Typical coping by post-modern nihilists. 

 

45 minutes ago, Abracadabra said:

Right, so there's apparently a large number of U.S. shoulder fired missiles, earmarked for 404, available on the black market and your response is to blame Russia for their use against civilians. 

Typical coping by post-modern nihilists. 

 

You act as if it never happened.

Denial is not just a river in Egypt.

7 minutes ago, lynched1 said:

You act as if it never happened.

Denial is not just a river in Egypt.

The Russians bought stingers destined for 404 on the black market and blew up civilian airliners? When?

Deflection and projection are effective coping mechanisms so I get what you're doing. Feel better.

2 minutes ago, Abracadabra said:

The Russians bought stingers destined for 404 on the black market and blew up civilian airliners? When?

Deflection and projection are effective coping mechanisms so I get what you're doing. Feel better.

You're a youngin ain't ya?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17

23 minutes ago, lynched1 said:

You're a youngin ain't ya?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17

Assuming all the western propaganda is fact, the accusation is that a Russian military unit shot down flight 17, not a black market missile. 

I'm not suggesting that a wayward flight over a war zone might be, accidentally or on purpose, shot down by combatants, I'm suggesting that a civilian airliner might be shot down by rebels/terrorists/insurgents etc. who obtained black market weapons the U.S. carelessly flooded 404 for PR purposes. 

If such a tragedy is to befall us, I hope it comes with great irony.

36 minutes ago, Abracadabra said:

The Russians bought stingers destined for 404 on the black market and blew up civilian airliners? When?

Deflection and projection are effective coping mechanisms so I get what you're doing. Feel better.

 

35 minutes ago, lynched1 said:

You're a youngin ain't ya?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17

 

6 minutes ago, VanHammersly said:

 

 

Then you are without excuse.