At 2/21/23 05:59 PM, BUM-DRILLER wrote:We. Can. Question. Wars. You. [skhlthrsk]
You are exactly why this board was created: as a containment quarantine zone to protect general.
You posted some pro-Russian nonsense then proceeded to have a meltdown.
This board is for you.
At 2/21/23 05:59 PM, BUM-DRILLER wrote:The ideal solution would have been a carefully negotiated, conditional surrender on Ukraine's part at the beginning. Not this planet-wide fiasco it has become.At 2/21/23 05:32 PM, TechyOracle wrote:At 2/21/23 03:19 PM, BUM-DRILLER wrote:Peace is always good.
Psychopath.
And the matter with me having the majority of my posts in politics is....?
Also, I want sources.
Show me, in an official news article,
We both know the answer to this. Nothing I will ever type will be good enough for you. TechyOracle, aged 25, will simply say "Naw bruh that doesnt jibe with MY source" and it becomes war of the links. I am not doing that. No. iyo protesto! No, no, no.
I do not consent.
where Ukraine attacked Russia. Show me. Show me you can actually post a full on, legitimate source where Ukraine officially attacked Russia first. Show me how on earth Ukraine, a country not even a quarter of Russia's size, has somehow been so threatening that Russia has had to attack them.
Otherwise, please stop drinking Putin's vodka so hard.
This is about as tone deaf as saying Japs should lay off the Sake.
That joke is ancient. Put it to rest.
And peace is not good when one side is just simply going to violate it again down the road.
See below........
"Ah yes, I have signed a Don't Stab Me agreement with Mr. Serial-stabber! Surely this will be a peace that will hold forever and not be broken by next week because Serialstabber does nothing but stabs!"
That is not actual peace. That is just letting Serial-stabber get ready for more stabbing.
How do you know that? Prosecutors would like to know how your clairvoyance works.
SEE TLDR ABOVE
Nope. I refuse your claim on links. If there were actual aggressions from Ukraine on Russia, then there are going to be reputable sources you can share.
As for the whole Putin vodka thing, I don't know your nationality, but I made that remark in regards to how much you seem to want Ukraine to just roll over for Russia. If you're Russian, then I didn't make it in regards to your nationality, but much rather, a play on the "drinking the kool-aid".
And finally,
How do you know that? Prosecutors would like to know how your clairvoyance works.
In regards to that, I'm not claiming clairvoyance. Putin wants Ukraine, one way or another. He already had the Budapest Memorandum violated around 2014. It's not going to take a genius to see that without something to essentially force Russia to agree to the peace, Putin's going to try again sometime later on down the road (if his health allows him to).
At 2/21/23 04:52 PM, BUM-DRILLER wrote:
I almost missed this completely worthless comment.
Please, within 48 hours, post a TRUSTWORTHY link that Russia plans to 'LiterRaLLY gEnOCide' the brave and strong and beautiful Ukranian people (their own people)
oooh i almost missed this completely
erasing the ukrainian culture by assimilating them into russia is literally a cultural genocide, which is a component of genocide
you're demonstrating their genocidal intent in your post, lol
might want to pretend ukraine's culture isn't gonna be erased if you want to deny genocidal intent, good sir
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At 2/21/23 05:59 PM, BUM-DRILLER wrote:The ideal solution would have been a carefully negotiated, conditional surrender on Ukraine's part at the beginning. Not this planet-wide fiasco it has become.
I don't see this happening as long as we have these morons running the county. The "VP" is literally saying Putin and the Russians committed crimes against humanity and with him hearing that the chances of Putin coming to the table to negotiate anything is extremely less likely to happen.
But what sickens me even more is that all of this could have been avoided if we didn't have a feckless weak man in the oval office who not only is compromised by our enemies, but literally on TV after his botched withdrawal from Afghanistan told Putin it was ok to invade Ukraine.
But then again as I mentioned before the warmongers wanted a new forever war seeing as the former president forced them to end the previous one so here we are.
At 2/21/23 08:41 PM, LittleWashu wrote:
But what sickens me even more is that all of this could have been avoided if we didn't have a feckless weak man in the oval office...
what does the american president have to do with a war between ukraine and russia, this country was not involved
oh shit can i attribute blame to random countries, too?
south africa could've prevented the ukrainian war if they banned apartied sooner, darn them they have so much ukrainian blood on their hands
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At 2/21/23 08:51 PM, Gario wrote:At 2/21/23 08:41 PM, LittleWashu wrote:
But what sickens me even more is that all of this could have been avoided if we didn't have a feckless weak man in the oval office...
what does the american president have to do with a war between ukraine and russia, this country was not involved
Normally I would say nothing however when you are the world's leading superpower (AKA the US) your actions on the world stage hold a lot of weight. If you are seen as a strong leader that projects strength, then your enemies will know better than to do something stupid. However, if you project weakness and are seen as weak then your enemies become emboldened and will do whatever they want.
At 2/21/23 09:19 PM, LittleWashu wrote:At 2/21/23 08:51 PM, Gario wrote:Normally I would say nothing however when you are the world's leading superpower (AKA the US) your actions on the world stage hold a lot of weight. If you are seen as a strong leader that projects strength, then your enemies will know better than to do something stupid. However, if you project weakness and are seen as weak then your enemies become emboldened and will do whatever they want.At 2/21/23 08:41 PM, LittleWashu wrote:
But what sickens me even more is that all of this could have been avoided if we didn't have a feckless weak man in the oval office...
what does the american president have to do with a war between ukraine and russia, this country was not involved
So, you support Putin, who is brutality attacking a country because they were trying to begin stand up against him - and who is killing off untold numbers of innocent civilians there and indiscriminately attacking their homes and infrastructure?
Oh, wait, or perhaps that is why you supported Trump, who "acted" tough, and would have handed over Ukraine on a silver platter for Putin just to appease him just to avoid any confrontation with his country?
I think your ideas on strong leaders are a bunch of BS.
At 2/21/23 09:19 PM, LittleWashu wrote:
Normally I would say nothing however when you are the world's leading superpower (AKA the US) your actions on the world stage hold a lot of weight.
yeah
but
what actions
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At 2/21/23 10:17 PM, EdyKel wrote:At 2/21/23 09:19 PM, LittleWashu wrote:At 2/21/23 08:51 PM, Gario wrote:Normally I would say nothing however when you are the world's leading superpower (AKA the US) your actions on the world stage hold a lot of weight. If you are seen as a strong leader that projects strength, then your enemies will know better than to do something stupid. However, if you project weakness and are seen as weak then your enemies become emboldened and will do whatever they want.At 2/21/23 08:41 PM, LittleWashu wrote:
But what sickens me even more is that all of this could have been avoided if we didn't have a feckless weak man in the oval office...
what does the american president have to do with a war between ukraine and russia, this country was not involved
So, you support Putin, who is brutality attacking a country because they were trying to begin stand up against him - and who is killing off untold numbers of innocent civilians there and indiscriminately attacking their homes and infrastructure?
I love how you assume that just because I am against this stupid war that only real purpose is to line the pockets of the warmongering elites on both sides of the isle as well as the Military industrial complex all of whom need I remind you don't give two you know what's about the Ukrainian/Russian/American people (All of which need I remind you are INNOCENT in this) that you think I am pro Putin.
Our own elites even since the debacle withdrawal have been beating the war drums the moment Putin got the idea to invade Ukraine for the longest time, and wanted a new forever war to feed the War Machine seeing as their last forever war was forced to shut down by GOAT president, and it saddens me that you and many others are just too blind to see it.
For crying out loud Joe biden literally gave Putin the green light to invade Ukraine
Another source showing basically have old man Joe giving Putin the green light
No what I want is for our elites to pull their heads out their asses, stop poking the bear, and find a way to come to a peaceful solution that wait for it DOESN'T INVOLVE PUTIN LAUNCHING NUKES! Because if that happens no one wins.
Oh, wait, or perhaps that is why you supported Trump, who "acted" tough, and would have handed over Ukraine on a silver platter for Putin just to appease him just to avoid any confrontation with his country?
If Trump literally did like Biden in the form of giving Putin permission to invade Ukraine on live national and international television I would concede the point to you. However, that was never the case. But on another note do you know what I find funny? Despite a lot of people claiming Trump was "Putin's Puppet" Putin for 4 years didn't do anything to Ukraine. In fact Trump is current the only president in this century that actually successfully kept Putin from invading Ukraine. Under Bush Putin took Georgia. Under Obama Putin invaded once again. When Trump came in it came to a screeching halt. But when Biden took over Putin went back to business and has taken Kreminna.
I think your ideas on strong leaders are a bunch of BS.
I said it before and I will say it again. Under Mr. 45 Putin knew better than to even try to invade Ukraine. in fact we had 4 years of peace under President Trump and no new wars being started. This is something that hasn't been done since Mr. 39 was in office. Under Biden (the guy I am assuming you consider a strong leader. If I am wrong on this assumption I apologize) We are on the Brig of WW3.
At 2/22/23 08:57 AM, LittleWashu wrote:For crying out loud Joe biden literally gave Putin the green light to invade Ukraine
Another source showing basically have old man Joe giving Putin the green light
… sorry, is one of these sources CNN?!
For a person who supposedly champions “DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH” and ignoring biased media, this looks like dredging page 5 of Google results to find something to pin on Biden.
Both of these sources are for the same news conference, which was on 20th January 2022. He invaded Ukraine in late February.
Russia began amassing troops on the Ukrainian border in March/April 2021, then further troops in November 2021. Putin has long been planning to strike on Ukraine.
On another note, I wouldn’t describe the current situation as a “minor incursion”.
At 2/22/23 08:57 AM, LittleWashu wrote:At 2/21/23 10:17 PM, EdyKel wrote:So, you support Putin, who is brutality attacking a country because they were trying to begin stand up against him - and who is killing off untold numbers of innocent civilians there and indiscriminately attacking their homes and infrastructure?
I love how you assume that just because I am against this stupid war that only real purpose is to line the pockets of the warmongering elites on both sides of the isle as well as the Military industrial complex all of whom need I remind you don't give two you know what's about the Ukrainian/Russian/American people (All of which need I remind you are INNOCENT in this) that you think I am pro Putin.
Our own elites even since the debacle withdrawal have been beating the war drums the moment Putin got the idea to invade Ukraine for the longest time, and wanted a new forever war to feed the War Machine seeing as their last forever war was forced to shut down by GOAT president, and it saddens me that you and many others are just too blind to see it.
You 100% SUPPORT CORRUPTION AND THE ELITES. let's just get that out of the way. You just look the other way on it not to notice it because the elites you are supporting are bitch slapping you into a concussion over it - with you smiling from it like a retard. All you are, right now, is a mindless puppet of the far right. Start thinking for yourself.
There will always be corruption in government. Always. But you constantly virtual signaling over it, while picking and choosing what you want to tie it to, all to support whatever political position you were given by partisan sources. That gets tiring after awhile. It just makes you look stupid, especially without showing actual evidence and details to back it up.
For crying out loud Joe biden literally gave Putin the green light to invade Ukraine
Another source showing basically have old man Joe giving Putin the green light
This ain't evidence. It's called assuming, which you just criticized me for doing.
No what I want is for our elites to pull their heads out their asses, stop poking the bear, and find a way to come to a peaceful solution that wait for it DOESN'T INVOLVE PUTIN LAUNCHING NUKES! Because if that happens no one wins.
The bear is a dictator, who has been expanding Russia borders will before Biden got into office. As far back as the Bush administration they have warned about Putin's ego and attacks on the West. Putin has never recognized Ukraine as a sovereign country, and he has made up all sorts of lies to justify the invasion of that country. And you are promoting appeasement to him, which was just as effective with Hitler - which undermines your argument for strong leaders.
Oh, wait, or perhaps that is why you supported Trump, who "acted" tough, and would have handed over Ukraine on a silver platter for Putin just to appease him just to avoid any confrontation with his country?
If Trump literally did like Biden in the form of giving Putin permission to invade Ukraine on live national and international television I would concede the point to you. However, that was never the case. But on another note do you know what I find funny? Despite a lot of people claiming Trump was "Putin's Puppet" Putin for 4 years didn't do anything to Ukraine. In fact Trump is current the only president in this century that actually successfully kept Putin from invading Ukraine. Under Bush Putin took Georgia. Under Obama Putin invaded once again. When Trump came in it came to a screeching halt. But when Biden took over Putin went back to business and has taken Kreminna.
Trump ring rimmed Putin's ass over those 4 years, constantly praising him, and tying to weaken sanctions agaisnt his country - which is why Putin wanted him president, as well as hoping he would destroy the US by creating civil unrest and division in it. When that failed, he simply moved up the timeline for his invasion of Ukraine - with many suspecting it may also have something to do with his health. He was always going to invade Ukraine.
I think your ideas on strong leaders are a bunch of BS.
I said it before and I will say it again. Under Mr. 45 Putin knew better than to even try to invade Ukraine. in fact we had 4 years of peace under President Trump and no new wars being started. This is something that hasn't been done since Mr. 39 was in office. Under Biden (the guy I am assuming you consider a strong leader. If I am wrong on this assumption I apologize) We are on the Brig of WW3.
We had 4 years of chaos under Trump, both domestically and foreign, who also increased defense spending - you know, corruption. This spending was greater than the few billions we give to Ukraine. The military aid we give to Ukraine is just a sliver of our entire yearly defense budget, yet you are freaking out over it.
At 2/22/23 08:57 AM, LittleWashu wrote:THE GLOBALISTS ARE TURNING THE FROGS GAY!
I think that sums up the level of mental gymnastics to justify your line of thinking, also respond to my previous post or can you not refute it with any credible sources?
At 2/22/23 12:29 PM, EdyKel wrote:long post.
Don't bother bud you saw the post I made with sources and pictures, this guy doesn't understand the concept of geopolitics or the fact that the remaining Eastern European and Scandinavian countries joining the EU and NATO benefits the US in the long run on a return of investment just like the Marshall plan with Germany after the war.
At 2/22/23 01:56 PM, Tony-DarkGrave wrote:At 2/22/23 12:29 PM, EdyKel wrote:long post.
Don't bother bud you saw the post I made with sources and pictures, this guy doesn't understand the concept of geopolitics
heck i'm still waiting for what actions he thinks biden's america took that makes them directly responsible for the invasion
my boy has failed to clarify so far
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At 2/22/23 01:56 PM, Tony-DarkGrave wrote:At 2/22/23 12:29 PM, EdyKel wrote:long post.
Don't bother bud you saw the post I made with sources and pictures, this guy doesn't understand the concept of geopolitics or the fact that the remaining Eastern European and Scandinavian countries joining the EU and NATO benefits the US in the long run on a return of investment just like the Marshall plan with Germany after the war.
That's okay. Most of his arguments are just far-right-wing talking points, and overgeneralized nonsense about him being against corruption and the elites while blindly supporting those things from his side. I would be surprised if he knew anything about geopolitics, much less domestic polices, at this point. It's easier to just keep it simple for him and point out basic shit, and his hypocrisy, with the only hope that he may start thinking outside his partisan indoctrination.
At 2/22/23 02:21 PM, Gario wrote:heck i'm still waiting for what actions he thinks biden's america took that makes them directly responsible for the invasion
my boy has failed to clarify so far
He could use his VP time with Obama when Crimea annexation happened, but what could he do as VP? He was essentially the warm body replacement for Obama if something happens to him and a tie breaker when the Senate is being dumb, that's all VPs do.
At 2/21/23 04:52 PM, BUM-DRILLER wrote:At 2/21/23 04:25 PM, Gario wrote:At 2/21/23 04:00 PM, BUM-DRILLER wrote:
*stonetoss*
why aren't you showing the second part of that comic
+ @orangebomb
If you want to survive around here, you have GOT to stop being so *activated* by a simple 3-panel comic.
Stonetoss is not going away....no stonetoss didnt harm you....no you dont need to get all bent out of shape about it.
Look, it's relevant. it's not a shitpost. It's not a meme. You have nothing to moan moan moan about.
If given a signal I'll make a site-wide topic about Stonetoss to contain these kinds of comments because there is, potentially, quite a lot you guys can learn from 3rd hand sources that can't be dictated to you from online newspapers.At 2/21/23 02:35 PM, Gario wrote:
peacefully, knowing he's saving ukrainian lives every day from a hostile invading force bent on genociding ukrainians
I almost missed this completely worthless comment.
Please, within 48 hours, post a TRUSTWORTHY link that Russia plans to 'LiterRaLLY gEnOCide' the brave and strong and beautiful Ukranian people (their own people)
I honestly don't think Russia wants to do that, However as long as we have the elites of the US poking the bar, saying stupid stuff like "Russia has committed crimes against humanity" as well as our own elites saying they want Regime change and Russia's unconditional surrender I don't see these two ever going to the table to do what is best for their people.
No what I see is Putin and Russia being backed into a corner like cornered rats, and we know what happens when you corner a rat.
It's amazing seeing people twist themselves into pretzels defending Russia invading a sovereign nation without provocation(after Russia antagonised them for years in turn), and how some people project their own politics onto the whole thing, American internal politics are of little relevance in this regard. The Russian invasion of Ukraine isn't some extension of the retarded turf wars between Democrats and Republicans, the American culture war or whatever you want to call it has no relevance here. Projecting your bizarre theories onto the whole thing doesn't make them true, it only shows you've got no fucking clue.
It's awfully simple really. Putin, and a certain segment of Russians think Ukraine is part of Russia. Ukrainians disagree, and Ukraine is an internationally recognized sovereign nation, so Russia is in the wrong on all accounts here. This is literally all it comes down to.
oh fuck nato finally did something that's making me reconsider my support for ukraine in this war
fuck fuck damnit they ruined it
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At 2/23/23 09:48 PM, Gario wrote:oh fuck nato finally did something that's making me reconsider my support for ukraine in this war
fuck fuck damnit they ruined it
looking at the replies to that really drives in the fact that we live in a society
where people think that war and genocide is the justified punishment for posting cringe on main
(I didn't even know NATO had a twitter account)
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OMG! Exactly a year has passed and the SSO has not ended
At 2/24/23 01:48 AM, VitalikNerd005 wrote:OMG! Exactly a year has passed and the SSO has not ended
What were Russian pundits saying about this operation when it started? That it would only last a few days, two weeks tops. How's that going as thousands of their men have died to try and capture one town that they still haven't seized after months of fighting?
Common sense isn't so common anymore
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"We'll be in Kiev in three days, they said."
"The Ukrainians will welcome us with open arms, they said."
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At 2/23/23 09:48 PM, Gario wrote:oh fuck nato finally did something that's making me reconsider my support for ukraine in this war
fuck fuck damnit they ruined it
It's so terrible that NATO should declare article 5 on itself.
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At 2/24/23 05:31 AM, ChazDude wrote:"We'll be in Kiev in three days, they said."
"The Ukrainians will welcome us with open arms, they said."
- random russian soldier, probablyAt 2/23/23 09:48 PM, Gario wrote:oh fuck nato finally did something that's making me reconsider my support for ukraine in this war
fuck fuck damnit they ruined it
It's so terrible that NATO should declare article 5 on itself.
Ehh... compared to the glorified high school pep rally in Moscow a few days before, some low-level dumbass lackey tweeting this in NATO's social media field is pretty tame. Either that, or there is a secret war of who can be the most "cringiest" according the Internet marks.
If you want cringe, wait until pro wrestling revives the old "evil Russian" gimmick like they did with Nikita Koloff (who was an American no less) and Miro. (who was billed as Russian as Rusev in the WWE despite being from Bulgaria)
Just stop worrying, and love the bomb.
I was on anti-war protest in Tbilisi today.
Also I want to finish ASAP my 2022 rewind as the year of war and the year when I was forced to leave Russia. As it will be finished, I'll share it here.
It's uncanny how much has changed this year. I have sensed that the general public have not only grown tired of this war, but less interest in keeping up with it, along with the bullshit disinformation being spread around about the war in Ukraine, not just within Russia, but from fascist politicians in the United States.
At no point in time have I lost interest in following the war, nor have I covered my eyes (the savagery in Bucha, seeing a child's head turned into a stump is something I can never unsee). I won't invalidate people's opinions that there is a double-standard with how the US is approaching this, because in the past when we have "helped" countries, we have left them in worse condition than when our "special military operations" started. Ukraine is unique because if the country was easily defeated, it would give Russia an easy excuse to invade more territory.
When the war kept dragging on over this last year, at one point I got dreadfully panicked of nuclear war breaking out. With the anniversary approaching, these anxieties of nuclear war crept up once again, but after having it on my mind for so long and seeing where the world is going, I now do the thing my mother did that was one of my biggest pet peeves: I stopped worrying. That doesn't mean it still doesn't terrify me, though. The physics of a nuclear explosion are terrifying. It's like introducing a mini-sun in our atmosphere for a split-second.
Seeing China getting involved with providing assistance to Russia is going to worsen our relations with the Chinese, and if China decides to invade Taiwan and we send our military assistance there like with Ukraine, it's going to drain the United States' ability to be combat ready to defend ourselves if such a situation were to arise over an extended period, and this is absolutely what our adversaries would want.
I saw a Ukrainian woman on 60 Minutes say she would like to go slap Putin in the face, and reveled in the fact that he would be slapped by a woman. I second this, because that punk bitch deserves to be slapped by a gay. And I'll do it in drag. But that's not what I ultimately want for Putin, obviously. If would nice to see him be unseated or overthrown and thrown in front of an international criminal court, but the likelihood of this is so incredibly slim in my eyes. And if Putin dies, it doesn't free Russia or the world from his buddies that are playing along with him. This war has grown so incredibly complicated that sometimes I don't see another end but an abrupt one where no one wins.
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At 2/26/23 01:13 AM, MrCongeniality wrote:When the war kept dragging on over this last year, at one point I got dreadfully panicked of nuclear war breaking out. With the anniversary approaching, these anxieties of nuclear war crept up once again, but after having it on my mind for so long and seeing where the world is going, I now do the thing my mother did that was one of my biggest pet peeves: I stopped worrying. That doesn't mean it still doesn't terrify me, though. The physics of a nuclear explosion are terrifying. It's like introducing a mini-sun in our atmosphere for a split-second.
Seeing China getting involved with providing assistance to Russia is going to worsen our relations with the Chinese, and if China decides to invade Taiwan and we send our military assistance there like with Ukraine, it's going to drain the United States' ability to be combat ready to defend ourselves if such a situation were to arise over an extended period, and this is absolutely what our adversaries would want.
To be fair its not just Ukraine that people should be worrying about when it comes to Russia, since they also have border disputes with the US, Japan, and are pissed that they can’t have Finland. Its all better explained in this video.
I don’t know how long the war between Ukraine and Russia will last but I’m certain Putin is getting desperate to go nuclear given Russia’s economy has taken pretty severe hits over the past year because of this shit.
At 2/27/23 08:29 PM, DioShiba wrote:At 2/26/23 01:13 AM, MrCongeniality wrote:When the war kept dragging on over this last year, at one point I got dreadfully panicked of nuclear war breaking out. With the anniversary approaching, these anxieties of nuclear war crept up once again, but after having it on my mind for so long and seeing where the world is going, I now do the thing my mother did that was one of my biggest pet peeves: I stopped worrying. That doesn't mean it still doesn't terrify me, though. The physics of a nuclear explosion are terrifying. It's like introducing a mini-sun in our atmosphere for a split-second.
Seeing China getting involved with providing assistance to Russia is going to worsen our relations with the Chinese, and if China decides to invade Taiwan and we send our military assistance there like with Ukraine, it's going to drain the United States' ability to be combat ready to defend ourselves if such a situation were to arise over an extended period, and this is absolutely what our adversaries would want.
To be fair its not just Ukraine that people should be worrying about when it comes to Russia, since they also have border disputes with the US, Japan, and are pissed that they can’t have Finland. Its all better explained in this video.
I don’t know how long the war between Ukraine and Russia will last but I’m certain Putin is getting desperate to go nuclear given Russia’s economy has taken pretty severe hits over the past year because of this shit.
The Russian economy has taken very little damage. It only contracted 2.1% since the war, and is set to return to growth (albeit only 0.3%) this year.
Russian people actually feel better off economically now than before the war. (I am aware of the propaganda factor, but still...)
And Russia is on the verge of taking over Bakhmut.
How much land has Ukraine recovered since Kherson? NONE.
Putin is NOT desperate. He is determined, and he is clearly winning the war, even if it is going slowly.
I'm sick of all this optimism and this "Putin has already lost" crap.
The evidence increasingly says otherwise.
I believe in the ultimate triumph of evil over good in this world.
It doesn't help that we keep funding our enemies.
At 2/28/23 09:59 AM, Th-e wrote:At 2/27/23 08:29 PM, DioShiba wrote:At 2/26/23 01:13 AM, MrCongeniality wrote:When the war kept dragging on over this last year, at one point I got dreadfully panicked of nuclear war breaking out. With the anniversary approaching, these anxieties of nuclear war crept up once again, but after having it on my mind for so long and seeing where the world is going, I now do the thing my mother did that was one of my biggest pet peeves: I stopped worrying. That doesn't mean it still doesn't terrify me, though. The physics of a nuclear explosion are terrifying. It's like introducing a mini-sun in our atmosphere for a split-second.
Seeing China getting involved with providing assistance to Russia is going to worsen our relations with the Chinese, and if China decides to invade Taiwan and we send our military assistance there like with Ukraine, it's going to drain the United States' ability to be combat ready to defend ourselves if such a situation were to arise over an extended period, and this is absolutely what our adversaries would want.
To be fair its not just Ukraine that people should be worrying about when it comes to Russia, since they also have border disputes with the US, Japan, and are pissed that they can’t have Finland. Its all better explained in this video.
I don’t know how long the war between Ukraine and Russia will last but I’m certain Putin is getting desperate to go nuclear given Russia’s economy has taken pretty severe hits over the past year because of this shit.
The Russian economy has taken very little damage. It only contracted 2.1% since the war, and is set to return to growth (albeit only 0.3%) this year.
Russian people actually feel better off economically now than before the war. (I am aware of the propaganda factor, but still...)
And Russia is on the verge of taking over Bakhmut.
How much land has Ukraine recovered since Kherson? NONE.
Putin is NOT desperate. He is determined, and he is clearly winning the war, even if it is going slowly.
I'm sick of all this optimism and this "Putin has already lost" crap.
The evidence increasingly says otherwise.
my suspicion has been a war of attrition is one Russia will win.
we should really stop playing with fire at this point… Putin’s dumb ass mentioned nukes, his time should come to an end immediately if he legit tries to order a strike and I’m hopeful someone on the Russian side would see that stupidity and ether his ass
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It's up to Ukraine to decide if they want to continue fighting, not to anyone else.
