@benroyce I feel so desperately sorry for this man.
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Yes.
Moreover, when a former Soviet republic joins NATO, this simply makes it more difficult for Moscow to reconquer it.
The latter goal isn't even that hidden.
For example, Putin has made it clear that being a Gatherer of Lands is something desirable to him.
Such as Ivan IV was, also known as Ivan the Terrible.
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@jredlund but he knows he’s not NATO and he knows NATO doesn’t have imperial ambitions like Russia or he wouldn’t have emptied all of the air defense systems away from regions that actually do border NATO.
Right now, Poland could grab Kaliningrad. Finland could reclaim land that the USSR took from them.
His actions sure seems to indicate he has neither fear nor respect of NATO countries.
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@frequencyfault @clintruin @quizzicus
because the right are violent bigoted morons programmed by propaganda channels
another psyop (but same agenda) programs the left to whine in ineffectual perfectionism and cynicism and not vote. learned helplessness
you believe soft lumps who have no heart and just roll over are going to fight for anything?
if it comes to revolution i will be there
but it's not coming to it
because revolution cosplay posers are weak impotent whiners
just fucking #vote
@benroyce @frequencyfault @quizzicus
Okay...
But what if I'm a Palestinian immigrant whose choices are a Dem candidate who supports Israel and a GOP candidate who supports Israel...?
Total Deaths (since Oct 2023): 74,396 Palestinians killedU.S. military fatal casualties from the Vietnam War recorded by the U.S. National Archives is 58,220.
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Your smug insulting attitude was semi acceptable when the topic was more abstract and subjective.
Being that level of antagonistic on every topic or discussion is idiotic. Yes perhaps i've been misinformed. Or perhaps you have.
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@weyoun6 @benroyce @frequencyfault @quizzicus
I too agree. But how successful this will be remains to be seen. But yes, keep up the pressure.
Also from the article:
"And yet, all the talk of a “shift on Israel” within the Democratic Party is premature. The Democratic establishment remains firmly in the Israeli camp, even if it is striking a more critical tone ahead of the midterm elections. We should not mistake election-season displays of sympathy for a human-rights awakening on Palestine." -
Cute. You believe in Santa too? You think that democracy has something to do with this?
Also, your accusation is baseless. Show me where I said that.
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Cute. You believe in Santa too? You think that democracy has something to do with this?
Also, your accusation is baseless. Show me where I said that.
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Is it reverse day in your head? Putin is the egomaniacal shithead who invaded Ukraine and perpetuates the war. He's a fascist who wants Ukraine destroyed or entirely under his control. He never agreed to stop.
Under Putin's orders more than 20,000 Ukrainian children were kidnapped and taken to Russia. Many given new names, dates of birth, their identities wiped and rewritten.
And he said he won't stop at Ukraine.
And there was no agreement about NATO not expanding East. There was only a comment in a letter that was in the context of German re-unification. Not that NATO would never accept members from further East of some arbitrary line.
The biggest driver for countries applying to join NATO is threats from Putin, the derisable cockalorum.
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Sure. Would you like some sugar with that?
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And there was no agreement about NATO not expanding East. There was only a comment in a letter that was in the context of German re-unification. Not that NATO would never accept members from further East of some arbitrary line.
The biggest driver for countries applying to join NATO is threats from Putin, the derisable cockalorum.
You make it sound very casual.
https://direct.mit.edu/isec/article/40/4/7/12126/Deal-or-No-Deal-The-End-of-the-Cold-War-and-the-U
You look at this map and you think 'holy shit Russia is trying to take over Europe!'? It reminds me of another area of the world where there used to be a good number of bases around a country "for defensive purposes".
https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/a-new-germany-1990-2023/nato-s-eastward-expansion-2004
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You make it sound very casual.
https://direct.mit.edu/isec/article/40/4/7/12126/Deal-or-No-Deal-The-End-of-the-Cold-War-and-the-U
You look at this map and you think 'holy shit Russia is trying to take over Europe!'? It reminds me of another area of the world where there used to be a good number of bases around a country "for defensive purposes".
https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/a-new-germany-1990-2023/nato-s-eastward-expansion-2004
Lol, poor reply. Not surprised.
Putin is a war criminal. He sacrifices thousands of Russians each month simply for his own ego. Too weak to admit to his overseas assassinations. Can't back his pals in Iran. Is failing in Africa.
He's turned Russia from a feared superpower into a weak, depleted, impoverished, increasingly isolated backwater. Even the other BRICS countries are backing away. Russia might as well just surrender to China now. They've got most of the cards.
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Lol, poor reply. Not surprised.
Putin is a war criminal. He sacrifices thousands of Russians each month simply for his own ego. Too weak to admit to his overseas assassinations. Can't back his pals in Iran. Is failing in Africa.
He's turned Russia from a feared superpower into a weak, depleted, impoverished, increasingly isolated backwater. Even the other BRICS countries are backing away. Russia might as well just surrender to China now. They've got most of the cards.
Talk about poor replies, you didn't even bother to respond to me, you simply spouted anti putin blabla.
I would like to know more about this 'other BRICS countries are backing away' bit. I'd appreciate your source.
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Sure. Would you like some sugar with that?
@Fou_ad @benroyce Don’t know, don’t care, it was a flip remark. In the off chance you’re not an algorithm, you should know that pretending like you didn’t say that you think Ukraine’s DIPLOMACY (not democracy) should be subject to Putin’s approval and this is a legitimate reason to murder Ukrainians exposes you as a #RussianTroll and you can go fuck yourself.
Sorry but your attempts to sealion me into a serious debate have failed. GFY #RussianTroll
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@clintruin @weyoun6 @frequencyfault @quizzicus
which you get BY VOTING. you want el-sayed right? so you tell people to get off their fucking asses and vote for the democrat el-sayed
right?
you understand that is what works?
and "everything the same nothing matters nothing changes waah waah waah" is just useless empty loser shit, right?
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@clintruin @weyoun6 @frequencyfault @quizzicus
so you're just openly embracing your identity as an immature edgelord
which is fine. you do you
but why be a pathetic edgelord about american politics. why not manga or pop music or food trucks?
do you experience validation via negative feedback? you get called a moron and it fills you with the warm and fuzzies?
i'm glad to help out then, my friend:
you're a loser
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I believe I gave some decently reliable sources for my arguments.
It still might be wrong but at least its an attempt at something constructive.
I can't say as much about most people on this thread that prefer ad-hominem attacks. -
I believe I gave some decently reliable sources for my arguments.
It still might be wrong but at least its an attempt at something constructive.
I can't say as much about most people on this thread that prefer ad-hominem attacks.honest question
say some douchebag came here and started saying israel's genocide of palestinians was appropriate. or even deserved! that, somehow, palestinians are to blame
and they had "sources," whatever the fuck that is supposed to mean
and of course this "calm" "reasonable" voice then clutched their pearls at not receiving the "proper" respect for the excrement coming out of their mouth:
what would your reaction be to that kind of hilarious and stupid behavior, my dear friend?
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honest question
say some douchebag came here and started saying israel's genocide of palestinians was appropriate. or even deserved! that, somehow, palestinians are to blame
and they had "sources," whatever the fuck that is supposed to mean
and of course this "calm" "reasonable" voice then clutched their pearls at not receiving the "proper" respect for the excrement coming out of their mouth:
what would your reaction be to that kind of hilarious and stupid behavior, my dear friend?
Guess what, there are plenty such douchebags and it is quite exasperating. Yet, I engage with their arguments and try to show how absolutely fucking absurd they are.
The difference i see here is that at no point did I utter such nonsense as you are trying to impart to me.
The "sources" i shared are about specific topics trying to show how one party has been demonized by our media for a long time and that possibly there is some shenanigans happening behind the scenes. Like Iran.1/
