Turbo
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How DARE they invoke the great Canadian dish of Poutine in such a slanderous message.
It's even funnier when you know that's how we spell both his name and the delicious dish in French.
How DARE they invoke the great Canadian dish of Poutine in such a slanderous message.
Fighting against the enslavement of humanity?…while simultaneously imprisoning anyone who would protest his actions. Baffling the mental gymnastics folks must go through to reach these beliefs.
Fighting against the enslavement of humanity?…while simultaneously imprisoning anyone who would protest his actions. Baffling the mental gymnastics folks must go through to reach these beliefs.
I assume you mean the IL-76 shoot downs? I agree that taking life in an absolute kind of way is a bad thing. In this context, though, and in light of what Russia would doctrinally be carrying (most likely paratroopers, which rough estimate would be ~250 between the two) it's a "good" thing. I don't say that in a celebratory way - I think, at least my perspective - and I try to see this from a sort of consequentialist viewpoint - is that better a few hundred soldiers who agreed to the rules of the game than the civilians that could have been caught in the midst of their ensuing operations. Yeah, war is bad. But when it's happening and becomes an inextricable fact of life I guess there are more factors inputting into the output of good and bad, if we draw such binary distinctions.
I think celebration is certainly odd from a "spectator" point of view. Though, I don't think I could fault a Ukranian for celebrating these things.
Maybe???The new more reasonable Chuck T Shoes of the political thread.
Maybe???
I know who you're talking about but my politics don't align with their politics, and I say that with no disrespect toward their worldview.
As well, I don't see my post as overtly political (notwithstanding the thread we are in). Perhaps I have a different perspective on warfare though.
Oh yes I didn't take offense. I liked him. Funny enough, I consider myself rather liberal. Very much so on social issues. But I am 14 years into a military career so try to square that circle lol. Although, IME, I see more and more liberally-minded young folks joining our ranks.My comment is in good fun. It’s an exaggeration, but you do know more than most about military stuff and have a divergent opinion than most here (all good stuff).
Surely Putin and those around him are realizing this was a huge fuck up and he will be on his way out sooner than later? I'm hoping.
Surely Putin and those around him are realizing this was a huge fuck up and he will be on his way out sooner than later? I'm hoping.
Putin is all in. He’s not going to back down, that would destroy him. He will be willing to let this get messy and dirty and protracted. Whether those around him are willing to give up their easy money and private jets and their kids private education in Britain, well yeah that’s debatable. They won’t move unless they know it will suceed though, when you try to take out a Putin you don’t dare miss.
This is it though. Russian currency is in freefall, and now they can't even move their money around or store it in Switzerland. These people I feel are not going to be very happy.Whether those around him are willing to give up their easy money and private jets and their kids private education in Britain, well yeah that’s debatable.
This is it though. Russian currency is in freefall, and now they can't even move their money around or store it in Switzerland. These people I feel are not going to be very happy.
Yes, Putin is now all in. It is a death spiral. Can't back out but can't win either. Even if he crushes Ukraine, which he is likely to do, he has lost.They aren’t but Putin has built a system which is built entirely around himself. All power is not centralised in his role but in him as a person. The oligarchs may feel that the time will come when they have no option but to remove him but it won’t necessarily be quick. They have to judge it to perfection because fail and everyone with any connection to them is wiped out.
This kid will be the life of every partyMom raises awareness after son is diagnosed with uncombable hair syndrome
A Georgia mom is raising awareness after her son was diagnosed with a hair disorder she’d never heard of – uncombable hair syndrome.www.goodmorningamerica.com
I wonder if Boris Johnson had this syndrome as a kid and that's why his hair looks like it does now.
I am very worried about the world, y’all.
Don't forget climate change, cause you know, everybody is.You’re not alone. I wasn’t quite mentally in the place for WWIII off the back of 2 years of the plague.