Stupid Shit in Kyiv

[VinDici]

He doesn't need to show his face FFS, the wide shot, and hand showing HulaHoops, ISG and date will be fine.

Please post a wide shot outdoors with a Ukrainian flag in the background, and you in the foreground. Or the classic picture where you are holding a local dated newspaper up would be a good one.

[Neurosynth]

My previous post had, as its central theme, the increasing influence of the US and NATO in Europe. Since you've not only failed to refute, but also affirmatively conceded the point, the argument has been conclusively won (by me).…

Thank you! Well said! Salut!

[Neurosynth]

...I had a long post written up as to proving my validity however it didn't get posted for some reason. Ah well.
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Please post a wide shot outdoors with a Ukrainian flag in the background, and you in the foreground. Or the classic picture where you are holding a local dated newspaper up would be a good one.

[Mojo Bandit]

Yes. Thank you for the link.

If Russia invades Ukraine, the Ukrainians will fight like hell, and they will be better than anyone thinks they will be.

I have had a profound respect for the Ukrainian people's spirit to fight for their freedom since 2013.

If anyone had been paying attention in 2013 and 2014 when their corrupt president betrayed them and they rose up and protested and the more protesters they killed and kidnapped the more people showed up to protest and fight.

This documentary "Winter on Fire" captured this perfectly. This was them fighting when they had no guns and the people they were fight did have guns. That takes some balls. The video starts dark but just for a few seconds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzNxLzFfR5w

[Desin]

"Ceasefire agreement may come too late for Ukraine.

To avoid the appearance of failure, Russia may agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine only after ensuring it has turned the country into Syria's identical twin. "

I've thought the same, because the strategy to wreck Ukraine's economics could have been a sure way to prevent it from becoming a member of the EU. But we'll see how the EU will react to this, if it's seen as a purposeful act. If there is need for low-paid workforce in Europe, that could support the acceptance of membership.

[Jmsuttr]

Tell me something I don't know.

My previous post had, as its central theme, the increasing influence of the US and NATO in Europe. Since you've not only failed to refute, but also affirmatively conceded the point, the argument has been conclusively won (by me).

Zelensky, a clown by profession

Speaking of argumentation, your penchant for ad hominem, whether directed against Zelensky or any who disagree with you, powerfully manifests both the weakness of your position and your lack of ability to effectively defend it.

As a fun thought-experiment, I wonder how you'd describe Putin if you weren't such a sycophant? Would you dwell on his short stature? Some reports list him at 165 cm (5'5") and mention that he uses lifts in shoes. Would you derisively observe that his height deficit makes it deliciously appropriate to wonder whether he suffers from a Napoleon Complex? If so, you'd be perfectly justified in pointing out that his need for macho demonstrations, like riding shirtless on horseback, is evidence of that. Then, for an encore, would you indulge in some hilarious comments about how such overcompensation mechanisms are often indicative of someone having a male "package" that is less than adequate?

Was poor Little Vlad teased and hazed in the KGB locker room? Maybe his friends could tell us? Oh, wait, anyone who teased him has probably been exterminated by now, and anyone left alive knows better than to talk.

Yessiree, I'm betting you'd have quite a field day with Little Vlad, if you ever decided to switch allegiances! He's such a juicy target for your ad hominem barbs, don't you think?

The USA is the root of all evil

Yeah, I'm sure that's your first thought in the morning and your last thought at night. I wonder if that attitude is shared by those who lost loved ones to Mao's Cultural Revolution (deaths estimated as high as 20 million)? Or, even more appropriately since Ukraine is our current focus, those who were victims of Stalin's Holodomor (deaths estimated as high as 7 million)?

It's heartening to see that, while your bias is intractable, the vast majority of Europe has clearly rejected Putinism (the new Stalinism) in favor of the Western model. And that model, for the foreseeable future, includes increased influence in Europe for the US and NATO.

Europe has to get rid of its collaborators

Hopefully, Russia

Hopefully this time Uncle Sam

Ah, yes! No post of yours would be complete without referencing your (futile) hopes and (desperate) dreams! Too bad for you that all the weight of reality and evidence is heading in the other direction, namely a deeper and more extensive collaboration between Europe and the US.

[WyattEarp]

Sanctions will last for years, if not decades. There's already a been a brain-drain going on that is likely to continue, if not increase, as young Russians confront the limited prospects of an isolated country.

Not exactly what you are talking about, but I wonder if Russian servers will be cut off from the internet. Could Russian hackers be shut out of the World Wide Web or extremely limited?

This is a laymen's question. I would guess that there would be workarounds through neutral countries' servers.

[WyattEarp]

If Russia invades Ukraine, they will lose any pro-Russian sentiment they have forever. Instead of gaining an ally, they will make a steadfast enemy.

It seems that Russian political ineptitude has fortified the Ukrainian identity and its concept of sovereignty. Crimea and Donbas might even have lost their affinity for Russia.

On the other side, we will have to see how the Russian public views the bloody and costly foray into the Ukraine. This war is clearly not Georgia, Moldova or Crimea. The economic fallout is also something the Russian people have not had to realize from Putin's previous military actions.

[PedroMorales]

Bosnia-Herzegovina and Georgia are already in the queue to join NATO, Sweden and Finland are having serious discussions to that end, and I fully expect more countries to follow suit. And, regardless of how many countries formally join NATO, it's a veritable certainty that the number of US troops in Europe will increase, and probably new bases established. Oh, and I don't see any member countries moving to leave the alliance (not Czechia, not anyone)..

Tell me something I don't know. Zelensky, a clown by profession, addresses the Israeli Parliament today. No doubt some Mossad hack will write his speech, just as MI5 wrote his Churchillian speech for the seals in Westminster.

Hopefully, Russia will shut him and his C18 and Azov Nazi pals forever soon.

The USA is the root of all evil, as millions of dead Vietnamese, Afghans and Iraqis could have testified had Uncle Sam not murdered them. (Ukraine helped the genocide in Iraq).

Europe has to get rid of its collaborators and strike deals with Russia and China and treat Americans at all levels as the jerks that they are.

There is a lot of disquiet that is hard to direct when Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, the Bolshoi, Yuri Gagarin, Russia cats, dogs and trees are banned. We have been down this road before in 1914. The EU and USA both run on them pty tanks. That is their weakness. Hopefully this time Uncle Sam will pay.

[HulaHoops]

Hello all,

Not much to report. It seems we will be leaving Kyiv to the border. We've paid a local to help us with transportation as I've mentioned before.

I had a long post written up as to proving my validity however it didn't get posted for some reason. Ah well.

As I have said before I have no reason to mislead or lie to others. If you let me know any pictures of landmarks in Kyiv you want me to post, I will take a picture and write my name on a piece of paper to prove my validity and that I'm actually in Ukraine.

As for the poster who is also in Ukraine. I don't have the PM facility.

Will every foreigner that comes to Ukraine get attacked? Of course not. We came at a specifically ridiculous and emotionally tense time. I hope other foreigners come to Ukraine and post their reports. If they disagree with my reports that's fine, they just had a different experience. The more reports on the forum the better.

I'm not a troll. If there's anything you want me to do, pictures you want me to take, phone calls or whatever. Please let me know and I will take them. As me and my group are leaving Ukraine, this or early next week. I'm not apprehensive anymore about exposing my identity.

As for me being online, I leave my laptop turned on almost 24/7 while I do other stuff. Plus please also accommodate that when I make a post, it doesn't show instantly but must be approved by admin before it is shown on the board.

Hope that's ok.

[Jmsuttr]

Prague's beauty is because the Wehrmacht did not destroy it in 1945. Prague has always been at the heart of Western / Central Europe. Lower Bohemia is where the Wars of the Reformation were fight, with 33% fatalities.

Prague has recently been colonized by flotsam, Americans in the main, pricing Czechs out of the market. It is a major centre of off kinds of shtt.

The 1914-45 European Civil War is over. It is time for the USA to pack up and fuck off back home to continue their manifest destiny of slaughtering the Natives and locking up Blacks.

Russia will bring Clown Zelensky and his Azov death squads to heel.

Bosnia-Herzegovina and Georgia are already in the queue to join NATO, Sweden and Finland are having serious discussions to that end, and I fully expect more countries to follow suit. And, regardless of how many countries formally join NATO, it's a veritable certainty that the number of US troops in Europe will increase, and probably new bases established. Oh, and I don't see any member countries moving to leave the alliance (not Czechia, not anyone).

Putin may have the ability to destroy much of Ukraine, but he's simultaneously flushed the future of Russia down the toilet. Sanctions will last for years, if not decades. There's already a been a brain-drain going on that is likely to continue, if not increase, as young Russians confront the limited prospects of an isolated country. And let's all sit back and watch how long it takes "good friend" China to start tightening the screws on their newly acquired vassal state. I'm getting the popcorn ready now!

Once again it's clearly evident that your fantasies are irrelevant and that reality is firmly pointing in a direction that is guaranteed to make your head 'splode. Putin has strengthened the West, NATO, and the US, in a way that would never have happened had he not invaded. Sposibo bolshoye, Vlad!

P.S. I have no illusions about Ukraine. All their future paths are varying levels of dismal for years to come. But Russia, instead of playing the longer and more patient game (like China), gambled it all and is now staring into the abyss.

[DramaFree11]

Yes. Thank you for the link.

Before this war, I made 3 statements to friends--I guess my predictions. I think I am right with 2 out of 3.

1st: There is no way in hell Russia will invade Ukraine--it just doesn't make any sense. I got this one wrong (2nd: If Russia invades Ukraine, the Ukrainians will fight like hell, and they will be better than anyone thinks they will be.

3rd: If Russia invades Ukraine, they will lose any pro-Russian sentiment they have forever. Instead of gaining an ally, they will make a steadfast enemy.

Nobody, could have ever predicted this outcome, but the longer it goes on nobody wins. There will be nothing will be left of Ukraine, Russia will be broke and isolated. The rest of the world's economy will be greatly weakened or worse.

[YummyPL]

A bit long, but worth a read, IMO. The author makes the point that Russia's mismanagement of areas it's controlled, such as Crimea and Donbass, has had a negative effect on pro-Russia attitudes.

Thank you for the link.

Before this war, I made 3 statements to friends--I guess my predictions. I think I am right with 2 out of 3.

1st: There is no way in hell Russia will invade Ukraine--it just doesn't make any sense. I got this one wrong (2nd: If Russia invades Ukraine, the Ukrainians will fight like hell, and they will be better than anyone thinks they will be.

3rd: If Russia invades Ukraine, they will lose any pro-Russian sentiment they have forever. Instead of gaining an ally, they will make a steadfast enemy.

[Jojosun]

Whizzing through so many sources and channels to see what the Future hold for Ukraine, I found this very interesting Article on Ukraine, and I am afraid it doesn't sound like a promising Future for the Brave and Lovely People of this Unfortunate country being destroyed.

https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions...e-for-ukraine/

"Ceasefire agreement may come too late for Ukraine.

To avoid the appearance of failure, Russia may agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine only after ensuring it has turned the country into Syria's identical twin. "

About the writer of the Article, a Wiki search shows what A a Beauty With Brains Born in Moscow.

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

[Desin]

Either there is some serious scapegoating going on, or the reality is that Putin was led astray by FSB's Ukraine's division. Hence the unexpected (for Putin) outcome of the invasion. Be that either way, it's good news for Ukraine.

Neurosynth's observations about HulaHoop's posts seem valid enough. There was a strong sense of a joke.