Thread: Stupid Shit in Kyiv
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05-13-23 04:01 #2112
Posts: 1324Tragically doubling down and doubling the losses.
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05-12-23 18:04 #2111
Posts: 324Kleptocracy
Imagine a country so morally bankrupt, that they not only steal land, children and elections, they even take stamp designs from Ukraine. How pathetic.
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05-12-23 17:34 #2110
Posts: 324Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
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05-12-23 04:44 #2109
Posts: 516On his way to meet his maker, Putin is pissing himself.
Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
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05-12-23 03:01 #2108
Posts: 1324On a way to meet his maker Zed first has to meet Papa.
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05-11-23 22:45 #2107
Posts: 324Sanctions don't work
Except when they work brilliantly.
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05-11-23 22:44 #2106
Posts: 324Only time will tell.
Seems like these are already in Ukraine. And I noticed that Priz got the ammo he asked for, it was kindly supplied by the AFU up his Orc ass.
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05-10-23 20:41 #2105
Posts: 516Two pieces of bad news for China, and they'll probably blame Russia.
1. Japan appears likely to open a NATO liaison office:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/10/asia/...hnk/index.html
"Japan is in talks to open a NATO liaison office, the first of its kind in Asia, the country's foreign minister told CNN in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, saying Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made the world less stable."
"Something happening in East Europe is not only confined to the issue in East Europe, and that affects directly the situation here in the Pacific. That's why a cooperation between us in East Asia and NATO (is) becoming. Increasingly important".
2. Japan and South Korea are putting decades of animosity aside to build defense ties:
https://japantoday.com/category/poli...issiles-source
"Japanese and South Korean defense authorities are set to agree early next month to link their radars via a USA System to share real-time information on North Korea's ballistic missiles, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday".
"Ties between the United States' Asian allies have warmed in recent months in the face of the North Korean threat. Resuming their "shuttle diplomacy", Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Sunday, where they confirmed progress in defense cooperation".
IMO, many countries are rethinking their defense policies in the aftermath of Russia's aggression. As part of that process they're making decisions about who their adversaries are likely to be, and with whom they should strengthen or forge new alliances.
With respect to Asia, China has tried hard to project an image of a benign neighbor. They can't be happy that Asian rivals like Japan and South Korea are working together on defense. Even though they name North Korea as the primary reason, China is the obvious elephant in the room.
And China REALLY must be pissed at any suggestion that NATO might rise in prominence in Asia. The blame for that can truly be placed squarely at Russia's feet. Not good for Russia to upset China, their economic lifeline and master.
Fascinating to consider how concerns and precautions resulting from Russia's aggression may have the effect of deterring aggression (by China or Russia) in Asia.
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05-10-23 19:29 #2104
Posts: 1968Originally Posted by Jmsuttr [View Original Post]
Russia wouldn't have won without American land-lease and its western allies in general. It's a simple fact acknowledged by (among others) Stalin and Zhukov.
Russia wouldn't have won without the Ukrainians. One Ukrainian was fighting for every four Russians.
Russia wouldn't have won without ethnic minorities other than Ukrainians. 8 million of them were fighting alongside the Russians.
And as soon as it was over, Stalin proposed the toast for the great Russian people.
Yeah, right.
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05-10-23 10:08 #2103
Posts: 324Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
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05-10-23 06:31 #2102
Posts: 516Russia owes its survival to Ukraine
Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
https://texty.org.ua/projects/103854/occupation_eng/
Without the efforts of millions of Ukrainians who died in WW-II, Russia would have lost. But, because they're such brainwashed and ungrateful bey*tches, Russians refuse to acknowledge their debt to Ukraine, just like they refuse to acknowledge their debt to the Western Allies who kept Russia alive with an extensive Lend-lease program.
So, while you're having your "minutes of silence," don't forget to allocate MILLIONS of minutes for the UKRAINIANS who gave their lives. And, at the end of it all, it's worth noting that all Ukraine wants, in return for its sacrifice, is for Russia to leave them the fuck alone!
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05-10-23 05:11 #2101
Posts: 1324In one of the WWII documentaries there was a comment to the tune that some of the Allied soldiers deployed to Europe did not know what they were fighting for until they saw the concentration camps. Then they realized what they had been fighting against. There always will be the question of how it could have happened and why the highest forces above had not intervened and allowed the Holocaust. I will not argue with those that say that an eventual miracle saved those who were still alive. For me, the answer is the following: it took a heroic action of a soldier to win over evil. If we take a minute of silence for each Soviet soldier and civilian fallen during the war, we will keep silence for half of a century.
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05-09-23 22:26 #2100
Posts: 516Thoughts on why Putin might actually know the full extent of the steal
Originally Posted by Xpartan [View Original Post]
One of the keys to Putin's rule is how he actively creates and promotes separate "silos" of power that he can then play against each other and use to investigate each other. The military vs the FSB is the most obvious example, although there are other elements (like the FSO) that are less talked about.
The main point I'm getting at is that any group tasked with getting to the bottom of a nasty procurement scandal doesn't really need to worry about upsetting Putin. That's because a) he ordered the investigation; b) They're throwing others under the bus, while simultaneously elevating their own status, and; c) Putin will be more upset if facts come out later that the investigators should have found and reported.
Of course, whatever comes out of any such situation is likely to be handled outside of the public eye. Think back over the past year about how many surprising "suicides" and "accidents" have taken place. It's impossible to know what the internal motivations were for each death (targeted killing), but that's how such things are usually handled.
But, and this is key, even if Putin knows every detail he really can't do shit about it. The damage has already been done and repairing it, even if no sanctions were in place, would take years. Under current circumstances, there's little hope the problem can be effectively fixed.
Keep things quiet, deal privately with the responsible people, and continue to play the "bluff" card. That's really all Putin can do, IMO. Unfortunately for him, that doesn't work well when your adversaries know exactly what's in your hand.
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05-09-23 21:32 #2099
Posts: 516Even RuZZia's May 9th celebration is a fake and a fraud
Originally Posted by VinDici [View Original Post]
Germany had already unconditionally surrendered to Allied Forces (sans USSR), first on May 4th (some German forces), and then on May 7th (ALL German forces).
Stalin was pissed and insisted on having his own "signing ceremony" in Berlin, which happened a couple of days later. Which means that all the events of May 9th were purely for show, as the REAL surrender had already taken place. That's why EVERYONE other than Russia celebrates VE-Day on May 8th, the date on which the ACTUAL surrender agreement took official effect.
How appropriate that even matters of Russian "national pride" are based on shambolic lies. And a shambolic holiday deserves an equally shambolic parade. Potemkin would be proud!
https://londonlovesbusiness.com/mosc...-weapon-stock/
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05-09-23 20:55 #2098
Posts: 516Today, more than ever, LilliPutin is the laughingstock of the world.
Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
How humiliating! Bwa-ha-haa-haaa!