Stupid Shit in Kyiv

[Jojosun]

European Politics isn't Local unlike American Politics .

Old age didn't stop Presidents Biden and Trump winning elections, did it!

Old age wasn't a handicap then, but old age & apparent senility encourages even Old Allies to take the piss out of Politics by Joe President, LOL.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WOhcCPqc4pk

[WyattEarp]

As for your questions, I have no objection against that currency. Better than rubles, I think.

Martian dirhams are valuable, but the Venusian Pusso is the most valuable currency in the Universe.

[Jojosun]

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/0...plied.html?m=1

Obviously there will be a lot of things happening behind the scenes, and not announced publicly, but this site aims to keep track of everything it can and keep the list updated as new info comes in. For those still present in Ukraine, or anyone interested in this kind of war-related info, this would be a good site to bookmark. And it should also show which countries are keeping their commitments and which are just mouthing empty promises.

Very good idea as well is to list Countries which are helping Russia in its occupation of Ukraine.

Here is one I found earlier, And guess what!! It's the Country that was invaded and we were told" Mission Accomplished."

https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-b...sian-invaders/

"Iran-backed militias in Iraq reportedly smuggling weapons to arm Russia in Ukraine.

RPGs, anti-tank missiles, Bavar 373 missile system and Brazilian-designed rocket launcher systems have made their way from Iraq to Putin's forces, according to the Guardian".

AS for "Mission Accomplished in Iraq " https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/nor...sillusionment/.

"Western-style democracy has failed Iraq, bringing a dystopian economy, an ineffectual government and more pain for its long-suffering people."

[Golfinho]

Is that they rely on multiple variables that may not play out in the ways envisioned by the predictive models. There are plenty of opinions out there, and I'm happy to let them argue the issues in their ivory towers. And predictions about the impending demise of the US are the most popular of all.

I'm much more interested in the pragmatic, empirical, and observable. The plain fact of the matter is that, prior to the invasion, Russia had a higher position in the world, politically and economically, than it does now. No matter how the war turns out, Putin has shown himself to be a barbaric war criminal. There's no coming back from that. And there's no coming back from the tens (hundreds?) of thousands of young Russians who have fled to make a future elsewhere.

Similarly, the image of a strong Russian military has been exposed and destroyed. Sure, Russia has their Soviet-legacy nukes, but their conventional forces have been exposed as a paper tiger. That's one reason why, IMO, Sweden and Finland are unmoved by Russian threats over NATO membership.

War is an uncertain and dynamic beast. Looking at a snapshot in time, or even a series of snapshots, and trying to extrapolate a prediction, is a tricky business. The sanctions regime, and any effects thereof, is similarly a dynamic beast. I find predictions as to who will prevail in the end, and how things will turn out, to be mostly exercises in vanity by people anxious to show off how much they know. And I generally find them to be reluctant to admit how much is unknown and how easily something that comes out of left field could screw up their predictions..

Of course, things seldom play out as scripted: The cunning of reason (if you recollect your Hegel), or blowback in the vernacular.

Too soon to know, but I'd suspect the people behind the USA warmongering are willing to play to the last pawn -- and that's us.

We want our currency to continue to enable us to romp in the world's fun spots and-- equally important -- not to have alternative currencies and economies destroyed (temporarily weakened a bit is ok, but not wiped out). We all know what happens when girls start quoting you in dollars -- no good. Anybody remember what good value Ecuador and Costa Rica were before they adopted the dollar? It's from this perspective that we need Russia and it's allies to weather this trial of strength.

[Jojosun]

"Marine LE Pen leads a Russian-sympathizing political bloc that is within reach of the French presidency; Marine LE Pen is the closest she has been to the French presidency."

European Politics isn't Local unlike American Politics as shown in the recent Elections in Hungary and Orban winning the elections in a mainly Roman Catholic country, and also the first country in the Iron Curtain to revolt against Russian domination.

Here is an interesting article on French Elections worth reading. https://www.ft.com/content/f1c99456-...8-f72d0f738849.

"Marine LE Pen leads a Russian-sympathizing political bloc that is within reach of the French presidency; Marine LE Pen is the closest she has been to the French presidency:

Old age didn't stop Presidents Biden and Trump winning elections, did it!

[PedroMorales]

I do now, but only because I cheated, LOL.

As for your questions, I have no objection against that currency. Better than rubles, I think.

Nah, you don't. You're a bum.

I have tried to explain things to you, in baby language so that you might understand even though baby logic is beyond you. You do not because you are a fool.

[Xpartan]

Bonus points if you know where that reference is from!

I do now, but only because I cheated, LOL.

As for your questions, I have no objection against that currency. Better than rubles, I think.

I have a stock of wealth.

Nah, you don't. You're a bum.

[Jmsuttr]

I have a stock of wealth. I do not need the flow of wealth so I give it away, all of it.

Here's a definition:

"Current usage of the term 'rentier capitalism' describes the gaining of 'rentier' income from ownership or control of assets that generate economic rents rather than from capital or labour used for production in a free competitive market."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rentier_capitalism

Your statement that you have a "stock of wealth" that attends to your needs puts you squarely in the heart of the above definition. Since you're not exchanging your labor (manual or intellectual) for income then you're literally contributing nothing of value to society.

That revelation certainly explains a lot with respect to some of the bilge you post. Someone who actually works for a living would tend to have a reality-based take on things. Thanks for enlightening the forum as to why your world view is so disjointed and disconnected.

[The Cane]

Marene La Pine is the closest she has been to the French presidency but that doesn't mean zilch.

Think of it this way: With a brillant young QB and WR, the Buffalo Bills are the closest they have been to winning the Super Bowl.

She's neither brilliant nor young. Persistent maybe. But not brilliant or young!

[PedroMorales]

Ie the lowest form of human life on the planet.

Your argument (sic) is them ore than 50% of the world the US gangster regime have under sanctions should fuck off to Russia even though you, being American, are on stolen land and therefore belong nowhere. You are, in other words, a bum.

And a stupid one. I have a stock of wealth. I do not need the flow of wealth so I give it away, all of it.

See, you are American. That means you are stupid and prone to violence and crime.

Now fuck off back to your American Politics thread.

And such a stupid thread it is. American wankers screaming at each other as immigrants spit roast their obese women.

So, not only are you a delusional crackpot, you're also a bum.

Figures.

[Reef LostCause]

Marine LE Pen leads a Russian-sympathizing political bloc that is within reach of the French presidency; Marine Le Pen is the closest she has been to the French presidency:
He wins some and loses some!

Marene La Pine is the closest she has been to the French presidency but that doesn't mean zilch.

Think of it this way: With a brillant young QB and WR, the Buffalo Bills are the closest they have been to winning the Super Bowl.

[Jmsuttr]

They can accept Martian dirhams for what I care. No one is paying in rubles except his buddy Orban.

Bonus points if you know where that reference is from!

[Jmsuttr]

It's here in the Title https://www.politico.com/newsletters...nning-00024373.

Whizzing through sources, the above caught my attention and read it more than once.

;If you think Russia isn't winning from its invasion of Ukraine, consider this: Moscow's monthly gas export receipts have tripled from a year ago; Marine LE Pen leads a Russian-sympathizing political bloc that is within reach of the French presidency; and from today, Western leaders will once again start arriving in Moscow to court President Vladimir Putin into a Ukraine settlement.

In other words: You can win even when you're being humiliated on the battlefield.

On the European front, Putin's supporters win elections in Hungary & Serbia https://edition.cnn.com europe h.

I'm doubtful LE Pen will win in France. She made it to the 2nd round in 2017, was polling less than Macron at that time, and lost. She's now made it to the 2nd round again, it's a similar situation to that in 2017, and I'll be surprised if the outcome isn't the same.

Predicting a winner at this point is a fool's errand, of course, but even if she wins she'll be constrained by France's membership in the EU. Hungary's Orban has already encountered similar constraints.

One possible LE Pen victory scenario is that she could certainly set a Frexit in motion. That would free France from EU constraints, but that's a years-long process even assuming she has enough support. Unless and until that happens, any friendly overtures toward Russia would have to conform to EU restrictions.

Politico, CNN, and The Times are certainly entitled to their predictions. But they're not immune to the pitfalls that come with that territory, which I detailed in my response to Golfinho.

[The Cane]

Pull your head out of your ass and look around at where you are.

That's asking a lot! Don't you think? LOL!

[Xpartan]

They will accept only rubles for their oil and gas -- so far.

They can accept Martian dirhams for what I care. No one is paying in rubles except his buddy Orban.

Then WTF are you doing on this website? It's one thing to post your pro-Russia political thoughts, but you are trolling American men who travel abroad to meet foreign women on here the International Sex Guide of all places.

Pull your head out of your ass and look around at where you are.

Come on, be realistic. You're asking him to perform an impossible physical exercise.