Thread: Stupid Shit in Kyiv
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04-10-23 21:11 #1888
Posts: 324Easter seems to be going well, thought I'd post this meme before the resident retard posts his usual vatnik shit. Reaction folder is full of memes, but I will try to get some in Chinese to help him with his studies.
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04-10-23 16:15 #1887
Posts: 516Russia's tank crew problem
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidax...-to-get-worse/
Main points:
1. Russia has lost a lot of tanks. This is a function of needing to conduct an offensive campaign in order to advance and seize territory.
2. For each lost tank, unless it was caused by mechanical breakdown or other non-battle event, some or all of the tank crew were likely injured or killed.
3. For various reasons (sanctions, worker shortages, etc.) Russia is struggling to replace the loss of their most modern tanks with equivalent models.
4. Russia is attempting to compensate by using older (formerly mothballed) tank models, upgraded if possible.
5. The kinds of possible upgrades available (sighting mechanisms, etc.) still can't change the fundamental vulnerabilities that caused those tank models to become obsolete.
6. Tank crews operating older tank models, even if refurbished, are at greater risk of injury or death.
7. Taking all the above into account, the result is a vicious negative cycle which exacerbates Russia's tank crew problem.
Note: For those who might say that Ukraine faces similar issues, the obvious response is that the war is being waged asymmetrically. Ukraine can defend against tanks with shoulder-fired ATGMs, or drone-adjusted indirect fire. With the possible exception of the Kharkhiv offensive, I don't believe Ukraine has (so far) launched a major tank-centric operation.
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04-10-23 15:39 #1886
Posts: 516Russian Author's Letter to an Unknown Ukrainian
https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...ssia-war-peace
A penetrating critique of the Russian national psyche, put into words that only a Russian could effectively write.
Some highlights:
"Do dictators and dictatorships breed slave populations or do slave populations breed dictators? Ukraine was able to escape from this hellish circle, to escape from our common, monstrous, bloody past. For this reason it is hated by Russian impostors. A free and democratic Ukraine can serve as an example for the Russian population, which is why it is so important for Putin to destroy you".
"In Russia, we had neither de-Stalinisation, nor the Nuremberg trials of the Communist party of the Soviet Union. The result we see: a new dictatorship. A dictatorship, by its very nature, cannot exist without enemies, which means war".
"My country has fallen out of time. In the 21st century, the modern man himself is responsible for deciding what is good and what is evil. And if he sees that his country and his people are waging a despicable shameful war, he will be against his country and against his people. But most Russians mentally live in the past, when people associated themselves with their tribe. Our tribe is always right, and the other tribes are our enemies and want to destroy us. We are not responsible, we don't decide anything, the chief / khan / king decides everything for us".
"The only way out is to inflict a military defeat on the Putin regime. Therefore, democratic countries must help the Ukrainians with everything they can, and above all with weapons. After the war, the whole world will come to your aid to reconstruct what has been destroyed, and the country will be able to rebuild itself. And Russia will lie in the ruins of economy and in the ruins of consciousness. A new birth of my country is possible only through the complete destruction of the Putin regime. The empire must be amputated from the Russian person, like a malignant cancer. This "hour zero" is vital for Russia. My country will have a future only if it passes through total defeat, as happened with Germany".
Well said.
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04-10-23 09:51 #1885
Posts: 324Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
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04-10-23 03:47 #1884
Posts: 516Won't be long before Russians will be desperate for any ATM!
Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
Which brings to mind a famous line from "The Sun Also Rises," by Hemingway:
"How did you go bankrupt? Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly."
Russians are in the process of experiencing that reality on a national scale. So, while you amuse yourself with masturbatory nonsense, Russia's future continues to swirl down the toilet.
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04-10-23 02:07 #1883
Posts: 1969Originally Posted by VinDici [View Original Post]
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04-10-23 02:04 #1882
Posts: 1969Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
I only hope that Klaus Fuchs and other useful idiots who gave the insane belligerent regime the ability to destroy the world are spinning nonstop in their fucking graves.
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04-10-23 01:47 #1881
Posts: 1325It has been reported that soon your local ATMs would be equipped with an extra option: a morbid jester's face is going to appear on a screen, with a dark open left nostril, and beg for a donation in a low screeching voice. Once you insert a banknote into the open orifice, the machine will snort it in and the face will disappear from the screen. No receipts will be available.
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04-09-23 20:57 #1880
Posts: 516Drag queens are your thing, Dragquinho, not mine.
Originally Posted by Golfinho [View Original Post]
I'm sure there's a Drag Queens Anonymous recovery group you can join. Just make sure to "dress" appropriately for the occasion.
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04-09-23 20:51 #1879
Posts: 516Did my math overtax your tiny brain?
Originally Posted by Golfinho [View Original Post]
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04-09-23 16:37 #1878
Posts: 2374Originally Posted by Jmsuttr [View Original Post]
Glad to school you anytime, Utter.
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04-09-23 11:58 #1877
Posts: 2374Originally Posted by Jmsuttr [View Original Post]
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04-09-23 11:30 #1876
Posts: 324Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
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04-09-23 04:59 #1875
Posts: 516Here's a good message
Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
https://twitter.com/igorsushko/statu...61285739347968
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04-09-23 02:05 #1874
Posts: 1325The message on Pussy Willow Sunday: