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05-27-22 03:48 #690
Posts: 2374Originally Posted by Paulie97 [View Original Post]
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05-27-22 02:53 #689
Posts: 1774Great Article
'The War Won't End Until Putin Loses'.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/ar...russia/629940/
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05-27-22 00:35 #688
Posts: 516Are you off your meds? Or taking too many?
Originally Posted by PedroMorales [View Original Post]
Posting a plethora of threads that contribute nothing other than one's own opinion, backed up by zero links to articles, or other references, would certainly leave one open to criticism about clogging up threads. That's actually a pretty apt description of your posting style.
In stark contrast, I've gone out of my way to find and post items that provide information that's not always found in general media sources. The most recent examples include the extended interview of Bondarev and the letter to Putin from retired Russian officers. Whether or not you agree with what I've posted is irrelevant and immaterial. The plain truth of the matter is that I've gone out of my way to add to the level of facts and evidence in this forum.
You, OTOH, are a one-note nanny-goat bleating out incessant anti-Americanism. You contribute nothing but bile, and that seems to be your overarching modus operandi. And it's hilarious how, as you raise your blood pressure to aneurysm levels, Americans just laugh at you and continue to move onward and upward. America is used to the jealousy of pipsqueaks, and the pipsqueaks should know that by now.
Just think, with the growth of NATO and clamoring demand for US-led NATO troops to be stationed in new European locales, you might just be lucky enough to have a NATO base as your neighbor. Wouldn't that be something? ROTFL!
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05-26-22 18:54 #687
Posts: 1056Ode to America
I thought some of you might like the attached poem which summarises American culture (sic).
I see the USA has today stolen an Iranian oil tanker. Tick tock, says the clock.
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05-26-22 05:31 #686
Posts: 1056Stupid Shit in Medillin
Originally Posted by Jmsuttr [View Original Post]
He does that to increase the information to noise ratio on the others. Golfito obviously limits his posts for the same reason.
You Americans do not belong in Europe or an where else, as your most recent school shooting shows. You are sick fucks.
Your (collective) posts here show that. God knows why Europe is allowing American destroy it but that is where we are.
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05-25-22 22:13 #685
Posts: 516Check out the Bondarev interview
Originally Posted by WyattEarp [View Original Post]
In an environment that's under near-total govt control, you look for signals wherever you can find them. This is one of those, IMO, as are the spate of recent fires and "accidents" across Russia. Sabotage, especially something like fire-bombing a conscription office, is more of a younger person's cup of chai, although not always so.
It'll be interesting to see if there's any govt response to the concert, whether public or behind the scenes. Either way, I'll be watching for the next set of signaling events from the younger crowd.
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05-25-22 20:51 #684
Posts: 516Interview with recently resigned Russian diplomat, Boris Bondarev.
It's a good read and gives some insight into dysfunctions within the Russian govt, and the prevailing mentality in Moscow, from the perspective of a career officer in the Foreign Ministry.
Here's the article on the original website. It's paywalled but you should see a link at the bottom that allows you to view one article for free. If you don't see that link, try clearing cache and cookies and give it another go:
https://puck.news/ukraine-must-win-a...tor-tells-all/
If that doesn't work for you, here's an archived version:
https://archive.ph/Vh8hb
His overall conclusion: Ukraine must win!
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05-25-22 20:38 #683
Posts: 516Pedrito is a foil (or Straight Man), nothing more.
Originally Posted by Paulie97 [View Original Post]
Most of the time my responses are to poke fun at him, or show how Putin is a ridicule-worthy "Emperor Who Has No Clothes," or simply to ensure that his bile-filled posts don't exist in a vacuum. And, when I talk about Pedrito, I include his clone (Golfito), as well.
And I'm fine with being the "new mark" for one, or both, as I regularly give much better than they can dish out. I must confess, it is an enjoyable experience when I wipe the debate-floor with them.
Hope that clarifies things.
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05-25-22 20:25 #682
Posts: 516There's a qualitative difference between those forums and this one
Originally Posted by Paulie97 [View Original Post]
Left vs Right, Democrat vs Republican, and Progressive vs Conservative are division lines that have existed for a long time, and will continue to do so. I have zero interest in participating in that kind of environment.
In contrast, even though this is only a "Stupid Shit" thread on an anonymous fuckboard, there are genuine issues being discussed, many of them with important implications for people currently in Ukraine or Russia, planning to travel to either of those countries, or affected by ancillary issues.
I have no great illusions about who reads this forum. I'm well aware it caters to mongers. BUT, those mongers have regular lives, with regular families and friends, so if I'm able to find and post info they haven't seen elsewhere, I view that as a positive thing. And I similarly see it as a positive if I'm able to debunk misleading or propagandistic posts. What I care about is not leaving a vacuum that gets filled with BS by bottom-feeders like the Pedrito-Golfito twins.
And it also helps that I personally care about both countries, having had many friends and lovers (including one fiancee) from Russia and Ukraine. And I'm currently dealing with a close Ukrainian friend, from a pro-Russian area, who is struggling with divided loyalties.
In other words, if not for the real-world issues at stake, and the connections (real or potential) to actual people, I wouldn't be here. As for those other forums, and debate (or posting) for its own sake, I'm simply not interested.
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05-25-22 18:36 #681
Posts: 1774Lol
Originally Posted by WyattEarp [View Original Post]
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05-25-22 15:35 #680
Posts: 2065Originally Posted by Jmsuttr [View Original Post]
Given the cataclysmic events of the early 90's, one might expect older Russians to be more supportive of Russian intervention in the Ukraine. Younger Russians generally don't give a fuck.
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05-25-22 15:28 #679
Posts: 2065Originally Posted by Paulie97 [View Original Post]
It's kind of bizarre hearing the neo-Marxist perspective recited to attack America and the West. Putin and friends are so far removed from basic Marxist tenets on the distribution of wealth and capital. Basically, Russia over the last thirty years has stripped away the veneer of societal good from the Soviet days and revealed the brutal murderers and thugs.
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05-25-22 07:33 #678
Posts: 1774?
Originally Posted by Jmsuttr [View Original Post]
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05-25-22 06:56 #677
Posts: 1774Lol
Originally Posted by Jmsuttr [View Original Post]
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05-25-22 01:59 #676
Posts: 516Letter to Putin from the Council of the All-Russian Officers' Assembly
Fascinating letter which recognizes (and criticizes) the failure of the "special operation" and calls for full mobilization and total war.
https://m-kalashnikov.livejournal.com/4243623.html
Here's the opening section:
"We, veterans of the Armed Forces and special services of Russia, united in the All-Russian Officers' Assembly, together with the majority of our people, enthusiastically supported the decision of the President of the Russian Federation and Supreme Commander-in-Chief V. V. Putin on the conduct of a special military operation for the armed protection of the inhabitants of the DPR and LPR, the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine. At the same time, carefully analyzing the course of almost three months of hostilities, we came to the conclusion that the special military operation that began on February 24, unfortunately, ended in failure: after a month of hostilities, Russian troops retreated from the captured bridgeheads near Kyiv, left the liberated territories in Sumy and Chernihiv regions in the north and Mykolaiv region in the south of the so-called Ukraine. All this happened under the pretext of displaying the "good will" of the President of the Russian Federation. But the question naturally arose in our minds: whose evil will was carried out by citizen V. Putin, giving the troops a humiliating order to retreat".
And there's much more. This letter is an eye-opening look at the delusion, paranoia, and warped world-view that underpin Russian support for this war, and should be required reading for anyone who believes there's a rational basis for negotiations, or common ground of any kind. In fact, these war-hawk extremists are those who, if Putin ends up getting deposed or sidelined, will most likely be responsible. And then one of their leaders will be calling the shots, both figuratively and literally.
Note: The letter is in Russian so you'll need to use your preferred translation method. Opening the link with the Chrome browser is one easy way, as the translation prompt should open automatically.