Russia has hurt America. It got Trump elected president. Now we are repaying the favor.
Russia ought to be very careful where it challenges the US militarily. We are somewhat stronger than Ukraine and far more ruthless.
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Drlee wrote:Russia has hurt America. It got Trump elected president.
QatzelOk wrote:With this thread, litwin, you seem to be agreeing with Putin that "the USA and UK are too Nazi."
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Wels wrote:"We need to start hurting United States and Great Britain, it's obvious".
"When they start constantly talking about patriotism, it means they stole something again."
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QatzelOk wrote:I like how it dreams about "Russia coming apart" as this would be the logical next step in Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Iraq coming apart.
Rich wrote:There's a good argument that Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Iraq should come apart.
QatzelOk wrote:This is a "good argument" that is usually made about other nation states, and not ones own.
Rich wrote:No Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all free to have referendums and leave as long as they take their fair share of the government debt with them. And as far I'm concerned Spain can annex Gibraltar anytime they want, using force if necessary.
Drlee wrote:This is just how I feel about the blood sucking Southern US states that receive far more federal benefits than they pay in. They are free to leave.
Imagine Louisiana trying to fund a Navy. Walk by 100 Louisiana residents and you have just walked past 17 welfare recipients. Or, to put it another way, this bright red state gets 44% of its general revenue from the Federal Government. Perhaps they could just raise taxes. And ultra racist and bright red Montana gets even more at 47%. (I mention Montana to remind the racist republicans out there that the only .4% of Montanans are black.)
Potemkin wrote:No, they're not. You fought a brutal Civil War to prove that point.
Most US states are not capable of functioning as nation-states in their own right, any more than, say, Cornwall is. Which is why even when they did try to leave the US, they banded together as a 'Confederacy' to do it.
Drlee wrote:Well that is one undeniable and one probably good points.
Let's just say that I am willing to make an exception for these fools. After about a year of grandma dying of hunger and the kids with no school to attend (even realizing that a southern education is mostly aimed at making someone literate enough to get a commercial driver's license) they would come crawling back to the other states.
Bless their hearts.
Potemkin wrote:Their ancestors fought to the death to defend the right of rich people to own slaves, a right which ensured their own poverty and misery. They’re clearly not the brightest and best humanity has to offer, @Drlee.
Wels wrote:Well, yes. But it is not the US only, it is just human. It takes some effort and will to learn, and wanting to learn.
I heard an interview that the social cohesion/teamwork between youngsters in Ukraine has taken a leap forward, certainly due to the russian invasion.
They said they wanted to learn more, from science to politics, to not grow up and become "dumb as the russians".
Looking at the education and intelligence of some of the russian "leaders" like Prigozhin (you know the one who sent the blood-crusted sledge hammer to the EU recently), you know exactly what they mean with 'dumb'.
Prigozhin wants to spread fear but all he gets is contempt. Russia's "elite" (lmao) is busy ditching any reputation that Russia had built up after 1990. Anyone remember the Petersburg dialogue and all that. Seems it was all maskirovka.
Better education for all in Russia is probably also an idea. Together with building the base for a civilian society.
Rich wrote:Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all free to have referendums and leave ...
Drlee wrote:This is just how I feel about the blood sucking Southern US states...
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