Haven't been on this thread in a while. Imagine my shock as I read through it and dave is doing work. He's got this one right.
I'll bite. I know what Dave's posts are about, but not sure what the meaning of "got this one right" is.
What's the specific thing about the Russia/Ukraine situation that's the "right" way to view it?
Terp's thinking is that countries should be free to settle territorial disputes at gunpoint. Now, I realize that Mexico agreed to give us about 1/3 of of the total area of the lower 48 at gunpoint, but times have changed and what was appropriate 150 years ago is no longer appropriate.
I think we out-Putin'd Putin this round. If he does nothing - he can keep blaming the West for drumming up fake news and feel like a winner.
"In a fiery statement on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova poured scorn on weeks of reports and claims from US and European officials that Moscow’s armed forces could be just hours away from launching a strike against its neighbor."
“15 February 2022 will go down in history as the day Western war propaganda failed,” she wrote. According to her, the West has been “shamed and destroyed without firing a single shot.”
Russia accusing the NATO countries of propaganda seems a cheap price to pay to avoid Ukraine being invaded. So far, seems like things are working out ok?
Maybe Putin will declare that he proved his point about the West, and send his troops home.
The West should respond, "Whatever, dude. See ya'."
I think Putin is playing to domestic chauvinism. This being the case, I think he is happy enough to keep relations with the West a bit tense.
I would like to see the NATO countries start to work to reduce natural gas consumption (global warming demands this, anyway). Until they don't need Russian fossil fuels, this continues.
Haven't been on this thread in a while. Imagine my shock as I read through it and dave is doing work. He's got this one right.
I'll bite. I know what Dave's posts are about, but not sure what the meaning of "got this one right" is.
What's the specific thing about the Russia/Ukraine situation that's the "right" way to view it?
Terp's thinking is that countries should be free to settle territorial disputes at gunpoint. Now, I realize that Mexico agreed to give us about 1/3 of of the total area of the lower 48 at gunpoint, but times have changed and what was appropriate 150 years ago is no longer appropriate.
It is amazing to me that an American could think these thoughts.
Russia accusing the NATO countries of propaganda seems a cheap price to pay to avoid Ukraine being invaded. So far, seems like things are working out ok?
Amazing. Czech media reporting that Granny Valentyna's photo op was organized by the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion. Meaning a bonafide Nazi propaganda tool is the darling of the Angloid media elites. Truly the face of Ukrainian resistance.https://t.co/Gis690ivAKpic.twitter.com/hYVdnd2zBe
It is amazing to me that an American could think these thoughts.
maybe it’s because you think that a real American is a trump supporter? Like Candace Owens? Like Mitch McConnell? You guys who listen to the right wingnuts preaching their propaganda every minute of every day, do eventually sound like parrots. Cults have a tendency to do that. Maybe it’s time to change all the names of places in the southwestern parts of the country to English names, just rewrite the history books further so we won’t have future Americans thinking these thoughts… I’m all for changing Florida to Floriduh..
Terp's thinking is that countries should be free to settle territorial disputes at gunpoint. Now, I realize that Mexico agreed to give us about 1/3 of of the total area of the lower 48 at gunpoint, but times have changed and what was appropriate 150 years ago is no longer appropriate.
It is amazing to me that an American could think these thoughts.
Russia accusing the NATO countries of propaganda seems a cheap price to pay to avoid Ukraine being invaded. So far, seems like things are working out ok?
You're going to have to provide some background for what that "photo op" was not just the screen shots. Many of us aren't up on all of the "Putin's bad, but we're worse" talking points.
Terp's thinking is that countries should be free to settle territorial disputes at gunpoint. Now, I realize that Mexico agreed to give us about 1/3 of of the total area of the lower 48 at gunpoint, but times have changed and what was appropriate 150 years ago is no longer appropriate.
It is amazing to me that an American could think these thoughts.
Not really.
I missed something, I guess. Why might tjohn's statement be considered "amazing".
Oh wait - I get it. America does this all the time, so who are we talk?
maybe it’s because you think that a real American is a trump supporter? Like Candace Owens? Like Mitch McConnell? You guys who listen to the right wingnuts preaching their propaganda every minute of every day, do eventually sound like parrots. Cults have a tendency to do that. Maybe it’s time to change all the names of places in the southwestern parts of the country to English names, just rewrite the history books further so we won’t have future Americans thinking these thoughts… I’m all for changing Florida to Floriduh..
You might want to check up on who you're responding to in this case, Jaytee.
You might want to check up on who you're responding to in this case, Jaytee.
terp
Nytimes: Is sleepy Joe making Vladimir Putin blink?…
Are you asking me to go through this thread for this headline quoted by *checks notes* Terp as definitive of Terp’s opinion on the US’ aggressive involvement in other countries business?
Does anyone what is going to be on the menu when the Gabbard-Putin-Dore-Suirovell-Carlson-Hannity-Sanders-Trump-Jordan-Greenwald Alliance celebrates Uncle Vladi's victory over Ukraine?
So Terp seems to think we should have no comment about Putin's intentions to make Ukraine a vassal state like Belarus?
What about the Baltic States?
Perhaps we should stand by while he resurrects the Warsaw Pact.
Do you really think this is going to happen? If so, why? It doesn't strike me as a plausible scenario. What historical precedent is there for Putin to do this?
Does anyone what is going to be on the menu when the Gabbard-Putin-Dore-Suirovell-Carlson-Hannity-Sanders-Trump-Jordan-Greenwald Alliance celebrates Uncle Vladi's victory over Ukraine?
Terp's thinking is that countries should be free to settle territorial disputes at gunpoint. Now, I realize that Mexico agreed to give us about 1/3 of of the total area of the lower 48 at gunpoint, but times have changed and what was appropriate 150 years ago is no longer appropriate.
It is amazing to me that an American could think these thoughts.
Not really.
I missed something, I guess. Why might tjohn's statement be considered "amazing".
Oh wait - I get it. America does this all the time, so who are we talk?
Did I get it?
Yes. And we keep falling for the same lies as our government beats the war drums. As President Bush once said "Fool me once....um fool you...eh. I WON'T BE FOOLED AGAIN!"
That's probably true. About as likely as the Mesilla Valley reverting to Mexico.