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  Will Ukraine win?

  by Fisherman in

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  i was under the impression that it was going to be a short war, that russia’s military would indeed subdue ukraine’s forces quickly but that is not happening.

  seems that russia’s military power is much less than it’s reputed to be.

  no guess how it will all end..

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  Rivergang

  At the risk of repeating myself, “Finlandization” of the Ukraine is the most likely outcome of this war.

  The country will likely retain control of its internal affairs, but will have to follow Russia on all matters of foreign policy.

  (After also having surrendered a significant part of its territory).

  There are parallels:

  In the “Winter War” of 1939-40, Finland punched well above its weight. However, in the end, it was the Russian juggernaut which prevailed. By the time it was all over (late in 1944), the Russians had had sufficient of a bruising that they did not attempt to occupy Finland. Instead, a rather punishing treaty was negotiated.

  (Similar, too, to how, in the days of the Indian Empire, Britain dealt with Afghanistan. After a number of inconclusive or even humiliating military escapades, they did not attempt to annex the country. Rather, more subtle means were adopted to influence events).
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  A list of failed predictions of Christ's Return

  by fulltimestudent in

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  someone associated with wikipedia has compiled this list of the many failed predictions of christ's return.

  the predictions seem to come from many believers across a spectrum of various religions.

  it does however, miss one that we would be aware of, freddy franz's 1975.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/predictions_and_claims_for_the_second_coming.

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  Rivergang

  the meeting was held for elders at the Greenacre Assembly Hall,

  No wonder the rank-and-file JWs were not invited to attend!

  Also, no wonder that tape recordings of this talk were not circulated around the congregations, as were tape recordings of Crazy Fred's spiel about 1975, which he delivered in February of that same year.

  (Those that heard both talks agreed that what he said at the Greenacres Assembly Hall was 180 degrees different to what he had said six months earlier).
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  Late NEWS:" Sexual harrassment is rife in Antartica".

  by smiddy3 in

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  i saw this this on the news tonight :.

  you would think the ladies down their would be able to keep their sexual urges under control wouldn`t you ?

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  Rivergang

  Having spent much of my life living and working in remote locations, such reports are all too believable. (And I regret to have to say that).
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  Late NEWS:" Sexual harrassment is rife in Antartica".

  by smiddy3 in

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  i saw this this on the news tonight :.

  you would think the ladies down their would be able to keep their sexual urges under control wouldn`t you ?

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  Rivergang

  Just as long as “fake narrative” is not something we would rather not hear.
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  Will Ukraine win?

  by Fisherman in

  1. social
  2. current

  i was under the impression that it was going to be a short war, that russia’s military would indeed subdue ukraine’s forces quickly but that is not happening.

  seems that russia’s military power is much less than it’s reputed to be.

  no guess how it will all end..

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  Rivergang

  Hi again, LUHE

  Sufficient to say that Russian and Ukrainian are two completely different languages! (Albeit with a common origin).
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  Will Ukraine win?

  by Fisherman in

  1. social
  2. current

  i was under the impression that it was going to be a short war, that russia’s military would indeed subdue ukraine’s forces quickly but that is not happening.

  seems that russia’s military power is much less than it’s reputed to be.

  no guess how it will all end..

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  Rivergang

  Hi LUHE,

  Both countries use slightly different forms of the Cyrillic alphabet. There are four characters in the Russian alphabet which don't appear in the Ukranian one, and conversely there are four characters in the Ukranian alphabet which don't appear in the Russian one.(This from a Ukranian work colleague, who is fluent also in Russian).
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  Will Ukraine win?

  by Fisherman in

  1. social
  2. current

  i was under the impression that it was going to be a short war, that russia’s military would indeed subdue ukraine’s forces quickly but that is not happening.

  seems that russia’s military power is much less than it’s reputed to be.

  no guess how it will all end..

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  Rivergang

  Russians, Ukrainians and Belorussians are certainly related peoples. However, when Ukrainians speak a different language, and even use a different alphabet, it is a bit hard to believe the claim that they are the “same” people as Russians.

  Also, intermarriage between people of different countries is not at all uncommon. I am guilty of that myself!
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  Will Ukraine win?

  by Fisherman in

  1. social
  2. current

  i was under the impression that it was going to be a short war, that russia’s military would indeed subdue ukraine’s forces quickly but that is not happening.

  seems that russia’s military power is much less than it’s reputed to be.

  no guess how it will all end..

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  Rivergang

  “Dividing the USSR”.

  The Soviet Union itself was just the old empire of the Tsars, under a different flag. During its dissolution in 1991, you don’t think the Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Uzbeks, Kazakhs and the many other subject peoples had something to say about that?
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  A state in india has a law against religious conversion

  by cognitivedizzy in

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  2. friends

  https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/anti-conversion-bill-passed-in-karnataka-assembly-amid-opposition-protest-3348450.

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  Rivergang

  Several of my work colleagues, whose origins are in the Sub-continent, feel quite strongly that India is moving towards becoming a Hindu state.
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  Virgin or whore complex that Witnesses have made my married life difficult!

  by Witness 007 in

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  so was a virgin when i got married but my wife studied later in life and had been married for 6 months and had two boyfriends in her past.

  my strict witness mother hated my wife and thought she was not good enough for me.

  she thought all worldly women were dirty whores who cannot keep their vaginas to themselves.

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  Rivergang

  The JWS have this complex that they are the only people who are "good".

  It does seem to be a human thing, though - Catholic people I knew had similar feelings about themselves, likewise for members of some of the more fundamentalist denominations.