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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..
Simon

They can't even play football in half of Europe because of it. You can't be gay, or a person of colour in certain parts of the country.
And yet "we" don't seem to have any problem dealing with countries that have worse human-rights records
How long has Saudi Arabia been bombing Yemen and are still OK to do business with?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2022/saudi-war-crimes-yemen/
And if Russia is so bad, why did Europe decide to make themselves dependent on them for their critical energy needs? Seem like an idiotic move, no?
The only question that matters is whether you want to perpetuate these things. If you do, then support the war. Personally, I think it's sick and the only truly moral stance is to stop these things happening. They can only do it with the support of useful idiots.
If you think the war is 100% the choice of Putin you probably believed that the Iraq war was all about WoMDs.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Simon

That seems like the online equivalent of staring at women as they walk past.
Equally bad are women that are so desperate for attention they post pictures of themselves (not that I think this is happening here)
Which makes his "creepy attention" potentially unwelcome and uninvited.
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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..
Simon

And the question shouldn't be "can Ukraine win", it should be "why do we give a shit?". Seriously, why do we care? Why are we propping up an undemocratic regime? Why do we care about artificial borders? Why don't we re-draw them based on the traditional allegiances people have?
Can't we learn from Yugoslavia that these "carved up countries invented by world powers" simple aren't sustainable?
Can't we learn from Iraq that these "forever conflicts" aren't about saving anyone, they don't care if millions die as long as they make $billions from it.
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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..
Simon

Although I can see the average Russian being nostalgic for the former USSR and wanting a strong Russia, I really can't see wanting to send your only son to die for it.
Now look at history. I know it's no longer fashionable to have any kind of memory in the west, but Russia undoubtedly remembers the massive sacrifice it paid to win WWII and the scourge of fascism, so the combination of Nato expansion and a blind-eye given to the nazi segments in Ukraine and bombings of Donbas is an impetus to act.
Ukraine isn't a democracy and we shouldn't be pumping money into a corrupt regime.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Simon

Yeah posting photos doesn't really work because you can't read text. Simon said we've got to post links, unfortunately, to a third party, like Flickr. That way someone can read the rant properly. I don't have a copy of it so can anyone else do it?
You have to create an account on an image hosting site and then link to it, perhaps under the photo you post on here for reference.
No, that isn't quite it. The only issue is with how the images are displayed, but they are stored correctly and if you use the image src link to view them they will look OK. When I fix it, they will all suddenly be super sharp.
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TURN ON CNN: PLANE HIT WORLD TRADE CTR BLDG!!!
by MadApostate in
1. social
2. current
....
Simon

21 Years.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Simon

Thanks to Simon for helping to protect the integrity of the discussions by not tolerating the frivolous deletion of posts.
There's a variation of Hanlon's razor at play. Instead of "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity" it's more like "never attribute to nobility that which is adequately explained by laziness and general confusion".
But yeah, I think it's important to have a record, and it helps if people are clear on facts vs opinions based on known facts vs speculation.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Simon

bitch tits
LOL
And he will bankrupt himself in the process hiring a Canadian lawyer to compel the site owner to give up IPs due to “illegal activities”.
Aw, shucks, I accidentally lost all that information when the thumb-drive it was stored on was destroyed in a tragic boating accident.
Too bad, so sad.
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Hello from the UK
by KIMSILVIO in
1. jw
2. friends
i am still on my holiday around the uk and currently am in the midlands if anyone is around i’d love to catch up - hope you are all well xx.
Simon

and the prescription was free
It really wasn't free, it just wasn't paid by you at that moment.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Simon

*Shines a bright light in Simon's face* Yeah... why don't we ever see you and Lloyd in the same place at the same time? Hmmmmmmmm??
LOL. "Shit, they're on to me!!"
I've been keeping especially quiet so no one notices that I might have the same accent and can probably do a good impersonation. Might try making a video ...