The U.S. Needs To Act Against Russian Threat To Ukraine!

[Toddsterpatriot]

They weren't colonized, but they were controlled.
Anyway, the statement "Capitalism=freedom, Socialism=unfreedom" is false.


May be. May be no. Explain your point of view. How exactly changed freedom of, say, Western Germany under the American control? Increased or decreased?


The main reason was quit simple. The western Europe was occupied by the rich USA, and the eastern Europe was occupied by the poor Soviet Union. What is even more important - Western Europe was richer even before the WWII.

They weren't colonized, but they were controlled.

The same way the Soviets controlled Eastern Europe?
With tanks, troops, walls and dictators? LOL!

How exactly changed freedom of, say, Western Germany under the American control?

How exactly changed freedom of, say, Eastern Germany under the Russian control?

The western Europe was occupied by the rich USA, and the eastern Europe was occupied by the poor Soviet Union.

I know!!! It's almost like communism guarantees you'll be poor. Weird, right?

 

[Ringo]

Antony Blinken : "As part of the “Khashoggi Ban”, the United States took measures to impose visa restrictions on Belarusians who engaged in counter-dissident activities.
We stand in solidarity with Belarusians in support of their human rights."

Khashoggi was killed and dismembered in Turkey at the Saudi consulate. Have you heard about the sanctions against Saudi Arabia?
Blinken is a hypocritical perverted bastard.

 

[Silver Cat]

They weren't colonized, but they were controlled.

The same way the Soviets controlled Eastern Europe?
With tanks, troops, walls and dictators? LOL!

Both the USA and the USSR controlled their satellites with carrots and sticks. The USA had bit more carrots, but the conception is the same.

How exactly changed freedom of, say, Western Germany under the American control?

How exactly changed freedom of, say, Eastern Germany under the Russian control?

It significantly decreased in both cases.

The western Europe was occupied by the rich USA, and the eastern Europe was occupied by the poor Soviet Union.

I know!!! It's almost like communism guarantees you'll be poor. Weird, right?

No. It guarantees that if you are poor - Russians will give you an opportunity to kill your riches and became richer yourself. That's a secret of attractiveness of the left ideas.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Both the USA and the USSR controlled their satellites with carrots and sticks. The USA had bit more carrots, but the conception is the same.

It significantly decreased in both cases.

No. It guarantees that if you are poor - Russians will give you an opportunity to kill your riches and became richer yourself. That's a secret of attractiveness of the left ideas.

Both the USA and the USSR controlled their satellites with carrots and sticks. The USA had bit more carrots, but the conception is the same.

The USSR used tanks, truncheons and the gulag.
The US used dollars, blue jeans and economic success.

I can see why you conflate the two. They sound very similar.

It significantly decreased in both cases.

Really? How did freedom significantly decrease in West Germany because of the US?

It guarantees that if you are poor - Russians will give you an opportunity to kill your riches

Russians will give you a chance to kill rich people? Will that make you rich? How?

 

[Tom Paine 1949]

Intelligent statesmanship can avoid unnecessary wars. Our democracy is far too self-absorbed and divided internally to produce far-sighted leaders able to develop rational foreign policy.

Western policy towards Ukraine is evolving from the ridiculous to the positively surreal. Thus the latest demonstration of the West’s unbreakable commitment to Ukraine and to future Ukrainian NATO membership is — to evacuate Western diplomats from Kiev, before a single shot has been fired, and while Russia continues to deny that it has any intention of invading. At this rate, Russia will have no need whatsoever to do so. President Putin can enjoy a quiet cup of coffee while Western governments run around squawking hysterically, and NATO’s credibility collapses along with the Ukrainian economy.

The United States, Canada, and Britain — the countries that have been among the loudest in their calls for a strong line against Russia — have withdrawn their military and civilian officials from the OSCE mission monitoring the ceasefire line between Ukrainian and pro-Russian separatist forces in the Donbas. Military trainers from these countries have also been withdrawn…

What sort of signal of Western resolve does this decision send? And much more importantly, what does it say about the present character of Western civilization? NATO is beginning to resemble a confederation of capons — emasculated roosters who in this case have unfortunately retained the ability to strut and crow.

Nobody is suggesting that Western diplomats should fight, let alone give up their lives in some desperate last stand against Russian tanks. What we can ask is that they stay in their embassies and continue to do their duty, in the face of some small amount of risk. Individual diplomats are not to blame for this shameful flight — but the governments and official cultures of their countries most certainly are…

The Ukrainian government, and Ukrainian citizens should also pay attention. For all that Ukraine’s search for NATO membership is doing, has done, and will continue to do is to create a terribly damaging and dangerous crisis with Russia without strengthening Ukrainian security or real Western commitment to Ukraine in the slightest. To drop this manifestly pointless pursuit would be good for Europe, the world, and above all Ukraine itself.

Why are we evacuating diplomats from Ukraine?

For all the talk of our commitment to Ukraine, hitting the panic button and needlessly pulling officials out doesn't inspire confidence.

responsiblestatecraft.org

 

[Silver Cat]

Both the USA and the USSR controlled their satellites with carrots and sticks. The USA had bit more carrots, but the conception is the same.

The USSR used tanks, truncheons and the gulag.
The US used dollars, blue jeans and economic success.

Actually both sides used both sticks and carrots. American carrot (in Europe) was sweeter, stick (in Europe) was thinner (almost a rod), but it was more about Eurocentric views of many American politicians. That's why Soviet policy in Asia and Africa was that effective.

I can see why you conflate the two. They sound very similar.

It significantly decreased in both cases.

Really? How did freedom significantly decrease in West Germany because of the US?

For example, Western Germans couldn't burn Jews anymore. Or, right now they can't start the work of Nord Stream-2.

It guarantees that if you are poor - Russians will give you an opportunity to kill your riches

Russians will give you a chance to kill rich people? Will that make you rich? How?

Yes. You kill you riches, you get their property, you life quality increase (sometimes - significantly). Yes, of course, it's only temporary improve, but this ideology was attractive because it worked.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

russia isn't going into ukraine. just saber rattling by a moron in the WH.
Oh lookie what I did, I averted a war. LOL

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Meh, what you actually did was continue to prove how utterly uninformed and ignorant you Lefties really are. what's new?

At some point, after being wrong so often, you get moved from the sometimes ignorant column to the insanely stupid squad.

 

[LA RAM FAN]

for the fools who think Putin is the enemy of the world instead of Biden and Nato. GET A BRAIN.

 

[skye]

US troops arrive in Ukraine led by General Millie Milley!

whew!!! what a relief!

The U.S. Needs To Act Against Russian Threat To Ukraine!​

 

[Silver Cat]

Marines are "Amphibious Forces".



It is "тяжёлая огнемётная система". Which translates to "Heavy Flamethrower System". You literally gave us a Romanized spelling of the name, without actually translating what it is. Too funny.

Strike two.



Yes, they do. Holy hell, I already clarified that as they fall under Protocol III of the Convention of Certain Conventional Weapons.

Here, I am providing a link to the complete Protocol III, but here are the most important parts of it.

The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons – UNODA

www.un.org

As such, the use of those weapons against personnel is illegal. All flame weapons are illegal, period. Does not matter what you use it against, they are illegal. Do I need to put this in bright flashing neon for you to get it?

And the fail just continues. I can give you the exact translation of something, and even the exact quotes from the actual Laws of Land Warfare, and you still insist you are right and I am wrong. Tell me, when did you start studying this? Because for me, it was in 1980. And as I said, I actually taught it for a couple of years.

Ok. They started to use it near Dokuchaevsk against field positions of Ukrainian Army.

Looks like pretty incendiary for me:

Nobody (including Ukrainians) cares.

 

[Redfish]

Ukraine is none of our business. Let Putin have it. Let him deal with the corruption, plotting, crime, etc. Let him fund their rebuilding. That country is not worth the life of ONE American in uniform.

 

[Redfish]

and for those of you who say Ukraine can win------------------When they invade Moscow I may agree with you. Until then keep smoking the loco weed.

 

[g5000]

Biden has taken millions of dollars from Xi and Putin. The compromised tool will do nothing...except to order sanctions against them.

Taiwan & Ukraine are as good as gone.

This post did not age well.

 

[Indeependent]

This post did not age well.

Zelensky, Biden and Putin are splitting whatever NATO doesn't get.

 

[Rambunctious]

Zelensky, Biden and Putin are splitting whatever NATO doesn't get.

Biden is funding a war in Europe while China's military moves into Brazil... in case there are any public school educated libs here Brazil is in South America... our very own hemisphere... anyone can look up the Monroe Doctrine and read it and I suggest you do.....

Monroe doctrine. noun. a principle of US foreign policy that opposes the influence or interference of outside powers in the Americas

 

[Ringo]

Opinion | Waging Psychological War Against Russia

The U.S. has a real opportunity to erode Putin’s propaganda.

www.politico.com

The former head of the US intelligence Agency, David Shedd, is confident that the US will never give up attempts to interfere in Russia's internal affairs. In the Politiko article, he calls for continuing to "shake up" the situation in Russia and undermine public trust by the following methods:

To undermine the people's sense of pride in their country by introducing the idea that the military operation has turned Russia into an international outcast.

Incite interethnic strife and instill in national minorities that they are being oppressed.

To introduce the thesis about the mobilization of representatives of small nations and about the numerous victims among them.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Opinion | Waging Psychological War Against Russia

The U.S. has a real opportunity to erode Putin’s propaganda.

www.politico.com

The former head of the US intelligence Agency, David Shedd, is confident that the US will never give up attempts to interfere in Russia's internal affairs. In the Politiko article, he calls for continuing to "shake up" the situation in Russia and undermine public trust by the following methods:

To undermine the people's sense of pride in their country by introducing the idea that the military operation has turned Russia into an international outcast.

Incite interethnic strife and instill in national minorities that they are being oppressed.

To introduce the thesis about the mobilization of representatives of small nations and about the numerous victims among them.

To undermine the people's sense of pride in their country by introducing the idea that the military operation has turned Russia into an international outcast.

That's ridiculous! Everyone loves Russia. Russia is awesome!

Incite interethnic strife and instill in national minorities that they are being oppressed.

Russia has never oppressed any of their minorities.

To introduce the thesis about the mobilization of representatives of small nations and about the numerous victims among them.

There are no victimes in small nations. Only Russians are victims, eh comrade?

 

[fncceo]

Everyone loves Russia. Russia is awesome!

Now smile when you say that!

 

[AlexanderPK]

To undermine the people's sense of pride in their country by introducing the idea that the military operation has turned Russia into an international outcast.

That's ridiculous! Everyone loves Russia. Russia is awesome!

Incite interethnic strife and instill in national minorities that they are being oppressed.

Russia has never oppressed any of their minorities.

To introduce the thesis about the mobilization of representatives of small nations and about the numerous victims among them.

There are no victimes in small nations. Only Russians are victims, eh comrade?

Look at you, dipshit, it turns out the methods work sometimes.

 

[Rigby5]

They weren't colonized, but they were controlled.

The same way the Soviets controlled Eastern Europe?
With tanks, troops, walls and dictators? LOL!

How exactly changed freedom of, say, Western Germany under the American control?

How exactly changed freedom of, say, Eastern Germany under the Russian control?

The western Europe was occupied by the rich USA, and the eastern Europe was occupied by the poor Soviet Union.

I know!!! It's almost like communism guarantees you'll be poor. Weird, right?

Wrong.
First of all, Russia has never even remotely been communist in any way.
And second is that until the 1916 revolution, Russia was an ancient, feudal, agrarian state.
The advances Russia made in its technology, standard of living, health care, education, freedoms, etc, are phenomenal, unmatched by anyone else, ever.