Phil1111 1,099 #1201 May 13, 2022 1 hour ago, ryoder said: Let's see: - Invades peaceful country next door for no reason. - Claims to be protecting the people there who share his country's language. - Rounds up civilians and forcibly ships them far away. Yes, perfect duplication of what the Nazis did, and then with a straight face, tries to claim the objective is to "de-Nazify" the area. Allied himself with another dictator that likes to use fascist ideas to control the population. i.e. Xi. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,581 #1202 May 13, 2022 6 hours ago, wolfriverjoe said: None of the T-14s are there. And I somewhat doubt that the outcome would be a whole lot different if they were. They are still full of fuel and ammunition. They still burn. And explode. The Armata was designed over the course of five years, and features a number of innovative characteristics, including an unmanned turret. The crew of three is seated in an armoured capsule in the front of the hull,[41] which will also include a toilet for the crew. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-14_Armata#Design At least the crew would have a chance of survival, as opposed to a 0% chance with currently deployed tanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,779 #1203 May 13, 2022 20 minutes ago, The Hundredth Monkey said: I'm guessing you are one that thought the human/ child sex trafficking at the US southern border was not sufficient enough to warrant a $20B wall to stop it. And I am guessing that you are fine with pedophiles and sex traffickers as long as they are republicans. Heck, I bet you still support Matt Gaetz. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mistercwood 287 #1204 May 13, 2022 They're not sending their best.... I thought the troll farms all supported each other, but the dude's only got 14 subscribers.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,617 #1205 May 14, 2022 1 hour ago, The Hundredth Monkey said: I'm guessing you are one that thought the human/ child sex trafficking at the US southern border was not sufficient enough to warrant a $20B wall to stop it... yet you are happy to send $40B to kiddy fiddlers in Ukraine to fight n already lost war against Russia... I'd hate to see your porn history.. degenerates always protect each other. You should read Biden's Daughters diary. But you are to scared to admit how far you have fallen, is my guess. Good luck with all that... Who doesn't support kiddie fiddlers? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,581 #1206 May 14, 2022 25 minutes ago, mistercwood said: They're not sending their best.... I thought the troll farms all supported each other, but the dude's only got 14 subscribers.... I'm just impressed that Internet Research Agency views dropzone.com important enough to assign us our own troll! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 613 #1207 May 14, 2022 9 hours ago, kallend said: At the risk of triggering a Godwin, isn't all this rather reminiscent of a certain German dictator in the 1930s and 1940s? Dear Mr. Hundredth Monkey, Please limit your comments to sex crimes committed within Ukraine and during 2022. Most online forums ban discussion of pedophilia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,099 #1208 May 14, 2022 3 minutes ago, ryoder said: I'm just impressed that Internet Research Agency views dropzone.com important enough to assign us our own troll! Skilled debaters using fact, logic and humor to destroy illiberalism , populism and fascism. With an ability to jump behind enemy lines. Its all a serious threat to Putinites. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,617 #1209 May 14, 2022 50 minutes ago, ryoder said: I'm just impressed that Internet Research Agency views dropzone.com important enough to assign us our own troll! Do you really have a Porn History? How cool is that? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 423 #1210 May 14, 2022 12 hours ago, jakee said: “the conflict eventually evolved into a proxy war between two superpowers as Russia committed its military forces to defending the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.” Tell me who the President of Syria is today. Now tell me who achieved their geopolitical aims in Syria. 1.That would be Assad. 2. Certainly not the Obama administration. At least the subsequent administration demonstrated the willingness to respond in a more robust manner thereby deterring further adventurism. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,617 #1211 May 14, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, brenthutch said: 1.That would be Assad. 2. Certainly not the Obama administration. At least the subsequent administration demonstrated the willingness to respond in a more robust manner thereby deterring further adventurism. You mean like Trump throwing the Syrian Kurds under the bus? Which one are you, the ninety ninth monkey? Edited May 14, 2022 by JoeWeber 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 423 #1212 May 14, 2022 21 minutes ago, JoeWeber said: You mean like Trump throwing the Syrian Kurds under the bus? Which one are you, the ninety ninth monkey? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,617 #1213 May 14, 2022 31 minutes ago, brenthutch said: Aren't you supposed to provide descriptive commentary with your propaganda? Do that and I'll watch it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olofscience 464 #1214 May 14, 2022 In other news, Ukraine has won the battle of Kharkiv: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/14/ukraine-has-won-the-battle-of-kharkiv-analysts-say-as-kyiv-warns-of-long-phase-of-war Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,311 #1215 May 14, 2022 Hi folks, Slowly, things are looking better: Ukraine has won the battle of Kharkiv, analysts say, as Kyiv warns of ‘long phase of war’ | Russia | The Guardian Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,617 #1216 May 14, 2022 1 hour ago, JerryBaumchen said: Hi folks, Slowly, things are looking better: Ukraine has won the battle of Kharkiv, analysts say, as Kyiv warns of ‘long phase of war’ | Russia | The Guardian Jerry Baumchen Slowly Putin is coming close to annexing Russian occupied parts of eastern Ukraine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,481 #1217 May 14, 2022 18 hours ago, ryoder said: I'm just impressed that Internet Research Agency views dropzone.com important enough to assign us our own troll! Well, we had RoyReader a while back. He was actually pretty good. Then, before that, we had a couple Russians who spewed the party line bullshit on things, like Ukraine being run by neo-Nazis. I don't know if they were actual skydivers who believed (or at least supported) Putin and his lies, if they were 'factory trolls' who were also skydivers, or just factory trolls who studied skydiving enough to pretend well. "Big Bug" and "Nebelyin" (or something like that) are the two I can think of off the top of my head. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,617 #1218 May 15, 2022 7 hours ago, JerryBaumchen said: Hi folks, Slowly, things are looking better: Ukraine has won the battle of Kharkiv, analysts say, as Kyiv warns of ‘long phase of war’ | Russia | The Guardian Jerry Baumchen Russia attempted to establish a bridgehead with up to two BTGs of the 41st Combined Arms Army but sustained heavy losses at Bilohorivka. Three failed attempts and they lost most of two Battalion Tactical Groups including most armor. I watched the opening 20 minutes of "Enemy at the Gates" last night as a reminder. They haven't changed at all: political decisions mean local commanders will sacrifice thousands of troops in obedience just to save their own asses. As more sophisticated western arms flood in you have to like Ukraines chances. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
metalslug 31 #1219 May 15, 2022 On 5/11/2022 at 4:34 AM, billvon said: ...and there's not much daylight between Trump and Putin these days. Trump has certainly been flattering of Putin in earlier times, but you would do well to take an actual look at "these days"; Barely a month ago Trump was asked during an interview with Piers Morgan if he would now agree that Putin was a "...an evil genocidal monster?" and responded with "I do, for sure, and who wouldn't? What’s happening is horrible." , in addition to stating that he regarded Putin's threats of nuclear strikes as unacceptable and would counter them with reminders of the West's superior arsenal. Therefore; these days it's not the 'best mates' narrative that lefties continue to sell. I dislike Trump myself, I've said it several times, but he should be disliked for valid reasons rather than outdated narratives. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,380 #1220 May 15, 2022 On 5/14/2022 at 2:33 AM, brenthutch said: 1.That would be Assad. 2. Certainly not the Obama administration. At least the subsequent administration demonstrated the willingness to respond in a more robust manner thereby deterring further adventurism. If you’re basing that purely on the fact that a few mercenaries were killed, given the number of Russian soldiers killed with US weapons and intelligence over the last couple of months you’d have to rate Biden’s administration as being the best counter to Russian ambition that we’ve had since Reagan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,337 #1221 May 15, 2022 20 minutes ago, The Hundredth Monkey said: those in the culty echo chamber. Your username is “hundredth monkey” and you talk about the culty echo chamber? Pretty rich, dude. Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olofscience 464 #1222 May 15, 2022 9 minutes ago, The Hundredth Monkey said: The Hundredth Monkey eludes to a critical mass of a certain action. Like how the Ontario "Freedom Convoy" got repeated in the US? Did you attend that by any chance? It's definitely reached critical mass by now. Like how Ukraine has now been defeated in day 80 of the 2-day war... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olofscience 464 #1223 May 15, 2022 4 hours ago, metalslug said: Trump has certainly been flattering of Putin in earlier times, but you would do well to take an actual look at "these days"; Barely a month ago Trump was asked during an interview with Piers Morgan if he would now agree that Putin was a "...an evil genocidal monster?" and responded with "I do, for sure, and who wouldn't? What’s happening is horrible." , in addition to stating that he regarded Putin's threats of nuclear strikes as unacceptable and would counter them with reminders of the West's superior arsenal. Therefore; these days it's not the 'best mates' narrative that lefties continue to sell. I dislike Trump myself, I've said it several times, but he should be disliked for valid reasons rather than outdated narratives. He's doing lip service, the bare minimum to condemn Putin because in truth he loves Putin. He can't hide it. But given how selfish he is, even he can see being linked to Putin isn't going to benefit him. And benefiting Trump is all Trump cares about. Even after the war started he was still heaping praises on Putin - that falls in the category of "these days". No, you're just telling yourself that because you dislike lefties more than you dislike Trump. Fine, dislike lefties, but lying to yourself won't do you any good. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,116 #1224 May 15, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, metalslug said: I dislike Trump myself, I've said it several times, but he should be disliked for valid reasons rather than outdated narratives. Putin is now killing white Christians. Of course he is evil now but okay before. Edited May 15, 2022 by gowlerk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,116 #1225 May 15, 2022 1 hour ago, The Hundredth Monkey said: The Hundredth Monkey eludes to a critical mass of a certain action. You would seem to be the only monkey. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites