Starker on 23/11/2024 at 02:52
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Then what the fuck are you so worried about? Thank you for making the closing statement for my case! Argument over.
Since the argument is over, as someone whose family has been on the receiving end or Russia's pacifying attempts, I extend to you a sincere and heartfelt fuck you.
Tocky on 23/11/2024 at 04:50
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This stance leads to the USA rushing all over the world, bankrupting ourselves to fight everyone else's wars for them. And where has that gotten us since...Vietnam, at least?
I would rather go down doing the right thing than thrive doing the wrong thing. As I said, I am at a loss how to explain honor.
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Don't even fucking
act like you think Reagan is some kind of hero. Was this a troll post? It will certainly be Alanis-level ironic though, if liberals "re-examine" Reagan and start to idolize him solely due to his global warmaking record.
Oh hell no. He was no hero. But he did understand Russia. He was a manipulator for the rich and his soak the rich in enough money that some will drip off crap was seen for what it was later. But he did understand that you have to stand up to totalitarian regimes. All those who lived through WWII understood that. They saw how ignoring it worked.
lowenz on 23/11/2024 at 07:16
And not for "being good", just because totalitarian regimes with resources love stocking up weapons with the "security reason" ideology.
There's no totalitarian regime with peace aspirations, only domination because that's the goal of being totalitarian: not the sake of the rule of law (bad thing by itself considering humans as animals to train) but to dominate.
It's really that simple and this apply to every "global power" playing fascism in various flavors.
Starker on 23/11/2024 at 12:07
So, there is an unusual situation that has developed in Kherson, because the Russian forces are in close proximity to the city. At first they were content with shelling the city with artillery and trying to snipe the residents, but as the citizens have adopted to the tactics and stopped going out to most easily targeted places, the Russians have started to use drones to hunt down anyone they can find, causing hundreds of casualties among Kherson's residents. There is even a Wikipedia article about it now:
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Civilian targets have included people waiting at bus stops, commuters, children playing in parks, schools, public buses, civilian cars, and ambulances. Russian drones using a napalm-like mixture to burn down entire neighbourhoods have also been reported. Local volunteers and experts have reported "double tap" strikes hitting first responders and sappers, and preventing firefighters from responding.
In what was described as a "typical case" by Forbes, a mother-of-two was cycling home when she was spotted by a Russian drone, as she started pedaling as fast as she could she realized that the drone had started following her, eventually it dropped a grenade which brushed the woman's body before exploding at her feet, injuring her with shrapnel and leaving her unable to walk. Imagery of the attack was posted on a Russian Telegram with a winking face emoji and a comment incorrectly describing her as a "soldier".
The footage captured during the attacks on Ukrainian civilians are shared and celebrated on Russian social media channels. Zabrisky said that many of the drones are purchased through fundraisers organized by Russian civilians, and Russian soldiers then share their drone footage showcasing Ukrainian deaths online so that supporters of the fundraisers can see their "return on investment". Pop music is sometimes added to the footage.
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These are the kind of people that Ukrainians are supposed to surrender to and seek mercy from. People who hunt children in parks to drop explosives on and who also try to kill first responders arriving at the scene to prevent any help for the victims.
lowenz on 23/11/2024 at 12:36
Literally manhack of original HL2 story. I mean literally because that's what it was, citizens (of a soviet-like city during Combine domination) playing with drones to kill "rebels" thinking it was just a game.
DuatDweller on 23/11/2024 at 22:47
If anyone cares GSC game world just published Stalker 2.
And yes GSC is Ukrainian.
RippedPhreak on 25/11/2024 at 22:19
If the USA won't start WWIII, I guess the UK and France will do it for us! Does the nihilist Left just want to make sure the world dies with them? "Apres moi, le deluge."
Starker on 25/11/2024 at 22:35
Enabling imperialist aggression is not what keeps the world safe.
