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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by NewRoxFan, Nov 25, 2018.

  1. hooroo

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    Twitter thread on protesters being arrested in Russia

     
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  2. Exiled

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    On behalf of Putin apologists in this sub/forum, Putin has been misjudged...once again, in Syria and Ukrain.He has some good intentions and higher goals

     
  3. cdastros

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    As a wise man or woman aka basso once told me Casualties are not deaths. Operation Iraqi Freedom had around 36,000 casualties.

    https://www.defense.gov/casualty.pdf
     
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    While I appreciate the spirit and empathy with the Ukrainian people, for me, it's a hard no. If Biden even contemplates it, he's lost my vote. Why?

    BECAUSE ITS PURE F*CKING INSANITY

    I just don't understand how people are advocating this. A no fly zone isn't some innocent thing, it's a declaration of war. It's essentially sending our planes in there to shoot down Russian planes. Putin isn't going to budge on his planes flying. And so we're going to fire on Russian planes.

    I know you are a sensible person. And I respect your military knowledge, it's far better than mine. But on this issue - I think you are nuts with all due respect. Since WWII, Russian and American forces have avoided combat with one another because both sides knows where that leads to. We shoot down Russian planes, they will retaliate. 100%. Putin will most likely retaliate with missile strikes against the air bases from which the planes came from at a minimum. Then what? Will NATO just do nothing in response?

    It's a trap to an ever escalating conflict. Do you really want that? Does Ukraine winning this war worth sacrificing even one American or European city?
     
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    1. Biden is mentally ill and not capable of cognition.
    2. Biden's family took 3 million from the mayor of Moscow
    3. Biden killed the oil industry and that's why oil prices are so high.

    Basically when I say bias criticisms, I mean stating lies.
     
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  9. basso

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    please link to where I've said any of those.
     
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    I like it better if you added something like, Putin releases new biological weapons that goes out of control and turns 95% of the population into zombies.

    Suddenly a man wakes up from a coma in a hospital in london, while another in atlanta, both finding the world in chaos.
     
  11. basso

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    for clarity, this is not the miles long convoy that is threatening Kyiv from the north.

     
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    [​IMG]
     
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    Handguns have a short range, even for an expert, right?

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    that's great.

    it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, and airplanes.
     
  16. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    I never said you did. Reread the prior response.
     
  17. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    Which one of these is this?

    1. A power thing - he wants to show dominance over others
    2. A paranoia thing - he's afraid of being murdered
    3. A covid thing. Seems unlikely but maybe they don't like wearing masks
     
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    I have read he is extremely afraid of COVID
     
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    It's long but these thee USA vets talk about the mess the Russians are making in the Ukraine War.

     
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    Hitler was pretty lucky to last that long, he survived a lot of attempts to take him out also a lot more people had blood on their hands that could be prosecuted.

    I would say the same goes for Gaddafi and Mussolini.

    Russia also does not have the poverty and destruction that created those type of leaders coming from WWI.
     
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