Quote from: paxmao on Today at 06:07:48 PM

Quote from: DaRude on Today at 06:00:59 PM

Quote from: paxmao on January 27, 2024, 11:06:59 PM

Germany has sent a significant aid package to Ukraine, including 80 Leopard (the old model) and at least one IRIS-T system.

Quote from: DaRude on January 27, 2024, 05:50:18 AM

...

Quote from: paid2 on January 27, 2024, 12:00:23 AM

Quote from: paxmao on January 26, 2024, 03:23:24 PM

It is ok to be neutral I guess. However, a friend of mine once said that if you do not do politics, politics are done to you. This is the same, you may not care much about Ruzzia taking a chunk of Ukraine, but next day you have a "protest" in your own country organised by the Kremlin to justify them sending "peace troops" or the like. When is international it affects all.

I agree with you, because the problem with Putler is that he has already done this in many countries, even other than Ukraine, whether through war or simply through soft power like in some African countries for example. It's hard for me to stay neutral about this, even from my selfish point of view I feel that the future of my continent depends on the outcome of this war. I'm not very old, and yet I've already been to several places that have since been devastated by the Ruzzians and their imperialism, WTF. Who's next?

I'll bite, which countries you've been to that have been devastated by the Russians? All i can think of is Abkhazia and South Ossetia but they're not countries and i doubt you've been there. And it's hard to say those regions are devastated as compared to Georgia. And then for comparison, how many countries have you been to that were devastated by the US? What would you say is the ration of countries devastated by Russia vs number of countries devastated by the US? And how does devastation by soft power compare to devastation by hard power long term? Have you been to Cuba?

I take it you mean recently, Ruzzia is well known for historically devastate all the neighbours. So...

Ukraine. And thanks for adding a few to the list yourself... a short one. Sure, they are not countries, they could have been, but I guess you choose you question very carefully.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group#:~:text=The%20Wagner%20Group%20is%20known,of%20activities%20in%20other%20countries.

Quote

The Wagner Group is known to have operated in at least 11 countries; Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Syria, Sudan, Mozambique, Central African Republic, Mali, Libya, Venezuela, and Madagascar, spanning three continents, Europe, Africa and South America. There are unconfirmed reports of activities in other countries.

Ruzzia exerts "no so soft power" all over, as much as they can of course, they are not the USSR.

On Cuba... are you sure you want to discuss Cuba? You have probably heard a few generalities in movies, TV and your troll farm, but if you ask Cubans in exile (I have), they will tell you why Cuba is so fucked... hint: they do not say it's the US.

Quote from: suchmoon on January 28, 2024, 12:23:26 AM

Quote from: DaRude on January 27, 2024, 05:50:18 AM

I'll bite, which countries you've been to that have been devastated by the Russians?

Brilliant move, comrade. So paid2 can speak of devastation only if visiting the places in person?

Time to pack your bags and visit Ukraine before you start spouting next round of bullshit about it. Procure a time machine while you're at it, because if you didn't get the 2014 freedom cookies in person - it never happened.

Edit: wrong name.

You guys are desperately trying too hard, and pilling on the silliest things just cause you feel you need to react when you really don't. The statement was "...I've already been to several places that have since been devastated by the Ruzzians..." i simply inquired "which countries you've been to that have been devastated by the Russians?" Then you ask me, the person who asked to clarify the initial question, if I mean recently? I mean whatever the person posting the initial questioned meant, ask him. I believe Ukraine is still a country so you probably misspoke there. You mean asking Cubans in exile (in US?) what they think? Haha really? How about we ask Ukrainians in exile in Russia who they think is at fault, cause according to you that's how you get objective answers?

suchmoon can you rephrase your question? I get the gist is that i wasn't supposed to ask what countries he has been to that were devastated by Russians?

No, you are again lying in plain sight. You have made a question, you have quoted above! "How many countries has Ruzzia devastated", which is the standard human prompt for seeking a reaction, and you are getting an answer: Yes Ruzzia has devastated countries, but mostly smashed nationalities which could have become countries and that is now, historically and since there are written records of the existence of anything called Ruzzia.

BTW, personally, I choose when to react.

You have made a ridiculous statement and we are point it out.

Reread my post. Don't put things in quotes that i didn't say (the edit on last post was for clarification but didn't change the subject). The question were "which countries you've been to that have been devastated by the Russians?" and for comparison "how many countries have you been to that were devastated by the US?" i did not get an answer from initial poster, or a clear answer from you. Instead you posted a link of countries where Wagner operated in, nitpicking on wording of the initial statement, and then claim that i'm the one making ridiculous statements? I get that you're trying to dismiss everything that i say but you're just getting to the point of absurdity here.