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  • RenaudaR Offline
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    Renauda
    wrote on last edited by Renauda
    #2238

    Russia revels in playing the sole and eternal victim.

    Elbows up!

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    • MikM Away
      MikM Away
      Mik
      wrote on last edited by
      #2239

      Pretty wimpy for Viking remnants.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      • RenaudaR Offline
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        Renauda
        wrote on last edited by Renauda
        #2240

        The inferiority complex is what feeds the Orthodoxy, Autocracy and Nationality of the Russian mentality.

        Elbows up!

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        • George KG Offline
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          George K
          wrote on last edited by George K
          #2241

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • MikM Away
            MikM Away
            Mik
            wrote on last edited by
            #2242

            Fuck ‘em.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • JollyJ Offline
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              Jolly
              wrote on last edited by
              #2243

              Well, maybe just the women...

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • George KG George K

                RenaudaR Offline
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                Renauda
                wrote on last edited by Renauda
                #2244

                @George-K

                They come across as incredulous as to what happened or is happening. That or the plea to Putin has been staged for domestic consumption; it will play well throughout Russia but especially so in rural areas. As if they had no idea as to why “foreign” troops (note at no time do they say Ukrainian troops) invaded their territory.

                I suspect it was staged. A propaganda tool right out of the old Soviet playbook. The People’s earnest appeal to the Leader.

                Elbows up!

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                • RenaudaR Renauda

                  @George-K

                  They come across as incredulous as to what happened or is happening. That or the plea to Putin has been staged for domestic consumption; it will play well throughout Russia but especially so in rural areas. As if they had no idea as to why “foreign” troops (note at no time do they say Ukrainian troops) invaded their territory.

                  I suspect it was staged. A propaganda tool right out of the old Soviet playbook. The People’s earnest appeal to the Leader.

                  George KG Offline
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                  George K
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #2245

                  @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

                  A propaganda tool right out of the old Soviet playbook. The People’s earnest appeal to the Leader.

                  More likely than not.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • MikM Away
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                    Mik
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #2246

                    The answer to the why question is obvious in their appeal.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • RenaudaR Offline
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                      Renauda
                      wrote on last edited by Renauda
                      #2247

                      Wonder if Orban and Fico will send military aid to assuage their concerns.

                      Elbows up!

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                      • George KG Offline
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                        George K
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #2248

                        Second Russian helicopter brought down by a drone.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • JollyJ Offline
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                          Jolly
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #2249

                          Don't take your eye off of the ball, though. Russia is still advancing. I'm guessing Ukraine's Kursk operation is meant to cut off some Russian supply lines and pull Russian troops back to defend those supply lines.

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                          • JollyJ Jolly

                            Don't take your eye off of the ball, though. Russia is still advancing. I'm guessing Ukraine's Kursk operation is meant to cut off some Russian supply lines and pull Russian troops back to defend those supply lines.

                            George KG Offline
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                            George K
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #2250

                            @Jolly said in The Ukraine war thread:

                            I'm guessing Ukraine's Kursk operation is meant to cut off some Russian supply lines

                            I was wondering what the motivation for an offensive was. What you say makes sense. Russia MUST defend its territory. Not doing so will lose a lot of juice for Vlad the Invader.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • RenaudaR Offline
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                              Renauda
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #2251

                              The incursion is having a desirable effect in Moscow:

                              https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/09/putin-seethes-as-ukraines-shock-incursion-catches-leadership-by-surprise-a85970

                              Elbows up!

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                                bachophile
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                                • George KG Offline
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                                  George K
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #2253

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #2254

                                    If Ukraine was still a nuclear power, we wouldn't have the map.

                                    Putin made sure that no country will ever give up their nukes for any reason.

                                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                    • MikM Away
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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #2255

                                      Yes he did.

                                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #2256

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                                        Only non-witches get due process.

                                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                          George K
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #2257

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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