Gweiloman

Simple question for you to answer. Is Russia gaining more territory or not?

As each day wears on, the negotiated settlement will benefit Russia more and more. The Americans fought an extremely unpopular war in Vietnam, thousand of miles from its own borders and thousands upon thousands of soldiers returned in body bags. A dark chapter in an already dark history. Russia is fighting a war on its own borders, a war they consider existential to them, regardless of what others think. Victory will be celebrated every year. So yes, it will be remembered for centuries in Russia. Vietnamese people have lost their freedom? A big mistake that many westerners make is thinking and believing that only their way is right and trying to force everyone to adopt their values. One man’s meat is another man’s poison. They would do well to remember that.

Typical substance-less reply. When you can’t counter the points, insult and discredit. For a change, to make yourself credible, try to disprove the points instead. If false, that should be easy enough. But if true, face reality and stop denying the facts. Attitudes and mindsets like yours is a key factor in explaining the way the conflict is going. Western leaders are in denial of the reality, relying on false reports of how well Ukraine is doing on the battlefield. Reason is simple. No one dares to tell the truth for fear of falling off the gravy train. ‘We just need another 61 billion and Ukraine will be able to hold on till the end of the year”. After that, “We need another 100 billion and Ukraine will be able to launch a counter attack “. Lol. Zelensky is now asking to be financed and defended for the next 10 years! What a joke. I hope the west falls for this scam though. It will continue to weaken them and the global majority will keep getting stronger.

China (and India) are among the biggest winners. Whether Russia emerges ahead remains to be seen (geo-politically. They have already won militarily). America is definitely one of the big losers of this conflict.They have driven Russia much much closer to China than would have been possible. Also, the rest of the world have turned against them, fed up of their bullying, hypocrisy and flagrant abuse of power. Europe and especially Germany are even bigger losers Deprived of cheap reliable energy, they now have to pay exorbitant prices for US LNG and supplies from other parts of the world, not to mention having to waste billions more on unnecessary military spending going forward. By far the biggest loser is Ukraine, what will be left of it, after the conflict ends. There are rumours that Poland/Romania might take West Ukraine under its protection too,stop Russia taking over all of Ukraine, which Russia, imo, has no intention of doing. But this will sit very nicely with Poland as these are, I was led to believe, were previously Polish lands. Good luck to Ukraine if they think they can get these lands back, assuming the above happens.

Not sure what you are ranting about. Having lived and worked in a couple of Muslim countries and interacting deeply with the locals, including intimate relations, I have never heard the phrase “Allaha Akhbar”. It has always been “Allahu Akhbar”, occasionally followed by “Bismillah nir Rahman nir Rahim”. And the poster I responded to was not @RayC but but tran something or other, a non-entity really.

Is this app specifically for the ABB chargers that came with the Seal?

Very true.

Sad news, unless he was drunk and speeding.

On the question of, is Ukraine winning, this is an interesting overview of the situation No speculations, no propaganda, no falsehoods. All confirmed positions supported by geo-locations. Ukraine better hopes that the promised munitions arrive soon. However, that leaves the unresolved issue of manpower. Unless NATO sends in troops…

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So you think the phrase is Alla Akhbar? Ignorant doesn’t even begin to describe you…🤭

Who’s the dolt now? Of course Ukraine is not in NATO, else Article 5 would have been invoked. I mistakenly said “not join NATO’” when I meant “not wanting to join NATO”. This would be clear to anyone that’s not a dolt (whatever that means).

Did you misspell Allahu on purpose? Or are you just that ignorant?

Not my home country and I like it just fine here. You could also move back to your home country, unless it’s not good anymore? Or maybe Ukraine. I heard they are looking for suckers to fight America’s war. You can also join brain brian to Ukraine. The both of you can bore the Russian soldiers into surrender…

Britain’s a democracy right? And in a democracy, the people get to choose what they want at the polls, right? Problem solved. Vote for the party that has immigration policies acceptable to the majority of the population. If such a simple matter cannot be resolved through this most highly desired political system, then maybe it doesn’t work that well… I vote for communism, since trannie already thinks I’m one. No immigration problem in China, the greatest Communist country on earth, lol.

Why do you refer to it as Russian propaganda points? This implies that they are not valid. This shows me also what your personal view is. Anyhow, you could have saved yourself time and effort as over 90% will feel he is an aggressor and criminal.

I don’t have it on my app yet.

Hmm.. you edited your post before I had the opportunity to respond. See my post above which responds to your edited post.

Not really. Ukraine could have decided to remain neutral and not join NATO. 2/3 rds of Ukrainians during Yanukovych’s time in office was against joining NATO. This went against US’s desires thus the overthrow of his government, the Maidan uprising. If Zelensky had gone ahead with the deal brokered in Antalya, hundreds of thousands of people would still be alive, the 4 Eastern oblasts would still be part of Ukraine, Europa would still be enjoying cheap, reliable energy from Russia and Russia would be weaker than it is today. My personal opinion of course. I have no personal experience of living under Russian rule so I can’t really give you a satisfactory answer. All the times I’ve been there, primarily Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novgorod, the impression I have is that it’s a typical old European country. The architecture, the cuisine, all similar to other parts of Europe. People are prosperous, happy and very much more welcoming than western Europeans. Supermarkets are well stocked, restaurants super high class and the cities felt much safer than London, Paris or Rome. I hope I have answered your question sufficiently. Don’t hesitate to ask more questions or request for more clarification. I will do my best to respond appropriately.

Your extremely thoughtful and profound responses are a fitting testament to your university professors. Kudos to them.

The sun is slowly but surely setting on the western empire and they have no one to blame but themselves. The world rejects the idea of a unipolar liberal hegemony. The west has the choice of either embracing this shift and being part of it which will keep them a powerful force or to fight it which will result in their inevitable decline. Idiots like Borrell and von der lying are too full of themselves so the latter scenario is the most likely one.

One wonders why Ukraine would get into an extended conflict with their much more powerful neighbour when they don’t have the resources (financial and military) to compete. Having to depend on the US and NATO is proving very costly (remember what they say about having America as a friend?). Allegedly is the right word. For both sides’ claims…

I am compelled to reply as we can debate sensibly as adults. I won’t say that there are to be a lot of cases that makes an EV unsuitable. In most cases, EVs are suitable for most people. Yes, there are a couple of circumstances that makes it less than ideal, main one being the need to make frequent long distance trips. The main downside is the time it takes to charge. For EV owners, they work around this by having their meals or other driving breaks when they need to charge. Having done it myself, it’s not as inconvenient as it might first appear. The charging network in Thailand is pretty good for most EV owners. Of course there are exceptions. Places like Pai and MHS naturally have less charging stations than Chiang Mai. The same goes for petrol stations. It’s a bit more challenging for condo dwellers, especially if the condo doesn’t provide charging facilities. Realistically though, one only needs to go to a PTT or Bangchak or PT only once a week to top up. Not very much different from filling an ICEV other than having to get out of the car and have a coffee or a bowl of noodles. As for reliability etc, we are talking about major multibillion dollar companies like BYD, SAIC, Geely… Not some small startup so I’m quite comfortable with relying on these companies. The driving experience is fantastic, instant power on tap if needed, quiet and smooth and comfortable. The savings are fantastic as well, in terms of petrol and no need for regular servicing of,oil, filters etc.

For your reading pleasure. https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/10/26/josep-borrells-jungle-trope-was-no-slip-of-the-tongue/

One thing the west wins in is the great sounding names attached to their weapons; Leopard, Challenger, Abrams etc