44 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Well obviously we all know the aid from Nato and other countries has been vital to Ukraine from the beginning. The point being however those weapons provded to Ukraine have been legal and not UN violations

Wow, I will sleep better knowing that no western countries ever violates UN regulations. Oh, wait…

11 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

No one gives a rat's about the UN, it has become ridiculous. It should be moved to Turky

Wonders never cease. I actually gave you a thumbs up.

1 hour ago, jvs said:

You lost all credibility from my side!

You are full of opinions and basically insult people but you conveniently forget to answer some posts .

Did i notice a spelling mistake?

Don't worry it is ok.

Sad to hear that you don’t consider me credible but it’s ok, I’m sure I will still be able to sleep at night.

All of us, as thinking individuals (except for a couple), have our opinions. They may or may not be supported by facts. Just because a claim is made by a journalist or an unnamed individual on the condition of anonymity etc etc doesn’t make it a fact. 
 

I answer posts that I feel are substantive. I don’t normally bother with boring matters.

Yes, I spotted the spelling mistake. Of course it should have been the Dalai Lama instead of Dalam Lama. Dalam means inside in the Indonesian and Malay languages, one of the 7 that I speak. Spelling mistakes can happen to the best of us. Not knowing what proper nouns are is not a mistake.

Peace.

18 hours ago, Mavideol said:

it happened that I lived 9for quite some time) in a couple of countries you mentioned, trust me, their reputation is not based on he said she said, 80-90% it's correct, thus the majority wins as +/- 10-20% it's really a minority, to me, as an outsider it appears that you have difficulty accepting the reality thus your constant deflections

Sorry, but I have no idea what you are trying to say.

2 hours ago, stevenl said:

Any thinking person can say: not true.

Which obviously rules you out.

22 hours ago, Hummin said:

Im aware of both sides propaganda.

 

Do you claim Putin have almost 88% backing from his own people in the election? Only tyrans and dicttors have such numbers

 

 

I don’t claim it, it’s merely what was reported. True or not, who can say. However, by virtue of your last sentence, you have painted yourself into a corner. In your view, no leader can have such popularity unless they are either a dictator or a tyrant. In the political system that I presume you are used to, that is western democracy with elections every few years, either 2 party state like the US or multi parties like Germany, it is practically mathematically impossible to gain much more than 60% popularity for obvious reasons. The electorate’s political mindset fundamentally does not allow them to deem the opposition’s leader as popular.

I do not know but I wonder what Mandela’s popularity rating was. Singapore on the surface is a democratic country and you can claim that LKY was a tyrant and/or dictator but he regularly polled above 90%.If, for the sake or this argument we consider Tibet as a sovereign nation, would you dispute that the Dalam Lama would have greater than 88% popularity among Tibetans? How about when it comes to monarchs? I don’t think anybody would dispute that a certain ex-monarch was popular with almost 100% of the population. Tyrant and/or dictator?
 

Finally, and this is naturally controversial and contentious because most westerners are opposed to it due to their education and govt propaganda, China is a one party state. If 88% of the population is happy with their government, by extension, this means they are happy with the leader, Polls by IPSOS or Harvard, I forget which, has found China to be the “happiest” country in the world with over 90% satisfaction rating. I can already hear the words rubbish, nonsense, gibberish in some posters heads. What some westerners don’t realise is that for many Asians, democracy, the right to vote, freedom of speech, all the intangibles that the western world cares so much about that they are willing to kill others for it, many Asians don’t really care. What they care about most is to have a good living and the opportunities to do so and this is something that the likes of LKY and XJP has provided them.

Thank you for reading and hopefully we can have an intelligent debate without the usual posters who only insults, demands for links and are full of themselves.

9 minutes ago, Bandersnatch said:

You must mean the BYD e6 I gave it a poor review when I saw it in the flesh for the first time 2 years ago

 

 

 

 

 

The interior looks like a Japanese made car lol

3 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Stumped and can't manage anything on topic so you opt for personal insults. 

Like I said, b o r I n g…

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Are the tories trying to lose the next election?

Britain's apparently broke, but they can find that sort of money every year. Something smells of lies.

I’m so glad my daughters and their friends have been travelling around Asia for the past year, not needing to pay back their student loans. The British government obviously don’t need the money.

12 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

It is reported in western msm therefore it’s the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I get it.

 

No, you don't get it. You're just making things up again

Whether I get it or not, you are more boring than a broken record.

1 hour ago, JetsetBkk said:

 

I haven’t watched the video but I’m wondering why you would link it in this topic. Are you not aware that LFP batteries don’t contain cobalt?

1 hour ago, jvs said:

No matter how you are trying to make putin look like the good guy,he is not!

He is the one that started all this and you know it!

Actually, I don’t care about making Putin look good or whether he is good or bad. What I believe (and you can have your own beliefs as well, that’s fine with me) is that this conflict could have been easily avoided but was instigated by America to weaken Russia. It is well documented that NATO expansion eastwards was a red line for Russia and previous European leaders had been against it. But as America holds sway in NATO, the expansion continued right up to the borders of Russia. 
 

You surely can’t be so blind as to see that Russia won’t consider it a threat. How do you think any country would react if an adversary were to station troops and weapons next to their borders? Try not to be hypocritical when answering, although I doubt you would as it would show your narrative to be flawed.

1 hour ago, jvs said:

Another half truth,please try to figure out why all of that gas is a direct loss to GP.It does not remain in the ground.

You also need to dig in a little deeper how the sanctions are affecting normal russian people.

The economy seems up for now but that is not sustainable ,the russian government will run out of money end of this summer.

 

Were you in Russia to see how the sanctions are affecting normal Russian people? Or are you relying on western media reports? Surely you are not that naive and gullible to accept everything you read as the gospel truth?

Let’s revisit this claim that Russia will run out of money by the end of this summer. I doubt it very much, especially coming from you as you don’t even seem to know what proper nouns are, much less world economics.

36 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Perhaps it's not true.

No no no TBL. If there’s a link, then it MUST be true.

3 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

Did you ever finish your education or was kindergarten as far as you got?

The latter but he didn’t manage to graduate.

3 minutes ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

 

A couple of links: 

 

Russia 'struggling with supply of weapons and ammunition' for Ukraine war - Western officials

 

"Russia is struggling to provide ammunition and weapons for its war in Ukraine, according to Western officials.

 

It is facing "extreme challenges" in obtaining sufficient equipment and material, an official said."

 

Declassified US Intelligence Reveals Massive Russian Losses in Ukraine

 

"Newly declassified U.S. intelligence indicates Russia has suffered from some staggering losses as a result of its nearly two-year-old invasion of Ukraine, including major setbacks during its latest offensive."

From your link above:

Previous predictions that Russia was about to run out of missiles or other weapons have not always proved correct.

Also from bbc:

Ukraine war: Russian reservists fighting with shovels - UK defence ministry

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64855760

and

War in Ukraine: Is Russia’s stock of weapons running low?

14 October 2022

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-63247287

Note the date.

Forgive me if I don’t pay much heed to “links” as some so desperately needs.

One other thing you might like to consider. Do you honestly believe that the west will say that Russia is winning even if that’s the truth? 

39 minutes ago, jvs said:

Since you are so smart i will not provide you with links because you can do your own research!

Fantabulous claim?

I have never asked anyone for a link here,there is plenty of info on the net.

Yes i still think Putin is the one who started this and he is the only one(besides Trump of course lol)

who can stop this in 24 hours.

Yes you are probably right about hypocrisy,it is all around!

All the research I have done point to your claims being mere fantasies and hopes. Western media have made many claims, most of which have turned out to be false. So excuse me if I don’t believe anything the western msm claims.

You give Putin too much credit. There are others (not the orange man) who can stop this but unfortunately for Ukraine, it’s not in the interests of the puppet masters.

24 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

 

You claimed Russia "has proven itself to be more abiding with international law than some others."

 

then provide evidence or stop making things up.

The hubris, telling me to stop making things up lol.
 

I don’t make things up. I post my opinions and conclusions. No issue for me if you disagree with them. Life, and truth, does not revolve around links, particularly those from the western msm.

I noticed that you still haven’t asked @jvs to provide any evidence. Like I said, hypocrisy.

6 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

 

Can you also provide evidence that Russia "has proven itself to be more abiding with international law than some others."

You are not interested in evidence that doesn’t suit your narrative, so no.

Why don’t you ask your buddy above to provide evidence of his fantasy claim?

Some peeps seem permanently confused. Looking at who’s browsing at the moment, I have a fair idea whom lol