6 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

This may not apply to LOS but it is a famous and old saying from Dante: "There is a special place reserved in hell for those who remain neutral during a moral crisis".  Of course there is no hell in buddhism but most of us getting the meaning.  Ironically China seems to think the same about Ukraine.  What if the country was not Ukraine but Taiwan? Then it would be crystal clear.

it would depend if it were backed by the US & UK, if it was then you know something is fishy..its all about oil, minerals, or recourses, but certainly not freedom and democracy for the people

7 hours ago, BobBKK said:

 Oh, you mean like the Afghans?  Vietnamese?  Syrians?  Iraqis?  Kosovo?  I think I'm starting to get it... you mean it depends on WHO it is?  I think I got it - thank you.

yes, basically whomever  the western politicians and media tell them to hate, they run for the pitchforks!

4 hours ago, cooked said:

Anybody mention, or even know what are, The Minsk agreements? 

Sorry, I read through the first few comments... I guess not.

recent admission by Merkle and another that they were signed only to buy time to re-arm, re-train Ukraine

13 hours ago, placeholder said:

You mean when the Ukrainians were begging for weaponry to defend themselves from the Russians and their allies? The weaponry that Trump withheld despite there being a law in effect that required him to send the materiel? And that only after a threat of a lawsuit from Congress did he move to send Ukraine the weaponry? And also only after requesting that Zelensky announce that he would pursue an investigation of former V.P. Joseph Biden. Not even that Ukraine would actually investigate but only announce that it was going to.

which proved to be false, remember Adam schiffs fictional dramatisation of the phone call the didn't happen, how did the impeachment go btw? 

i remember the video of Biden bragging that he got the prosecutor fire after threatening to with hoid aid..no charges..humm 

21 minutes ago, still kicking said:

No need too I am not a Trump supporter.

what has trump got to do with this? seems clear you don't have anything to add

Just now, still kicking said:

OK Comrade 

thats ok, off you go to bury your head in the sand again. 

9 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Forget it I am not here to argue 

who's arguing. it was a simple case of reading an article with new information many probably haven't heard, and making an opinion.

it certainly puts a different spin on the whole situation... unless that is you just want to ignore it and carry on with the 'Russia bad' western narrative

2 minutes ago, still kicking said:

I don't have to prove anything I have friends living in the Ukraine 

i didnt ask yoyu to prove anything, i showed you an article, youm dismissed it, i guess with out even reading it..... so do you deny the story is true?

Just now, still kicking said:

I don't have to prove anything I have friends living in the Ukraine 

wow. 

12 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Some here seemingly would have everyone ignore facts and reality like the following:

 

"The latest MoPH report on new weekly COVID hospitalizations shows them continuing a long upward climb since mid-March. The weekly tallies during that recent period have been:

 

March 16 -- 501

March 23 -- 630

March 30 -- 728

April 6 -- 774

April 13 -- 849

April 20 -- 1,004

April 27 -- 1,672

May 4 -- 1,792

May 11 -- 1,880

May 18 - 1,882

May 25 -- 1,801

June 1 -- 1,863

June 8 -- 2,762

June 15 -- 2,881"

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1326140-hospitalizations-climb-in-thailands-spring-2024-covid-surge/?do=findComment&comment=18995834

 

https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/?dashboard=main

 

 

 

 

and after 14 days how many recovered and left hospital perfectly fine?

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

And that studies repeatedly have shown than being up-to-date on COVID XBB variant vaccinations reduces people's risk of serious COVID illness vs. those who haven't received the latest vaccine.

 

Latest COVID-19 vaccines reduce hospitalization risk by around half

"The latest COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk for hospitalization or visits to an ED or urgent care by around 50%, according to interim data published in MMWR.

...

Overall, VE against COVID-19-associated ME or hospitalization was 51% (95% CI = 47%-54%) in the first 7 to 59 days after receiving an updated vaccine dose and 39% (95% CI = 33%-45%) in the 60 to 119 days after an updated vaccine dose.

 

 

https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20240301/latest-covid19-vaccines-reduce-hospitalization-risk-by-around-half

 

or the following from the U.S. CDC:

 

"Protective tools, like vaccines and treatments, that decrease risk of COVID-19 disease (particularly severe disease) are now widely available. COVID-19 vaccination reduces the risk of symptomatic disease and hospitalization by about 50% compared to people not up to date on vaccination. Over 95% of adults hospitalized in 2023-2024 due to COVID-19 had no record of receiving the latest vaccine."

 

https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/background/index.html#:~:text=Over 95% of adults hospitalized,of receiving the latest vaccine

 

 

and natural immunity is how effective in comparison?

14 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Except for....

Comorbidities, multimorbidity and COVID-19

"Modeling studies have estimated that 1.7 billion people globally (22% of the population) have at least one comorbidity that is associated with an increased risk of developing severe COVID-19."

 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02156-9

 

 

AND

 

"A study carried out on 5700 COVID-19 patients from 12 hospitals in the USA found diabetes to be the third most common comorbidity (~34% of patients), compared to hypertension (56%) and obesity (42%)."

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10456773/

 

 

The above citations indicate pretty substantial shares of the population at large having some level of COVID comorbidity risk.

 

 

 

what about studies in Thailand rather than US, we are here after all!

Just now, still kicking said:

Yes Donald 

so, msn.com isnt one of your trusted channels?

you denying the story?

or can't accept that their are possible alternate reasons for this continued war, the same as the ME ones?

53 minutes ago, still kicking said:

OK comrade 

read for yourself... 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/senator-graham-ukraines-12-trillion-mineral-wealth-and-its-future/ar-BB1o1qqL

16 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

As one poster puts it, content free micro posts…

i'd guess at micro something else too😂!

13 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

Those poor people. The western war criminals have a lot to answer for, when judgement day comes, if ever.

it never does though, we all know that

7 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Nonsense

how about the 12 trillion $$ wirh of minerals Ukrains sits on, do you think that has any bearing on the US and allies support?

1 hour ago, transam said:

Eh......🤪..........Talk about 'word salad'............🤭

yeah, i guess you dont have the faintest clue about the saudi/petro dollar thing do you....

2 hours ago, transam said:

I think you're a tool.......🥴

haha, pot. kettle. black

1 hour ago, 0ffshore360 said:

Droll but normal reference for a peasant such as thee. Sam.

 

nothing he says is of any relevance.