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Some of us I guess just don't have a sense of humour and are way, way too serious. Fact remains though this is just alarmist nonsense.

Just another opinion piece from the left. Not sure, for example, how getting men out of women's sports is "a consolidation of power" and a "threat to liberty". This is clearly about women's rights..

One person's definition from a novelist who amongst other things wrote children's books. Not exactly a scholar in political theory. Umberto Eco[a] OMRI (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator. In English, he is best known for his popular 1980 novel The Name of the Rose, a historical mystery combining semiotics in fiction with biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory, as well as Foucault's Pendulum, his 1988 novel, which touches on similar themes.[3] Eco wrote prolifically throughout his life, with his output including children's books, translations from French and English, in addition to a twice-monthly newspaper column "La Bustina di Minerva" (Minerva's Matchbook) in the magazine L'Espresso beginning in 1985, with his last column (a critical appraisal of the Romantic paintings of Francesco Hayez) appearing 27 January 2016.[4][5] At the time of his death, he was an Emeritus professor at the University of Bologna, where he taught for much of his life.[6] In the 21st century, he has continued to gain recognition for his 1995 essay "Ur-Fascism", where Eco lists fourteen general properties he believes comprise fascist ideologies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_Eco

NATO is indeed on the brink of non-existence,

Sorry but a cherry pick from a Google search just doesn't cut the mustard. It's true though that the far right and the far left become closer the more staunch they become. Having said this to call a dictator of a communist state fascist is a bit like a mixed metaphor.

It appears you don't know the actual meaning of fascist. Fairly sure Putin isn't on the far right of political ideology.

Sadly all countries (western) have neo-Nazis now. Thankfully they are a tiny minority. I'm sure it's the same in Ukraine.

You were the one calling people fascists. A "lie" you say. So you deny the existence of the Azov brigade or are you saying their not neo-nazi and it's all Putin's propaganda? Be interested to see your non-deflection response. Reality is they've been fighting against Russia since 2014 but it was the defence of Mariupol that highlighted them. No fairy tale it's reality which is something that seems to have passed you buy.

Be afraid. Be very, very afraid. This is just ridiculous. Maybe there's an mRNA vaccine in the pipeline.

Trump: Fascist. Trump supporters: Fascists. Not possible to remember how many times those with the syndrome have posted this. How about a reply about the Azov Brigade. Ukrainian far right nutters armed by Zelensky.

Azov Brigade. Good Ukrainian patriots.

Do you know many chemicals/carcinogens are in cigs which of course are legal? Your comment is purely one that has been given very little thought and/or research and simply parrots the anti-vape narrative.

Only one like this ever since vapes came in.

Figuratively speaking (handed over). There was no military resistance to this annexation. It was total capitulation.

I have a feeling these are going to be very expensive toilets.

Rubbish. Although in the past this was the case times have changed.

Big Tobacco and the government are the same in this case.

A neutral comment points out the facts without bias. This is what my comment about Crimea's annexation did. If I was to include opinion it's no longer neutral.

Your opinion and not supported by the vast amounts of evidence that says cigs are worse than vapes. If you were getting pains in your chest you were more than likely puffing way too much. Vapes got me off the cigs. The crackdown got me back on them.

Not taking Russia's side. Simply pointing out that there was no military response to Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 under Obama and by the West in general. This is a neutral comment so please keep your ad hominin comments in check.

Breaking News: Just been contacted buy a seller. Seems like the crackdown may be over.

How many of these are pollution and cigarette related. Actual evidence shows vaping reduces lung and heart issues when compared to tobacco smoking..

Have to disagree here. The money was coming in before the vaping market was shut down. This particular stream of brown envelopes for the BIB has disappeared.

Crimea was handed to the Russians under Obama. Now Zelensky wants it back.

Said this many times. It's nothing to do with health and everything to do with tax. BTW I'll guarantee tax revenue from tobacco has spiked since the vaping market has been shut down.