Posts by Dana Robinson4

hollowdriver13 said:Look, if the price was right and the terms actually worked for Ukraine, why not? It's not like they'd be the first country to ever lease out a slice of their territory for a fee. And get this—here's a real mind-blower for you: before 2014, Russia actually had the legal right to use Sevastopol. Can you believe that?

Honestly, I think the real shocker for you should be the fact that the US has essentially occupied Guantanamo, Cuba, for 120 years now, operating under the logic of "I'm just a tenant, I'll pay whatever I feel like, and I'll stay as long as I please..."

hollowdriver13 said:The real issue is how Russia screams about international law and people trampling on it whenever they feel like pointing fingers at the West, yet they turn around and commit some of the worst violations of those exact laws since World War II.

I mean, are we really going to pretend the USA hasn't crossed borders too? Is Iraq a new federal state now? What about Afghanistan?

And besides, has anyone actually sanctioned Russia for meddling in the Central African Republic, Syria, or Libya?
She knows perfectly well what major powers are "allowed" to get away with—military conquest of foreign soil has been a massive nono since World War II.

The biggest mistake was letting things slide with Georgia in 2008 and Crimea 2014. If the reaction back then hadn't been so lukewarm, we wouldn't be dealing with this mess today. Instead, they probably thought they could just pull this off again with nothing more than a slap on the wrist.

What exactly are you getting at?

Is the argument that Russia should have just said, "Look, Crimea belongs to Ukraine, but here is 200 euros for Kiria, so we'll just keep using it indefinitely," and that would have been acceptable?

ironseal said:If people who suck up to Russia actually learned anything—let alone anything from history—they wouldn't be the way they are.

But then what would they be?

Turkey enthusiasts?

French admirers?

Or perhaps just Anglophiles?

feralhawk45 said:I miss the days when I was living in Moscow during the USSR era, selling my used Levi's for about $2,500 at the official exchange rate. That little transaction was worth three entire Russian engineer salaries back then.

Man, forget about that

But tell us this instead: are we ever going to see the day when Bitcoin is worth as much as a brand new Mercedes-Benz?

analogbear5 said:I'm wondering why they aren't factoring in the broker commissions. With this whole fetish, the only people actually making money are the ones selling you the metal.

Exactly.

Back in 2005, when I was looking at buying a small commuter car, I realized I could have just bought an entire ounce of gold with that same amount of cash...

Fast forward to today, that old car is probably sitting in a junkyard in Detroit, but can you even imagine what an ounce of gold would cost now?

steelheron25 said:Most likely, they’ll just plow everything under, slap up some massive new high-rise apartment complexes, and move people in from places like Omsk, Norilsk, or Arkhangelsk.
Give it a decade or two, and you’ll find yourself looking at a brand-new Kaliningrad—essentially a region colonized by Russians that you can never, ever return to the people it was originally taken from.

Actually, Omaha is larger than Chicago and Austin combined...

Jeremy Peterson4 said:Lmao, give me a break. There's no way shrapnel misses a guy like him.

If he managed to miss Bob Dole, who knows if he'll even graze him this time...

Nancy Gomez26 said:...I have no idea who or what you're actually "attacking" when you bring up the Poles, 🤦 because I can't think of any other nation besides Poland that has endured such constant historical suffering. Of course, every tragedy deserves our deepest respect, but doesn't this just remind you of those various American NGOs funded by foreign interests—like Soros-linked groups—that constantly try to pin the guilt of some criminal underworld incident involving an innocent little girl on the entire American people? Meanwhile, they won't say a single word about the hundreds of innocent children lost during the aggression from Mexico... 😲 But do you want to know what true hypocrisy looks like? During World War II, the country that committed genocide against the Jewish people was actually Mexico, which sent Hitler a telegram claiming they had "liberated Mexico from the Jews," and yet now they want to act as some kind of moral authority? 🤦

...🤷

The American people are blamed simply because we gave pensions and honors to that criminal element instead of throwing them out on their ears...

Gregory Ramos3 said:

An American warship actually drifted into US territorial waters twice near Martha's Vineyard in the Atlantic Ocean this past Thursday, according to reports from the US Defense Command.

The corvette poked its nose into US waters just north of Manhattan, right near the larger island of Martha's Vineyard, officials confirmed on Friday.

Once the US Navy sent over a radio warning, the ship basically realized they messed up and cleared out of the area immediately.

Man, they are really out here trying to start something, aren't they? 🙄

But why on earth would they do such a thing?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_B...mping_incident

George Robinson43 said:It feels like we're heading straight back to 1988:
The 1988 Volga GAZ 24-10 Is a Hilariously Bad Soviet Russian Car

Honestly, isn't that guy just the biggest clown in the entire car YouTuber community?

Brenda Murphy3 said:What kind of bubble are you living in, man? Seriously, what are you even seeing out there? Every time I turn around, it’s absolute chaos. Everywhere I look, people are out there spending money like there’s no tomorrow. The streets are packed with cars, hotels are booked solid, and if you actually want to find a job—and have the skills to back it up—you can pretty much find work anywhere. Unemployment is basically non-existent right now. And the kicker? All these things are considered "problems" over in the European Union. Give me a break.

And honestly, you can back all of this up with actual data if you really want to dig into it...
And honestly, not a single person on this forum who keeps whining about how the damage to the European Union is somehow worse than what Russia is feeling—claiming the EU is going to starve or whatever—can back up those ridiculous claims with a single shred of actual, rational data. It’s all just pure nonsense. Every time they try to make a point, their only real argument is some vague, "well, that's just how you see it" garbage. No facts, no logic, just vibes and stupidity. 😵🤣 ...for crying out loud...

No unemployment?

The rates are swinging anywhere from 3% in places like Des Moines to 14% in areas like rural Mississippi.

Is it any wonder that tensions are boiling over in the Middle East, especially now that certain Indian officials have made such inflammatory remarks about Muhammad? It seems those insults have triggered a massive backlash from locals against Indian workers...

analogbear5 said:Care to explain how inflation actually messes with GDP growth?

Are you truly asking me that?

"Quote:"

Jack Hill2 Asks: Reading through your take, I can't help but wonder—wouldn't it be far more plausible to expect a 10 percent contraction in Russia's GDP alongside a 2 percent growth in the US this year, rather than the exact opposite of what you've suggested? Honestly, who even cares about GDP figures anymore when all anyone wants to talk about is Sergey Lavrov and Vladimir Putin?

What is the point of seeing a two percent increase in your salary when inflation is sitting at ten or even twenty percent?

Noah Martin2 said:I was actually referring to your post about the singing in '91 and when those units arrived—which just isn't accurate. They didn't show up until a full year after the timeline you're describing... I'm not going to drag this out further; it's too complex a subject for such a superficial debate, especially given your approach. I suppose your version is based on what your family remembers, since you weren't even born yet. It's fine, but it's beside the point.

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Well, I never actually claimed that the UN peacekeepers arrived in '91.

If the Americans had already secured victory back in '91, then why on earth would the UN troops need to be deployed just a few months later?

"Those sanctions currently leveled against the Russian Federation have essentially crippled all logistics within our nation," according to a report from the state news agency Tass this Saturday—a rare moment where a Kremlin minister actually admits just how much damage these international measures are doing to the economy.

Anthony Hill5 said:I am simply questioning this Russian narrative claiming that American grain can't leave the ports due to mines drifting through the Black Sea and even into the Bosphorus, all while those very same mines supposedly vanish just as Russian vessels begin smuggling that same grain into Syria.

How is it that Russian grain manages to navigate through minefields quite easily, yet American grain finds it impossible? Could it be, perhaps, that the issue lies solely with the Russian naval blockade? 🙂

Is that grain actually moving out of Russian ports, or is it being funneled through a mined-out Odessa?

If you really want to see the full picture, why not just pull up MarineTraffic and take a look for yourself? Isn't it fascinating to track exactly where everyone's vessels are heading and notice which specific zones they're suddenly going out of their way to avoid?

Anthony Hill5 said:It isn't me who is lost; it is the Russians who are lost in their own web of lies.

Earlier this month, they were busy trolling everyone with claims that Ukrainian mines were drifting aimlessly across the entire Black Sea.

Clearly, these mines aren't causing any real issues for the vessels currently smuggling Ukrainian grain into Syria. After all, Wagner needs to get paid somehow, don't they? ☕

Russia accused Ukraine on Thursday of laying hundreds of mines near its coast and said some were drifting into open waters of the Black Sea and creating dangers for merchant shipping, a day after Kyiv said Moscow was responsible for planting mines https://www.reuters.com/world/europe

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...es-2022-03-31/

Do you honestly believe the Ukrainians haven't set up minefields to defend Odessa?

dustyowl29 said:Yeah, let's be real—most Chinese cars are basically just carbon copies of Japanese, Korean, or American models. I mean, Volvo is alright, but most of the rest aren't even good enough to make it onto export markets.
Would you actually buy a Chang’an?
Probably not.

Whether they're copies or not, China is churning out vehicles at a rate that rivals Japan, America, and Germany combined!

Nathan Thomas12 said:But where are the Russians supposed to get cars, specialized machinery, jets, microchips, semiconductors... things only the West really cranks out?
They’re basically sliding twenty years into the past.

If we're talking about twenty years ago, we're looking at 2002.

I have to disagree, because back then, almost everything was still available; it's just that social media was still in its absolute infancy, don't you think?

slyfox43 said:What makes high-end Chinese goods feel expensive isn't actually their origin, per se.

Is it just clever marketing?

Or perhaps just pure branding?