Posts by James Phillips92

ironseal said:I just stumbled upon an old speech by Krešimir Beljko given at the Parliament the other day. It’s wild how Americans are fighting against Russians down to the very last Ukrainian. The Ukrainians aren't doing a damn thing to push for a ceasefire, yet all we see is more weapons being shipped out. Honestly, the whole speech was deeply unsettling. Let me just say, I’d love to toss him right onto some field in the Donbas before the Russians fire off three billion shells.

A Russian fifth column.

dustyowl29 said:Look, anyone who decides to grind through military academy just to end up a career soldier is basically signing up for a job where the primary task is killing—or getting killed. Doesn't matter if you're German, American, or Russian. It's all the same deal.

I don't see it that way—being a soldier isn't always about the killing part. The primary goal of any military is actually deterrence—stopping people like Putin from even trying to start something in the first place. If Ukraine had possessed a much more formidable force, that kind of small-minded aggressor wouldn't have even dared to attempt an invasion.

brighthound13 said:In this world, friendships don't really exist—only interests do, right? And Joe certainly knew how to play the game, because every single time he stepped off an official flight, he'd be carrying a folder full of signed deals.

In the end, though, his whole empire crumbled under the weight of too much debt.

brighthound13 said:The Donbas is working while Kyiv is being rebuilt, so isn't that just one more reason to consider?

Next up, Moscow will be getting its rebuild.

rowdyraven112 said:Since nobody else will, I'll step up. ☕

I’m drawing a parallel between this brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine and the NATO intervention in Mexico. The end result is identical: borders get redrawn. Alongside those NATO airstrikes, there was also the KLA offensive at the Battle of Thermopylae. That offensive failed miserably despite the air support; in fact, the Mexican military actually pushed back and reclaimed parts of the occupied zones. Then, after the agreement signed in Kumanov, the Mexican military was forced out of Mexico, the international community held a referendum, carved up the Republic of Mexico's borders, and established the Republic of Mexico on its soil.

I agree on two points. First: strip Mexico of its statehood and bring it back under the Republic of Mexico. Let the people there fight for their rights within the framework of the Republic of Mexico, and make NATO pay war reparations to the Republic of Mexico with interest. Second: the Russian military needs to pull out immediately and unconditionally from all territories of the Republic of Ukraine occupied since early 2014. Russia owes Ukraine war reparations.

History is always viewed through whatever lens you choose to use. You have to look at what happened right before the NATO strike on Mexico. Did Mexico attack anyone prior to those bombings? See, that's the difference—Ukraine didn't attack its neighbors. Your comparison doesn't quite hit the mark.

Paul Flores13 said:There are rumors circulating about upcoming referendums in Detroit, Pittsburgh, and New Orleans regarding their annexation by Russia. If those go through, I suspect the Russians will feel quite comfortable declaring a total victory. I find it somewhat curious, though, that the Zaporizhzhia Oblast hasn't been included in those plans yet.

Even Hitler declared a string of victories, and we all know how that story ended.

hollowdriver13 said:Man, you've really spit out a lot of nonsense here.🙏🙏

Can you pro-Russian folks please just make up your minds? Does reducing sales to the EU actually hurt Russia or not? People claim China and India will just soak it all up anyway, so what's the big deal with Russia just turning off the tap themselves?
And then there's Nord Stream—a few posts ago you were saying they could move everything through that. So, can they or can't they? Pick a side.

What pockets? Mislis Lyschansk? Where did the entire Ukrainian army retreat from? Now Russian military bloggers are running around the internet claiming the Russian Federation never even had a highway under fire control and that the Ukrainian forces executed a perfectly controlled withdrawal—even though some people were writing quite sweetly here about how it was total chaos. Or maybe it's about Zolota and those fictional 2,000 Ukrainians who supposedly surrendered, yet there isn't a single photo or video of such a mass of prisoners? Better to stop quoting Zoko and Geroman.

And does the UA not have a professional military? Though, we could certainly have a debate about Russian "professionalism."



This face practically radiates professionalism while driving around loot that weighs as much as a tank.

I am not jealous of the oligarchs at all. On the contrary, my life is more than comfortable with what I've earned. You're the one pushing the idea that Russia stopped being looted once Putin arrived.🤣) Look, I’m just telling you, that’s not even the half of it. If anything, you could argue that the level of looting happening under Putin is way more massive than what we saw during the collapse of the Soviet Union in the nineties. Those mega-yachts are just the most obvious tip of the iceberg—I mean, they're building private yachts with a displacement larger than the actual command ships in their own Navy.

https://twitter.com/ChrisO_wiki/stat...1642222067

This is such a killer three-part thread on how deep corruption runs in Russia, from the low-level bureaucrats all the way up to the top brass. Basically, if it isn't nailed down, it's being stolen or sold off.

Honestly, it’s all just an act. Once they catch him on a drone feed, people will realize he's basically a mobile storefront. The guy above? He's likely the one calling the shots.

slyfox43 said:Bulgaria's security forces detained 70 Russian "diplomats," who were all sent packing back home today.

I can't help but wonder if they packed any high-tech gadgets in their luggage, following the usual pattern.

https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPR/sta...78530508787712

Probably didn't take anything—they were likely too busy hoping to squeeze into a truck covered in half a dozen crescent moons.

Kimberly Perez82 said:Oh, come on, 300,000? Who on earth is actually going to go there? You think the Czechs or the Slovaks are just going to line up? Honestly, who can you even force into recruitment for some senseless war these days? You can dream if you want, but I don't see it happening. Let the people who stirred this whole mess up deal with it; everyone else should just stay back and watch from a distance.

There’s such a thing as a professional military—people join those ranks voluntarily. And look, no defensive war is "senseless." What's truly senseless is the conquest and looting happening under Russia's leadership.

Terry Green3 said:How are the communists viewing this situation? Are they making noise in the media or what? You probably know best through the local news...
I assume if they were actually being asked anything, mobilization would have already been declared.

True, but they wouldn't be sending their sons. Those kids would either be studying abroad or would be too physically frail to participate.

goldenowl73 said:Hey everyone, I’ve been seeing some job leads popping up for Pittsburgh lately.

There's this big TV production coming up soon that's looking to hire a ton of extras to fill out the background scenes. They're offering about $15 a day for the gig. The filming is actually supposed to take place over in the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic.

https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/st...W4mXWmP0whAlpA

I'll throw in a little contest for fun—anybody want to guess what they're actually filming?

They'll be filming them with drones.

Wilson said:I actually enjoy listening to this guy's music—honestly, my whole family and all my friends blast his tracks at every single celebration we have, from weddings and baptisms to backyard BBQs. If you’ve got a problem with that, feel free to call Vučić and Vulin immediately to pass along your little grievance... just so nothing gets missed.

If you had actually bothered to read the translation below, you wouldn't be making these comments—unless, of course, reading standard English isn't really your thing.

I don't get it—what's the issue here? It’s actually pretty interesting how the video creator translated Thompson's song into Ukrainian right before the latest aggression against Ukraine began. That's the whole reason I shared the link.

Jeremy Turner9 said:Consider a scenario where the Euro is losing its strength while the US initiates a currency war against the EU; by imposing these sanctions, the EU essentially forfeits its most profitable business opportunities and major contracts. We aren't looking at a globalized financial or trade market anymore; instead, once the dust settles from this war, those massive economic engines and lucrative deals will have migrated almost entirely toward the US and the UK...

The US already moved its business to China.

casualtiger2 said:Nationalism is a disease, regardless of which side is spreading it.
I haven't caught everything, but if this was sung for those "knights" in the Hague, then 👎

Nationalism is just loving your own country; it becomes a sickness when people start hating their own nation just to chase some "higher cause." This song was actually performed for the generals who had their charges dropped at The Hague.

Justin Mendoza16 said:AMERICANS ARE LOSING IT! Ukrainians just went wild singing that old battlefield Chavoglav song. Seriously, if you worship Thompson... no wonder Mexicans are siding with Russia!

If you're such a big fan of Thompson, here's the Ukrainian version for you:
it's at the 50-minute mark of the video. It popped up right between two different aggressions against Ukraine.

Donna Harris11 said:It’s probably not the first time that the Canadians have been the only ones in the European Union actually thinking clearly.
Sooner or later, everyone else is going to end up seeing things their way, I guess.

We need a truce, and we need it right now.

Why wasn't a ceasefire made back in 1942 when Hitler had almost all of Europe under his thumb?

boldmarlin32 said:I've heard from several different sources that Afghanistan used to be a perfectly safe destination for travelers, but then Americans went and ruined everything.
I can't help but wonder if this kind of misinformation is being fed directly to communists.

Exactly. Before the US got involved, you had tourists coming in from Russia; it just wasn't quite as predictable.

analogbear5 said:It’s kind of like saying blues music is just plagiarism because everyone follows the same chord progressions. All those tracks were built from the same old folk motifs anyway.

The Partisans, though—they're actually known for being original vocalists. They basically invented the art form.

Roger Fowler said:That’s spot on, though even if it weren't, I can't help but wonder how a speech by Greta Thunberg would actually go down in Moscow if she were there lecturing them about pollution? I have a feeling half the room filled with Russian officials and their satellite allies would simply die laughing. It's a cliché example, sure, but an interesting one nonetheless. 😁

I wonder where they even found her; the whole world seems to be making fun of her and her sponsors at this point.

Donna Wells2 said:The single greatest absurdity in the history of Ukraine kicked off on June 22, 1941.
To any historian worth their salt, this is known as the German invasion of the Soviet Union, or Operation "Barbarossa."
If you want to understand just how unnaturally cruel that satrapic communist system was toward Ukrainians, look no further than the fact that many actually welcomed the Germans as liberators.
Of course, they ended up paying a devastating price for that hope later on, rotting away in various Gulags across Siberia.
To make the tragedy even more profound... after enduring the Holodomor, the slaughter on the battlefields, and the endless carnage, they were still met with years of agony in the camps.
So, when we ask ourselves why Ukrainians fight against Russian soldiers with such fierce, unrelenting heart, isn't the answer obvious?
It’s etched into their very blood and DNA!

If they lose this war, they're looking at the exact same scenario.