Even though they’ve got the majority with the Democratic Party and the Leftists, this guy would still end up stuffing the government with failed appointees from Alenka Bratušek and Šarec's old crews.
mistycanyon67 said:No, considering they were attacked for that exact reason. The Russian demand was military neutralization and demilitarization based on their own security concerns. They didn't comply, and this is the result.
So what, we’re just supposed to roll over and meet every single Russian ultimatum?
Exactly how far are we talking? Which line on the map gets drawn?
cosmicgull52 said:This is fake news. It was debunked this morning.
The Philadelphia Orchestra even shut this down on Facebook last night, but honestly? There's zero doubt we'll be seeing the exact same garbage in the headlines again the day after tomorrow. ☕
mistycanyon67 said:I guess what does Tchaikovsky have to do with the current Russian government? If they cut a contemporary composer, maybe I'd get it. But this? 🤦
Are we waiting until they start banning British artists over colonization crimes? Or German ones due to the Nazi stain? Or maybe Americans because of wars everywhere?
They pulled some upbeat pieces from the repertoire, but they've denied that a million times already.
Betty Carter3 said:I haven't seen anyone rooting for Putin. It's just about pointing out the double standards. For instance, why didn't we kick the Russians out of SWIFT? Oh, right. They start wars in the name of democracy. I almost forgot.
Kyiv’s under a total police lockdown until Monday morning.
Anyone caught out on the streets is basically being flagged as an enemy combatant or a saboteur...
I just hope all those civilians who grabbed a gun but aren't part of an actual organized unit have cleared out. They're asking to get hit by their own side at this rate.
Keith Williams3 said:It’s not like Ukraine needs to be in NATO just for the US to send them weapons or turn the place into a base facing Russia.
The whole point of NATO membership is really just that "collective defense" clause. But even without that official tie-in, Ukraine can still pose a threat to Russia if they're basically under the US thumb.
And hey, we've seen this play out before.
Russia just wanted everyone to get out of Ukraine.
Fine then, let's just park NATO right on Belarus's doorstep and see how they like it.
John Patel6 said:If this war drags on any longer, I’m betting those daily stipends for all you loudmouth Russian trolls on these forums are gonna dry up—and honestly? That’s the dream. We might finally get a chance to catch our breath without you guys constantly breathing down our necks. Seriously, I am so incredibly done with you people.
Just wait until they start acting out once the Russians start blasting through Buratina like they did in Mariupol.