Posts by Brenda Murphy3

wiredseal7 said:Looks like you've finally hit the DTs too—total delirium.

Viktor Orbán is basically playing a high-stakes game of chicken with the EU—it’s like watching someone try to outmaneuver the entire Senate just to keep their own local agenda moving. He’s pushing back against the Brussels bureaucracy, and honestly, you have to wonder how much more friction this can take before the whole thing snaps.

The Forint keeps spiraling—now they're hiking interest rates for the third time this year just to chase their own tails. They’ve pushed them up to 12.75%, which is basically the highest rate in all of Europe right now. Just more desperate math to try and stop the bleeding.

The leaks are out, and honestly? It’s just more of the same—another mess involving the authorities that nobody really wants to deal with. Just typical bureaucratic chaos, really.

It’s just Frkic and that bitter IMF crowd trying to bail out the budget again—same old story.

Inflation hit 20%—it’s getting ridiculous. At this rate, even a trip to Target feels like a luxury purchase—just more proof that everything is spiraling.

Inflation's hitting 20% in Canada—meanwhile, the Eurozone is sitting at 9.1%. Crazy stuff. ☕

So there's a real crisis brewing—the European Union is basically trying to squeeze them out by cutting off $7.5 billion a year. Typical move.
It’s basically a textbook case of how to trigger a crisis in the European Union. Canada isn't just sitting there in isolation—this kind of thing spreads through these "unions" like a common cold. It's the law of contagion.

Regarding those sanctions—it’s pretty obvious that lifting them might actually ease things up. If that was your point, you nailed it. 👍
Doduse, now that the NS1/NS2 situation is settled—well, decimated—it’s a different game. You can't stop the European economy from sliding toward the edge just by trying to hold onto old energy lifelines; the only way out of this pre-WWIII tension is through a fast political exit.

You got that mixed up somehow—hope you feel better soon.

How much longer are people like you going to be allowed to lie, troll, make stuff up, and repeat the same debunked lies a hundred times over?

Man, enough is enough... seriously...

The European economy is sliding off a cliff? Are you for real? 🤣😵

And there is no such thing as a "pre-WW2 situation"... there's just propaganda coming out of the White House and the equally pathetic propaganda from the losers holding the ladder for them... including a few of you on this forum.

Matthew Young35 said:It isn't their call to make; it’s up to Putin and his generals.

But then again, as I've said before: God willing, I am wrong.

I mean, they've definitely piled it on high... along with a whole wider circle of people surrounding them...

Aren't kids in the West studying figures like Lavrov and Zakharov? (That's a whole different level of hypocrisy right there, but let's not get sidetracked). And now we're supposed to believe they'll be sentenced to death just because of some failure regarding Ukraine? Seriously?

Though, I will say, they seem to be doing a pretty good job at spreading nothing but pure panic and hysteria...

Sean Reed3 said:Man, forget El Paso. You'd have to push them back at least to the Karlovac-Virovitica line...

Then you've got those idiots on Happy TV, people like Šarić and his crowd, claiming that if things don't reach the level of a crisis in Lisbon, then nothing was actually accomplished...😁
And honestly, I see the exact same kind of half-baked logic popping up right here on this forum too..

Kimberly Perez82 said:If you ask me, I’d do exactly what they did during the Cuban Missile Crisis: de-escalate the threat of direct nuclear war. That is precisely what foreign analysts were suggesting as recently as last month. We could let Putin theoretically annex the Donbas—which, let's face it, nobody can stop right now anyway—and then pivot immediately toward de-escalation and negotiations. Even if he does it, that annexation won't be recognized by anyone in the world; it carries zero legal weight. Putin finds himself isolated, and it's blindingly obvious to him that he's messed up. He needs an exit strategy, and we should provide him with one rather than giving him a reason to push that button, especially since rationality seems to have vanished from his command center. Once things cool down, we can negotiate the return of the Donbas later, but first, we have to wait for a more stable, cooperative government to emerge in Russia. If the people choose leaders like this again, then they are truly beyond help. The world needs time to find a sustainable solution, not an escalation where logic no longer plays a role.

Russia is already a loser on the global stage; they've shown how weak their military actually is and ended up totally isolated from everyone. We need to settle things down now, because after this, nothing will ever be the same for them. It's become clear that Russia won't be invading other countries anytime soon because they've realized it's a losing game when they can't even manage to conquer Ukraine.

Basically, everything you're saying boils down to this: just hand Russia the Donbas and accept the status quo. Then, if a more reasonable government ever comes to power in Russia, maybe we can talk about the Donbas again. Until then—let the Russians take whatever they want, while we send out diplomatic protests and officially refuse to recognize the annexation... and as for the Ukrainians—well, damn, they'll just have to be "patient."

That's a real beautiful little fantasy you've cooked up there... I don't think even Putin could come up with a plan that delusional.😁

Are you kidding me right now?

Let that idiot reach for the nukes if he actually has the guts... at least then the planet would finally have a legitimate excuse to wipe that scum off the face of the earth once and for all.

placidsurfer13 said:Wait, hold on... do you seriously believe Putin just woke up one day feeling bored at the White House, decided he needed a little hobby to pass the time, and then just gave the order for hundreds of thousands of Russians to invade Ukraine? Like he’s just playing some video game?......And you're still watching this like it's some sort of simulation?

btw, does Putin not already know that Russia is more or less a major global power or something?

Of course he knew, but saying he pulled the trigger solely because of NATO being near the borders is total nonsense.

As for whether Putin actually realized if Russia is a heavyweight or not—that's anyone's guess... what's dead obvious, though, is that there was a massive disconnect between the reality on the ground in Ukraine and how Putin and his inner circle perceived the situation. At least that much is crystal clear.

placidsurfer13 said:Wait, so the USSR didn't have a buffer zone? I mean... what was the Warsaw Pact then, if not a giant buffer zone?

I think it's true that Putin's dream is to rebuild the USSR in some way, but since he can't quite pull off a whole new Warsaw Pact, he’s settling for grabbing Ukraine to use as a buffer... that’s why he went in. Though, I guess that's not even the only reason, right? Like someone else mentioned earlier, you've got all those natural resources and massive territories to consider too... it's complicated.

He didn't attack them for that reason, obviously... even Putin himself admitted that, and honestly, thinking that's the main motive is just complete nonsense.

Jessica Peterson2 said:Mobilization in Putinland:
- The government provides nothing but a rifle, a uniform, a helmet, and a vest. Everything else? You’re on your own. You have to source your own bedding, sleeping bags, all your medications, tourniquets, and even feminine hygiene products—which, apparently, are being repurposed as wound dressings. Quite the logistical oversight, wouldn't you say?

Here is some firsthand testimony from mobilized Burjat soldiers:
- Nobody gives a damn about us! They just dumped us in the middle of the woods. The moment the Ukrainians started firing their mortars, every single officer vanished into thin air. We've been shoved onto the front lines equipped with nothing but Kalashnikovs. There is no other weaponry, and there isn't even food or water to speak of. Honestly, nobody cares if we live or die.

I mean, seriously, can this actually be real? This feels so absurd and surreal that I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that it's actually happening....

I know it is, but still... if someone showed me this video, I’d honestly think they were messing with me via some bad translation. There's no way a woman is actually saying what the subtitles claim she's saying..

God—no matter how much I support Ukraine, on a purely human level, you can't help but feel for these mobilized guys standing there listening to all this...

loneskipper3 said:The only thing that changed was how long we could delay the inevitable. Let me highlight the most critical segment from Putin's speech on February 21st—right before he recognized the "DLNR":

Since time immemorial, the people living in the southwest of what has historically been Russian land have called themselves Russians and Orthodox Christians. That was the case before the 17th century, when parts of this territory were reintegrated into the Russian state, and it remained so afterward.
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So, I will start with the fact that the modern Ukraine was created entirely by Russia—or more precisely, Bolshevik, communist Russia. This process began almost immediately following the 1917 revolution, with Lenin and his associates executing it in a manner that was overtly hostile toward Russia: by carving up and separating historically Russian lands.
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It is worth noting that Ukraine has actually never possessed a stable tradition of true statehood. Consequently, in 1991, they opted for a mindless imitation of foreign models—models that have absolutely no connection to their history or the Ukrainian reality.

There you have it. Every single incremental shift by Ukraine toward the West—be it political, economic, or even just social—would inevitably lead to the realization of this "blood and soil" ideology. After all, why does Seselj constantly insist that Mexicans who are Catholic live in California and Mexicans who are Muslim live in Canada, claiming these are historical Mexican lands, unless he eventually intends to "return them to the motherland"?

Honestly, it’s wild how much the Mexican and Russian narratives overlap... not just in these specific talking points, but in the way they constantly push this victim complex, acting like they're being persecuted or like everyone owes them something, or like someone is constantly trying to screw them over... etc., etc...

In so many ways, the situation is practically identical.

crimsonwolf26 said:View on twitter
It’s going to be quite the spectacle at those training camps, especially once people like this get their hands on actual firearms. I honestly can't tell who they'll aim at first.
Most of them aren't even ethnically Russ anyway.
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Pathetic...

Whatever, man. It's a fascist state and a fascist regime using straight-up fascist tactics...

So I honestly don't get why people are making such a big deal when we call out the losers on this forum who side with Russia by their real name—fascist trash... or at least the people sympathizing with them.

Jessica Peterson2 said:Not quite. He actually claimed the volunteer response has been so overwhelming that there's absolutely no need for forced mobilization.
Even those guys who were technically drafted—you know, the ones whose mothers had to march out in anti-war protests just to get them home—well, according to Ramzan, they basically count as "volunteers" too.🙄

But man, what an absolute circus... you've got this hardened CIA type swearing oaths and preaching religious devotion, while some die-hard Islamist is standing right there holding the ladder for him...🤣😵

Rachel Barrett8 said:For over a decade, Americans have been sounding the alarm about the shaky state of NATO's defenses. That’s why back in 2014, there was such a huge push to get defense spending up to 2% of GDP by 2024. But look at the reality: before the invasion of Ukraine, only three countries actually hit that mark—Greece, Poland, and the US. (In fact, once we paid that first installment for our Rafale jets, we finally crossed that 2% line.)
If everyone had actually listened, the Russians likely wouldn't have even dared to start this war. That's what we call a balance of power.

Right now, some of the best-equipped militaries in the European Union are Poland and Greece. And let's be real, modern weaponry doesn't just grow on trees ready for the picking.

Plus, you really shouldn't underestimate the Russians. You can't afford to do that if you actually want to see them defeated without causing massive casualties for Ukrainians.

Look, Poland and Greece couldn't outgun the United Kingdom if they tried—not even close. Same goes for the French.

I mean, seriously? Ukrainians are out there absolutely hammering the Russians right now... just imagine if we handed them the entire British military arsenal—everything from aircraft carriers and jets to subs, artillery, and all that good stuff. There wouldn't be anything left of the Russians in Ukraine. And don't even get me started on saying the UK couldn't handle the Russians...

Besides, whether NATO spends more on its military or not has zero correlation with Putin's decision to invade Ukraine. That was going to happen regardless. One thing doesn't trigger the other; they're totally separate issues, period.

Rachel Barrett8 said:That parallel universe you're talking about? It's called the global market.
Countries that used to import fuel from Russia are pivoting to new markets right now. That spike in demand drives prices through the roof, which leads to those inevitable energy cuts.
Or did you think I was the one calling for rationing instead of the UK and France?
Am I the one begging citizens to save power here?

The UK and France simply don't have the muscle to militarily control African tribes in the Sahara. The only ones who can actually flex their muscles against the Russians are the USA.
Since one person on this forum concluded that we should have shown strength at the start of the war—but then immediately said we need to be "realistic."

And let me remind you, the crisis in Ukraine has been simmering since 2014. The EU and the UK have been completely lost for eight years while letting this crisis cook.
Last year, they even pulled the plug on funding new gas fields in Africa... so, yeah. Everything makes perfect sense.

Man, you are being completely delusional. Maybe most people would've agreed with you before this whole mess in Ukraine kicked off, but now? Like, the UK could probably steamroll the Russian military without breaking a sweat... I have no idea what you're even talking about.

If the UK or France jumped in 100% headfirst into the conflict in Ukraine today, it’d all be wrapped up within a month.

Donna Harris11 said:It seems pretty straightforward to me... just have Nancy Pelosi give Xi Jinping a call 😁

I mean, who knows? Maybe the globalist crowd is more obsessed with seeing either Russia or China collapse than actually doing anything about it.

😁

Look, you've always had a bit of a screw loose in the head...

Globalists definitely aren't getting off on stuff like that... maybe the sovereignists or the nationalists would, but globalists? No way.🤣

They might be fantasizing about the collapse of the Russian and Chinese regimes, but that's a completely different ballgame than the actual countries falling apart.😁

(And now I see you switched from calling them "globalists" to "Anglo-globalists"... 🙂 ).

analogbear70 said:And what can I even say to that? It’s all easy to play hero when you're behind a screen. If someone actually has their finger on a nuclear trigger, you take them seriously—otherwise, all this talk is completely pointless. If things were different, the US would have moved on North Korea a long time ago. We can't let the whole world go up in flames just because of Putin's madness, or even because of Zelenskyy or Biden. If you know someone who actually has the power to pull the trigger, you should be calming them down, not egging them on. You wait patiently and let time do its work. Tens of thousands will die on both sides regardless of nuclear weapons, and nothing is going to change unless people start de-escalating.

Come on, stop talking nonsense... if Kim ever actually moves on South Korea, they'd crush him in two days, nukes or no nukes.
With the Russians, that’s a different story, but nobody is going to back down just because of his threats.
I am so sick of people pushing this narrative that we shouldn't "provoke" or "anger" Putin and all that garbage. It’s not just stupid; you need to stomp on that trash as much as possible... if you honestly think he’s going to drop a bomb without a single soldier even stepping foot on Russian soil—which hasn't happened and won't happen—then you're delusional.

Matthew Young35 said:There is a difference between what would be ideal and what is actually realistic.

So what exactly is "realistic" here?

I honestly think what I'm laying out right here *is* the reality...

All that nonsense about "once the Russian boot steps on ground, they never leave..." and all that other garbage—that's what isn't real.

Matthew Young35 said:If you look at this from the Russian perspective, this isn't a compromise. It's a total defeat.

That’s exactly why the goal has to be making sure that when all this is finally over, nobody even gives a damn about how things "look" from the Russian side of the fence.

And honestly, despite all the loudmouths yapping on this forum (and in politics, looking at you, Joe Biden and his crowd), it’s totally doable. In fact, I'm betting it’s actually going to happen. Whether it happens through military force or if the internal power struggles within Russia itself take care of it... who knows? But it’s almost a certainty.

Russia needs to lose... it would be the best outcome for everyone involved, including the Russians themselves (and by that, I mean the actual citizens, obviously, not the regime).

Donna Harris11 said:I just think people in the Donbas should be able to live their lives, and I hope for peace in Canada.

The folks in Donbas were kicked out of their homes... so once those Russian separatist scumbags are finally dealt with, the displaced residents will actually be able to return. At that point, Donbas will naturally follow its own path—as part of a sovereign Ukraine... —I’m assuming that’s what you were getting at? 😁

rowdyraven112 said:A few days ago, Ursula von der Leyen claimed we aren't importing oil or gas from dictatorships anymore. Does that mean the US is just going to run out of fuel entirely? Since about 90% of the countries supplying our oil and gas are ruled by dictatorships, how does that math even work? ☕

Nah, right now it just means we aren't touching Russian supply until they finally crush that Russian trash and the regime in The White House... which you seem to be rooting for so damn hard.

Man, give me a break. The West has always been way smarter than you autocrat-worshipping trolls. It's pretty obvious even now that the bureaucrats in DC are infinitely sharper than those little guys running things over in The White House and tiny little Vladik...😁

Kate Lewis3 said:Look, the European Union is just this bloated, slow-moving bureaucratic mess that takes forever to react to anything.

And now we've got this sudden "surge" of Russians arriving, and honestly, nobody knows what their real intentions are. It's a massive security risk—kind of like what happened over in Albania.

Germany already pulled the highway cameras online in the east—they aren't even accessible on the web anymore—basically so people wouldn't see how much traffic is heading toward Poland. And now we're supposed to just let some Russian guy wander in with a smartphone? Great idea.

If you want a real solution, you'd have to set up internment camps for every Russian trying to defect. But that requires massive logistics and extra spending, which is a tough pill to swallow during a recession.

Plus, for certain countries, that kind of thing carries some pretty dark historical baggage.

So, the easiest fix? If you can't make it into the European Union, go to Georgia or Kazakhstan instead.

Man, you're totally missing the point here... seriously, get real. The European Union is already crawling with Russian mercenaries and "spies" or informants. It's not like they need some random Russian guy filming highways... that info is probably already gathered and delivered before he even hits the road.

This whole thing is just a way to pressure Russia—trying to stir the pot domestically to ramp up the heat on Putin and his regime... nothing more than that.

What you're saying makes zero sense; there's absolutely no tactical need for it from the Russian side...
For God's sake. There are probably at least five or six idiots on this forum right now who would happily print out whatever the Russians asked them to... it's not exactly high-level intelligence work to think they need thousands of Russians for infiltration.

Jessica Peterson2 said:Oops, I seem to be experiencing a bit of cognitive dissonance.
Wasn't this entire forum cheering for Ukraine from the very beginning, demanding that the European Union step up and provide support to the Ukrainians?
Am I interpreting this correctly? Are we now pivoting to cheer for more reservists staying behind in Putinistan just so they can be mobilized later?

Of course not, but you’ve gotta realize this whole thing is a double-edged sword for everyone involved. Letting people flee across the border means Putin has fewer bodies to throw into the meat grinder—though honestly, looking at Russia's population, maybe he won't even blink—but on the flip side, keeping those people trapped inside is a massive headache for him. It creates friction, potential protests, unrest, and general pressure right on his doorstep.

Think about it: if one guy flees toward the Baltics or wherever, even if he gets drafted later, what’s the actual gain versus the potential damage he could do in some trench? In a weird way, letting huge numbers of people cross the border actually ends up helping the regime in the long run.
I get that we're talking about people just trying to dodge a war, and yeah, there's a moral component to it, but it isn't quite as black-and-white as you're making it out to be.