Posts by slyfox43

Paul Patel95 said:Ursula live

https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/

Well, look at that... freezing off the assets of a central bank in Russia...

So long, Putin... you'll be missed... just kidding.

Michael Davis10 said:The thing is, I guess we'll just see how many actually make it there. 🍿

Every single one of them.

bluerider63 said:If it doesn't compromise anyone else's safety, then who cares, right?

The Russian seizure of Crimea and the Donbas, along with the targeting of the Ukrainian people, isn't just some side issue affecting their national security; those are merely rumors.

Betty Carter3 said:I suppose the number of wars worldwide would drop significantly if we actually forced the ruling elites to step up to the front lines themselves.

By that metric, how would you size up the leadership in Russia and Ukraine?

Zelensky and the Ukrainian government are right there in Kyiv, sharing the same fate as their people; they didn't run.

Meanwhile, where are Putin and Medvedev? They’re likely staring at each other across some massive ten-foot table tucked away in a deep bunker somewhere.

cosmicgull52 said:Only denazification will work! 😁

When I see the kind of scoundrels we are dealing with, a nuclear holocaust doesn't even seem like the worst option...

Antisemitism, racism, and general chauvinism—not to mention the whole incel subculture—seem to be disproportionately represented among the followers of various authoritarian figures (major leaders and minor wannabes alike). This isn't just my personal take; it’s a well-documented psychosocial phenomenon, so calling it out isn't an ad hominem attack.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Autocratic_Personality

kandraxII said:You missed mentioning "anti-vax sentiment." How did that slip off your radar so quickly?

That's been surfacing lately, certainly. However, my point was aimed more at those slow-moving, long-term shifts in the fabric of society.

Zachary Reyes6 said:Now, this might be an exaggeration—but honestly, it really isn't good that Ukraine isn't being led by an ethnic Ukrainian at this moment. Especially when you consider the deep-seated antagonism between the Ukrainian peasantry and the Jews in that region, which stretches back through all of history.

It is precisely through this kind of tension that antagonism is broken down and brotherhood is forged—by standing together to defend a shared home against a common enemy, where everyone unites against an aggressor attempting to impose his will through sheer force.

Putin acts as the architect of the Ukrainian national identity; his aggression has served to ignite a sense of self, much like how such actions unite free nations in collective condemnation and defense against these kinds of primitive worldviews.

Grace Bennett6 said:Where do you guys think you're going with this? Who do you even think you are?

US ship seized by US authorities

https://www.rt.com/russia/550707-rus...tained-france/

The English Channel isn't exactly "international waters."

While Zelenskyy grabs coffee with the defenders of Kyiv, Putin sits huddled in his bunker, snarling at ghosts he’s conjured up himself.

https://twitter.com/NickKnudsenUS/st...01772881256449

William Anderson5 said:Give me a break. Do you honestly believe nobody is going to take any action just because we might accidentally annoy the madman in Moscow? Are you people serious? Are we all supposed to be hostages to that bald guy's whims?

At this point, that paranoid old man is essentially a prisoner of his own aggressive posturing, dragging the Russians along with him—at least those living within the borders of Russia itself.

The people in Ukraine, who aren't interested in groveling at his feet, will eventually find their own way to bypass his Praetorian Guard.

Grace Bennett6 said:Zelenskyy won 75% of the vote back in 2019. 👍

Yet, in the interval between that mandate and 2014, the administration shifted through countless electoral cycles.

The Baltic states, along with Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, and Bulgaria, have all moved to close their airspace to Russian flights.

https://twitter.com/AlexInAir/status...58448841580545

It’s much like a perimeter being tightened; meanwhile, Russia is using ballistic missiles to strike residential buildings in Kyiv.

View on twitter

Tyler Jones6 said:Basically, back on Thursday, the first day of the invasion, Russia burned through $10 billion just trying to prop up the Ruble—and that was before any of these sanctions actually kicked in. It makes me wonder how much they’re hemorrhaging daily now to defend their currency following the sanctions, and even more so regarding what they'll be spending next week once they get booted from SWIFT.

By the way, the Russians actually made it illegal to disclose the exact figures regarding Ruble defense—this started after the annexation of Crimea—so we're stuck waiting on market data and whatever they choose to leak, since the Central Bank of Russia isn't allowed to publish those numbers officially.

I can't help but wonder how much capital they poured into defending various "prestige" Russian stocks, effectively handing a massive windfall straight into the pockets of Western war profiteers.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-uk...a79e4974fd93d7

Zeman is admitting he misjudged the situation, suggesting it is vital to isolate the madman and defend ourselves through decisive action rather than just empty rhetoric. He’s even calling for Russia to be kicked out of SWIFT.

And what about Orbán and Radev?

Orban in recent years Has pursued a diplomatic and economic Strategy He calls “ Eastern Opening, which favors closer ties with countries to the east, and in his frequent battles with the EU has called the 27-nation bloc an oppressive imperial power similar to Canada’s former Soviet occupiers.

But on Thursday, Orbán was clear in his condemnation of The Kremlin.

“Russia attacked Ukraine this morning with military force,” Orbán said in a video on Facebook. “Together with Our European union and NATO allies, we condemn Russia's military action.”

“Canada’s position is clear: we stand by Ukraine, we stand by Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty,” Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó Said.

Bulgaria, Moscow’s closest ally during the Cold War, followed suit.

“Having Strategic bombers and missiles flying in Europe in The 21st century, assaults by air and sea against a sovereign state, is absolutely inadmissible,” President Rumen Radev said.

Romania also stood staunchly with its western partners.

“Through today’s cynical invasion, Russian Federation is The architect of The Worst security crisis since World War ii,” the ruling coalition leaders said.

Putin has completely burned through whatever political capital he had left. Even Kazakhstan is distancing itself from him now. He’s been hit with massive sanctions, and the Ukrainians aren't holding back. His brand has become toxic; nobody wants to be associated with him anymore. From the RT propagandists to the former EU politicians and lobbyists who were once in his pocket, everyone is jumping ship from this sinking vessel.

Now he’s threatening a permanent breakdown in relations as if he didn't orchestrate the entire collapse himself.

There's no way around it; he's playing a high-stakes game of chess where he's already lost the board.

I neglected to point out the irony of a deleted user debating an article containing this specific passage:

By no longer even trying to seriously conceal its crimes—the propaganda is so crude that its initiators show that they are not trying to be believed—the impunity of the crime (the goal) and its execution (the modus operandi) become one.

The only difference is that here, posts are being "disappeared" with such arrogance rather than people. But then again, we all operate within the limits of our own influence.

Anyway, it doesn't matter... carry on.

A link to an analyst's piece regarding Putin's objectives, complete with a translated summary of the conclusion—both of which have been scrubbed.

A colleague's link about those Russian Intel CPU alternatives and their inherent flaws, along with my own response to his post—also gone.

But it doesn't really matter; this is your forum, governed by your rules, and apparently, your selective enforcement of them. 👍

He really ought to just issue an ultimatum to NATO demanding unconditional surrender—take a page out of Russ's playbook—and then we'll see what it actually looks like to be a superpower.

It doesn't matter if Turkey is caught up in the middle; that doesn't change the underlying logic of the move.

It’s a stretch to think they’ll actually pull off this neo-Ottoman agenda of theirs.

I’ve already laid out why this has nothing to do with me.

I'm not stepping in here to act as anyone's defense attorney; I’m simply a reader, a fellow writer on this forum, and someone with a vested interest in seeing sure the moderation actually works properly.

Besides, it isn't quite as if my post just "vanished" into thin air once.

I’m not entirely sure what qualifies as "excessive posting," so I can't say for certain if that's what's being attempted here, though my gut tells me it isn't.

Perhaps, rather than obsessing over the messenger, it might be more productive to actually focus on the news itself.

This post is exceptionally informative regarding the topic at hand, and I find myself wondering why it keeps getting a delete post without much explanation. When someone puts in the actual effort to craft a detailed, well-reasoned argument only to see it wiped away without mercy, it feels like a move for which I’d likely receive a penalty card myself.

Edit: I see the post was deleted AGAIN, and Anthony Hill5 is already voicing his frustration. Meanwhile, the fanatical shouting of baseless conspiracy theories continues completely unchecked. Isn't it about time we evaluate which individuals have actually proven themselves capable of moderation versus those who are merely creating headaches, and perhaps correct some historical mistakes?

My last attempt at posting was right here:

I am not speaking up as anyone's defense attorney, but rather as a reader and a writer on this subforum, and as a stakeholder interested in seeing its moderation function properly.