Posts by slyfox43

It seems our neighbor is just throwing a tantrum because their plans for twenty years of systematic destruction fell through, so now they're just making the best of this Russian situation instead.

Then they shouldn't have sold Alaska to the US in the first place.

It seems we’ll never run out of foolish observations, will we?

For years, he’s been spitting venom at the Kurds, calling them nothing more than "sellouts" and "useful idiots" for the U.S., yet suddenly he’s playing the humanitarian. It seems his only interest in the Kurdish situation now is using them as a tool to point fingers at traitors within our own alliances—a pretty transparent attempt to mask how much he actually idolizes Erdogan.

The tragedy for the Kurds is that they simply reached their limit living under the suffocating tyranny of Assad, which trampled on basic human rights. It's the same fundamental rights that these pathetic trolls falsely claim Ukraine is violating against its Russian minority—an excuse they use to justify the destruction of Ukraine.

He absolutely loves it when Erdogan slaps America and Europe in the face, but the moment Erdogan shows any backbone toward Putin, the attitude shifts entirely.

At the end of the day, he’s just an isolated, miserable individual who lives solely to worship Putin and whoever else Putin happens to favor, while despising anyone else on Putin's hit list. He’s completely detached from his own reality, his surroundings, and his own interests.

Amanda Flores88 said:That’s one way to look at it, sure. But the other side of the coin is that maybe they didn't actually exhaust every single diplomatic avenue before things went south and war broke out.

And now we're pretending the war just "happened"? What a load of nonsense.

No, a war isn't something that just spontaneously manifests because someone was trying to avoid it; it's an event that occurs.

Once that happens, Ukrainians begin defending themselves, but defense doesn't just "occur" out of thin air. I wonder why they couldn't simply negotiate their way through the bombs and artillery shells that were suddenly dropped on their heads without anyone actually pulling the trigger.

It is a complete moral inversion, typical of someone who has lost all sense of reality.

Amanda Flores88 said:I guess it's true that "it's better to negotiate for a thousand years than to fight for one day." In that sense, we can keep trading verbal jabs on social media forever. And honestly? I'm not pretending to be some moral compass or claiming my heart bleeds for a nation I didn't even know the location of yesterday.

I'm not playing the warrior or Mother Teresa—I don't care about Ukraine any more than I care about Iraq. I care a bit more about things here at home and how we're living, watching this senseless destruction and seeing our own standard of living tank for reasons that seem totally foggy. I'm sure your heart aches for them, but politics? That’s supposed to be handled with logic.

So, if that's the case, why not just walk away entirely? It seems to be the "logical" conclusion, right? Just leave the conversation to those who actually possess the necessary context.

On a side note... perhaps a trip through time back to the Kremlin just before the invasion would help persuade the decision-makers who pulled the trigger.

But no, it’s much more productive to stifle any real discussion with that mindless, repetitive "I just want peace" rhetoric.

By that same logic, are you also a fan of standing in the rain or listening to great music?

goldenpuma84 said:Let’s just say it again: the political elite in Europe is more than willing to throw their own people under the bus just to stay in line with what their American masters want.

The historical cycle is complete: Europe has basically been downgraded from a player to nothing more than a colonial outpost for someone else's interests.

One might have to repeat this endlessly before it finally begins to be accepted as the truth.

goldenpuma84 said:First off, it's not about how much we talk about something, it's about how we talk about one thing constantly while saying absolutely NOTHING about the others.

Second, the reason we don't hear much about those other conflicts is partly due to the legacy of European colonialism, and partly because the West actively played a role in tearing those societies apart. We pretend that doesn't exist, then act shocked by the actions of the Russians.

Third, Europeans tend to downplay the impact of those wars, yet they expect the whole world to be outraged over what's happening in Ukraine. In fact, they don't just downplay it—they show a total lack of interest because, in their eyes, these are just "developing" nations that the West (USA) and its allies can manipulate at will.

Fourth, the European Union didn't want Ukraine as a member before, and they aren't rushing to make it happen now. So, you have to wonder if people actually identify with the Ukrainian struggle. It feels like Europeans only feel this sudden "connection" to the Ukrainian people because it's the dominant media narrative... until now, they were just portrayed as another corrupt Eastern European mess.

So, here comes our colleague to give us a masterclass in pure hypocrisy and cynicism.

Does our friend support every murderous, satrapic regime on the planet? Absolutely. To him, the Chinese genocide against the Uyghur is a total fabrication, Syria was a thriving pluralistic society, Gaddafi was an enlightened and benevolent leader of a wealthy, progressive African nation, and the violence in Myanmar and the Rohingya genocide are mere myths. He fails to realize that he himself was once part of the group portraying Ukraine as nothing more than a corrupt Eastern European wasteland unworthy of sovereignty, let alone membership in a (decaying and crumbling) European Union.

But now, while cheering on all the world's villains, he decides to show up here to lecture the European Union and others about hypocrisy because they aren't "doing enough" to stop the very chaos those villains create.

Naturally, one must condemn imperialism while simultaneously rooting for it.

This is what happens to a person after years of consuming Kremlin propaganda.

The argument suggests that because our capacity for empathy is finite, we ought to deny everyone support simply because we can't distribute it equally to every single soul. But the core issue with whataboutism isn't just calling out hypocrisy; it's an attack on the very principles being applied inconsistently in the first place. It’s the idea that "nothing is better than nothing."

Whataboutism is really just nihilism and cynicism masquerading as righteousness.

Neighbor Dan is actually a massive Trump supporter, yet Trump has promised he’d walk away from NATO during a second term. It’s funny how he doesn't give a damn about the US abandoning Europe, even though he's cheering for the exact same thing.

It's a textbook case of doublethink.

The same contradiction applies to the arming of Ukraine. It might seem trivial and unlikely to shift the needle, but if this momentum keeps building, we’re staring down the barrel of a nuclear catastrophe. Honestly, doublethink is just the hallmark of those bastards and their addiction to their own "product."

wiredseal7 said:That's a bit of a reach since we have no clue who the buyer is or if they're even avoiding Russian oil. Most of the world hasn't actually banned importing Russian oil, anyway.
It could easily be about payment methods, insurance, flag states, or just covering their tracks for later.

Quavo:

Russia is sinking deeper into this untouchable bubble—and honestly, I hope my colleagues are just as vocal about their views when they aren't hiding behind an anonymous forum handle, so people actually know who they're doing business with. Because if they aren't, it's pretty cowardly.

The reactions to posts on this sub give you a perfect answer as to why staying anonymous is better.

The official narrative in the European Union involves a mob mentality toward anyone with a different opinion—cancel culture, all that. In Latvia, they’ve even gone as far as locking up YouTubers on treason charges (and who knows who else).

Pretty soon, Ursula will probably start sanctioning anyone posting against the grain on Facebook or other "de-anonymized" internet havens. Anonymity rules, it's the best workaround against a culture of intimidation and censorship.

Exactly, they dive into these little skirmishes just for the sport of it, rather than out of necessity. That isn't even a generalization; it’s pretty much self-evident. 🤣

The reactions to posts on this subforum provide a perfect illustration of why staying anonymous is the better way to go.

Between the official narratives in the European Union, the constant lynching of anyone with a different opinion, and the rise of cancel culture, it’s becoming impossible. In Latvia, they've even gone as far as arresting YouTubers and charging them with treason (along with God knows who else).

At this rate, Ursula von der Leyen will probably start sanctioning people just for posting dissenting views on Facebook or other de-anonymized internet "paradises." Anonymity rules, serving as the ultimate workaround against a culture of intimidation and censorship.

So, the best way to preserve a shred of integrity and avoid being a coward. I couldn't agree more.

goldenowl73 said:The sanctions can't touch them because they're just selling their oil at a discount and drifting across the ocean like tiny-time smugglers. It’s pretty obvious they’re sweating over where to dump all that crude, and the global market isn't going to wait around for them. If the European Union embargo really hits hard, you can bet the seas will be absolutely crawling with full tankers.

The most interesting part is that this isn't even about dodging sanctions—it's about dodging public opinion. I hope the OSINT community keeps dragging these laundering operations out into the light, making it a lot harder for unscrupulous manipulators to escape the fallout of their own schemes.

wiredseal7 said:Classic Iranian move.
I don't get why they call it "concerning"—it's the open ocean, they can do whatever they want.

Koreans pulled the plug on a deal for 3 LNG carriers for the Arkticki LNG-2 project:
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5367711
Supposedly because the money didn't arrive—which makes sense, given how the West blocked Russian finances. Looks like the Koreans were barely hanging on by a thread there.

The Russians are planning to build 15 of those ships themselves at the Zvezda shipyard, but who knows how long that'll take—given the Western embargo on shipbuilding tech and their lack of experience with LNG vessels.

Perhaps it's a bit of reputation laundering for blood oil that nobody actually wants to touch—not unlike the way people try to clean up the image of blood diamonds. At the end of the day, trying to sell us a bill of goods is just a straight-up scam.

Cost and whitewashing.

Russia is sinking deeper into a state of total untouchability, and I truly hope my colleagues are just as vocal about these things when they aren't hiding behind anonymous handles on a forum, so that their real-world peers know exactly who they're doing business with.

Because if they aren't, it would be pretty cowardly.

Lisa Grant5 said:Wouldn't it be better to just head to the USA? They'd probably end up profiting from it anyway. 😉

You've got all these different YouTubers in Russia too—some claim one thing, others say something else—so at the end of the day, we'll see the truth in a few months or maybe a year. Until then, we're just stuck waiting.

Just a few more mindless outbursts from the bottom of the Kremlin. My apologies. I appreciate your unique, if somewhat questionable, perspective.

Well, looks like the NYSE finally bounced back.

Actually, scratch that—it’s still down 50% from October, but who cares? Nobody conquered the world without making some sacrifices along the way. In the long run, this is a guaranteed win.

So, how should we toast to the crumbling ruins of the liberal-capitalist order? Maybe some vintage Napa Valley bubbly?

I mean, we had the FOREX, the gold reserves, de-dollarization, import substitution, the whole "wunderwaffe" routine... basically just 33 different flavors of copium.

Word on the street was they recently rolled out a new batch of ten T-90Ms, though they were just sitting under tarps, unstrapped to the railcars, and didn't exactly scream "finished product." 🤣

Nobody really uses cast turrets anymore, not even the Russians. While those early T-90A and T-90S models featured cast designs, the more recent iterations have moved entirely to welded construction.

Exports to Russia compared to this time last year.

China is down by 50%.

https://twitter.com/IikkaKorhonen/st...86893271715840

It feels like China and Russia are teaming up to leave the West completely stripped bare.

And I’m fairly certain they picked them up for pennies on the dollar. I can't say for sure, but it feels like the only logical conclusion...

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

It’s more likely we’ll see this turn into a proxy war where the Russian regime essentially fights against its own country, given that the current leadership holds a tighter grip on power there than they have at any point since the eighties.