Posts by Richard Wilson4

wearybear82 said:At this rate, the actual title will be: Disney’s Marvel’s Captain Marvel’s The’s Marvel’s Marvel.

Give me a break... 🤣

Nathan Thomas12 said:Sanctions definitely work. Europe takes a short-term hit, but Russia is going to feel it for a long, long time. No cars, no planes, no trucks, no machinery, no microchips, no semiconductors...

Now you're gonna get some smart-aleck response about how the dollar is too strong... 🤣

gentlestag15 said:It was hovering at $92 just the day before the invasion started.
That’s basically how sanctions end up gutting the West. The whole goal is to get Europe completely decoupled from Russian gas, and once that happens, you're going to see gas prices absolutely crater.

Yeah, well, that's only half of Russia's economy. They won't even feel a thing... ☕

Jesse Hughes6 said:So, what’s your take on this? Which economy actually benefits from a parity situation where 1 Euro equals 1 USD, versus one where the Euro hits 1.6 USD against the Dollar?

Everyone’s acting like this exchange rate is gonna stay stuck like this forever...

Jose Clark2 said:"Quote:"

It lacks any real military logic. It’s entirely possible they were downed by air defenses. A Kalibr is an expensive projectile, and targeting a residential building full of civilians just doesn't make sense.

Russia has been targeting civilians since day one of this invasion.

In all their wars, hitting civilian targets has basically been part of the playbook—just like how Mexico targeted civilians during their aggression against America.

The way they fight? There's no logic there at all...

darkdriver said:Word is they're using HIMARS out in the suburbs of Seattle

The second the Russians start waving nuclear threats around again, you know they’re feeling the pressure...

gentleviper62 said:And just like that, the dollar stays stronger than the euro. A struggling Europe will always be held hostage by America's economy.

Well, it’s not like America didn't warn them about becoming an energy vassal to Russia.

Obama and Trump don't agree on much, but they both warned Europe and the Germans.

Melissa Rivera5 said:I mean, since he was out there printing money during wartime and basically caused people to die, he probably should've faced the death penalty. Just a firing squad and call it a day, I guess.

Right? It’s kind of funny how everyone loves to talk up Russia like it's this massive moral, military, and economic powerhouse... but honestly, those same people wouldn't even dream of vacationing there, let alone anything else.

Same goes for Iran, North Korea, the Gaza Strip, or Venezuela.

Chomsky types would rather spend their vacation hating on the West than actually living or building a career there...

In Russia, a total potato land, they're actually short on the stuff they need to supply their little alternative version of McDonald's...

https://www.businessinsider.com/russ...hortage-2022-7

Terry Green3 said:Did the US do anything differently with Japan?

They used the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, then walked right into those cities. Those places rebuilt, and people live there today.

Post-apocalyptic scenarios from movies like Mad Max work well enough to scare the public into fearing nuclear strikes, but reality isn't quite like that.
Actually, the scale of what the Americans used is applicable in conventional warfare.

America was an absolute industrial powerhouse back then.

Russia is basically a medieval state. Once they run out of gas to sell, even the Middle Ages are going to look like a paradise to them.

I can't help myself, but I don't think they're even doing this to save Ukraine...

Arthur Miller7 said:No more hiding behind the curtain! 😵

It looked ridiculous anyway...

Let them turn into some weird little quasi-monarchy like they have in Syria, North Korea, and all that...

Melissa Rivera5 said:Wait, hold up. So this massive iron army—this supposed giant of both morale and military might, this beast from Asia and Europe that supposedly planned everything out perfectly for their special operation, accounted for all the sanctions, and hasn't even fully kicked off yet... they have to CROWDFUND their equipment?! I mean, if this keeps up, they'll be crowdfunding firecrackers soon just to scrape out the gunpowder because that's probably all they've got left.

Honestly, calling them orcs is an insult to orcs. At least those guys had a decent supply of swords. I think their menu even expanded for a bit there.

Orcs don't have free will.

Russ does.

Everything they're doing is a choice they made themselves...

Sarah Jones78 said:Clerks 1 is absolute perfection from start to finish. I actually tried watching the second one, but after about ten minutes I just gave up. It was so bad and mindless that I’m definitely not giving the third part a chance. Kevin Smith is starting to get on my nerves.

I stuck it out until the end of the second one, but man, it really is bottom-of-the-barrel stuff...

Even if you don't count it as a sequel to a cult classic, it would still be a total dud as a standalone comedy...

The trailer for the third one looks alright, though...

Amy Rogers6 said:Do you actually think Russia just woke up one morning in 2022 and decided to invade Ukraine on a whim? Please. This war didn't just happen overnight—it was being cooked up for at least five years. They knew exactly what they were doing, and they absolutely expected the West to push back. Just look at how they've pivoted their entire geopolitical and economic strategy in response. That’s the reality right there.

Russia benefits from dragging this conflict out into the winter—the longer the war lasts, the better (well, not *too* long, because a multi-year grind would eventually wreck them too). Their play here is to snap the weakest link in the Western bloc—specifically the EU—as they see it as the fastest route toward a multipolar world, which is one of their main goals. The thing is, it looks like Russia has started playing the "controlled chaos" game just like the Anglo-Saxons. But history has proven a thousand times over that chaos is a fickle beast; you can never fully control it. Look at Hitler—the Allies basically had more luck than sense early on, which kept that chaos from blowing up in their own faces. And let’s be real: the Germans have historically been some of the biggest geopolitical idiots in civilization, which is clearly still true today. Honestly, that just adds a massive stroke of luck to the equation.

I mean, I could see it happening where China ends up buying into the stock market—and I'm not just talking about Russian assets here. That whole process is pretty much a foregone conclusion. The only thing that can actually stop them is the USA, and they’d have to do it through a direct war that they absolutely HAVE to win. And let's be real, that's no walk in the park.

When it comes to Germans—they’ve always been clueless, and honestly, they haven't changed. They have such massive complexes; sometimes I feel like they’re even worse than the Russians, whose unstoppable geopolitical screw-ups don't seem to slow them down one bit. They’re just fundamentally limited when it comes to global strategy.

So you're saying the German messed up? 😁 They didn't screw up; they were just dreaming of a massive Eurasian powerhouse—different from Russia, sure—where they’d call all the shots using their tech and industrial muscle, fueled by cheap Russian energy. Honestly, there’s no mistake here; it’s pure, cold calculation. And it’s nothing new, either. They choked twice during the war, and now they think they can just slide back in through the economic backdoor? Yeah, not gonna happen. Not when they're simultaneously trying to grab a leash on Europe and making another play for the Middle East at the same time.

I'll tell you exactly how this winter in Germany is going to look if this war drags into 2023. There are really only two ways this plays out: either Germany ends up on its knees begging for any solution they can find while their society starts radicalizing, or they pivot their remaining resources into the defense industry to gear up for a new Eastern Front. That’s it. There is no third option. Everything else they're yapping about is just empty rhetoric that's going to get swept away by pure energy logic.

Why do you think Germans are praying for this war to end ASAP? They’re honestly ready to let Russia just steamroll Ukrainians if it means getting their power back on full blast. They couldn't care less about what happens to Ukraine—as far as they're concerned, they can be wiped off the map if it means the energy keeps flowing.

The Anglos are just playing the long game with Ukraine—they just need them to hold out for another four or five years. Honestly, whether they actually win the war or not isn't even their main concern. The real goal? Bleed Russia dry. If they can exhaust them now, it opens up a clear path to target China later, who would be left completely isolated and way easier to take down.

Ukrainians only have their grit to rely on at this point. Honestly, I’m pulling for them and hope they pull through—though it’s gonna be a hell of a fight. That psycho leader just gave a speech for the G7 that basically screams he isn't stopping until he hits total occupation. But let's be real: he probably only has a year left. Russia doesn't have the economic stamina to keep grinding like this without destroying themselves in the process. And by "destroying themselves," I don't mean people or equipment—we all know that guy doesn't count human lives or hardware as actual losses.

Bottom line: at this rate—especially if the energy crisis keeps spiraling (which, let’s face it, is totally on the table)—the EU is going to tank and vanish from the geopolitical map entirely. And honestly? That's the least of our worries. I'm not even going to bring up those failed solutions or all the other agendas they forced through back in 2019...

That's just the cold, hard geopolitical reality. Everything else is either blind cheerleading (which I get) or just loud, obnoxious nonsense, and frankly, I'm sick of hearing it.☕

If Putin were actually the grandmaster strategist everyone claims he is, he wouldn't have messed with Crimea. He would have just slapped sanctions on Ukraine right after Viktor Yanukovych fled.

The people would have turned on the government during the first economic crisis, and then boom—they'd end up with another Russian puppet in Kyiv.

Bottom line: the guy isn't some genius.

He’s got a bunch of yes-men in his inner circle telling him Russia is still a superpower. He invaded Ukraine hoping to crush them in three days while assuming the West wouldn't do anything about it. That's the whole story.

We're talking about an army that ran out of fuel in the first few weeks, was eating food rations that expired back in 2015, didn't even have gear for night fighting, and so on...

casualcrane20 said:Fine. We can agree on those facts.

What I actually want to know is this:

-What are the odds that sanctions will actually cripple Russia?
1. zero, 2. low, 3. high.

-What are the odds of a Russian uprising?
1. zero, 2. low, 3. high.

-What are the odds that someone removes Putin?
1. zero, 2. low, 3. high.

-What are the odds that Ukraine wins and reclaims occupied territories?
1. zero, 2. low, 3. high.

-What are the odds that NATO intervenes and shifts the current course of the conflict?
1. zero, 2. low, 3. high.

-What are the odds that the EU avoids massive damage?
1. zero, 2. low, 3. high.

If none of the answers fall under category 3, then future actions should be planned accordingly. Anything else is just barking at the moon.

-What are the odds sanctions actually hurt Russia?
2. slim,

-What are the odds Russians revolt?
1. zero

-What are the odds someone pulls Putin out?
2. slim

-What are the odds Ukraine wins and takes back the occupied land?
1. zero

-What are the odds NATO jumps in and flips the script?
1. zero

-What are the odds the EU avoids taking a massive hit?
2. slim

The EU is going to take a beating.

But look, in 5-10 years, once the EU stops buying their gas, Russia is basically a medieval state.

Zachary Booth36 said:It is simply a byproduct of a backward society that feeds on such megalomania.
They indulge in the fantasy that they can intimidate others like a common bully.

It is quite alarming how little respect they show toward Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
If it weren't for the Americans, Russia would swallow them whole without hesitation.

And the best part? If they weren't in NATO, Washington, D.C. and Paris wouldn't say a single word about the Baltic Sea...

bluerider63 said:If Germany were actually running its own show for once, maybe things would look different.
Instead, they’re just getting pulled in every direction by American interests and, to a lesser extent, Russian ones—not to mention being stuck with this whole green agenda mess they have to deal with now. You have to wonder if the German people will actually hold their politicians accountable for all this, but honestly, I wouldn't bet on it.

Hold up, does Germany want to be an independent nation or just the boss of the European Union?

Because let's be real, they love playing leader and hypocritically lecturing everyone else in the European Union.

Don't try to paint them as some innocent country just minding their own business...

rowdytiger13 said:It’s because Germany made a massive blunder by failing to secure any alternative to Russian gas. He actually admits that much. They were incredibly naive to think an invasion in Europe was a thing of the past.

Russia occupied Crimea back in 2014.

Germany pulled the plug on Nordstrea 2 THIS YEAR...

That isn't being naive, man, it's being shady...

The Schwabo crowd would literally whip America over election laws in Canada, all while cutting deals with the Russians just to line their own pockets...

hollowdriver13 said:Honestly, Lukashenko isn't nearly as dim-witted as he lets on. He plays this "clueless guy" persona for the cameras, but the man is way too slick and smooth to be the simpleton he pretends to be in politics.

Then again, if the EU or the US told him, "Hey, no worries, you can rule until the day you die and we won't meddle," he’d probably flip his stance faster than you could blink.

He might have pulled that move a few years back.
But now? He's got the Russian military sitting right there in his backyard.

Terry Green3 said:There’s talk about how Western economies, along with Japan and Korea, might set up an energy purchasing cartel.
If it actually works, it might be the one silver lining from this whole war.
Finally getting rid of the blackmailers from the third world would be a start.

It's not quite what he says, but it's not your version either.
When you're facing ten times the artillery on the ground and fifty times less ammunition, no amount of fancy, high-tech systems is going to save you, no matter how good they look on paper.

War eventually boils down to sheer mass. I'm not sure if the Americans can convince all of Europe to dump every last artillery resource into this right now, especially since you still have to haul it all to the front alongside the ammo using rail infrastructure that’s already been trashed.

Funny how they finally decided to wake up and notice...