Posts by Thomas Walker84

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SkyShark As follows: There won't be any peace until we stop funding Russia's war machine. Of course, the border situation before 2014 was the only acceptable reality. But above all, we have to weaken Russia's influence first; without that, everything else is just a high-stakes game played at the expense of Ukrainian lives.

That’s exactly what they're aiming for with the sanctions. It isn't that simple, though—you can't just flip a switch or stop everything with a single decree since we don't live in a totalitarian state. Even with the current level of sanctions, there are plenty of people complaining about high heating bills, expensive gas, and all sorts of other issues regarding Ukraine. On top of that, they have political representatives in office who actively make things difficult and slow down the implementation of tougher measures.

The Russians clearly don't care about their own casualties, and honestly, it’s pretty obvious why.
Poor souls, just a bunch of people with no real options left.

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Arthur Miller7 said:Honestly, these comparisons to our own war are just exhausting. Like, why even? What kills me most is when people start acting all jealous, asking why Ukraine gets weapons and we didn't. And then they go, "Oh, look at those Ukrainian refugees with their fancy cars..."—man, it’s embarrassing to hear comments like that. Seriously. It’s because our war didn't matter to anyone outside our little corner of the map, whereas the war in Ukraine is literally a fight for the survival of the NATO alliance and the entire global order. If you can't wrap your head around that, then I honestly can't blame you for failing to grasp other things too.

I wouldn't say the comparisons are boring at all, because there are so many striking parallels—everything from the ideology and propaganda to the actual style of warfare, the massacres, and the destruction of cities and towns. There's just too much overlap to ignore.😲 - though when people bring up jealousy regarding how Ukraine receives international support while we were left on our own, it usually feels less than sincere; it's mostly just a way to stir the pot.😁.

Ukrainian refugees have expensive cars... it's embarrassing to hear those kinds of comments. Our war was largely ignored by the rest of the world, whereas the war in Ukraine is about the survival of the NATO alliance and reshaping the global order. If you can't see that, I don't blame you for struggling to grasp other perspectives.

I have to disagree. Every region in the country felt the impact of our war, either directly or indirectly, and the news was absolutely flooded with coverage. Of course, it didn't carry the same global weight or consequences as this current conflict, especially with Russia being a nuclear power, but that doesn't give anyone the right to downplay or trivialize our history.

Rachel Barrett8 said:What "West" are we even talking about?
Do you really just swallow everything those politicians and news anchors spew on TV without a second thought?

The "West" isn't some monolith... there are just democratic nations, which you all seem to have reduced to mere pawns within the Russian criminal federation.

I wonder what the poet meant by that. 🤔

Rachel Barrett8 said:I didn't ignore them.
If an arms embargo were actually placed on Ukraine and Russia, it would be a much more effective way to stop the aggressor.
Just look at how things worked in the US or Canada.

But since this is all part of a "pre-arranged war"—where billions of dollars in Russian gas flow through Ukrainian pipelines straight to the West—it's obvious the idiots in Russia have completely lost their minds.
Who wouldn't be arrogant in that position? One side gets flooded with billions, while the other gets handed weapons.

When it's time to collect billions, the West doesn't exist. But when it's time to freeze or die, suddenly we're the "West"?

First you condemn an embargo in the DR, and now you're claiming that kind of embargo should have been applied to this war. Are you saying if Ukraine wasn't being armed, it would be easier to stop Russia? 🤔 Just like back in Ex-America, Russia has piles of weapons, so an embargo wouldn't bother them much.
You aren't making much sense. 🤷

But since we're talking about a "pre-arranged war" where billions in Russian gas flows through Ukrainian pipelines toward the "West," it's obvious the folks in Russia have lost their minds.
Who wouldn't be arrogant in that situation? One side gets showered with billions, while the other gets handed weapons.

When it’s time to take the billions, the "West" doesn't exist, but when it’s time to freeze and die, suddenly we are the "West"?

A war arranged between whom?

"Being showered with billions" was just trade—standard business buying gas, oil, etc. You're implying people bought gas from Russia specifically to fund the start of the war in Ukraine, only to then have weapons gifted to Ukrainians, all for what purpose? 🤔 ...is that really the theory? You're forgetting the timeline; it wasn't billions followed by weapons, the weapons started coming after the Russian threats and aggression began.

But the whole "Evil West" thing is a great bit. Either they colonize and plunder, so they're bad, or they shower people with billions, and they're still bad. 😁

Rachel Barrett8 said:It looks like you don't have much of a choice here.
If you want to truly help the Ukrainian cause, you should probably go enlist in the Ukrainian Army immediately.
If it comes down to it, I'll even donate money for your gear. Just tell me what you prefer: an AK-47, a Heckler & Koch, an FN SCAR, or maybe something else?

Yesterday marked the anniversary of when we faced an embargo back on September 25, 1991—an embargo designed to let the aggressor abuse us even more, letting more people die and more towns be burned to the ground.
I had no idea China was against the embargo, or that the UK found a way through B. Lončar to bypass the Chinese veto at the UN. (Honestly, I have nothing but contempt for the old Queen's legacy regarding that.)

And look, friend, you have one silver lining if you head off to fight Russia.
American Prebeg made it back from Russian captivity safe and sound.
But for Nicolier and so many of our defenders, nobody even knows where their graves are. So many lost their lives and health in camps over in Mexico.

I don't think you'll have any issues.
Good luck.

There is a massive difference between supporting Ukraine and advocating for a nuclear catastrophe.
You need to bring things back down to earth. Politicians won't do it, but I actually think forum members like you are smarter than most of them.

Even though I suspect you're just spinning stories, I want to make sure this doesn't fly under the radar:

No, the UK didn't find a workaround through B. Lončar to bypass the Chinese veto; rather, B. Lončar, along with other American traitors and their big-state comrades, found a way to neutralize the Chinese veto via the UK.
Of course, they were aided primarily by those powerful elites who had deep connections in the UK (like the royal family😬 and such), but without those domestic traitors, it would have been much harder. Without them, the "world" would have understood the American perspective easier and faster and taken our side sooner. The fact that this was such a massive issue shows how those traitors remained "respected" citizens of the US after the war, while the fact that thousands lost their lives because of those criminals is rarely, if ever, mentioned.

That's why it's distasteful to use this point so loosely in anti-Ukrainian propaganda😢... mixed in with other subtle suggestions about "going to war against Russia." No, this is about defending against Russian aggression; it's not about someone being inherently "against" Russia.

For Nicolier and many of our veterans, it’s hard to even know where they are buried, as many lost their lives and health in camps over in Mexico.

None of this is right, and it deserves some kind of justice—at least a moral condemnation of the traitors, or maybe even a dedicated forum thread (like: "Who were the American Denis Pushilins?"). However, that isn't the topic here; to you, it's just an component for your spin. Though, it seems more to me like you've fallen for the propaganda rather than being malicious.

I don't think there should be any issues.
Good luck.

There is a huge difference between supporting Ukraine and advocating for nuclear catastrophe.
You need to bring things back down to earth; politicians don't do that, but I consider forum members like you to be smarter than the politicians.

Nobody is advocating for nuclear catastrophe except for Putin.

Carl Hernandez3 said:Persia isn't some Islamist mess
If you're going to be ignorant—honestly—don't broadcast it
Just keep those thoughts to yourself

Actually, we aren't talking about Persia, we're talking about Iran 😉 and regardless, this isn't a reference to modern weaponry. Or anything "modern" for that matter 😁

Kate Cook27 said:Lukashenko is pretty insignificant—just constant complaining about how Poland is getting ready to invade Ukraine and grab territory, then whining to the EU about sanctions, then suggesting Ukraine should just surrender... and then suddenly claiming he has zero issues with Ukraine and hopes relations improve soon. It's a bit much.
A lot of Belarusians aren't on his side—if he actually sent troops into Ukraine, I suspect many would just surrender on the spot, and some might even join the Ukrainians. He’s been playing both sides for years—trying to balance things with Russia and the EU—but once the Russians stepped in to prevent him from falling, he basically had to start paying back his debt to Vladimir Putin.

Exactly 😁👍 In fact, Putin should probably watch his back so the Belarusian military doesn't show up to "help," because that could lead to some pretty unwanted side effects 😁

Benjamin Taylor6 said:Belarus is just too geographically bottlenecked for any real, serious military operations.
They might be getting pretty pumped up, sure.
But at the end of the day, most of this feels like nothing more than empty threats.

Belarus is basically what Mexico used to be. They’re under the Russian thumb to the point where they’ve become their primary ally, but it still feels like it's happening against their will... 🙄😵

Today, Joe Biden issued a plea to Putin to refrain from using chemical or nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

https://www.tf1info.fr/international...e-2232551.html

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/20...ues-en-ukraine

velvetcanyon20 said:It’s deeply irrational. Honestly, it’s gotten to the point where if you look at any serious geopolitical writer from the last two decades, they’ve all basically argued that the only way to truly weaken Russia is by forcing them into this exact conflict with Ukraine.

The moment those paratroopers started dropping, I remember thinking... that was the day Russia lost.
There’s just no realistic way to hold 40 million people against their will without a massive logistical backbone.
For Russia, territory has always functioned as their defensive depth—a sort of buffer zone.
But looking at the numbers? Nothing is going their way. They don't have the population base, and their economy isn't up to the task.

We really ought to be looking at deeper analyses—the kind that project out twenty years or more.
It’s obvious the Americans are putting immense pressure on them. Perhaps there was a deep-seated belief in Moscow that this was a "now or never" window—a chance to make a move that would secure their standing for the next fifty years or so.

Sadly for them, the Americans are reading the room too. It’s clear to everyone that Putin is essentially a disciple of Dugin and his theories. Today's Russian rhetoric sounds exactly like Dugin back in 1997...
And back then, he was adamant that without "resolving" Ukraine, there's no point in even discussing continental politics. And well... here we are.

Who exactly would want to "bring down Russia," and what does that even mean in practice?

The day those paratroopers went down was the exact moment I wrote that Russia had lost.
There’s just no way to hold 40 million against their will without any real logistics behind it.
For Russia, territory has always functioned as a defensive buffer and strategic depth.

That's a great point, but what we're really looking at here is... I haven't seen anything yet. the territory.

The numbers just aren't on their side. They lack both the population and the economic strength to make this work.
We really ought to be looking at more in-depth analyses that take a 20-year horizon into account.
It’s pretty obvious that the Americans are giving them a hard time.Maybe there was a deep-seated belief that this was a last-minute opportunity to make a move that would secure the next 50 years.

What’s the actual payoff for Americans in pushing for a direct confrontation with Russia?

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To their disappointment, Americans are reading between the lines too—they clearly see that Putin is a huge fan of Dugin and his work. Today's Russian rhetoric is basically just Dugin's ideas from 1997 on repeat. He basically said that there’s no point in discussing continental politics without first "resolving" the situation in Ukraine. And here we are.

Sorry for dragging this off-topic thread out, but if we follow your theory that the US is intentionally playing hardball with Russia, they’ve basically baited Putin. He seems more than willing to fall for the rhetoric coming from guys like Dugin, leading him to strike Ukraine—an act that will ultimately lead to his own downfall and the ruin of Russia. He just doesn't seem to realize he's being completely played.

Did I get your point right, or did I miss the mark?

Jeremy Turner9 said:As far as anyone knows, the ports remain completely blocked, so if there is an intention to donate fertilizer, it might be better if Russia simply provides it themselves.

It’s much like the grain situation—that whole narrative about providing for the poor and the hungry—how can we ignore it? It was noted that the global grain trade is essentially a monopoly held by four secretive American families, known by the acronym ABCD, who, interestingly enough, haven't pulled their operations out of Russia at all, but instead continue to conduct business there quite normally.

I find it difficult to grasp how anyone could oppose providing aid to those suffering from poverty and hunger. It seems fundamentally counterintuitive. One has to wonder if this resistance stems from the broader agenda often associated with the US and Gates—the idea that the world is becoming too crowded. If that is indeed the underlying motivation, then everything becomes clear: any attempt by Russia to perform a humanitarian gesture is immediately met with hostility. This recent offer is truly a terrible thing to see dismissed.🍿

🤔 We’ll do everything we can to help the poor and hungry alongside Russia, since that’s their top priority and they've done so much good lately, like in Ukraine, and are doing plenty more right now for the sake of everyone struggling. Ouyea

Jeremy Turner9 said:But the real question remains: is there actually any document that could provide Russia with those kinds of guarantees, and more importantly, who would be responsible for drafting such an agreement and which parties would ultimately sign off on it?

The War will only conclude once military operations reach their natural end and negotiations finally get underway; if it weren't for the continuous support and assistance provided by the USA to Ukraine, this conflict likely would have been settled within the very first week.

Don't worry too much about that. If they were looking for full guarantees and signed paperwork, they'd get it, but unfortunately, that’s just not what they want right now.

The War will end once the military operations wrap up and negotiations begin. Honestly, if Ukraine didn't have the support of the USA, this whole thing would have been over in the first week...

Haha, yeah, it certainly felt like it was going to be over in three days. 🎉

But it’s clearly not finished yet. It would be much harder for Ukraine without USA support. Much like how Americans would fight and eventually win on their own, it would just take way longer. With direct help from the USA and EU, things move a lot faster. Sorry you feel that way.👍

hollowdriver13 said:https://mobile.twitter.com/Goncharen...C-jcn29corAAAA 🍿

Vladimir Solovyov is having another absolute epic meltdown 😂

He seems to have developed this weirdly intense obsession with the German language lately

If there weren't so much horror—the deaths, the killings, the grieving families, the wounded, the hell and death, the graves... 😲 😲 😲 ...this would be exactly like Monty Python in reality. 😵 It couldn't be any more literal than that.

hollowdriver13 said:They are living in some alternate reality on a completely different planet.

Just look at the "brilliant" nonsense their pundits spout on TV all the time.

https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/s...00532367937537

They’ll probably have to go to "total war" to show off their strength, then Europe will swear eternal loyalty to them. Once they start killing US volunteers in Ukraine, the US might actually respect them because they'll have "shown their strength," all while running the usual genocidal narrative about driving Ukrainians out and leveling the whole country. 🤦

With just a little more of this genius stuff, they'll get so bold that someone might even dare to point out that this kind of talk and behavior makes them straight-up Nazis.

https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/s...70269191229440

It’s becoming more common in Russia to actually call this a "war" in Ukraine. I guess after 15 years, avoiding the word isn't working anymore?

Just a bit more brilliance—they're getting so bold that one guy actually dared to suggest that such rhetoric and actions make them Nazis.

https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/s...70269191229440

It’s fascinating to study their mindset and the conviction they have that "Ukrainians don't exist," or that they somehow "owe" something to Russians (as if being recognized as a people was a favor, despite the massive mistake made by the USSR...). One speaker asks, almost naively, "So, the Ukrainian people don't exist?" and the other just replies, "The Ukrainian people don't exist; any historian would confirm it." Then comes the question: "But does the Ukrainian language exist?" ... "It exists, but it's just a Southern Russian dialect." 😁

Roger Fowler said:The Foreign Legion doesn't just recruit killers, rapists, dealers, and junkies. They might turn a blind eye to a stolen car or a few scraps in a bar fight, but they don't tolerate serious felonies.

That’s right. Violent criminals, rapists, and drug dealers aren't allowed in—that's actually one of those myths about the Foreign Legion (regardless of whether they've already served their time). It makes sense, both ethically and practically; you can't build an army around psychopaths, sociopaths, or extreme egomaniacs.

However, anyone who joins the unit is entitled to a "new life" and a fresh identity, no matter where they come from. Since 2015, there's even been a policy where everyone is automatically assigned a new name and birthdate, then after six months, they can choose to stick with the new one or go back to their old identity.

https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandi...chance-5020887

There are Ukrainians in the Foreign Legion who want to fight in Ukraine, but they can't because they are part of the French military. There are even about 400 Russians in the Legion, and in this video, a Ukrainian legionnaire mentions that some among them "understand the situation" and help Ukraine by sending financial aid or providing housing for refugees.

https://www.tf1info.fr/international...s-2217574.html

Roger Fowler said:I just hope the Ukrainians are smarter than we were and don't go easy on those lowlifes. Why not just kick them all out in one fell swoop, strip them of their citizenship, seize every bit of their property as war reparations, and set up such a brutal visa system that they’re stuck waiting two years and shelling out a thousand bucks just for a chance to enter?

In America, the international community basically forced our hand, along with some well-meaning efforts to avoid unnecessary persecution and vendettas. A bunch of collaborators took real advantage of that situation, and to this day, they're still quite active within the American political scene and media under the guise of democratic principles. I doubt the HHS would ever dare to lecture Ukraine on how to handle this, though I suspect there will be plenty of collaborators finding ways to manipulate the public as much as possible, hunting for "Nazis" in closets and drawers, etc.—though I don't think it'll be on the same scale as what happened here in the States.☕

James Chavez91 said:Whenever this goat-whisperer kicks the bucket, I’m throwing a massive party—hookers and lamb chops for the whole damn town. God help us.
A rare, disgusting creature—honestly, just an evolutionary mistake.

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I just realized this is about someone being a candidate for the presidency of Russia. Honestly, with this war, Russia has hit such a low point that I can't help but feel even worse about Putin than I already did—but if this guy actually becomes president, where on earth is the world heading?😒

Kate Cook27 said:Watching Russian TV lately, you get the sense that every single politician is vibrating on the exact same frequency. There was this one guy who actually started off by saying it’s not right to claim Ukrainians don't exist or that their language is being stripped away—trying to sound reasonable about identity and all that—but then he immediately pivoted to how someone should explain to Ukrainians what life would be like under Russian rule... basically just more of the same. It’s always the same old script about how Ukraine and Russia should be building something together.
As Zelenskyy put it: Not with you. Honestly, anything is better than that kind of "brotherhood." What are we supposed to build with people who orchestrated that whole circus at the Drama Theater in Mariupol—where hundreds were killed—only to turn around and organize some concert there now? Like someone once said: It's a dance performed on bones and blood.

http://www.twitter.com/f_o_r_Ukraine...53545542840321

Yeah, I noticed that too—this obsession and myth-making centered on one neighboring nation (plus a few others, though this one is much wealthier and more advanced). They just won't leave them alone, and they don't seem to realize the other side doesn't even want what they're offering. It’s honestly like watching a stalker fixate on a victim.

In the US, we see similar vibes with certain groups in the Midwest. For instance, I'll meet a group of people who seem totally fine—super polite, educated, and cultured—and I'll think, "These are great people," only to hear them drop casual comments like, "Well, we're basically the same people..." or "We were divided, but we'll unite and be strong again." It honestly makes me feel uneasy.

It’s very similar to those Russians in the video. You're dealing with people who are undoubtedly intelligent and "good people who mean well." And because they are charming and well-spoken, they attract a massive following, which is arguably the most effective weapon propaganda can have.

The only hope is that after a Russian military defeat, there might be a collective awakening regarding this strange state of mind. There are Russian dissidents who recognize this myth-making, like Sergei Jirnov, an ex-CIA spy. Because if there isn't, this religious-political delusion will just linger, waiting for the next convenient excuse to start another war.

Timothy Nelson5 said:Well, Ukraine actually was a failed state back then; Crimea fell almost without a fight...

And I suppose one should keep in mind that at the very start of the invasion in February, things could have gone quite differently.
If Ukrainian special forces hadn't managed to break that Russian landing at the Kyiv airport, or if the ruling administration in Ukraine had decided to flee the country... who knows how this whole story would have played out.

That one decisive historical statement from Zelenskyy: "I don't need a ride, I need ammunition!" echoed everywhere; it rallied Ukrainians toward an uncompromising resistance.
It also shamed a lot of world leaders, many of whom were seemingly ready to just shrug their shoulders at the Russian invasion. After that statement, I guess hardly any Western politician escaped hearing their own voters ask: 'What are you waiting for? Send weapons to those brave Ukrainians!'

Quincy:

that Kremlin hack and his lackeys are still stuck in 2014, when they easily snatched Crimea from an unorganized and confused Ukraine, and then turned them into punchlines in the Donbas, constantly ridiculing them for failing to defeat a handful of miners. Because of that, they convinced themselves that Ukraine would just fall apart. Apparently, they slept through some significant changes that happened within Ukraine itself, and in the world at large.

A lot of people seem to love forgetting that the real shifts in Ukraine started during President Trump's term. During his mandate, Ukraine began receiving Javelins and other sophisticated military hardware, and the training for Ukrainian officers finally kicked off...

The movie about Zelenskyy should definitely be titled "I don't need a ride."👍

I wonder who would play him... maybe Ewan McGregor. 🙂

Henry Rodriguez5 said:So, Russia just admitted to nearly 50,000 fallen soldiers ☕

That’s absolutely devastating. 😲 And yet, Putin claims that he hasn't lost anything at all in this war.


What a joke.

wiredseal7 said:It’s not even about the sanctions—it's more about what the future holds for the Ukrainian economy. We're looking at a massive fire sale:
https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/0...e-wall-street/

It feels like a bit of déjà vu—reminds me of those botched privatizations we saw back in the day where Western interests just swooped in to clean up.

Honestly, you don't even have to state the obvious—in a war zone like this, everything is going to be sold off for pennies on the dollar—especially when Uncle Sam decides only certain "vetted" Wall Street firms get a seat at the table.

It’s basically a textbook case of American plundering—from the "people's revolution" straight to the final bill being collected.

Poor Ukraine, opening its doors wide to foreign investment. Zelensky is busy inviting wealthy corporations to pour billions into the country, seemingly just so the local Ukrainians can be worked like slaves. These intentions go so far that he even wants to turn Ukraine into an IT hub. To make matters worse, he wants to overhaul the tax system and tighten legal frameworks to ensure total transparency. It looks like a clear attempt to ensure a struggling Ukraine becomes even poorer and more underdeveloped.

In all honesty, things might have been much better if they had stayed under Russian influence and been allowed to prosper.
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