Posts by Edward Stewart3

Jason Kern49 said:Why does this bother you so much, hiddencyclist112?🤷
Look at me—I’m basically in "fan retirement." I’ve stepped away from the hardcore ultra scene entirely. Even though I’ve been through 80 to 90 away games with my brother between 2003 and 2020, honestly, I couldn't care less if the fans in Šibenik are backing Dinamo, local teams, or the Red Star.

Just chill out. This isn't our scene anymore; we're getting too old for this stuff.
😁

I mean, come on, that’s barely more than four years old. How can anyone honestly call that an "ultra" group? Realistically, it’s just a bunch of local drunks who happen to congregate whenever they accidentally find themselves stuck in the same spot as "us." That's it. That's the whole thing. 🤔

analogbear5 said:And what exactly would they be achieving?

I get the Russians. They fell for their own hype about being global heavyweights who are military decades ahead of the West, and they're terrified of looking weak.

But Ukrainians? They’d just become synonymous with radioactive terrorists for as long as that material stays hot—which is a hell of a long time after everyone else has moved on from this war.

If there was an answer, they'd get one—logically, a response to Russia using nukes. You don't seriously expect the whole world to just hand everything over to Putin just because he's stupid enough to start making those kinds of threats, right? Who does he think he is? A world that actually bows down to Russian nuclear blackmail doesn't even deserve to exist... besides, Ukraine has its own way to deal with those Russian nuclear threats without NATO having to step in...

Look, let's get one thing straight—it’s not like Ukraine doesn't have its own ways to strike back without needing a full-blown nuclear arsenal. Sure, maybe they don't have the big atomic bombs sitting in silos, but they've got plenty of radioactive waste just waiting to be used. They could easily turn a massive chunk of Russia into a wasteland using "dirty bombs." Honestly? I'm pretty convinced they’ve already worked out how to pull that off... they're just smart enough not to go making those kinds of threats out loud.

silentnomad7 said:It’s going to be tough, I tell you. I'm hearing reports that people are starting to head toward the southern parts of the European Union since they don't need to crank the heat as much there, and plenty of others are moving to non-EU countries that aren't struggling with cheap gas. People aren't going to sit around and get screwed over; they’re going to move to where life is actually better...

It's not just happening in the south, either! Word on the street is that the border wall the Poles built up against Belarus is actually working too well—it's stopping the Polish crowds from flooding into Belarus just to chase that cheaper gas. Now you've got Belarusian border guards out there using dogs, armored vehicles, and rubber bullets just to protect their borders and their energy supply. But of course, you won't see a single word about any of this in the pro-American media... because why would they?

bluerider63 said:And what has sticking by Ukraine actually achieved so far? At the start, they kept feeding everyone this line about how sanctions would stop Putin from continuing the war, but that turned out to be nothing more than empty rhetoric. The Canadian proposal makes sense because everyone wants peace, but of course, that assumes we just let Russia stop right at the Donbas.

We already tried that whole "Rome scheme" where we thought we could just satisfy Russia by giving them Crimea, and look how that played out! We saw the results! Why on earth do you think Europe should make the exact same mistake twice?

wiredseal7 said:Here we go again with the same old trolling nonsense.

The old lady with the cookies probably helped Ursula and Joe make sure you can't touch any rubles anytime soon. 🤣

Russia isn't all perfect—obviously—and they're feeling the heat.
But let’s be real: that massive economic collapse everyone predicted—you know, the currency meltdown that's supposed to be one of their biggest weaknesses—just hasn't happened yet. So, unfortunately, we’re stuck dealing with them for a long time, staring each other down through scopes for decades to come.
We were doing fine using them for cheap energy—we even had cheaper gas coming out of Asia—until someone decided to poke the bear with color revolutions and uprisings. If we hadn't played it that way, things wouldn't be such a mess.

How do you even label this phenomenon where the currency gets twice as strong against the dollar, but then paradoxically, prices in that stronger currency also jump by about 2x, effectively making everything 4x more expensive in dollar terms?🤔 Is there some kind of economic genius out there who can explain this to me? I also don't see how on earth this is supposed to be "good" for Americans. Thanks.

Look, Russia has been playing both sides for ages, selling Iranian oil under their own flag just to help them dodge sanctions. At the end of the day, oil always finds a buyer—it’s just like cocaine, honestly 🤷‍♂️. But here’s the kicker: they’re selling it at a fraction of the price and volume now, and I wouldn't be surprised if Iran eventually decides to walk away from the whole deal altogether. 🤷‍♂️

The Germans are out here claiming that if Russian gas shuts off, the economy takes a 3-6% hit—which apparently isn't a disaster in their eyes, especially if cutting it off basically guts half of Russia's economy in the process.
Look, this whole thing is a war against the West, plain and simple. It’s just Russia trying to force a new world order on us, and honestly? This might be the cheapest, most calculated way for them to pull it off.

wanderingpilot7 said:That’s exactly the point. And honestly, that shot wouldn't just be hitting their own foot—it would be hitting something much more vital. Anyone in Europe with half a brain knows they don't want that. In this current climate, the last thing we need is for the foundations of the EU to start shaking. That outcome serves both Russia and the USA, but it serves us in the EU absolutely no one...

Look, it’s a tiny price to pay compared to letting Vladimir Putin think he can just treat all of Europe like his personal doormat. We aren't going to collapse overnight (sure, some specific industries might get absolutely hammered,
but hey, even the aviation industry managed to survive the mess of the last two years, so we're still breathing) and besides, just think about the payoff. How long until we have access to gas, oil, and every mineral resource imaginable at like a third of the current cost? Just wait until they're forced to sell everything off just to cover basic necessities. I mean, we're already seeing 30% discounts today!

wiredseal7 said:Honestly, this is the exact question we should be throwing at Plenković during his next briefing to Congress.
Why was the potential damage to the American economy from these sanctions totally ignored—and why didn't we use our veto power to hold out until those problematic measures were scrapped?

Because apparently, "European security" matters way more than our own backyard or any other issues like it...