Posts by Chloe Jackson15

analogbear5 said:Bad translation from Russian to English. Borrell never actually said that.

Well, congratulations, you've officially ruined his day. 😁

Honestly, this relentless whining about how much everyone loves Russia is getting exhausting. Does anyone actually believe that obsessing over these errors changes the fact that they've completely botched this situation? Or do people just enjoy lying to themselves and everyone else?

Either way, there’s a certain grim satisfaction in watching the constant complaining about the European Union falling apart while supposedly claiming Russia is making strides. Especially when the reality is exactly the opposite.

As for Russia? It’ll probably just fall apart on its own eventually.

brightheron64 said:There’s really only one question left to ask—how much lower can this actually go? 🤔

The bigger the drop, the harder it hits. And it's a long way down. Don't sweat it too much; you'll be right there in the trenches with us once we finally hit rock bottom.

dustyowl29 said:So they can actually make some money

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor

The first thing that popped into my head when I read the question was 😁
I haven't the slightest clue why.😁

Thomas Walker84 said:

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Imagine if the USA didn't pour $700 billion into weaponry and billions more into foreign wars... but instead directed all that capital toward...

This thread is about Russia, not the USA—there are other subreddits for that. Why don't you just lay out your actual arguments here so you aren't just being off-topic?

Based on some recent calculations regarding the Russian involvement in...
Let's just imagine for a second: what if Russia wasn't pouring billions of dollars into weapons and warfare, but was instead putting that money toward...

By the way, it would be amazing if we could invest in R&D and science instead of pouring everything into weaponry... It’s a nice dream to have, but given where we are in human history right now, you might want to save that sentiment for when you're actually competing for muscle mass. 🙂🙂

Yeah, it’s always the same old story.
Whenever people bring up Russia, the conversation somehow pivots back to America.
When we talk about Ukraine, suddenly it's all about America again!
Discussing sanctions? Once again, it ends up being about America.

I am honestly exhausted by this paid-for pro-Russia obsession; it’s getting incredibly tedious. You could open a can of pate and somehow find a way to blame America.

Aman, you pro-Russia crowd, get some new material! We know you're on the payroll, but enough is enough. They're wasting their money on you! No Pasaran!

George Lewis9 said:Absolut Vodka from Sweden—which has been owned by a French company for years now—is ramping up its exports to Russia again.

Source: https://www.di.se/nyheter/vodkajatte...till-ryssland/

Fantastic. 😁
At this rate, why stop there? Let's just lift the sanctions on LSD and cocaine too.
It’s all good for mass consumption, right? 😁

Noah Diaz said:That era ended when the USSR collapsed. Since then, we've been living in what people call a multipolar world, but nobody bothered to tell the Americans. They’re still stuck in the past, refusing to face reality.

That’s why we keep seeing these ridiculous American statements that nobody takes seriously anymore. I honestly don't know if they intend to go to war with most of the planet or just slap them with more sanctions.🤣

These are the moves of desperate people. It’s a clear sign that these sanctions are nothing more than empty words on a page.

https://fortune.com/2023/04/07/us-ru...oing-business/
The US has a message for any nation or corporation still trading with Russia: You're either with us or against us.

High-ranking officials from the U.S. Treasury Department are organizing special international tours this month. Their goal is to lean on the companies and countries that maintain business ties with Russia, forcing them to sever all financial connections due to the conflict in Ukraine.

Man, if only everyone had your brain, mapping out the financial status of a parallel universe.
Just keep enjoying your fantasy land...
Because in this reality, we all know who holds the power, and you're clearly running away into your own little fairy tale to cope with it.

Christian Torres3 said:And what exactly defines a bipolar world?

It’s just like the disorder. One minute things are up, the next they're crashing down.
I find it fascinating how the people constantly calling for a bipolar world wouldn't seem to mind a totally unipolar "Russian world" one bit. 🙂 In short, they're hypocrites...

Larry Wilson25 said:They’ve got the dollar, they’ve got SWIFT, and they’ve got GPS. I won't even get started on their military might.

So, why the hate?

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They're tightening the noose around the Russians—which, honestly, I'm fine with. The US and the European Union are basically the wealthiest markets out there, right alongside Japan. Why on earth would anyone want to lose access to those markets? Plus, who else besides those two blocs is churning out planes in massive quantities and providing the navigation systems everyone relies on?

If you hate the US that much, fine—go live in Russia or somewhere in Asia. They've got democracies like India over there.
And let's be real, that's a country that's peaking even when you factor in Pakistan.

It’s pure jealousy. He knows he picked the wrong ally, but he just can't bring himself to admit it. Some clueless fanatic.
And now he's acting all jittery, like he's got a constant itch he can't scratch.
What am I supposed to do for him? I don't feel sorry for him. These illiterate fanatics have ruined perfectly decent people in the "inner circle"—people they genuinely despise. It’s those same old complexes again; they just hate anyone who actually knows more than they do.

If you hate the US so much, fine—go live in Russia or Asia.

But he won't do that! In his head, if America and NATO collapse, he thinks he'll suddenly be the big man on campus... 🙂 As if he was ever actually in charge. He’s just spent his whole life switching masters—one day it’s the Russians, then the Turks, then the Canadians, and so on.
The entire history of these fanatics boils down to maybe 100 years of being an actual independent nation, and even that was interrupted.

Sickness doesn't discriminate; it just shows up in different ways. 🙂

Benjamin Taylor6 said:More like Bolsheviks.😬

More like Bolshevik oligarchs! At the end of the day, their entire political philosophy boils down to one simple rule: "Give everyone else just enough to shut them up, while we keep everything else for ourselves."

stormybear25 said:A column of at least six Russian T-90M tanks spotted near the border in Belgorod Oblast, roughly 4.4 miles from the Ukrainian border. This photo was taken yesterday.
https://twitter.com/Militarylandnet/...33904627736577
Check out those cope cages. 🤣 🤣 🤣

Getting ready for a barbecue? Again? Some people just never learn...

Gregory Ramos3 said:If history has taught us anything, it's that no emperor ever just looked at the map and said, "Alright, I'm good, I've got everything I want." Human nature is just wired that way—once you hit a goal, you just raise the bar and set a new one, chasing things toward infinity like some weird math equation.

Or to put it more bluntly, why on earth would Russia want Argentina or Kenya? It's the same reason a dog licks its own business—just because it can.

Seriously, what the hell do they need these annexations for when they already have such a massive amount of territory to deal with?

Twelve different time zones... and most of the country is basically a ghost town. They don't have the slightest clue what's actually out there. But sure, why not? Let's grab more!
I honestly think it’s like a scorned woman. You know the type—she lashes out and tries to cause as much damage as possible just to prove a point. That's exactly how Putin's Russia operates. Feeling abandoned, so it throws a tantrum. Nobody likes them, nobody wants them around, yet she refuses to let the prettier neighbors move into the block because it makes her own ugliness even harder to ignore. It's the same story with Russia. If the former Soviet republics start living well—looking at you, Poland—then people in Russia might actually start connecting the dots. And for an autocrat, that kind of realization is the ultimate nightmare.

Christian Torres3 said:Just a proportional response to what Russia did.

Let’s assume there's an obligation from both the VB and the USA, stemming from the Budapest Memorandum, to protect Ukraine from nuclear threats. That would be a pretty solid foundation for responding to the use of tactical nuclear weapons, wouldn't it?

Andrew Booth29 said:I’m just not convinced they’re going to sacrifice the entire planet for 15% of Ukraine. Does that actually look like a smart trade to you? If I were sitting on the sidelines, I’d be shorting the whole thing. lol.

It starts with 15% of Ukraine today, and tomorrow it’s 50% of Poland... haven't we learned anything from history? You can't afford to give an inch.

Andrew Booth29 said:You're underestimating how likely a nuclear strike actually is. If Russia pulls the trigger, they won't back down afterward—especially not now, after they've already seized those territories and claimed them as their own. In his speech, he made it very clear: he believes a precedent for using nuclear weapons has already been set.

Where on earth are you getting the idea that nobody is going to react? It’s been done before, and everyone knows exactly who it was used against and why. If you honestly think Russia should just start dropping nukes because "there's a precedent," then something is seriously wrong with your logic. Get real. Using nuclear weapons is a direct ticket to WWIII and a total nuclear holocaust. Stop pretending this could somehow just "happen" and be brushed aside. It won't. That is the ultimate line in the sand.

rowdytiger13 said:Roughly speaking.
There's no point in picking a fight with them. That would be counterproductive and, frankly, wrong. Just leave them alone, but isolate them since they remain a legitimate threat.

The thing is, nobody is even touching them right now; they're the ones taking aggressive steps. So what, are we just supposed to hand over Ukraine? What happens when they show up at our doorstep tomorrow? At the start of the Western Front, they let Hitler take over the Rural area, Czechoslovakia, Austria... and it wasn't until after Poland that anyone decided enough was enough. Why wait? We need to shut this down immediately.

Andrew Booth29 said:The bombers aren't the suspicious part—they've already been deployed before. It’s the location that raises eyebrows. That's the detail hollowdriver13 missed. As for what they’re actually up to over there? God only knows.

Whatever their actual objective is, it doesn't change the fundamental reality: you can't actually use nuclear weapons. The whole thing is just about using certain terminology for the sake of scaring the public. Anyone with half a brain understands that deploying an ultimate weapon would lead to the ultimate end—likely for everything living on this planet. So, if that's a price worth paying, be my guest. But even in The Kremlin, there are people with families and children... and they know perfectly well that such a move would mean the end for them and everyone they love most.

Andrew Booth29 said:But the actual point here is that they're storing nuclear weapons at that base, so they've clearly moved in to gear up.

With nukes on the line? 😁 Yeah, you bet. 😁

Charles Chase13 said:The issue isn't whether Russia actually needs those specific resources from Ukraine; it's about blocking future competition. You can't buy rare metals from Ukraine if they don't have them anymore.

Isn't that a massive gamble? Not to mention the cost. Honestly, forget the metals and the talk of competition for a second. This isn't really about resources at all. This is a fundamental clash between the liberal West and the radical Russian version of "peace"... and let's be real, there is no peace until the Bolshevik ideology is gone for good.

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Linda Collins3 said:It’s funny watching the Western media play dumb and refuse to even hint that the US might have been behind the Nord Stream sabotage—which is clearly the most logical explanation.
Everyone is acting like they don't see what's right in front of them.

Most likely, this was just a message to Russia and Europe that things will never go back to normal with Moscow.

Can anyone give me one single reason why the US would actually do something like that? If they really wanted to stop the flow, they could have just sent someone to the valve and turned it off. Problem solved.