Posts by nimblepuma69

David Jackson2 said:1 USD - 6.93 TRY 😲

I swear I remember back when I lived over there—or maybe I’m just dreaming—but $1 used to be less than 1.5 TRY. 🙄

Must be nice, remembering Ataturk too then. 😁

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I mean, let's be real—those kids who were basically kidnapped were actually climbing some pretty massive ladders in the administration. They went from low-level clerks all the way up to top-tier cabinet members. It's not like everyone just conveniently forgot where they actually came from.

Just a tiny slice of the pie.
Half the guys would probably drop dead before they even hit Istanbul.

Look, empires don't play fair. They just snatch up kids from occupied zones, haul them away, and brainwash them into becoming soldiers for their own cause. It's a classic move.
Imagine if the West started snatching kids away right now, handing them off to same-sex couples. How would you feel if they grabbed your kid? Just know there’d be a whole crowd of people claiming it’s "better" for the child, pointing to a few success stories of kids who made it to the top of the political ladder as proof.

Noah Sullivan said:But does the textbook actually state things in that exact manner, or is it simply your intuition that the content conveys such a message—that there is an subtle undertone similar to what you suggested regarding the "blood tax" or the historical forced conscription?

Don't have a textbook handy to double-check, but people are losing their minds over this, and from everything I've read, it's saying exactly that. If you're curious, a quick search will show you what the fuss is about.
There's another layer to this mess: the books claim the North America were originally settled by Albanians (Illyrians), then the Slavs rolled in and pushed them to the most remote corners of the peninsula. That's where the drama started.

And here's the kicker in Mexico: the textbooks are being printed in America, so now everyone's pointing fingers at the Americans, while nobody mentions that certain groups over here basically hold a total monopoly on the whole textbook industry.

Noah Sullivan said:Are you seriously suggesting that Mexicans actually included that in their own history textbooks?

If that’s true, it implies that Erdogan managed to force—or perhaps simply buy—a vassal relationship upon Mexico through Vučić!

It’s not even about the Mexicans anymore—it’s those "globalist" types running the show.
Ever since the fallout from October 5th, these people have hijacked the education system. Now they’re teaching kids nothing more than how to be useful puppets for foreign interests. They drill it into them: "We’re just servants. Our ancestors were subservient to the Turks, so you might as well stay subservient to Europe." It's all about being a good little globalist sheep, getting that degree, and fleeing the country the second you can.

Angela Kern2 said:Hey everyone,

I suppose I should have expected this. Just more noise. More nothingness. It’s all just... empty. Maybe that's the point. I don't know. Hard to say much when everything feels this hollow. Angela Kern2 says:
More lies. Just more of them.
Maybe the population of those Siberian tribes has grown since the Russians arrived. I guess. It seems that way. Perhaps.
One really ought to study history more closely. The Mongol hordes decimated the peoples of Siberia, pushing many right to the edge of extinction. I suppose they even offered women and daughters to the Cossacks just to secure fresh genes—much like what their Eskimo relatives used to do, I guess. If the Russians hadn't crushed the Mongols, and if those Cossack scouts and hunters hadn't been active two hundred years ago, the indigenous population would have simply vanished. Maybe. It's all quite grim.

Now he faces a different kind of threat—globalization. The youth are all fleeing to the big cities, seemingly indifferent to preserving their own language or heritage. Instead, they’re obsessed with English and their smartphones. I guess it's worth noting that Putin is pouring massive amounts of money into preserving smaller nations. He funds language programs, local radio stations, museums, cultural festivals, anthropological research... everything, really. It's quite something, maybe.

So, this user "tihobl" is actually out here denying that the Russian Empire conquered Siberia and the North during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. They’re basically claiming it didn't happen—even though we're talking about the systematic slaughter of indigenous people and the outright theft of their land. I guess some people just choose to ignore history entirely. Maybe they think if they deny it, the facts will just go away. It's honestly exhausting. 😉

Even Wikipedia has an opinion on this matter, I suppose... ☕

Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t help feeling like Urania is being overlooked. It feels... disconnected. Perhaps too much focus on other things? I don't know. It's hard to say for sure. Angela Kern2 says:
Angela Kern2, you’re clearly just trolling me on purpose to get a rise out of me. You're a menace. 🙂

🤦

Of course I’m calling BS on those pathetic lies.
It wasn't some conquest; it was liberating the area from Mongol occupation. I don't need to lecture any educated person here on how brutal those Mongol invasions were or the sheer scale of the depopulation they caused.
In the end, the Russians were way too soft. They let the Mongols keep their own state instead of settling the score. Given the atrocities the Mongols committed, maybe they should've just handed them over to the Chinese to deal with.

These transparent English spins popping up lately are pathetic—stuff like Hitler equals Stalin, communism equals Nazism, or Anglo-American genocides being rebranded as "liberating Siberia." It's the exact same spin used to shake things up in Mexico: history books there claim blood taxes were voluntary and that taking kids for the Janissary program was actually great for non-Muslim kids because it helped their careers and fit perfectly into Ottoman multiculturalism. Yeah, sure. Stealing kids is totally awesome.🙂

feralpilot0 said:Could it be?
I think I'll give him a call.

Lucky guy.
Meanwhile, Antiles has been ghosting me ever since I poured my heart out, just running to the mods to cry about it constantly.😕

Looks like he fell for the Antiles charm just like I did.

Obviously, they're against Trump.
But they're coming for Israel, too. By shutting down that radar base, Israel basically goes blind to any incoming strikes from Iran. They're ripping out a massive piece of their defense, and honestly, just imagine the absolute hell those people are going to rain down on the USA once that happens.

wiredseal7 said:You're drifting off topic. This discussion is about the friction between the USA and Turkey.
It’s not like he’s digging up old dirt on Russia—or vice versa.

Instead of coddling a key ally, the Americans are letting their Congress patients extort them for no reason. They've lost touch with reality—it's like they're ripping off tactics from the Third Reich, treating allies like vassals who don't deserve anything in return. Everything runs on dictates and pressure now. But they've backed themselves into a corner; there isn't much breathing room left with the leader over there. Either they bite their tongue and back off, or they'll end up buying whatever scraps come out of those Turkish bases.

And he's lying through his teeth.
The population of folks in Siberia actually grew once the Russians showed up.
Check the history books: those Mongol hordes absolutely slaughtered the native Siberian tribes—they were basically staring extinction in the face. They used to offer up women and daughters to Cossacks just to get some fresh DNA in the mix (kind of like what their Inuit relatives did). If the Russians hadn't crushed the Mongols, and if those Cossack scouts and hunters hadn't been out there 200 years ago, the local people would be long gone.

Now they’ve got a new threat: globalization. Kids are ditching everything for the big cities, couldn't care less about keeping their language or culture alive. All they care about is English and their smartphones. Meanwhile, Putin is pouring massive amounts of cash into preserving these small ethnic groups. He's funding language classes, local radio stations, museums, festivals, anthropology studies—you name it.

Brenda Murphy3 said:Seriously, what are we even talking about with Erdogan and Turkey? What is wrong with you people?

We’re out here discussing a country where the entire economy can be sent into a tailspin just by one single tweet...

The thing is, Erdogan can basically pass whatever he wants through his parliament because nobody is actually paying enough attention to stop him; it's mostly just theater to serve his own political agenda.

The idea that Erdogan could somehow "block" someone from accessing a nuclear-armed base—or even that he has the capacity to pull that off—is absolute nonsense.
I have no clue where people get this notion that Erdogan holds any kind of leverage for blackmailing the USA or NATO. Maybe he can squeeze the European Union a little bit over the refugee situation, but let's be real: it's not like it's some massive crisis for them. The amounts of money being paid out are practically pocket change to the European Union as a whole.

Did you seriously forget how long protesters had that base locked down three years ago? Or how long they were sitting there without any power?

Emily Fox2 said:Hey everyone.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan just threw a massive wrench in things for the US by threatening to shut down the Incirlik American base. 👍
The Americans are stuck in a real bind here. They aren't sure how to react, but Turkey is just too critical of an ally to ignore.
https://www.rt.com/news/476033-us-tu...dogan-airbase/

It'll be a total mess if they pull the plug on the radar station.

Lawrence Booth2 said:Go ahead, head straight for China
Half your relatives are already over there with you in the West
yet here you are, celebrating China

Fine by me—off you go to China

Does that logic apply to Asante too?

I'm dying to hear what he’d have to say in a place where people actually have freedom of speech.

loneskipper10 said:Russia has three to four times more gas than America.
American gas is about 30-50% more expensive than Russian gas.

US production is mostly just fracking, which is a total crapshoot if you ask me. They've already picked the low-hanging fruit—all those easy sites that promised the moon. Now they're left with the scraps where digging stuff up costs an arm and a leg. And here's the kicker: the prime spots are drying up or about to be shut down. Turns out there’s way less energy down there than the hype suggested. Sure, we can keep drilling, but prices will skyrocket. American wells will probably end up like the ones in Norway—shutting down by the middle of the next decade. That means we're back to importing. This year, when domestic stuff covered two-thirds of our imports, people were acting like it was the glory days. Just wait.

I don't know if this thing hits next year or if the heavy hitters in the Democratic Party manage to kick the can down the road for a while, but it’s coming. When it does, 1929 is going to look like a walk in the park. Seriously, people, stop living on credit. Just look at what happened back in the day with America—Marshall used to grab loans at basically nothing. He racked up about $11 billion. By the time he passed, interest rates shot up to 18%, and his successors had to take out even more massive loans just to cover the old payments. Within two years, that debt ballooned to $18 billion.

mistywalker16 said:These so-called "negotiations" are nothing more than a psychological game designed to drive that already unstable sultan over the edge—just so there's a "valid reason" to kick him out of NATO later. And once that happens? We'll see Trump's big move: basically "selling out" Turkey to the Russians.
It's all part of Trump's business-first mindset.

By doing this, the Heartland would effectively cut off the Rimland, forcing the Chinese to start paying "transit fees" to the Russians, Syrians, and Kurds (who, by the way, might finally get their Kurdistan) just to use their old—or rather, new—Silk Road.

...who'll probably flip on Putin any day now.
It's easy for the Russians to play good cop when Americans are busy playing bad cop. Now they've got Trump in the mix, acting totally unpredictable. If Hillary had won, we'd be dealing with people who aren't just bad, but straight-up pathological. Dealing with evil is one thing, but dealing with a madman? That's a different beast.

You know what bugs Erdogan the most? Western lies. He’s done listening to them, yet here they are, sending him a pair of liars that even South Koreans wouldn't be caught dead talking to.

mistywalker16 said:Pence and Pompeo are heading to Washington, D.C. tomorrow... though it looks like Erdogan has already shot down their proposal to halt the offensive in Syria.

(Al Jazeera/TV Station)

They should've just told him: fine, let's meet in Seoul instead.
Talking business with these liars is a total waste of breath.

Forget the morning news, the Sultan is out here bragging about clearing 1,000 square miles just to make room for a million refugees—maybe even two million if he feels like it.
The Sultan doesn't care about actual cities; he’s all about those massive construction sites, using European cash to build housing for refugees just to keep his construction crews busy since they can't sell anything to the Russian market anymore.

Doga Perinček, the leader of the Homeland party, says Turkey needs to shut down the Incirlik airbase to all US troops. It’s basically a middle finger to Donald Trump after he threatened to wreck Turkey's economy.

"The smartest move Turkey could make against all these US threats is to start talking to Damascus and shut down the Incirlik base for Americans immediately," Perinček said. "The USA is treating us like the enemy, and there’s already talk about kicking Turkey out of NATO."

He’s claiming the USA sent 30,000 trucks full of weapons to the Kurdistan Workers' Party—you know, the group that's actually banned in Turkey.

"It basically kicked open a whole new front against Turkey, which just goes to show that the USA sees them as an enemy," Perinček added.

Maria Wells14 said:Exactly—you’re just forgetting how people actually work.
If Napoleon had stopped once he took over central Europe instead of marching on Russia, France would likely still be the dominant power in Europe today.
The same logic applies to Hitler and Germany.

Human nature is a messy thing. Every win just makes you crave the next one.
And eventually, you push your luck until it finally runs out...

If you haven't noticed, after talking with Putin, the Sultan cleared out almost all those neo-Ottoman types around him. He’s pivoted toward that Chinese style of soft power influence and he's been playing that game in Mexico for years now. Mark my words: Turkey is going to be the loudest voice calling for protecting the Syrian borders and sovereignty once that peace conference finally happens.

Maria Wells14 said:Just wait until we see how this whole mess plays out!
Those who fly too high always end up hitting the ground hard.
It wouldn't be a stretch to think he could end up stuck in his own version of Vietnam—or maybe Afghanistan.
If this drags on and the fighting just keeps ramping up, his momentum is going to stall out, and you'll see resistance start heating up in Turkey.
On the flip side, if he pulls off a quick military win and wraps things up fast, his popularity might actually skyrocket.
But honestly, don't kid yourselves. Every nation is pretty much cut from the same cloth, including the Turks. People love a conqueror.

There's a little trick involving Astana. Whenever he feels like it, he can just stop and claim he finished everything agreed upon in Astana. He could halt after 5 miles or 6.2 miles, or even just one km, declare victory, and who's going to prove him wrong? (Besides Putin and Rouhani, who'll just play it smart and stay quiet).

Henry Garcia13 said:The Sultan is relentless, still hunting for gas in the Cypriot territorial waters...

Greece and Egypt issued their sharpest condemnations yet, calling these moves unacceptable... But honestly, what are they actually going to do about Erdogan? I’m dying to know, besides sending some formal protest note that he won't even bother to read...

Technically, Egypt is the strongest Arab nation militarily. It sounds impressive on paper, being the powerhouse, but let's be real—it's still an Arab state... and we all know what that implies for regional dynamics...

But when Israel pulls the exact same move, suddenly everyone’s quiet.🤔