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Justin James10 said:It seems you've lost all sense of perspective in the middle of all this drama... what "obsession" are you talking about? Do you actually want a radical Islamic state in our neighborhood? It is perfectly fine if you don't fully grasp the nuances of what is happening on the ground there, but please, stop rambling about Dodik; he couldn't care less about us, and he certainly isn't our number one concern.
Just three weeks ago in Bužim, there was a massive Islamist gathering worthy of ISIS, which was roughly 25 miles miles away from Washington, D.C., yet 95% of Americans didn't have a clue about it. Do you really want to be providing assistance to people like that?
Bryan Adams6 said:War horrors
18+
Supposedly some civilians in Hershey tried taking on a vehicle convoy with Molotov cocktails, and they just got absolutely shredded by machine guns. :horor;
Jonathan Barnes5 said:I honestly feel a sense of pity for the Russians, especially the soldiers. In this chaotic mess of a war, a huge portion of them really doesn't want to be there. We are talking about 2022; many of these kids are closer to my son's age than mine. When I look at the birth years of those captured, they are essentially just children.
I remember watching a poll taken on the streets of Moscow before the invasion began; people looked pale and genuinely bewildered by questions about the war, as if asking, "Are you guys serious? What kind of nightmare war are you talking about?"
And once again, the Western media is crafting a narrative that tends to alienate regular people and dismiss the public as a whole. People here seem to have forgotten that we were once part of the coalition sending weapons to the "moderate opposition" in Syria. Later on, the media loved to paint a picture of us posing with mortar launchers.
Of course, people have either forgotten or simply don't care about the broader context of the conflict and the role played by various agitators.🤦 The situation in Ukraine is incredibly dire, and while Viktor Yanukovych isn't blameless for his sudden pivot toward Europe, I refuse to lose my perspective based solely on a CNN report. Those journalists aren't fundamentally different from anyone else; they just spin the story to fit a specific angle.
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It just occurred to me about some lowlife Russian guy who was filming himself for a video while VBRs were shelling Kharkiv. He seemed to be enjoying the thunderous noise, even though he knows full well how "precise" those pieces of junk actually are and where they land. I would love to see someone like him held accountable; I truly despise that type of person.
fadedridge903 said:It seems everyone finds themselves quite fond of the methods used by Putin's regime, doesn't it? 🤣
Carl Hernandez3 said:I got slapped with a three-day ban—all because of what I wrote to stop those pro-Russia trolls from dominating the forums
I honestly suspect one of those "political insiders"
It’s no wonder people are skeptical when you see who outlets like CNN or Fox News decide to call an "expert" commentator
Take Branimir Vidmarović—he actually studied in Moscow
And just look at how he pushes the Russian agenda
Emily Fox2 said:Turkey launches military operation against Kurds in Iraq:
https://www.rt.com/news/492078-turke...on-iraq-kurds/
Joseph Clark37 said:I agree with you, restlesssurfer97. In this specific instance, I don't feel much empathy for the reporter's injuries because she achieved her goal—a scandal and a headline.
On the other hand, looking back at how these things go, the police should have prevented the gathering, and the priest's church should have been retired and replaced by someone sensible. That will happen eventually, but likely too late...
Elizabeth Mendoza said:So, is that the same church he said he'd reopen? I think I read somewhere a few days ago about some guy announcing he'd be holding Mass there. Is that the one?
This whole situation just keeps getting better and better.🤣
restlesssurfer97 said:The bottom line is that this woman basically manufactured a whole drama out of thin air because the church was empty—which, honestly, I’m still wrapping my head around myself—so there was zero actual substance to work with. She walked inside, ran straight into a total jerk, and then got exactly what she wanted: a confrontation she could spin into some big headline. If that guy hadn't stepped up and shut her down, she would've almost certainly marched right up to the altar, filming everything closer and closer until someone else intervened, and when nobody stopped her, she probably would've started badgering those poor old ladies sitting in the pews just to fish for some ridiculous quote so she could make the whole country laugh at how clueless these religious types are.
Elizabeth Mendoza said:So why doesn't the rulebook apply to them?
urbanhawk17 said:I guess you're just one of those people who got way too worked up over this story.
urbanhawk17 said:I guess you're just one of those people who got way too worked up over this story.
wiredrider9 said:If it had been a Muslim group causing a scene like that in front of a church, you can bet your life the American media would be burying the story or it wouldn't even make it past a tiny headline in some obscure corner of the news. 😉
urbanhawk17 said:I honestly can't tell who's the bigger fool here. Is it the priest holding Mass—even though the Pope could probably pull it off alone—or is it the people showing up to watch, or maybe the news crews filming the whole thing? Or perhaps it’s just the crowd that got way too worked up over this story in the first place.
I guess I just can't decide who's the biggest idiot in the room.