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Arthur Brown6 said:
Jason Mendoza said:Look, I'm just saying Load is getting unfairly trashed.
I'm done. Might as well just go back to bed.
Leprosy
Dennis Hall41 said:I’ve been trying for 15 years and it’s just not happening. Something about her pushes me away, and it isn't even about the production or how things sound. I’ve always had this gut feeling that she’s just playing a character, and honestly—without monstrous talent (think David Bowie or Bob Dylan)—that’s a massive strike against her. I have zero interest in all that theatricality. It’s foreign to me. Let the poetry flow naturally; don't force it through a machine.
hollowdriver13 said:So, I don't quite get why you think the West would just let UA go under?
1 - Western nations are way too pro-UA for some politician, who relies on those voters, to go against what the majority wants. Even Meloni in Italy showed this when she first jumped on Twitter to support Ukraine, and Italy continues to stand by them—even if Italians are generally a bit more hesitant, their support usually hovers around 60%.
https://mobile.twitter.com/GiorgiaMe...62655067660295
2 - The West is far too invested in this conflict now. If Ukraine loses, it would effectively be seen as a defeat for the collective West. Losing that kind of geopolitical influence would be massive.
3 - As much as the West loves poking around in countries in Africa or the Middle East—often unnecessarily, inappropriately, or just poorly executed—since the order established after WWII, nobody has openly annexed territory from another country like this. Not even when the USA and the USSR were fighting proxy wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan.
It’s just as silly as thinking Westerners are snowflakes. That’s exactly what Putin counted on, and he miscalculated badly. He assumed the average Westerner couldn't handle any discomfort, unlike the Russians, who are all supposedly "tough guys."
There's actually a great little saying regarding authoritarian regimes and democracies.
"The authoritarian regime looks strong until the crisis hits, democracy looks weak until the crisis hits."
gentlestag15 said:It really boils down to a few simple points: Russia invaded an independent nation whose borders they previously recognized and then occupied part of it. Period.
They are the aggressor and the bad guy. Period.
They caused the war, the economic crisis, the refugees, and the death and suffering. Period.
They are the only ones threatening with nukes. Period.
I honestly don't know how anyone with common sense could even attempt to justify Putin's nonsense (not even Russian policy in general, just Putin's specific screw-ups and the lapdogs surrounding him).
