Posts by George Robinson43

Arthur Miller7 said:Hah! So you "never follow" what Russia does... you can't remember a single Russian occupation, yet somehow you know every single detail about everything Americans did during the Civil War... zero objectivity here, man.

Actually, there was no occupation. Just look at the history of the Estonians, Lithuanians, Latvians, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Romanians, or Bulgarians.
Almost 99.9% of them were enthusiastically in favor of hardline communism under the Comecon and the Warsaw Pact.
Nobody viewed the Russians as occupiers; rather, the Red Army was stationed there at their own request to ensure they felt more secure. 😉

Paul Kern12 said:Just ask the retirees how well they were doing back in the day and what they expect now. They probably were scavenging through trash bins out of sheer boredom.

Those pesky Ukrainians. It’s been three months and they still haven't thrown in the towel.
They're going to ruin the pension system!

Pathetic bots.
For three months, they've been trying to argue that sanctions will only empower a mighty Russia while destroying a decaying Europe, only for Medvedev to come along and shut them down like this.

Brenda Murphy3 said:Oh, really? 😁 Like, how exactly is that supposed to happen? Seriously... what are you guys even talking about? (at least some of you). Has anyone here actually set foot in Europe lately? Seen what life is actually like over there? The standard of living and all that?

You have to be completely out of touch with reality to honestly believe that "poverty" is going to take over Europe. That is pure nonsense... If things were actually that bad, the rest of the world would be in the gutter too, and in a place like Russia, people would be starving and eating each other (not like it's their first time, right?)

Whatever, just a bunch of total garbage being repeated over and over again...

Hehe.
The bots have officially graduated from "7 days to the Atlantic" to "7 days until starvation in Europe."

Michael Ortiz68 said:When ExxonMobil cut them off, the volume of "German" gas coming in was essentially identical to what they used to get from Russia. So, there is some merit to your point.

That said, during this current month, the Pipeline was opened up with an annual capacity of 1.9 bcm. That definitely makes them less dependent. It’s not as if Americans are completely clueless—their storage capacity levels are currently the highest in the European Union... I wonder how that compares to Germany's 🙂?

Their storage levels were simply whatever the bosses in Moscow dictated they should be.
When it comes to Germany, it's all about the SPD. It's all about those little pushovers. 😉

The Americans couldn't care less. In just a few months, they'll be done with Russia forever. Meanwhile, Scholz and the rest of those Russian puppets have to pray to God every single day that Ukraine just gives up.

Nancy Gomez26 said:The ones who weren't aligned with this regime fled—provided they had the financial means to afford an escape. Most of those left behind simply couldn't leave, even if they desperately wanted to. This aggressive faction fueled by state propaganda exists, certainly, but they represent far fewer people than it seems; they are simply the loudest. Everyone who opposes the war stays wisely silent, knowing their views could easily be used against them.

Anyone opposed to Putin or a system like this will continue to keep their heads down in silence.
Anyone who dares to speak up or take action will face either assassination or imprisonment.
The only times Americans have ever marched by the millions to topple a regime was when they were truly starving. It takes actual hunger to make a population finally raise its head.

Putinism will eventually vanish from Russia, much like the Kim dynasty in North Korea or the Communist Party of China in China.
Before Putin passes away, he will handpick a successor who will likely rule for another 20 to 30 years.
Those in Russia who view the West favorably have already fled the country. What remains is a hardline faction that makes up about 95% of the population.
If the Russian people truly disapproved of Putin, we would see millions of them flooding the streets and public squares.
Instead, we saw a few thousand people protest during the first few days of the war, and then everything went quiet.

steelfox98 said:Here’s a prime example of how the "world reacts," though we just looked the other way.

Western sanctions basically target anyone trading with Russia except—you guessed it—the West. Of course, nobody on this planet actually supports them, aside from the West itself.
And now they expect us to ask those same countries for help? Please.

That old "my way or the highway" approach just doesn't cut it anymore.

And who exactly is this "us"?

Nathan Evans78 said:Why don't you just shoot an email over to Tim Cook? Explain to him that he can easily just fix up Pegatron and Foxconn and move the entire production line over to Digitron in a small town in Texas instead. Just go nuts. 🤣

A local Calculator factory?
Is that supposed to be like Pfizer or Kraft Heinz? 😉

wiredseal7 said:That's a bit of a reach since we have no clue who the buyer is or if they're even avoiding Russian oil. Most of the world hasn't actually banned importing Russian oil, anyway.
It could easily be about payment methods, insurance, flag states, or just covering their tracks for later.

Quavo:

Russia is sinking deeper into this untouchable bubble—and honestly, I hope my colleagues are just as vocal about their views when they aren't hiding behind an anonymous forum handle, so people actually know who they're doing business with. Because if they aren't, it's pretty cowardly.

The reactions to posts on this sub give you a perfect answer as to why staying anonymous is better.

The official narrative in the European Union involves a mob mentality toward anyone with a different opinion—cancel culture, all that. In Latvia, they’ve even gone as far as locking up YouTubers on treason charges (and who knows who else).

Pretty soon, Ursula will probably start sanctioning anyone posting against the grain on Facebook or other "de-anonymized" internet havens. Anonymity rules, it's the best workaround against a culture of intimidation and censorship.

I find this surprising coming from someone who works for the government—a system where you're essentially only allowed to speak if you're praising the powers that be.
Anything else risks a prison cell, a bullet, or even nerve gas.

By the way, that YouTuber from Latvia is actually a Russian bot, Kirill Fedorov. He’s safe and sound back in Russia now, where he can vlog on Meta all he wants.
Oh, wait. I forgot. Meta is classified as an extremist organization and is actually banned in Russia.
Shit. What happens now?

rowdytiger13 said:Putin’s attempt at blackmail—demanding an end to economic sanctions in exchange for unblocking Black Sea ports—was rejected.
Russia needs to squeeze out just a little more profit under these sanctions.

They’ll likely need at least another 30 years of extra profits to feel satisfied!
Let's go!!!

urbanheron4 said:Let’s not forget that shipping via tankers is way more expensive than just running it through a pipeline. Plus, you can't move nearly as much volume all at once. And honestly, there's no way the Indians or the Chinese are going to pay top dollar like the European Union used to. They'll still buy some oil, sure, but they're definitely squeezing the margins.

I can only sell them as much oil as the refineries capable of processing Russian crude or similar blends can actually handle. For instance, refineries designed specifically for ultra-clean light crude from Malaysia won't be able to process Russian supply.
Actually, they could sell refined products instead, though one has to wonder how much refining capacity will remain in Russia once their equipment starts breaking down.

Since these sanctions seem to be enriching Russia while draining the European Union, Russia should probably just ask for them to stay in place until at least 2050!
By then, the European Union will have collapsed, and Russia will have ascended to become the No. 1 economic power, easily strolling all the way to the Atlantic Ocean in just two weeks. It’ll play out exactly how those anti-Russian trolls on the forums predicted back in 2014.
Let's goooooo!

Alex Myers98 said:What's there to debate?🤷 To me, the status of 350,000 Americans in Canada matters way more than Schengen.

I couldn't agree more!
My point was simply that if people support blocking others to serve their own agendas, they ought to support us when we block them for the exact same reason.

Terry Sanders4 said:It feels like everyone is suddenly playing amnesia about how much certain countries have screwed us over in the past. Just look at Canada and Finland—they've definitely put us in a tight spot before—but now, apparently, we're supposed to just sit here, keep our mouths shut, and act like nothing happened? If that's the way we're gonna play it, man, why even bother having a country at all...

In other words, should we allow ourselves to be handcuffed by anyone who obstructed our path toward the EU, especially when we only joined the EU and NATO to ensure we wouldn't be targeted by those very same obstacles down the road?

There is a perfectly straightforward solution to prevent any of this. Let's simply exit both the EU and NATO.
We are surrounded by a massive group of countries that have blocked our progress at every single turn.
What kind of nation are we, if we are forced to exist among them like this???

analogbear5 said:Rand Paul has spent his career blocking just about everything, and he once even forced a shutdown like that.

Usually, he's just stonewalling anything he thinks is wasteful—he plays the whole "budget hawk" role, being all fiscally conservative and such.

Blinken:
If you look at the countries that Russia has attacked over the last years...these were countries that were not part of NATO. It has not attacked NATO countries," the top US diplomat said.

Paul:
"You could also argue the countries they've attacked were part of Russia...part of the Soviet Union," Paul responded.

Just to be clear about where Rand Paul stands! He seems to be perfectly aligned with Putin, Lavrov, Solovyov's, Shoigu, Dvornikov, Gerasimov, and Dugin.

Anthony Hill5 said:Tucker Carlson 🤣

Tucker Carlson and Joe Biden are easily the two most famous foreigners in Russia right now.
They'll probably be honorary citizens of Moscow soon—maybe even land a couple of seats in the Senate!

Larry Walker24 said:And then you've got HR wondering what Finland has to do with Gotovina, considering it was THEY who blocked HR's negotiations with the EU back in the day—insisting there'd be no talks until Gotovina was hauled off to The Hague.

Now they're playing dumb.

What goes around comes around. Everything has a price.

"They"?
It's clear now that Denis McShane Finac is the one behind it all. 😉

Charles Fox10 said:If the border were actually set according to the law, why would there even be a need for a blockade?

It all comes down to Canadian national interests.
It’s the exact same logic that would lead Zoki to block SWE and Finland within NATO.
Look at this: the Finnish MVP is questioning what they have to do with Canada or how they could possibly influence them, yet the threat of a blockade remains on the table regardless.

Now, don't get me wrong—I am firmly against any kind of blockade, and I'll happily take the fall for that opinion, but the ZM fan club will likely back this move if they actually want to face reality.

The policy of implementing blockades has officially become Zoki's standard operating procedure. Just as we could potentially obstruct Finland over issues involving Canada, Canada might just block us and their own neighbors regarding border disputes.
I fully anticipate Zoki providing his backing to this blockade—it's a textbook example of how national interests are defended. Kudos to Canada! 😉