Posts by dustyfalcon122

Going off-topic here... but this scene is absolute legend.

I honestly feel like > is just riddled with inaccuracies. I mean, not enough to justify ignoring some of the darkest moments in human history or turning the leads into literal superheroes, but those combat scenes? They’re almost entirely wrong.
None of it actually went down like that. It’s like they took bits and pieces of concepts from that era and just completely butchered how they actually worked.
Whether you're looking at the fighting tactics, how the military was portrayed, or even the way gladiators fought—it just wasn't accurate.

That whole empire represents one of the worst eras in history, yet the movie fails to show that, and then it throws in this totally unrealistic depiction of an all-female army. Definitely a skip for me.

It’s almost like his speech was ghostwritten by Facebook trolls or something. Just constant ramblings about colonization from three centuries ago and how neoliberalism is some kind of evil force.
The whole world doesn't have the right to just act "unilaterally"—you can't just go around making unilateral decisions regarding a country's independence. 🙂

Jessica Peterson2 said:First off, I’m no longer subject to the draft since I’ve already aged out of that particular obligation.
Secondly, let’s be realistic—the borders aren't closed yet.

That's great, I guess, though even that doesn't really guarantee anything.

Is anyone else seeing the stuff about Snowden?
The crowd on Twitter is just relentlessly trolling him over his citizenship status right now.

John... what's your actual plan once you finally get those papers in hand? I mean, the borders have already been shut down for a while now...

With drones? Good grief, it’s like we’re living straight out of 1984.
You just slide a drone into a pipe somewhere over the water, or better yet, grab an underwater drone—they cost a bit more, sure, but they're totally accessible.

Terry Green3 said:As for Russ, the only motive I can spot is exactly what we're doing right now: sowing confusion and doubt.
But is it worth billions in investment? Any rational person would say no. And like I mentioned before, it’s a disaster waiting to happen because Russ is completely unpredictable—like a madman swinging a knife that you can only stop by shooting him.
For the Americans, the only goal is to ensure they don't trust Europeans, especially Germans. Again, unbelievable.

That's it exactly—false flags and pure distraction. Putin doesn't even think gas will ever flow through there during his lifetime, so the whole pipeline is basically useless to him anyway.
I bet the Americans would rather mess with Canada and Mexico or go after the Turkish pipeline than deal with an empty pipe that won't even start moving for at least another ten years.

I mean, if you ask me, Americans probably would've just taken out the Turkish pipeline way before this one, especially since this thing isn't even running anyway.
It feels pretty obvious to me that the only real motive here would be some kind of false flag operation.
I just can't wrap my head around why the US would bother blowing up an empty pipeline.

darkotter35 said:🤦

Man, what planet are you living on?

Just another guy trying to claim intellectual superiority by leaning on paid troll posts from the alt-right and Russian bots on Facebook and whatnot.
"It’s all just conspiracy theory nonsense, especially if they can get a reaction out of you."

I honestly don't get why nobody is pointing fingers at the British or the Scandinavians. They had every reason and plenty of opportunity—especially since Russia is constantly waving nuclear threats in their faces, so they've got skin in the game—and besides, shutting down those pipelines wouldn't have been easy without some serious sabotage involved.

Any of the major players with enough leverage could have easily just shut off the valve.
Russia is really the only one with a clear motive here, whether it's squeezing political rivals or pulling off some kind of false flag operation through sabotage.

Linda Collins3 said:It’s pretty obvious to me that Americans mined those pipelines. It was clearly meant as a message to Europeans, especially since everyone over there is getting restless about the economy. But what really gets me is how nobody on European news channels even dares to mention it as a possibility. Everyone is just terrified of Big Brother...

The whole point is that, up until now, there hasn't been any covert sabotage like this during this war. This would be a total first.
If they wanted to get involved in the conflict, they could have done it openly through other means, which I honestly believe they would have announced beforehand. Secret operations are risky; if you get caught, the backfire is massive—something they've learned the hard way enough times to know. That’s why they stay public in this war.
Covert sabotage? That's the Russians' playbook, especially in a country that's falling apart where one agency has no idea what the other is doing or why.

Hannah Alvarez2 said:Why on earth would Russia do that? It’s like burning down your own house just to prove you can. They'd basically be screwing themselves over.

Honestly, it's very likely that the Russians aren't a monolith. I mean, it's hard to believe that after this much massive instability, every single center of power is going to be thinking exactly the same way.
We've already seen cases where the FBI carries out operations without other people in the agency having any clue what's actually happening.

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.

Honestly, it's way cheaper to just destabilize the region from the inside.
Like, that's exactly what Americans do. A little bit of "terrorism" here, some trolling on Facebook there, and boom—job done.

electricsurfer47 said:I think you misunderstood what I was getting at.

Even if Russia occupies territory, it doesn't mean Ukraine can't tap into its own resources—Russia could choose to drain those assets, or they might not bother at all since they still have their own supplies to export.

If this war hadn't happened... Ukraine would probably have leaned much harder into using its own resources. That's what would have actually bothered Russia. They wouldn't be able to dictate terms anymore because they'd finally have some real competition on the field.

I mean, "resource depletion" requires at least 100 billion dollars in infrastructure alone. Who in their right mind is going to invest that kind of cash into such an unstable region? Absolutely nobody.
Afghanistan sits on mineral wealth worth thousands of times more than that, yet nobody is digging there either. And honestly? Russia already has plenty of its own stuff; they don't really need to go digging for the same things elsewhere.

electricsurfer47 said:Just think about it.

If Russia actually managed to occupy Ukraine, would that really give them better leverage to sell their own resources?

Europe is going to be buying whatever they can from Ukraine now because of this war. It's pretty much impossible to go back to how things used to be.

You just proved my point.
And no, they wouldn't have better conditions. At best, it would stay the same—but let's be real, even Putin isn't stupid enough to think his bargaining power would be anything but significantly weaker, even if everything had gone exactly according to his plan.

Kimberly Perez82 said:It seems people like you just can't grasp what everyone else—and even CNN—is shouting from the rooftops. We are standing right on the precipice of a global nuclear war because neither side is backing down. You have to act with extreme, surgical caution, not charge in like a blind, raging bull, which is exactly what some of you seem to be praying for. I mean, look at the news today—even Medvedev is out there hinting that they might actually use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. That group has completely lost their grip on reality. So, how do you handle people like that? Do you just act recklessly and risk everything blowing up in our faces, or do you try to de-escalate first and then deal with the fallout once things settle down?

Everyone is backing down way too much. A real option would be for NATO to just wrap up the Russian invasion across Europe in three days.
Then move on to denazification in Russia. But because of the nuclear stuff, this just drags on and on, and regular people are dying by the hundreds of thousands.
There isn't any room left for concessions. Based on how Russia acts—and if you look at how fascists acted throughout history—they won't stop until they are physically stopped, and their behavior just inspires other fascists to follow suit.
So, honestly, the danger of a nuclear war would actually be much higher if we didn't stop them.

Kimberly Perez82 said:I can wrap my head around the sheer irrationality coming from Russia lately—honestly, we’ve become almost numb to it at this point—but I am completely baffled by the logic on the American side. They are still pushing forward with plans to send massive shipments of weaponry into the occupied Donbas even after its annexation by Russia, which just invites the accusation that the US is launching a direct assault on Russian soil. It feels incredibly reckless. According to CNN, the forecasts are looking pretty grim; for the first time, they are openly acknowledging the possibility of nuclear war and have briefed "the world and their member states" about it. I mean, seriously, what on earth are they thinking? Why keep flooding that region with arms when it's clear the people in charge have lost their grip on reality and reason has completely flown out the window? Shouldn't the priority be trying to de-escalate the situation instead of pouring gasoline on the fire?

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/27/e...ntl/index.html

The only real danger here is letting fascists run wild without any consequences.
They let Hitler walk, they let Putin go into Georgia and Crimea, and now look at this mess we're in.
You can only deal with fascists through strength, otherwise, things just get way worse.
But hey, I feel like I've told you that a hundred times already in this thread, yet here we are, circling the same drain.
If you aren't a Russian troll, it should be crystal clear that playing nice isn't going to solve a damn thing.

placidsurfer13 said:Wait, hold on... do you seriously believe Putin just woke up one day feeling bored at the White House, decided he needed a little hobby to pass the time, and then just gave the order for hundreds of thousands of Russians to invade Ukraine? Like he’s just playing some video game?......And you're still watching this like it's some sort of simulation?

btw, does Putin not already know that Russia is more or less a major global power or something?

Here we go again, another person trying to convince us after seven months of total disaster for Russia that Putin is some kind of 3D chess grandmaster.

Russia has way more natural resources than they could ever actually sell, plus they've got more land than they’ll ever be able to fill up.
Honestly, the whole reason for this invasion is just Putin's massive ego—nothing else.