Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Part 5

Here’s the link to the party:


That guy at the 8-minute mark is giving me major Dr. Strangelove vibes... honestly, I probably need to be on some heavy meds just to deal with this.

jadebison16 said:Here’s the link to the party:

That guy at the 8-minute mark is giving me major Dr. Strangelove vibes... honestly, I probably need to be on some heavy meds just to deal with this.

Mein Führer, I Can Walk! 🤣

For real though. Thanks for the "bad omens."

coastalbison6 said:Something's brewing...
https://twitter.com/AAhronheim/statu...93236383506432

So, those Tu-160s have already been deployed in the area; they're using them to launch missiles straight from Russian territory.

Russia is an utterly rogue state. This isn't just about one man's madness; the entire collective seems lost to insanity.
One would expect half a million women to take to the streets in protest. They cannot be sent to the front lines, yet this has become a reckless gamble with the fate of all humanity. This nation is dancing on the edge of a massive abyss.

In that arena, some 500 people are shouting "Russia" at the top of their lungs while their military makes a complete mockery of itself. What exactly is their objective, and where do they intend to stop?

Man, look at those Russians go... honestly, I haven't seen staging this intense since Goebbels stood in Madison Square Garden.




And then, cue the anthem for this whole setup:


Gotta hand it to the director, though. Clearly didn't have much time to get everything ready..

@DarthPutin is absolutely hilarious!

https://twitter.com/DarthPutinKGB/st...wKXGS4_TB1U1_g

The award for the year's most effective NATO salesman goes to Vladimir Putin. 🤣

It’s also quite fitting when he says, "Now, those who claimed eight years ago that Putin only wanted Crimea, are feeling pretty wise, aren't they?" 😁

hollowdriver13 said:So, those Tu-160s have already been deployed in the area; they're using them to launch missiles straight from Russian territory.

But the actual point here is that they're storing nuclear weapons at that base, so they've clearly moved in to gear up.

Andrew Booth29 said:But the actual point here is that they're storing nuclear weapons at that base, so they've clearly moved in to gear up.

With nukes on the line? 😁 Yeah, you bet. 😁

Zachary Booth36 said:Russia is an utterly rogue state. This isn't just about one man's madness; the entire collective seems lost to insanity.
One would expect half a million women to take to the streets in protest. They cannot be sent to the front lines, yet this has become a reckless gamble with the fate of all humanity. This nation is dancing on the edge of a massive abyss.

In that arena, some 500 people are shouting "Russia" at the top of their lungs while their military makes a complete mockery of itself. What exactly is their objective, and where do they intend to stop?

☕they're already stopped, now it's just pushing them back to where they started...

as for the madness, 🎉

Carol Johnson21 said:@DarthPutin is absolutely hilarious!

https://twitter.com/DarthPutinKGB/st...wKXGS4_TB1U1_g

The award for the year's most effective NATO salesman goes to Vladimir Putin. 🤣

It’s also quite fitting when he says, "Now, those who claimed eight years ago that Putin only wanted Crimea, are feeling pretty wise, aren't they?" 😁

Just add another month or two of trolls insisting everything is merely routine military exercises in Belarus. 🤣

Band Aid Russia... please send donations, all the cash is going toward rebuilding Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia after they were totally trashed by fascists

Carol Johnson21 said:@DarthPutin is absolutely hilarious!

https://twitter.com/DarthPutinKGB/st...wKXGS4_TB1U1_g

The award for the year's most effective NATO salesman goes to Vladimir Putin. 🤣

It’s also quite fitting when he says, "Now, those who claimed eight years ago that Putin only wanted Crimea, are feeling pretty wise, aren't they?" 😁

The prelude is something else 🤣🤣

rowdytiger13 said:The prelude is something else 🤣🤣

My forces in Lyman aren't surrounded. They just have the chance to fight on all fronts.🙏

jadebison16 said:Here’s the link to the party:

That guy at the 8-minute mark is giving me major Dr. Strangelove vibes... honestly, I probably need to be on some heavy meds just to deal with this.

Herr Flick. 🤣🤦

I get why people felt forced to show up to this rally, whether they wanted to or not, but honestly, it feels like the whole country is just used to this kind of thing by now—there’s basically zero internal pushback left. Anyone who actually disagrees has probably already fled, leaving behind a huge group of people who just don't care, plus plenty of folks who genuinely buy into whatever Putin is feeding them. It’s pretty scary because it feels like this nation, and even the next few generations, might be beyond help if they keep turning into a massive version of North Korea through all this indoctrination. Pretty soon, their economy will probably be just as stagnant, too. We really need to push them out of Ukraine as fast as possible, stop making aggressive moves across old borders, and then just isolate them for a few decades. They can just stay over there and enjoy being completely self-contained.

Chloe Jackson15 said:With nukes on the line? 😁 Yeah, you bet. 😁

The bombers aren't the suspicious part—they've already been deployed before. It’s the location that raises eyebrows. That's the detail hollowdriver13 missed. As for what they’re actually up to over there? God only knows.

Andrew Booth29 said:The bombers aren't the suspicious part—they've already been deployed before. It’s the location that raises eyebrows. That's the detail hollowdriver13 missed. As for what they’re actually up to over there? God only knows.

Whatever their actual objective is, it doesn't change the fundamental reality: you can't actually use nuclear weapons. The whole thing is just about using certain terminology for the sake of scaring the public. Anyone with half a brain understands that deploying an ultimate weapon would lead to the ultimate end—likely for everything living on this planet. So, if that's a price worth paying, be my guest. But even in The Kremlin, there are people with families and children... and they know perfectly well that such a move would mean the end for them and everyone they love most.

Jason Fox2 said:I get why people felt forced to show up to this rally, whether they wanted to or not, but honestly, it feels like the whole country is just used to this kind of thing by now—there’s basically zero internal pushback left. Anyone who actually disagrees has probably already fled, leaving behind a huge group of people who just don't care, plus plenty of folks who genuinely buy into whatever Putin is feeding them. It’s pretty scary because it feels like this nation, and even the next few generations, might be beyond help if they keep turning into a massive version of North Korea through all this indoctrination. Pretty soon, their economy will probably be just as stagnant, too. We really need to push them out of Ukraine as fast as possible, stop making aggressive moves across old borders, and then just isolate them for a few decades. They can just stay over there and enjoy being completely self-contained.

Roughly speaking.
There's no point in picking a fight with them. That would be counterproductive and, frankly, wrong. Just leave them alone, but isolate them since they remain a legitimate threat.

rowdytiger13 said:Roughly speaking.
There's no point in picking a fight with them. That would be counterproductive and, frankly, wrong. Just leave them alone, but isolate them since they remain a legitimate threat.

The thing is, nobody is even touching them right now; they're the ones taking aggressive steps. So what, are we just supposed to hand over Ukraine? What happens when they show up at our doorstep tomorrow? At the start of the Western Front, they let Hitler take over the Rural area, Czechoslovakia, Austria... and it wasn't until after Poland that anyone decided enough was enough. Why wait? We need to shut this down immediately.

Chloe Jackson15 said:Whatever their actual objective is, it doesn't change the fundamental reality: you can't actually use nuclear weapons. The whole thing is just about using certain terminology for the sake of scaring the public. Anyone with half a brain understands that deploying an ultimate weapon would lead to the ultimate end—likely for everything living on this planet. So, if that's a price worth paying, be my guest. But even in The Kremlin, there are people with families and children... and they know perfectly well that such a move would mean the end for them and everyone they love most.

I’ve run into some Russ extremists who are just the worst kind of patriots. Basically, they’re these totally indifferent, apolitical types, but then they'll do *absolutely* anything their leader tells them to because they feel like they have to be patriotic.

I’ve also met—speaking generally here—people who just don't see anyone outside their tiny inner circle (parents, kids, grandparents, siblings) as actual human beings. Like, the lives and feelings of anyone else are just so worthless to them that it isn't even worth a second thought. It's like that guy who'd let you lose your head just to save a couple of cents.

I guess you really can't underestimate how much damage people can do, whether they're being active about it or just sitting back and letting it happen.