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Matthew Young35 said:Stalin managed to field armies numbering in the tens and millions, and he kept them fed.
Seventy years later, Russia can certainly manage that too.
Matthew Young35 said:Stalin managed to field armies numbering in the tens and millions, and he kept them fed.
Seventy years later, Russia can certainly manage that too.
Sam Alvarez4 said:Whenever I read comments like that, I have to wonder what parallel universe some people are living in? 🤦
France: they aren't energy-dependent on Russia, and they certainly aren't unarmed like the US was in 1991.
Just saw your reply. Let me correct myself: it isn't just France...
Matthew Young35 said:Stalin managed to field armies numbering in the tens and millions, and he kept them fed.
Seventy years later, Russia can certainly manage that too.
Seventy years later, maybe Russia can do that today too.
Matthew Young35 said:Stalin managed to field armies numbering in the tens and millions, and he kept them fed.
Seventy years later, Russia can certainly manage that too.
hiddeneagle98 said:That’s what I used to think too, but it turns out the Russians found ways to squeeze the French energetically speaking. From what I gather, they’re importing over 30% from Nigeria, and Nigeria is basically playing both sides and pulling them toward Russia... that puts the French in an even tighter spot than everyone else because replacing that much uranium isn't exactly a walk in the park. On top of that, half their nuclear plants are scheduled for major overhauls within the next year... things aren't looking pretty for Macron's administration.
bluemason3 said:That's only true in Russia. Between the reluctance to commit to an offensive war and the state-controlled media, things could shift very quickly there.
Ukraine isn't some medieval autocracy like Russia. Even if you factor in the corruption, swapping out the administration wouldn't change much right now. The public sentiment is pretty much aligned with the current direction, and they aren't exactly looking to roll over for the Russians or make any radical pivots.
This conflict will grind on until someone is forced to surrender militarily. Putin isn't going to step down voluntarily, and in Ukraine, a change in leadership isn't necessary or particularly useful at this stage.
Ukraine is entirely dependent on the West. At any given moment, they could receive a single memo telling them to just sit down at the negotiating table. It’s funny how people forget—it’s not like we didn't go through our own version of this back in '95.
William Cooper11 said:No matter how this war wraps up, Russia’s demographics are going to crater. Eventually, the only ones left playing the nuclear chicken game will be the Russians and the Chinese.
Joshua Myers432 said:Ukraine is entirely dependent on the West. At any given moment, they could receive a single memo telling them to just sit down at the negotiating table. It’s funny how people forget—it’s not like we didn't go through our own version of this back in '95.
Joshua Myers432 said:Ukraine is entirely dependent on the West. At any given moment, they could receive a single memo telling them to just sit down at the negotiating table. It’s funny how people forget—it’s not like we didn't go through our own version of this back in '95.
Matthew Young35 said:Let’s assume you're right for a moment.
Do you honestly think that's any better?
The world exists in a incredibly fragile balance.
Suppose an A-bomba hits Taiwan. Just forget about car manufacturing, smartphones, or computers ever again... there wouldn't be any chips coming out of those Taiwanese factories. Sure, someone else might eventually step up to fill the void, but in the meantime? The industry is already struggling with chip shortages as it is. If production stops entirely, we aren't just talking about a recession; we're talking about an industrial apocalypse.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Imagine if Russia and China start throwing A-bombas around—what if one drifts toward Australia or Japan, much like that drone did over Washington, D.C.?
Think about the atmospheric impact from millions of tons of radioactive dust.
I recall reading some estimates regarding a "minor" nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan. The projections suggested it would plunge the Earth into a mini ice age, leading to over a billion deaths from starvation.
A conflict between China and Russia would be significantly more devastating than anything seen between India and Pakistan.
Any sort of nuclear conflict is essentially the end of civilization.
Perhaps not the end of the human race, but certainly the end of our civilization as we know it.
Finally, a word to the optimists who believe NATO could somehow dismantle Russia in a nuclear exchange without receiving a devastating response in kind. Even if that were true, billions would still perish globally from famine. The sheer volume of radioactive material and fallout in the atmosphere would trigger a mini ice age, causing global food production to collapse completely.
Matthew Young35 said:Let’s assume you're right for a moment.
Do you honestly think that's any better?
The world exists in a incredibly fragile balance.
Suppose an A-bomba hits Taiwan. Just forget about car manufacturing, smartphones, or computers ever again... there wouldn't be any chips coming out of those Taiwanese factories. Sure, someone else might eventually step up to fill the void, but in the meantime? The industry is already struggling with chip shortages as it is. If production stops entirely, we aren't just talking about a recession; we're talking about an industrial apocalypse.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Imagine if Russia and China start throwing A-bombas around—what if one drifts toward Australia or Japan, much like that drone did over Washington, D.C.?
Think about the atmospheric impact from millions of tons of radioactive dust.
I recall reading some estimates regarding a "minor" nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan. The projections suggested it would plunge the Earth into a mini ice age, leading to over a billion deaths from starvation.
A conflict between China and Russia would be significantly more devastating than anything seen between India and Pakistan.
Any sort of nuclear conflict is essentially the end of civilization.
Perhaps not the end of the human race, but certainly the end of our civilization as we know it.
Finally, a word to the optimists who believe NATO could somehow dismantle Russia in a nuclear exchange without receiving a devastating response in kind. Even if that were true, billions would still perish globally from famine. The sheer volume of radioactive material and fallout in the atmosphere would trigger a mini ice age, causing global food production to collapse completely.
Sandra Harris2 said:I wonder how the Mad King plans on spinning this to the Russian public.
First he announces a "special military operation" to "denazify Ukraine," calls for trials and death sentences for the Azov soldiers, and threatens all sorts of barbaric atrocities... then suddenly, he's sending them off to Turkey for a vacation.
It looks like his... The little oligarch... More important than the sacred mission you set for yourself... ☕
By the way, word is already getting around... The "referendum" results... 🕺
Joshua Myers432 said:Ukraine is entirely dependent on the West. At any given moment, they could receive a single memo telling them to just sit down at the negotiating table. It’s funny how people forget—it’s not like we didn't go through our own version of this back in '95.
hiddeneagle98 said:The Americans really stepped up and handled business here... the UK did their part too, I guess. Honestly, the European Union has been nothing but an embarrassment lately... except for the Poles and a few others who actually seem to have a backbone.
Viktor Medvedchuk, the most prominent captive released by Ukraine in a prisoner swap with Russia , is a close friend of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia Who Had acted as The Kremlin ’ sa primary agent of influence in Ukraine for years
As a high-level advisor to President Volodymyr Zelensky Said on Wednesday , in exchange for more Than 200 Ukrainian fighters including commanders of The Azov Battalion , Who have been celebrated as heroes in Ukraine for their last-stand defense of Mariupol, Mr. Medvedchuk—a major political figure and oligarch—was released alongside various Russian pilots and senior military officials. Can we even begin to grasp the implications of such a move? This represents the single largest prisoner exchange seen during this entire seven-month conflict.
Jessica Peterson2 said:Naturally, the 🙂Kremlin agitprop machines in their official statements won't even mention the Azov fighters; instead, they're busy bragging about how they rescued 50 Russian heroes from the Ukrainian Nazi hellscape.
Matthew Young35 said:Let’s assume you're right for a moment.
Do you honestly think that's any better?
The world exists in a incredibly fragile balance.
Suppose an A-bomba hits Taiwan. Just forget about car manufacturing, smartphones, or computers ever again... there wouldn't be any chips coming out of those Taiwanese factories. Sure, someone else might eventually step up to fill the void, but in the meantime? The industry is already struggling with chip shortages as it is. If production stops entirely, we aren't just talking about a recession; we're talking about an industrial apocalypse.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Imagine if Russia and China start throwing A-bombas around—what if one drifts toward Australia or Japan, much like that drone did over Washington, D.C.?
Think about the atmospheric impact from millions of tons of radioactive dust.
I recall reading some estimates regarding a "minor" nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan. The projections suggested it would plunge the Earth into a mini ice age, leading to over a billion deaths from starvation.
A conflict between China and Russia would be significantly more devastating than anything seen between India and Pakistan.
Any sort of nuclear conflict is essentially the end of civilization.
Perhaps not the end of the human race, but certainly the end of our civilization as we know it.
Finally, a word to the optimists who believe NATO could somehow dismantle Russia in a nuclear exchange without receiving a devastating response in kind. Even if that were true, billions would still perish globally from famine. The sheer volume of radioactive material and fallout in the atmosphere would trigger a mini ice age, causing global food production to collapse completely.
jadetinker85 said:So, did that neighbor you were walking the dog with finally sober up regarding the war in Ukraine?
Sean Watson3 said:The more I dwell on these protests, the more they turn my stomach.
You aren't protesting for a cause; you're protesting to save your own skin.
The time for outcry was when Russia invaded Ukraine, not now.
In short, it’s fine if Ukrainians perish as long as we stay safe—but the moment our own lives are at risk, suddenly everyone's out in the streets.
If this war had swung in Russia's favor, how many of these protesters would actually be out there?
The true patriots are sitting in prison, and if there were any more of them left, the jails wouldn't even have the room to hold them.
boldotter2 said:Look, I know nuclear weapons are scary, but we've already dealt with contamination before. Back in the 50s and 60s, the world didn't suddenly slide into a new ice age. For instance, those American thermonuclear tests in the 50s leaked radiation across half the Pacific—even reaching Japan, where they actually found traces while cleaning up Fukushima. And that Soviet Tsar bomb? That 50-megaton beast probably contaminated the whole planet.
There have been about 2,000 nuclear tests globally, and a huge chunk of them were atmospheric. I guess we’re pretty small targets, and honestly, we've already survived a bit of a nuclear war in terms of fallout.
