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War in Ukraine (914 comments)
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Posted by aiken @ 11:46 CDT, 28 August 2014 - iMsg
http://liveuamap.com/
Edited by aiken at 08:25 CST, 1 February 2016 - 237253 Hits
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<< Comment #1 @ 13:01 CDT, 28 August 2014 >>
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By Void Padawan 
Putin mamku tvou ebal
<< Comment #2 @ 13:29 CDT, 28 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed 
You're an idiot.
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<< Comment #3 @ 18:04 CDT, 28 August 2014 >>
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By Poland fau 
In Soviet Russia, border crosses troops.
<< Comment #4 @ 23:27 CDT, 28 August 2014 >>
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By France Anonymous (90.44.42.168) 
Ye let's blame Russia!
<< Comment #499 @ 06:51 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By Sweden deadlift  - Reply to #4
Da comrade. EU will mean the end of freedom in Ukraine. It's Obama and the imperalists that is the real threat with their loan-slavery and pop-music and rights for homosexuals and... and...
<< Comment #5 @ 04:29 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark 
what is the Russian equivalent for Lebensraum? Novorossiya.
but hey, everyone else is fascist right?

fun fact about our dear "liberators" in WW2: German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk (September 22, 1939 during the invasion of Poland)
Edited by Aquashark at 04:31 CDT, 29 August 2014
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<< Comment #186 @ 09:19 CDT, 2 September 2014 >>
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By Serbia Eviili  - Reply to #5
heres another fun fact about our dear roumaniun gippos:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Armies_...Stalingrad
<< Comment #189 @ 12:06 CDT, 2 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #186
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania_in_World...t_the_Axis

yes, Romania ended up fighting for both sides (mostly as cannon fodder). when you're a smaller country between two military blocks fighting a world war, you get dragged into it no matter what, especially under these conditions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_occupatio...wII-de.svg

at least we were worthy enough to be allied with, Serbia was a default "gg no re" for the Nazis/Ustaše
Edited by Aquashark at 12:09 CDT, 2 September 2014
<< Comment #190 @ 07:55 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Serbia Eviili  - Reply to #189
So you piss where wind blew, no backbone then?its kinda hilarious how you try to justify your countrys actions and at the same time try to present it as somekind of military force, just hilarious..

heres a fine example of your anti-nazi struggle I would particularly recommend reading:

http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/holocaust/abou...mc_id=wiki

a quote from your link:
"When it's a question of action against the Slavs, you can always count on Romania," Antonescu stated ten days before the start of Operation Barbarossa.

luckily enough there is a common consensus among historians as to who formed allied/axis powers and you can guess under which wing Romania fell.. its kinda written in every highschool textbook, lol.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripartite_Pact

And bitch pls, your silly implies on military achievements about jugoslavia are laughable as the country is pretty much a synonym for Partisan guerilla fighting.It came out as the only country to drive out the nazis on her own without the outside help of Allies and without the Red Army, while same cant be said about you whore..
Edited by Eviili at 07:57 CDT, 3 September 2014
<< Comment #192 @ 10:50 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #190
yes, Romania was under a fascist government when it entered the war and it participated in really bad stuff (the Holocaust, the crossing of Dniester into proper Soviet territory where it had no business..), but before the Ribentropp Molotov/Second Vienna Award, there were no fascists in power. those were enabled by the annexations and catastrophic response of the pollitical class which led to rise of extremism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania_in_World...s_to_power
"When it's a question of action against the Slavs, you can always count on Romania," Antonescu stated ten days before the start of Operation Barbarossa.
you also forget that Romania gave permission to the Polish Army to evacuate through our territory:
Almost all those interned in transit camps in Hungary and Rumania escaped between the autumn of 1939 and the summer of 1940 and amounted to 15,978 officers and other ranks to Britain with another 1,378 from other countries. Under pressure, the Hungarian and Romanian governments became anti-Polish while the people remained largely supportive and assisted in escapes.
...
In Rumania as the camp head counts diminished, Rumanians officials regularly falsified returns with 'ghost' numbers to avoid the wrath of their German paymasters
http://www.polandinexile.com/escape.html

the context and pre-conditions matter. you're just cherry-picking stuff, history is not so black and white.
and yes, the Partisans were cool, but the standing army didn't do much before them.

anyway enough about our petty Balkan squabble, how would you defend the partition of Poland between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia?
Edited by Aquashark at 11:05 CDT, 3 September 2014
<< Comment #196 @ 15:07 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #192
Romania has internet? You must be one of those rich gypsies.
<< Comment #199 @ 17:57 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Anonymous (82.137.8.251)  - Reply to #196
This is another one disgusting result of the Western policy: to kingdom come the West accused Romania that Romania did not integrate Gypsies well enough to please the West. Now that the Gypsies are supposedly integrated all the bad things they do in the West are being thrown by the West on Romanian's shoulders. Can you be more hypocrite that this? I guess not.
<< Comment #203 @ 19:11 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #199
I was obviously just trying to get a rise out of you. lol. Success!
<< Comment #208 @ 20:17 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Anonymous (82.137.8.251)  - Reply to #203
Unlike the Amerifags losers who run away from Europe their tail between their legs and who are decided to eradicate now all nations in Europe as revenge under the pretext that everything that is not like the US (multiculti kitsch) supposed to be bad, I do not suffer from identity crisis. Try your Gypsy-origins elsewhere.
<< Comment #209 @ 20:29 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #208
Wut
<< Comment #229 @ 08:35 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Serbia Eviili  - Reply to #209
gipsy is trying to tell you, that youre ehnically unpure or unclean.
<< Comment #220 @ 05:04 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #196
we had citywide 100 Mbits connections since 2005-06 at dirt cheap prices. meanwhile Canadians/Americans moan about their shitty internet well into the 201x's. they pollute reddit constantly with their Comcast/Rogers whining and horror stories.

btw i was autoupgraded from 100 Mbps to 200 Mbps by my ISP with no extra cost ($12/mo). i can't be arsed to change the router though (has no Gigabit ports), all that config work isn't worth it atm because the rest of the world is holding us back anyway huehuehue

edit: sorry 200 Mbps, not 500 (that would cost about $1.5 more)
Edited by Aquashark at 05:32 CDT, 4 September 2014
<< Comment #222 @ 05:14 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #220
It's always funny how Americans and the like mock someone towards eastern europe having internet lol, meanwhile some countries around here have some of the best internet options
<< Comment #223 @ 05:24 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #222
yeah, the Baltics smoke them too. high five!
<< Comment #231 @ 08:51 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Serbia Eviili  - Reply to #223
ironically, youre highfiving someone with USSR flag..
Edited by Eviili at 08:52 CDT, 4 September 2014
<< Comment #237 @ 10:31 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #231
next thing you know.. i might not even bear ill will towards regular Russian people. hopefully you'll catch that irony as well!
<< Comment #265 @ 15:12 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #231
ironically the use of the flag itself may be ironical
<< Comment #234 @ 10:16 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #220
Damn, I thought the troll was obvious. Leave it to Romanian's to totally miss sarcasm.
<< Comment #236 @ 10:24 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #234
hey man, this is one of the few relevant things i can brag about on the internet related to my country. how would i miss a chance for it?
<< Comment #200 @ 18:34 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Anonymous (82.137.8.251)  - Reply to #186
The Romanian Army had artillery pieces from World War 1. They were not prepared for a modern confrontation and Antonescu accepted to enter the war just to liberate the Romanian land under the Russian occupation (respectively Basarabia and Bucovina). He wanted to stop there. The fact that he was dragged further was the result of many insistences from the part of Hitler who assured Antonescu that his Army will do fine and made many promises to him. After the Crimean campaign where joined Romanian-German Armies were fighting with success Hitler overestimated the capabilities of the 3rd and 4th Romanian Armies and send them to defend the Southern and Northern flanks at Stalingrad. It was a strategic error, and the warnings of Paulus and Manstein who said to Hitler that the front was empty north of Stalingrad for more than 100 km did not have any visible result. I have thinking a lot about that specific battle. The best conclusion that I come with is that they should have been sending the Romanian Armies to fight inside the town while using the armored German Armies to attack North and South of Stalingrad over Volga. This would have been encircling the Russian artillery that bombarded the city during the entire operation and in case of a counteroffensive the Germans would have been holding the line (apparently there was a German Army group North of Stalingrad that supported the Russian assault along the Rumanians, the German Army Group 11 who according to Manstein "stood firm" the assault).
Then there are the numbers, the Rumanian Army consisted at the time of a few hundred thousands (unarmed and without tanks) while the Russian offensive totaled more than 1 million men with ten or more armored divisions. All my regards to the Red Army but I would not give this as the best example to glorify the victorious Russian Army.
<< Comment #233 @ 09:20 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Serbia Eviili  - Reply to #200
It was a strategic error, and the warnings of Paulus and Manstein who said to Hitler that the front was empty north of Stalingrad for more than 100 km did not have any visible result. I have thinking a lot about that specific battle. The best conclusion that I come with is that they should have been sending the Romanian Armies to fight inside the town while using the armored German Armies to attack North and South of Stalingrad over Volga. This would have been encircling the Russian artillery that bombarded the city during the entire operation and in case of a counteroffensive the Germans would have been holding the line

the very reason that youre putting so much thought into it, is scary and wrong to even begin with.. silly gipsy chair general.
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<< Comment #238 @ 10:33 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #233
he's one of those who secretely wishes the Nazis have won.
<< Comment #272 @ 10:26 CDT, 5 September 2014 >>
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By Serbia Eviili  - Reply to #238
guess you already know that, since think alikes notice each other from the distance right?
<< Comment #274 @ 14:12 CDT, 5 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #272
it's well know that anyone who disagrees with Russian imperialism is a fascist.
<< Comment #275 @ 14:21 CDT, 5 September 2014 >>
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By Portugal ProT  - Reply to #274
And anyone who disagrees with US imperialism is a terrorist. ;)
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<< Comment #276 @ 19:38 CDT, 5 September 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #275
Did you see him call other posters terrorists?
<< Comment #277 @ 22:37 CDT, 5 September 2014 >>
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By Portugal ProT  - Reply to #276
So?
<< Comment #278 @ 03:09 CDT, 6 September 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #277
So he was replying to someone essentially calling him a fascist/Nazi-lover.
<< Comment #279 @ 03:54 CDT, 6 September 2014 >>
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By Portugal ProT  - Reply to #278
So?
<< Comment #280 @ 04:42 CDT, 6 September 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #279
So your reply misses the context of his statement, but ok, have your fun. So?

edit in response to your reply below: no.
Edited by Naghokez at 06:51 CDT, 6 September 2014
<< Comment #281 @ 04:47 CDT, 6 September 2014 >>
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By Portugal ProT  - Reply to #280
So it seems to me the only one who missed something was you. So-so. :)
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<< Comment #201 @ 18:35 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Anonymous (82.137.8.251)  - Reply to #5
Many people in Eastern Ukraine are Russians and many other have close ties with Russia. If Russia would have taken Crimea and helping Eastern Ukraine without the acceptance of the population it would have been massive riots over there. The lack of resistance should be a good indicator about population's support. To the West this does not seem to matter at all. Besides, I have been considering Ukrainians as being Russians and most of the Western people seen them as well. Now that the interests of the EU and NATO are targeting Ukraine, it all came down to "Russia-the aggressor" (such a strange coincidence). Stop swallowing everything the Rumanian media spits. Also look to what EU did to our country: Romanian economy is in shambles, all factories destroyed, Italians are buying as many properties as they can (started to buy land as well), the price on apartments quadrupled and the politicians have no free will at all, they are all Brussels puppets. Our natural resources? Gone, sold to the highest or the smartest bidder foreign. There is no bright future for the country. In case the Romanian economy will revive and somehow people's wealth will go up then Romania will be hit demographically, coming to meet the well known in the West African invasions. EU brings to other states enslavement, financial debt and Islam. EU = the death of nations and the extinction of the European population.
<< Comment #221 @ 05:13 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #201
let's not put it all on foreigners. what about the systemic corruption, laziness, backward mentality (apathy at best) in a big chunk of our fellow country men?

i'm glad Italians/Westerners buy land here and do something with it, especially when it comes to agriculture, instead of being owned by idle drunkard peasants who let the best soil in EU rot and lose its properties: http://i.imgur.com/TmKdaFz.jpg (dat green Chernozem! Ukraine is full of it as well)
EU brings to other states enslavement, financial debt and Islam. EU = the death of nations and the extinction of the European population.
our debt comes from too much stealing by the cleptocracy in power. if we had a decent administration, we would absorb as much EU funds as possible and put this country on its feet, but it's hard to take EU money for free and build something with it, when you can steal taxpayer money with no accountability and do nothing.

EU doesn't have a common immigration policy btw.
Edited by Aquashark at 10:34 CDT, 4 September 2014
<< Comment #6 @ 04:39 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander 
I only hope that Russia doesn't really want Global War.

If such thing will happen, here in Poland, we are fucked up.

frenchies and engrishes will send us postcards, again.
<< Comment #7 @ 04:49 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Poland MajkiFajki  - Reply to #6
You are Polish? lololol? Didn't know.
<< Comment #8 @ 04:50 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #7
hell yeah, comrade.
<< Comment #38 @ 02:04 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By ql hitsu  - Reply to #7
cmon, who else than a Pole would pick a nick refering to VHS era and shitty movie with Christopher Lambert?
<< Comment #41 @ 03:28 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Poland MajkiFajki  - Reply to #38
Your nickname on other hand sounds like character's name from Street Fighter 2 on Amiga500.
<< Comment #44 @ 04:07 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By ql hitsu  - Reply to #41
much worse :< its frome anime :<
<< Comment #47 @ 05:48 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Poland MajkiFajki  - Reply to #44
Holy shit. And you laugh at Poles. Are you from Germany or what.
<< Comment #54 @ 08:44 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Sloth pacmanpl  - Reply to #47
Yes.
<< Comment #56 @ 08:47 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Poland MajkiFajki  - Reply to #54
That explains a lot.
<< Comment #99 @ 10:23 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By ._o filo  - Reply to #56
you also is original as fuck. w'0000p w0000p
<< Comment #17 @ 10:58 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Portugal ProT  - Reply to #6
I only hope that Russia doesn't really want Global War.
Putin != Russia

But still, I guess the guy does want his war and seems to have at least some support from the Russian people.
<< Comment #18 @ 11:47 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #17
Putin != Russia.

You are right. I shouldn't say smth like that.
<< Comment #20 @ 15:22 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By France Anonymous (90.44.42.168)  - Reply to #17
The ones promoting asymetric wars (genocides) and war in general are the ones in NATO led by USA and UK, they need a WW3 to continu their economic and military supremacy, the longer they wait the moe they lose the capability for a global war win because others country are catching up on the technology lead they had for decades.

The ones lying to their citizen and promoting liberticid laws are also the ones in NATO, led by USA nad UK.

Remember Collin Powell? 3 million Irakians dead. USA lost more soldiers suiciding back at home than on the "warfield". Such heros soldiers.

USA's military is specialised in asymetric agressive attacks, all their war potential are agressive potentials (aircraft carrier, sea war vessels.

That and the only country of the world that uses illegal weapons are USA and israel. Remember Vietnam? Agent Orange produced by Monsanto (jewish family). White Phosphore used by israel on civilians in 2006 in Palestin, Uranium slugs used in Afghanistan and Irak, and... who's the only country ever using atomic bomb??? USA. Not 1 time but 2 times.

You brainwashed about Russia it seems. Mass mdia doing their job, and it works on 90% of the people. Including you.
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<< Comment #21 @ 15:31 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #20
I doubt they want ww exactly, considering that most part of the globe will be destroyed in hours after it starts, so I do not see how they are going to capitalise on it and how do they plan to survive at first place :\
Edited by noacc at 15:32 CDT, 29 August 2014
<< Comment #25 @ 17:23 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #21
Obama does want WW3. They're broke. They're trillions of dollars in debt. You know how you fix that? You create a phoney war.

The sad truth is that a lot of this media coverage is so hilariously bad, if people had any shred of common sense, you'd see right through it. It's so ridiculous it doesn't even make any sense.
Edited by wormed at 17:23 CDT, 29 August 2014
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<< Comment #27 @ 18:02 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #25
but I still fail to understand how is he going to guarantee his own survival in this case and most importantly what will he do in the radioactive wasteland? Even during Cuban missile crisis US and USSR managed to understand that nuclear was not the way to go, and the power of those weapons was not even remotely close to modern.
<< Comment #30 @ 18:34 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #27
Obama is a puppet. He matters to no one. Who benefits from war? Arms dealers, construction companies, resource companies, etc. Obama means absolutely nothing.
<< Comment #31 @ 18:39 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #30
even more so, those people should be more rational then politicians hence even less chance, that they need nuclear war.
Anyways you seem to be upset with Obama&Co did they hurt Canada in some way?
<< Comment #34 @ 19:55 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #31
Canada is extremely tied to the USA. They're our largest trading partner. Essentially, if they go down, we unfortunately go down with them. If they want to start a war with Russia, unfortunately, we go to war with Russia.
<< Comment #42 @ 03:56 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By 014 Klijngsor  - Reply to #30
Who profits from disease? Hospitals, medical companies, surgeons, doctors. So they must be the cause of it.
Edited by Klijngsor at 03:57 CDT, 30 August 2014
<< Comment #57 @ 08:51 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #42
Uhh, you gotta be denser than mercury if you don't realize that big pharma benefits from disease.
<< Comment #60 @ 11:04 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By 014 Klijngsor  - Reply to #57
yes, but they are not the cause? Hellohooo???
<< Comment #76 @ 21:31 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #60
How do you even know that ?

Ebola bullshit going on in Africa, two us doctors get infected, go back to homeland and *puff* cured...
<< Comment #80 @ 05:07 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By 014 Klijngsor  - Reply to #76
I have cancer now, and that is not because of the pharma-industry, but because of comments like that - thank you dem0n :P
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<< Comment #82 @ 05:24 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #80
I genuinely can't believe we actually got to this point on the conspiracy theory scale :-D
<< Comment #89 @ 07:09 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #82
go back to getting raped by gienon's comments please I was not talking with you.
<< Comment #97 @ 09:07 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #89
I did not reply to your post. Don't let me distract you from getting your tinfoil hat.
<< Comment #101 @ 14:01 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #97
Care Bear land, this is the world you live in pal:

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/reviews...0986_1.jpg

HF there, let smart people try to think for themselves will ya.
<< Comment #102 @ 14:49 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By SC_Zerg [mash]  - Reply to #101
Given your history of people you think are smart, it renders the phrase completely useless.
Edited by [mash] at 14:53 CDT, 31 August 2014
<< Comment #105 @ 15:25 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #102
And what is that history exactly ?
<< Comment #104 @ 15:25 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #101
If by "smart" you mean "misinformed" and "gullible", then sure, you're right up there :-) And no, not being a conspiracy theorist does not mean one is naďve, unaware of the political realities of the world, or that one lacks critical thinking skills.
<< Comment #106 @ 15:27 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #104
Calling everything that does not suit your vision of things a "conspiracy theory" is I find a fine definition for beeing naive.
Edited by dem0n at 15:28 CDT, 31 August 2014
<< Comment #110 @ 16:06 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #106
I don't call "everything that does not suit [my] vision of things" a conspiracy theory. What I do call conspiracy theories are the ideas that "hospitals, medical companies, surgeons, doctors" purposively started the Ebola outbreak, and that Obama is actively pushing for WW3.
Edited by Naghokez at 16:09 CDT, 31 August 2014
<< Comment #111 @ 18:29 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #110
Gienon was right when he said you were a sneaky little one.

Picking a line that came from a guy you agree with that used some retarded example thinking he could make an analogy with a remarkable but failed attempt at sarcasm, and then making your contradictors look like they're the ones who have said that.

Dude you're setting the bar very high at beeing dishonest.

But what can I say, that seems to be your way of doing things. Comparing people who question the big pharmacology companies' way of doing things with people wearing tinfoil hats.

People like you, who can't make a distinct difference between people who believe aliens are amongst us or that we never walked on the moon and those who simply believe they might have gotten cheated on by their wives are just ridiculous. One day the boomerang will come right back in your chin for beeing such a fraud and a clown.
Edited by dem0n at 18:30 CDT, 31 August 2014
<< Comment #112 @ 19:16 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #111
Klijngsor mentioned that "hospitals, medical companies, surgeons, doctors" were not the cause behind the outbreaks of diseases despite profiting from the existence of the said diseases. You replied to his statement that they were not the cause with the question "How do you even know that?". That's you questioning his assertion that the actors he mentioned are not behind the outbreaks of diseases (in this case, Ebola). Like I said, I clearly consider the idea that the actors he mentioned (which I referred to with the quote - I wasn't attributing the quote itself to you) are behind the outbreak of Ebola to be a conspiracy theory. Did I say that questioning the motives and sometimes actions of pharmaceutical companies makes someone a conspiracy theorist? No.

Stop attempting to portray me as someone who rejects all questioning of political authority or systems of power. That's the very thing I do in my work as a social scientist. What I do reject is the kind of simplistic and Manichean rantings against "the evil elite" that come without any shred of evidence, understanding of the topic, and actual research on the issues, from people who think they're the only ones with common sense and critical thinking but are in reality completely oblivious to the fact that they're gulping anti-government drivel the same way others are gulping pro-government drivel. By endorsing ridiculous and simply false accusations like "Obama wants a 3rd World War", conspiracy theorists are doing a tremendous disservice to actual intelligent and researched questioning and analysis of government policies, structures of power, and mechanisms of diffusion of ideologies.
<< Comment #113 @ 19:26 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #112
I never said Obama wants war BTW.

Simple question for you: do you or do you not think some people MIGHT profit from a major scale wars, or from any smaller conflicts for that matter ?

If yes, then shut up for eternity and beyond, and let's close this topic. Got other things to do.
<< Comment #114 @ 19:36 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #113
I never argued you said it - I mentioned it as a conspiracy theory. You did + the very post in which wormed made the statement "Obama does want WW3", though, which does indicate support for what he wrote.

Of course many people profit from the existence of armed conflicts, from both the public and private sectors. And that's the point - this is investigated, studied, and analyzed seriously by plenty of people (albeit never enough), in particular social scientists. You won't find this type of research in youtube videos about the illuminati, the new world order, and Obama wanting WW3, or on the numerous popular conspiracy websites of the Infowars type.
<< Comment #117 @ 22:00 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #114
I don't do illuminati videos nor websites.

I just read both official media (in which there are also several different point of views you can gather eg Russia pov vs USA pov) and unorthodox, independant, alternative media off internet, and make my opinion based on the comparison.

Your domain is sociology from what I understand, mine is to analyze how the media filter and process the information they gather. That makes me probably more qualified than you when it comes to understanding the bias and the mecanisms between valuable information and distorted information.


If we dig a little deeper in that thought, I'm pretty sure everything you analyze comes from official, authorized sources which I have learned to be suspicious about in my field of interest. It has nothing to do with your constant banter about conspiracy theories and how much fun it sounds for you to ridicule it.

That conspiracy term has been used left and right to shut down any possible thought process about the world we live in. The way it works is just genius when you think about it: "hey someone thinks this politician might be corrupt, let's laugh at him for believing in aliens and putting a tinfoil hat on his head!"... wait what ?!

As I've said before, we do not live in Care Bear Land.

Wether or not USA wants to go to war is simply wether USA wants to continue beeing #1 in the world or if they want to get completely overwhelmed by their collapsing economy and their humongous debt. Heck, you're probably not thick enough to still believe USA attacked Afghanistan and Irak to get rid of terrorism, are you ? But maybe that's too "conspirationista" for you, I don't know... Tinfoil hat bra.
Edited by dem0n at 22:01 CDT, 31 August 2014
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<< Comment #120 @ 22:11 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #117
Sociology? Economics? Yea, that's about right. He speaks like a holier-than-thou retard that takes a plethora of useless classes and then regurgitates his textbooks.

Keep reading textbooks; stay ignorant to reality.

Naghokez, reminds me of this political cartoon I saw. In it, there was a tall wall, and a man standing in front of it. Drawn on the wall was a normal city scape, plants, trees, etc. Above the wall, was war, death, demise, dollar signs.

Again, the sad part about it is that mainstream media is so god damn retarded, and if anyone had a shred of logical thought, they'd see how utterly unbelievable it is.

He needs to get with the times. It's 2014, and the internet is full of information. Unfortunately, the higher powers are not out there to benefit the people. The moment this guy realizes it, maybe he'll start seeing things for what they are.
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<< Comment #130 @ 23:19 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #120
Yeah, who needs an education when you've got the internet and youtube videos about 9/11 being an inside job and Obama wanting to launch WW3. We've got you now, "higher powers"!
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<< Comment #131 @ 23:26 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #130
You know, a part of me wishes I was still ignorant, but unfortunately I'm not. In your case, ignorance is bliss... but it's still ignorance.
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<< Comment #133 @ 23:29 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #131
Since we're on the subject of your ignorance, do you also believe 9/11 was an inside job?
<< Comment #137 @ 23:37 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #133
Ahhh, the litmus paper test for the masses. Clearly, if I think 9/11 is an inside job, I'm a tin-foil hat wearing conspiracy theorist! Meanwhile, there are projects like Architects and Engineer's for 9/11 truth that appeared on C-span, and brought forth legitimate questions as to what happened.

Was it an inside job? I don't know. You don't know. Nobody knows. However, if you had any iota of brain power, you'd probably sit there and question how the fuck some of the things that happened that day actually occurred. Instead, it seems you'd rather stick your wannabe intellectual head in the sand and scream petty insults like "conspiracy theorist" as if it's a negative.
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<< Comment #141 @ 23:41 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #137
I do know. If you're asking yourself if the U.S. government orchestrated the attacks, it didn't. Glad to have been of help.
<< Comment #143 @ 23:42 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #141
Again, must be nice living in your world of ignorance but it's still ignorance.
<< Comment #146 @ 23:46 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #143
I do ignore where exactly you got the idea that Obama wanted to start WW3. I'm confident there was robust peer-reviewing behind your source, though.
<< Comment #147 @ 23:48 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #146
Wanted? Jesus, l2propertense. He wants to. WANTS. Fek.
<< Comment #151 @ 23:57 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #147
I believe I have some leeway in this regard, but in any case you know you're doing great in a discussion when you've resorted to attacking the English grammar of a non-native speaker.
Edited by Naghokez at 23:57 CDT, 31 August 2014
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By LOLBARN xero-  - Reply to #130
Lmao, haven't seen someone crushed like this on ESR in a while. [+] for you.
<< Comment #129 @ 23:17 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #117
My domain is political science, in particular international relations and security studies. I work as a research fellow. Please do not assume you are "more qualified than [me]" when it comes analyzing information, in particular information pertaining to political issues. I don't see the relevance of an argument from authority in any case.

The picture you are trying to paint of me listening carefully to what the government has to say is hilarious. So is the idea that you're going to get an in-depth understanding of any issue by comparing "official media" and "unorthodox, [...] alternative media off internet" and going with what feels plausible to you. Have you ever opened the pages of a scientific journal like Cultures & Conflits, for example? Or Security Dialogue? You'll find them full of articles which are brilliantly critical (in the scientific sense) of, and de-construct, structures and relations of power, narratives of conflict, etc., all through serious research and sometimes fieldwork. Please stop imagining that one lives in "carebear land" just because one has standards of evidence and of critical thinking that go a little beyond what your "unorthodox media" has to offer. And seriously, go open any issue of those two journals and tell me you can't find articles that challenge and question the types of political narratives that are often taken for granted.

The term "conspiracy theory" can indeed be used to silence legitimate criticism and questioning, but it can also be used to refer to exactly what I denounced and what you can find in wormed's posts (which you, again, + repeatedly, which says a lot), namely ignorant and oversimplified accusations on topics these people have little to no actual knowledge of, based on the idea that there's a unified elite controlling (almost) everything. Again, they do a disservice to actual research on political issues, and they're anything but the exercise of critical thinking.
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<< Comment #132 @ 23:29 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #129
If you think spouting off "conspiracy theorist" is a legitimate retort and can be used to silence anyone, maybe you should go back to school. No one here is going to do the digging for you because I'm sure it'd be met with the same blunt and ignorant "stone-wall" brainless approach.

You're a research "fellow"? Damn, you're terrible at your work.

Naming off journals like it's factual is the epitome of gullible ignorance. You do realize journals can be bought, right? You understand that there are many journals, even medical, that can be used in exactly this way -- give some basic econ major the idea that he's actually learning the truth.

Lol. GO READ THIS JOURNAL. BOOM! Because all studies are unbiased, right? Jesus, you're dumb.
Edited by wormed at 23:32 CDT, 31 August 2014
<< Comment #134 @ 23:31 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #132
Did you read the sentence wrong? The first part was me agreeing with dem0n that the term is indeed sometimes used to attempt to silence valid criticism. Holy shit you're dense.

edit following your edit: yes, I know the quality of scientific journals varies, but there are several indicators you can use to get an idea of the journal's standards, for example the type of peer-reviewing and whether you have to pay to get in it. The two journals I listed as examples are excellent publications. But yeah, I'm sure in your mind they don't compare to your conspiracy websites.
Edited by Naghokez at 07:54 CDT, 1 September 2014
<< Comment #135 @ 23:32 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #134
> The term "conspiracy theory" can indeed be used to silence legitimate criticism and questioning...

It can? Cool.
<< Comment #136 @ 23:33 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #135
> Did you read the sentence wrong? The first part was me agreeing with dem0n that the term is indeed sometimes used to attempt to silence valid criticism. Holy shit you're dense.
<< Comment #139 @ 23:40 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #136
> The term "conspiracy theory" can indeed be used to silence legitimate criticism and questioning...

It can? Cool.
<< Comment #142 @ 23:41 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #139
What do you fail to understand about that sentence?
<< Comment #156 @ 09:37 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #129
My domain is political science, in particular international relations and security studies.

Which is probably one of the most recurrent domain for most of the high figures in politics nowadays, together with economists. Which is an indication in itself that it does not make you fraud-proof.
<< Comment #158 @ 09:48 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #156
Who said it made me fraud-proof? You're the one who mistakenly said my domain was probably sociology, and who proceeded to assert you were more qualified than me to analyze information.
Edited by Naghokez at 09:48 CDT, 1 September 2014
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<< Comment #160 @ 09:58 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #158
Not to analyze information in itself. Information is a pretty general term. I'd say I'm more qualified to distinguish how the same information can be displayed by different sources...
<< Comment #161 @ 09:59 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #160
And I'd say you're not, at least when it comes to the type of information we've been talking about here. But let's agree to disagree.
Edited by Naghokez at 17:42 CDT, 1 September 2014
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<< Comment #254 @ 13:02 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By QuakeLive flocks  - Reply to #160
> I'd say I'm more qualified

I'm genuinely curious: Why do you believe this is true?

I'm not saying I agree with you or disagree with you. I'm not setting you up for a trick or to troll you. I just want to know, since you seem to believe it to be the case. =)
<< Comment #257 @ 13:04 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #254
Basic rage-inducing rant because I got fed up by him showing up his credentials in order to try and turn the argument around in his favour :).
<< Comment #259 @ 13:16 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By QuakeLive flocks  - Reply to #257
Okie dokie. Thank you.

See? No tricks. :D
<< Comment #262 @ 13:26 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #257
Where did I do that?

edit since you're not answering: you're the one who brought up your domain of expertise, and assigned one to me, in order to "prove" that you were more qualified than me at analyzing treatment of information. Not the other way around.
Edited by Naghokez at 21:00 CDT, 4 September 2014
<< Comment #217 @ 04:15 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Dird's Xmas tree ;o Dird  - Reply to #117
the battle for belgium has begun
<< Comment #115 @ 21:14 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #104
The irony of being called gullible and misinformed by you is hilarious but it'll probably be lost on you.
<< Comment #116 @ 21:54 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #115
Right - don't let this thread make you forget your daily dose of Alex Jones though, you don't want to miss any of that enlightening stuff on Obama's upcoming 3rd world war.
<< Comment #118 @ 22:03 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #116
Sad. Maybe when the EU crumbles, you'll read some real news.
<< Comment #121 @ 22:16 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #118
No, I'll probably be too busy scraping for food in the nuclear wasteland that Europe will have become. If only the sheeple had listened to you...!
<< Comment #122 @ 22:38 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #121
Maybe your town can get shelled by a puppet government instead. That'd probably happen before nuclear war. You can knock on demon's door and he can say, "I told you so" for all of us.
<< Comment #123 @ 22:45 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #122
Yeah, those damn Illuminati sure know how to make their puppet governments dance!
<< Comment #124 @ 22:57 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #123
I'd say clearly but ... y'know.
<< Comment #126 @ 23:05 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #124
I know, you have an Inforwars show to catch. Go crazy.
<< Comment #125 @ 23:05 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #123
Why do you keep on bringing that Illuminati stuff, little one ?

They don't even have an official website, however Bilderberg's group does if you want: http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/
<< Comment #127 @ 23:07 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #125
Pssst, he's not very bright.
<< Comment #128 @ 23:11 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Portugal ProT  - Reply to #125
Don't forget The Paris Club.
<< Comment #138 @ 23:38 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #125
Is that supposed to be news to anyone? Should your post have been accompanied by a dramatic sound effect?
<< Comment #140 @ 23:41 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #138
I got a sound effect for you:

*whooosh*
<< Comment #144 @ 23:43 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #140
Is that the sound inside of what's between your ears?
<< Comment #145 @ 23:46 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #144
You may have understood what I meant but I'm going to pretend you didn't.

lol, no, dumbass. Whoosh, right over your head. I need to write an email to your University. It's clear you need a refund.
<< Comment #148 @ 23:49 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #145
I did understand, yes, which is why my reply to you also referred to the sound the wind makes, implying an empty head. Not the sharpest tool in the shed, are you?
<< Comment #149 @ 23:51 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #148
... I just said that you may ha... ...

...

wow.
<< Comment #150 @ 23:54 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #149
And I confirmed it, but you seem to enjoy pretending, including that you know what you're talking about.
<< Comment #153 @ 07:48 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By SC_Zerg [mash]  - Reply to #149
Holy shit. This goes way over your head and you know it. That's why you act all sarcastic and 'cool', while being envious of that Belgian dudes education.
<< Comment #154 @ 09:06 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #153
My mom says I'm cool.
<< Comment #155 @ 09:24 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #138
I'm just wondering why you have to justify your "such wow rational, such wow scientific, such wow objective" points of view by a full attempt at sarcasm everytime. Aliens, Illuminati...

To me it sounds like a delusional kid who's got his dreams crushed when he discovered that the aliens may not invade us after all and that we did actually walk on the moon, turning him into a ferocious anti-conspiracy theorist, and seeing his own self in every person who tries to go against the order of things.

So stop making fun of wormed by going full retard everytime and get down to earth with the rest of us.
<< Comment #157 @ 09:45 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #155
Please, I've replied to you and wormed seriously plenty of times, I've even sent you a conciliatory PM to explain my stance better, and you keep misrepresenting my position as if I was out of touch with reality because I do not fall for the oversimplified drivel you seem to be fond of. I've explained clearly to you the difference between actual questioning and research on the one hand and conspiracy theories on the other. If you don't feel like making the effort to actually read in-depth scientific analysis of those issues to educate yourself and prefer to indulge in the black and white world views that make everything seem so simple to understand, that's your problem, but don't be surprised when ridiculous assertions of the type "Obama wants to start WW3" (I know it didn't come from you, but you still seem to adhere to it) get made fun of by people who actually know what they're talking about.
<< Comment #162 @ 10:03 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #157
At least you said "wants" instead of "wanted"

EDIT: Oh and made fun of? I'm genuinely not taking offense by anything you say. You're more than welcome to pump yourself up with repeatedly calling me a conspiracy theorist. You know, if that gets you hard and all.

...weirdo.
Edited by wormed at 10:04 CDT, 1 September 2014
<< Comment #163 @ 10:13 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By SC_Zerg [mash]  - Reply to #162
Where does your extensive knowledge on the matter of international politics come from, if I dare ask?
<< Comment #164 @ 10:20 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #163
Oh, I wasn't aware I needed a plethora of useless courses from University to talk about a subject.
<< Comment #165 @ 10:21 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By SC_Zerg [mash]  - Reply to #164
Where did I say that?
How is academical education useless?
Where does your extensive knowledge on the matter of international politics come from, if I dare ask?
<< Comment #166 @ 10:27 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #165
The world.
<< Comment #167 @ 10:28 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By SC_Zerg [mash]  - Reply to #166
Okay, cool.

Care to answer my second question?
<< Comment #168 @ 10:43 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #167
Clearly, economics and politics is a volatile subject. The biggest issue stems from the idea (or fact) that politics, in and of itself, is pock marked with corruption and back door dealings. Now, I could live in a dream world like my Belgian friend, but unfortunately, I don't. With this in mind, is it plausible that education today is not up to date? Is it plausible that education today isn't truthful, as it is based on lies in the first place? Is it plausible -- and you can find instances of this online -- that professors who seek to teach contemporary politics are fired, removed from tenure and seemingly made to look like "tin foil hat wearing" kooks? Is it plausible that political journals, which is being used as a basis for argument, can be rife with bias?

Most of those are rhetorical because the answer is obviously yes.

To ask anyone where their extensive knowledge of <insert subject> comes from is ridiculous. There is diploma/degree/masters/PhD worthy information on the internet. You may be formally educated in making badass latte's at Starbucks with little unicorns in the foam, but that doesn't mean you don't go home and read copious amounts of whatever subject truly interests you. Am I interested in politics? Not really, but I do like to keep informed. Whether or not you think my "informed" is based on conspiracy theories is your own opinion. However, the biggest issue is that too many people are closed to the idea that things aren't as flowers and rainbows as they think it is. I do find it funny that I'm being accused of not being a critical thinker. The irony is there for me to laugh at but again, it isn't found in certain people.

Oh, but to answer your second question: you got me, academics is not useless. I have an assortment of courses that I'll never really use to their full extent but were they useless? I guess not.
Edited by wormed at 10:43 CDT, 1 September 2014
<< Comment #169 @ 11:14 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By SC_Zerg [mash]  - Reply to #168
Now, I could live in a dream world like my Belgian friend, but unfortunately, I don't.

How the hell could you get that impression? Seriously?


Is it plausible that education today isn't truthful, as it is based on lies in the first place?

What lies are these?

Is it plausible that -- and you can find instances of this online -- that professors who seek to teach contemporary politics are fired, removed from tenure and seemingly made to look like "tin foil hat wearing" kooks?

Well, you really should be precise here, because if this happened to a legit professor, I'd reckon he could just find another university and keep on teaching.

Is it plausible that political journals, which is being used as a basis for argument, can be rife with bias?

Depends on the political journal, does it not? The problem is: You say that they COULD be rife with bias, so you don't read them?! There's a list of scientific journals on the topic, if you're interested. Thousands of pages of knowledge, scientific research and opinions.
I assume that not all of them are obligated to the Status Quo or "the elites".
And to go even further, and to give a counter example to your fired professors: What if I was a PhD who writes a critical article which gets published in one of those journals. That would be evidence of them being unbiased, no?

So I get you're a student, too, right? Wouldn't you say you have a field of expertise in which you excel MUCH better than people who read some stuff on the internet?
Because the difference between learning and specializing on a topic for 10+ fucking years is that you're much better at understanding and using the information that is given.
<< Comment #170 @ 11:32 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #169
I hate when people dissect posts. It's weak. So I'm going to ignore those parts.

Regarding political journals, sure, it could depend on the political journal, it could depend on the person writing it, it could depend on who is sponsoring/funding the journal, it could depend on who is sponsoring/funding the author, it could depend on a countless list of element which could lead to a tainted article. Maybe you didn't read the whole "am I interested in politics?" part of my reply. No, I don't read journals because I don't care to dig deep into politics. I care about news. I care about seeing both sides of the puzzle. Reading some trite research article on a subject that probably has nothing to do with the current situation in Ukraine, for example, means little to me. Will it allow me to impress people on ESReality because I can regurgitate author names and journals which seemingly gives me divine authority on "truth"? Apparently.

Once a professor is given a "scarlet letter" in academia, it isn't as simple as, "welp, time to go apply to the OTHER ivy league school!" Academia is immensely tied to each other and generally supportive of the decisions each make.

Here's an example: recently, a whistleblower just came out and revealed that some scientific data was removed from an intensive study regarding MMR vaccines and autism. You can easily google this and find that this isn't some "conspiracy theory", it's out there now in most mainstream outlets. It'll probably get buried extremely quickly, however. Anyway, one of the original doctors to find that there was an increase in autism in relation to African-American boys and MMR vaccines, he attempted to have this information out into the world. I believe his name was Dr. Wakefield. He was made into a kook, a crazy person, and as you know, the correlation between autism and vaccines has been trampled on for years. He wasn't allowed to just join some other hospital or University or think tank to conduct any more research. He was made into a crazy pariah and ousted from the academic community. This is just an example of the power. It isn't hard to silence a critic or to simply blast them with publicity that paints them in a "crazy" light. (Also, this study doesn't say vaccines cause autism, just that there was a strong correlation between MMR vaccine and African American boys <36 months old -- for my own opinion, I think vaccines have done great things but these are facts that should be told, and they were systematically removed from the study.)

So to go with your last paragraph, that study made it to many scientific journals. Many took it as fact. So, with that said, I choose to find and utilize information from a plethora of sources and never limiting myself to just one side of the story. If I read a journal that was corrupt and essentially a "pay-to-publish", I've already fucked myself. So no, I don't find that someone educated on politics or economics in today's educational system to be better than information and education you can find online.
Edited by wormed at 11:35 CDT, 1 September 2014
<< Comment #171 @ 11:45 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By SC_Zerg [mash]  - Reply to #170
But why do you think a student of International Relations only listens to one side of the story?
Why do you assume that he just regurgitates author names and journals?

I, too, choose to find as much sources as possible and never limit myself to one side of the story, but I would never state that 'Obama wants World War 3', because that's one hell of a stupid remark.

And what about my last paragraph? The actual last.
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<< Comment #172 @ 11:46 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #171
Because I've read his posts.

EDIT:

Comparing what I'm educated in and what he is educated in is extremely different and, in my opinion, hardly comparable. I have a Kinesiology background and am working towards my MscPT. Fortunately, there isn't any real corruption when it comes to how the body functions. I mean, we could talk about big pharma, but that's another can of worms. However, if we're simply talking about what I'm educated in, then it is simply how the body functions and all that entails.

I will say this though, there are definitely studies out there that are published that attempt to show correlations between say, "a new sport drink" and its benefits. This is where I need to understand the study, the controls, the variables, the data as a whole. I have found many studies that I have deemed unacceptable when it comes to using them as legitimate examples in papers. Do I find lots of data I agree with online? Definitely. Do I find lots of data I don't agree with in journals? For sure.

Is it possible for me to run into someone who doesn't have the same education as me and still school me in current, contemporary ideas? Totally. My girlfriend is a massage therapist, and although she doesn't necessarily have the "excess" education (you know, the bullshit fluff option courses one needs to obtain a degree), but her focus is strictly on her craft. This allows her to still give me insight and teach me things I don't know.

EDIT 2: "but I would never state that 'Obama wants World War 3'", what you find stupid is plausible to many others. Obviously, using such a bombastic term like "World War 3" is meant to describe the gravitas of the situation. Will it become a World War? Maybe. However, will it progress into the USA/NATO progressing into eastern Europe? Will we see more illegal wars with the middle east? I lean towards probably.
Edited by wormed at 12:03 CDT, 1 September 2014
<< Comment #173 @ 11:48 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By SC_Zerg [mash]  - Reply to #172
He disagrees with you and he explained why. Problem?
<< Comment #174 @ 11:58 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #173
He can disagree all he wants. The problem is that it isn't necessarily based on all the data. For example, taking something out of context doesn't paint the whole picture. The difference between him and I, at least when it comes to news, is I at least know both sides of the story. I then choose to believe the one that makes the most sense. I don't, however, give a shit about how many journals he's read as it's irrelevant.
<< Comment #179 @ 13:50 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #174
That's the thing - it's not irrelevant at all. Without the type of research that I mentioned, you're left with absolutely nothing but a "gut feeling", and what you consider to be "common sense", to "choose to believe" whatever simplified version of a complex issue appears the most likely to you. You have no understanding of the underlying dynamics of these complex social phenomena and political crises, and of these objects themselves, but you think that by listening to "both sides of the story" you can have a perfectly informed opinion. Sorry to disappoint you, but it requires a little bit more work than that, and the fact that you see a story as having "two sides" clearly underlines that you fail to grasp that being knowledgeable on an issue precisely requires going beyond the two (or more... saying "two sides" is in itself a simplification) militant versions of the object of study, and approach it scientifically (not limiting yourself to what the actors themselves have to say about it), in particular in its wider context. That you think I limit myself to "one side of the story" and base my opinion on it means not only that you are mistaken about me but also that you completely fail to understand the type of research and the scientific approach I've defended here.
Edited by Naghokez at 17:40 CDT, 1 September 2014
<< Comment #159 @ 09:50 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Bulgaria Nzr0  - Reply to #155
can you "down to earth" guys have a bit more humility when it comes to something as complex as how the world works?

it's kinda tough to take someone my age seriously when he acts as if he's a 60 year old historian or a fucking head of state
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<< Comment #90 @ 07:12 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #80
Oh right, I'm not saying they spread ebola themselves, I'm just saying if you're so thick that you can't see that every once in a while they come up with some bullshit potentially pandemic disease so that they can sell their products then there's nothing to save with you and I'm genuinely relieved you out of anyone else have got cancer.

Yeah harsch I know :F, but in this world I'm getting fedup with thoughtless sheeps after a while.
Edited by dem0n at 07:14 CDT, 31 August 2014
<< Comment #98 @ 10:03 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By 014 Klijngsor  - Reply to #90
are you saying I'm fat?
<< Comment #94 @ 08:30 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #80
If you don't believe this world is rife with suppressed technology/medicine, there's no hope for you.
<< Comment #91 @ 07:22 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By SC_Zerg [mash]  - Reply to #76
What are you trying to say?
<< Comment #92 @ 07:36 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #91
http://www.esreality.com/post/2651424/#pid2651418

It is also clear that we do have the means to cure it, we just don't care enough for starving african niggers, they're expendable.
<< Comment #93 @ 08:27 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By SC_Zerg [mash]  - Reply to #92
How is that "clear"? Because there's a 50/50 chance that a new drug might work?
<< Comment #100 @ 13:47 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #93
A quick google search to find back that story that just made me grin a little:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkroll/2014/0...-to-speak/

Miraculous. Indeed...
<< Comment #103 @ 14:53 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By SC_Zerg [mash]  - Reply to #100
In any case, what would you say if they bring in an untested drug and kill a thousand people instead of saving them?
<< Comment #107 @ 15:36 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #103
Go say that to the 1500+ africans who already died.

And your kind call me a "gullible" person... I don't want to live on this planet anymore.
<< Comment #28 @ 18:11 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #25
You have absolutely no idea of what you're talking about. Obama wants everything but a war. One of the pillars of his foreign policy stance since his first mandate has precisely been to "rebuild at home", painting an unstable economy as a security threat to the U.S. You do realize that wars increase the debt, right?
<< Comment #29 @ 18:33 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #28
Um, you got absolutely no clue yourself. One of his foreign policy stances? Do you realize that Obama has broken every single promise he made? Do you realize he's put the USA in more debt than Bush did? Do you realize he's started more wars than the Bush administration combined?

You do realize that when I say he wants a war because they're trillions of dollars in debt, I mean it. The pretence of war is simply the rallying cry he needs to essentially ignore the debt. The continuation of "raising the debt" ceiling, and the continuation of "borrowing" money that doesn't even exist. This will increase the debt, yes, but this is essentially a way for people to FORGET ABOUT IT.

You're a god damn IDIOT if you think Obama has done anything for the USA but continue its downward fall.
Edited by wormed at 18:35 CDT, 29 August 2014
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<< Comment #32 @ 19:40 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #29
No, Obama has not broken every single promise he made, that's ridiculous hyperbole - he's broken many, and not broken many others, like pretty much every other elected official. He inherited an economy that was in free-fall, which makes the debt increase completely unsurprising. Deficits have been slowly going down since 2009. I'm not sure what's the relevance of attempting to attack him on the debt increase. From your railing against raising the debt ceiling (something which doesn't even need to be raised in almost any other country on the planet because they don't have a nonsensical debt ceiling in the first place) and against borrowing money which you think "doesn't even exist", I'm going to conclude that you indeed do not have the slightest idea about economics and advise you to take a course or read a book on the subject that isn't endorsed by Ron Paul. In addition, I wasn't even talking about his electoral promises but about his actual foreign policy approach in office.

With regards to your affirmation that he's "started more wars than the Bush administration", I'd reply that's hardly true unless you consider sending military advisers/personnel to countries already engulfed in conflict/civil wars as "starting a war" (I have a feeling that's what you were referring to, for example with U.S. involvement in Uganda). Even in Libya, the civil war was already going on before NATO's intervention. In any case, all of that is hardly comparable to Bush's starting of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

I do realize that you mean it, because like I said it's painfully obvious you do not know what you're talking about. You are referring to something that's called in social sciences the "rally around the flag effect", which is typically short-term and would in this case probably be virtually non-existent for a conflict not supported by the American population (see the polls on U.S. involvement in Ukraine) and that in your scenario would be seen as having been created/escalated by the U.S. It would in addition hardly make the public forget about the economic situation, especially given the current emphasis on debt levels and the impact on the debt that a new war would have. In short, your assertion that Obama "does want WW3" is completely baseless & non-factual, and basically only rooted in your extremely simplistic and probably largely uneducated understanding of politics.

I'd like to add that I'm very critical of many aspects of Obama's foreign policy, since I'm guessing that your binary worldview is inevitably going to lead you to consider me a militaristic neoconservative sheep just because I pointed out that it is factually false to assert that Obama would like a war to erupt. Again, he would prefer the exact opposite, namely a quiet foreign policy front allowing him to focus on the economy and preventing the Republicans from accusing him of not doing enough to protect U.S. interests abroad and the security of American citizens (they are currently exploiting the rise of ISIS and the situation with regards to Russia exactly in that manner).

edit: not surprised by the quality of your reply below :-)
Edited by Naghokez at 21:45 CDT, 29 August 2014
<< Comment #33 @ 19:54 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #32
Confirmed clueless Belgian. Take your basic econ 201 class and keep pretending you're in the know.
Edited by wormed at 19:56 CDT, 29 August 2014
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<< Comment #49 @ 07:16 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #32
As if your view of the economy (or at least the policy proposals and sparse analysis I've seen from you) extends an inch beyond the circular flow/AS-AD crude caricature ;D I'm also pretty sure I've read a post from you, in which you went full "labour theory of value" retard but I don't have the direct link, so I will not advise you to take a course or read a book on the subject that isn't endorsed by Robert Reich. Keep thinking "your side" lets the facts do the talking, as opposed to those dogmatic end-the-fed-cheering, birth-control-denying white male racist creationists.
<< Comment #52 @ 07:42 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #49
Sorry, Mises and Rothbard apologists do not get to lecture others on facts :-) And no, that was most likely not me defending LTV. This discussion was about foreign policy anyway, and I have a feeling you don't disagree with what I said to wormed on the matter.
<< Comment #59 @ 10:53 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #52
Any sources in particular you can direct me to, so that I can stop being an apologist for two radical Jews?

It's remarkable how you produce a wall of text in response to someone who says Obama is pushing for a world war but dismiss a genuine objection to your outlook on the economy with a single sentence. I begin to see why you fancy yourself a scholar.
<< Comment #61 @ 11:10 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #59
I'm not interested in debating economics with you. Why should I force myself to follow your derailment of the issue that was being discussed? If you don't want to discuss foreign policy, that's your problem, not mine.
<< Comment #63 @ 11:37 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #61
Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know you're the only one who can question your debater's economic expertise in a discussion about foreign policy.

From your railing against raising the debt ceiling (...) and against borrowing money which you think "doesn't even exist", I'm going to conclude that you indeed do not have the slightest idea about economics and advise you to take a course or read a book on the subject that isn't endorsed by Ron Paul.

I'll shut up now.
<< Comment #64 @ 12:03 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #63
Yes, that was me mentioning in passing the points which had been tied to Obama's foreign policy by the original poster. I'm not sure how you got from this that I was interested in discussing with you economic matters completely unrelated to foreign policy. I hope I've cleared the confusion. Don't hesitate to ask if you need me to bold and underline the statement "I'm not interested in debating economics with you" to help you process it.
<< Comment #65 @ 13:13 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #64
No, you responded to the deficit charge earlier in the paragraph. Then you proceeded to assert two things: 1. debt ceiling is pointless, 2. government doesn't borrow non-existent money, and without a single word of explanation you concluded, as if those assertions were in and of themselves proof enough, that he is clueless about economics.

Second of all, excuse me while I don't care what you're interested in discussing. You declined to offer sources and rested your case on ridiculing Mises and Rothbard (which I have substantial evidence from this forum that you haven't read much or even at all) and then decided to draw an arbitrary line between what constitutes a "derailment of the issue" and a mention "in passing the points (...) by the original poster", although, as I've shown in the first paragraph, your mention was so much "in passing" that you haven't bothered to explain what was wrong about those points. Simply stating them revealed the inherent contradiction, according to you. Don't get too much up in arms when I did the exact same thing to the circular flow and AS-AD, which I read you view the economy through on a number of occasions (consciously or not).
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<< Comment #66 @ 13:57 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #65
Yes, those two things were, as I said, "me mentioning in passing the points which had been tied to Obama's foreign policy by the original poster". Do you understand what "in passing" means? And indeed, from his statements on the matter, I concluded that he was clueless about those points. Since I'm not interested in discussing economics, though, I did not and will not elaborate further. Have I mentioned that I'm not interested in discussing economics?

I don't doubt for one second that you have plenty of evidence I haven't read either of these authors - probably the kind of flawless evidence that led you to state that you were "pretty sure" I defended LTV somewhere, even though that's completely false. Who's getting "up in arms"? You're apparently disappointed I decided not to follow your derailment, and have visibly chosen to vent your frustration by dragging on a discussion that is, unfortunately for you, still not going to be about economics. I thought you were going to shut up? Or was this your way of telling me you do need the statement in bold and underlined to get it? Here you go: I'm not interested in debating economics with you.
<< Comment #67 @ 15:04 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #66
Yes, while I expose your double standard in what arguments you find allowable to you on one hand and people you disagree with on the other, proceed to rephrasing your position and adding some highly advanced, I presume, psychoanalysis about my state of mind.

I purposefully used the same faulty argument on you that you have one post above used on wormed and watched you come up with an arbitrary distinction how yours was just so much on-topic while mine was a "derailment of the issue".

Yes, you need to express yourself in bold because a very small fraction of the population is smart enough to grasp the wisdom bestowed upon you. Keep operating under that assumption and I'm sure you'll get a call from Stockholm at some point. Or was that your attempt at humor? If so, brains AND wits!

That's my stop, I guess. I will not read your third attempt at rephrasing what you already have written previously. I probably wouldn't understand it anyway, would I? I'm sure there's gotta be a Mises or Rothbard statement somewhere to be apologetic about.
Edited by gienon at 15:04 CDT, 30 August 2014
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<< Comment #69 @ 15:25 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium Naghokez  - Reply to #67
There is no double standard - I replied rapidly to comments he made (and linked to Obama's foreign policy) while pointing our that I did not see their relevance, and you decided to butt in and derail the discussion into a debate on economics linked to previous exchanges between us you half imagined. Again, I'm sorry you were disappointed I did not follow suit.

Since you now seem to have grasped that we were not going to discuss economics, and since despite jumping in the exchange you weren't interested in discussing foreign policy in the first place, your posts now seem to revolve around getting a good last word in to secure a dignified exit. I hope you're happy with your latest performance, since this will hopefully spare us you going back for the third time on your wise decision to shut up.
Edited by Naghokez at 15:27 CDT, 30 August 2014
<< Comment #37 @ 02:03 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By France Anonymous (90.44.42.168)  - Reply to #29
Yep. Obama put USA in more depts Volume then USA in his entire hostory since Lincoln. And all this in less than a decade :s
<< Comment #71 @ 20:04 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By QuakeLive flocks  - Reply to #37
> put USA in more depts Volume then USA in his entire hostory since Lincoln.

Incorrect. I don't like our current guy, but that info you said is plain wrong.

In 1865, national debt was 2.6 Billion:
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd...histo2.htm


Debt grew from $10 Trillion at end of 2008(he took office Jan., 2009):

http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd...histo5.htm

to $17 Trillion, currently:

http://www.usdebtclock.org/

So, it has increased by ~$7 Trillion since taking office. Meanwhile, from lincoln through 2008, it went up by almost $10 Trillion.

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This part of the post in just inflation-based facts:

What cost $17,000,000,000,000(17 trillion) in 2013 would cost $1,132,675,689,761.07(1.132 trillion) in 1865, had inflation never occurred from 1865 until 2013. I would have used 2014 but the websites I found only went up to 2013. Some also only went back to 1913 so I had to do some digging. D:

In other words, if the much smaller USA had equivalent debt as today, it would be $1.132 Trillion dollars. Though, the population back then was only about 35 million people(just over 10% of today's population).
Edited by flocks at 21:49 CDT, 30 August 2014
<< Comment #109 @ 15:51 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By France Anonymous (90.44.42.168)  - Reply to #71
did you just said no while proving what i said was right?
<< Comment #119 @ 22:08 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By QuakeLive flocks  - Reply to #109
lol
<< Comment #39 @ 02:32 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #25
Obama does want WW3. They're broke. They're trillions of dollars in debt. You know how you fix that? You create a phoney war.
isn't it more simple not to pay? who's gonna strongarm US into paying anyway?
they can hardly squeeze their money back out of Greece, ffs

conspiratards always with the most byzantine/outlandish scenarios..
Edited by Aquashark at 02:34 CDT, 30 August 2014
<< Comment #51 @ 07:21 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #39
No country has it easy on the bond market soon after a default. The last thing the US government wants is to pay through their nose in interest to bondholders or balance a budget over one year. I'm not saying he's right but that's how he might respond to you, in keeping with the reasoning in his previous post.
<< Comment #53 @ 08:24 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #51
then all they need is keep printing like they're doing now
<< Comment #83 @ 05:35 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Poland oskid  - Reply to #53
I guess they can't keep printing money because it's works exactly like taxes. The more money they print the less society will have in their pockets, I mean the less products they can buy with this money. It's called inflation. Because this thievery, Americans getting poorer and poorer so they could make revolution.
Edited by oskid at 05:36 CDT, 31 August 2014
<< Comment #239 @ 10:34 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #53
That sure worked for the Zimbabwean dollar for three decades in a row (till they abandoned any notion of national currency as a result of turbo-hyperinflation), and is working out just as fine for the Japanese Yen right now. TO THE PRINTING MACHINES!
<< Comment #240 @ 10:41 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #239
this analogy makes no sense. USD has the quality of being both petrodollar and an international currency.
the US is the issuer of a de facto transnational currency. who would really check on them?
the power projection of the US navy/army keeps this hegemony in place too of course.

as for Zimbabwe, well.. can you see how ridiculous this is?
Edited by Aquashark at 10:46 CDT, 4 September 2014
<< Comment #244 @ 10:57 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #240
"Being both petrodollar (worolol) and an international currency" doesn't make a currency unit magically immune from inflation, it's regulated from within. And nothing keeps the NASDAQ climbing as well as maintaining the appearence for the need of the US Army/Navy to the general public like a good ole' conflict.
<< Comment #78 @ 21:53 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #21
Yeah, like how did they capitalize after ww2 ?

Oh bro, they only just dominated the entire world for the next 70 years...

Fact is there NEEDS to be a world war not only to divert the population of the world from their crimes (like you know, making money out of thin air for decades) but also to make sure their world dominance remains.

What do you think will happen if they just sit back and relax while their economy collapses and the population decides to hang them up on trees, all the while China and India rise to become the world's center of economic and military wealth ? Oh right, I basically answered that already in the same sentence.

Third world war is happening sadly, and we're not talking about 10 or 30 millions of deaths this time, I think we can easily aim for half a billion this time around.

That will also make those "depopulation" psychos happy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGEbLJfDnSY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gwMOoIJr5U

And if you think they care about so many deaths, then I shall remind you the 2008 food bubble crisis operated by those reckless bastards through speculation that led 250 millions more people in a state of starvation in the world.

They dont fucking care about human lives or how many cities are gonna get destroyed...
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<< Comment #87 @ 06:14 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #78
those are good points, but one thing I still do not get. Lets say it is WW3 what is going to happen? Nuclear missiles will be used, that basically means that in some hours North America, Europe, Asia and Australia will be no more, they all will be raze to the ground, that will probably take away at least 2/3 of the globe population. So my question is the same how and what exactly are they going to rule after basically nothing is left.

Big difference with WW2 there were no nuclear weapons. And after the war there were still alot of people alive, territories are still usable etc.
Edited by noacc at 06:17 CDT, 31 August 2014
<< Comment #88 @ 07:07 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #87
I still believe world war 3 is not gonna happen directly between the US and Russia, but at first through Israel and probably Iran of some sort, which would inevitably make all muslim states at war against Israël, which would then include USA because they will have to protect Israël, etc.

I am no nuclear bomb expert but it's not gonna take a few hours and then puff there's nothing left. It takes quite a few strikes to decimate an entire country especially if they have means to counter long distance nuclear heads like both Russia and USA have.

Also I tend to think nuclear usage will be delayed as much as possible by any side as it means that once one of those bombs is released the other side is gonna answer in the same way.

I believe that the third world war "unified" enemy will be Islam, according to all the propaganda we've seen the past decades and how occident tries so hard to put unstable extremists at the head of middle east countries (look at lybia, egypt, irak and how they tried to get rid of Al Assad) much like Hitler was the unified enemy in WW2.
<< Comment #95 @ 08:51 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #88
This way it makes more sens. But I wouldn't call this world war as alot of countries wouldn't be invovled in this. Regarding nuclear weapons, both RU and US have their submarines near each other coasts. One barrage of one nuclear submarine is enough to bypass missile shield and annihilate most of the population of one continent. Also there are ocean spanning missles and strategic bombers with nuclear missiles for both sides. Currently there is no technology to counter this, because otherwise we would have had WW3 already.
Edited by noacc at 08:51 CDT, 31 August 2014
<< Comment #96 @ 08:56 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #95
I don't think it needs to involve more countries for it to be a "World War." World War's didn't involve many (in grand scheme of things) countries. However, if there were to be one, I think it'd include all of us, mainly due to the destructive technology we now have. One nuclear device going off is dire for everyone, regardless of where it lands.
Edited by wormed at 08:57 CDT, 31 August 2014
<< Comment #22 @ 15:43 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Portugal ProT  - Reply to #20
Fucking radioactive lizard fascist jews!
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<< Comment #36 @ 02:02 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By France Anonymous (90.44.42.168)  - Reply to #22
Anything better to do with your life than troll on internet?
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<< Comment #40 @ 02:35 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #36
clearly better than whatever you're trying to convey
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<< Comment #45 @ 04:22 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Sloth pacmanpl  - Reply to #36
ProT spelled backwards is TorP.

Coincidence?
I think it's an inside job.
<< Comment #58 @ 08:57 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Portugal ProT  - Reply to #36
Fucking radioactive lizard fascist trolls!
<< Comment #263 @ 13:32 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #22
Tomorrow... I think I'll hang out with myself again,
Maybe even sport someone else's skin.
So if you hear some other cat kicking my rhymes,
Just remember his intestines might just be mine.
Cause any one of these 6 billion civilians could very well be this reptilian.
No matter how resilient or brilliant you think you are,
If i decide that i need a new host,
Somebody's pretty little shell's gonna get a new ghost.

(c) Prince William

Jew Alpha-Centaurian Lizard Satanist Kabal Conspriacy Proof INFA 245%
<< Comment #706 @ 04:47 CST, 28 November 2018 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #22
lmao
<< Comment #24 @ 17:18 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #20
I'd like to add Israel in the asymmetric genocides.
<< Comment #26 @ 17:35 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #20
That's why they should learn economy from Mises instead of Keynes :P
<< Comment #9 @ 06:23 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By cooller skint 
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw613M8...wbOCDO472B
<< Comment #10 @ 07:31 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By QUAKEWORLD terrorhead 
Lol so much propaganda and bs on their twitter. How are they any better than the Russians?
<< Comment #11 @ 07:37 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Poland aiken  - Reply to #10
Are they in their own country?
<< Comment #12 @ 08:28 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By QUAKEWORLD terrorhead  - Reply to #11
I'm talking about their irrational hatred of all Russian people. Read their tweets, its ridiculous.
<< Comment #14 @ 08:45 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Poland aiken  - Reply to #12
You probably meant this one: "Meanwhile, an Australian crocodile has bitten a Russian tourist". I agree, this was really inappropriate. No one can blame Russian citizens for what their government do. However everyone shall try to promote peace and condemn aggression. War is the worst solution always and the right is on the defending side.

Most of the tweets are just bare information. However it is always better to follow many sources of information. This site was just the most visually describing current situation.
<< Comment #15 @ 08:49 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By QUAKEWORLD terrorhead  - Reply to #14
Yeah I agree with that. Its just hard to find unbiased info. War is always ugly. I was born and raised in Croatia and lived thru 90s wars so I know all about lies, propaganda and bs :(
<< Comment #16 @ 09:21 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Poland aiken  - Reply to #15
Yea. I was on this summer's vacation in Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia. I still saw echoes of this war, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo/Mostar). Even though it ended 20 years ago. When you read history and visit such places it makes huge impact on how you see the war. Most of the people here on ESR has no clue what it really is. I'm not saying that I have, but at least I try to understand.
Edited by aiken at 09:22 CDT, 29 August 2014
<< Comment #13 @ 08:34 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Brazil _agu 
it has already begun from a long time dude
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<< Comment #19 @ 14:46 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Poland aiken 
http://znak.com/moscow/articles/25-08-19-49/102823 (in Russian language)
Edited by aiken at 14:46 CDT, 29 August 2014
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<< Comment #23 @ 16:00 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #19
Nice article, seems to be honest one. Although author seems a bit out of this world, I mean he was going to visit place where the war is going on what did he expect to see there? All the "human rights" being carefully preserved?
Edited by noacc at 16:00 CDT, 29 August 2014
<< Comment #35 @ 20:04 CDT, 29 August 2014 >>
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By United States of America qtip 
They should make a Merkel-Putin pact. Germany gets Poland(=East-Prussia) and the Baltic states, Austria gets western Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia and Chech, and Russia eastern Ukraine.
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<< Comment #43 @ 04:05 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By CPL_Black_BG WTFProoF?!  - Reply to #35
Even Austria is not dumb enough to get involved with those idiots in west Ukraine....
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<< Comment #46 @ 05:23 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Poland aiken  - Reply to #35
Germany already has Poland under the sign of Europe Union. Hitler tried so hard but it was that simple :)
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<< Comment #55 @ 08:47 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Sloth pacmanpl  - Reply to #46
But we are stealing cars from them. Who's the real winner?!
<< Comment #62 @ 11:30 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By CPL_Black_BG WTFProoF?!  - Reply to #55
I think Germany still is since after stealing those useless trash-cans you will have to go back and either buy the overpriced repair parts or steal them once they break after 1 week of moderate use.
<< Comment #48 @ 06:06 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Moldova doom2 
LOL ALL NOOB BRAINWASHED MEDIA JOKE OBAMA IS ILLUMINATI SEKRET ALLY PUTIN START WAR RULE WORDL 9/11 WAS AN INSIDE JOB 2PAC IS ALIVE $$$$$
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<< Comment #50 @ 07:17 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #48
wtf is 9/11? i thought perfect setting is 6/11...
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<< Comment #72 @ 20:38 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Sweden deadlift  - Reply to #48
WW3 RUN FOR YOUR LIVES 911 times 5342627, THE JOOS, FEDERAL RESERVE HOAX #ILLUMINATI #NWO
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<< Comment #182 @ 04:18 CDT, 2 September 2014 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #48
tupac alive in russia tupac make album of russia, tupac fast rap russia.
we are rich now hahaha we have gold now because of steal from gypsy romania in ww2.
president bardack obama fukc the great satan and lay egg
this egg hatch and new ukraina was born
stupif baby form this egg gibe back our clay or we crush you like the skull of pig
RUSSIA GREATST COUNTREY
russian horses hahaha faster than ukraina horses we steal all your horses
YOU HAVE ONE CHANCE TO GIVE BACK THE CLAY!
<< Comment #68 @ 15:05 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander 
Brace Yourself
Prepare your europeens asses for rape

Donald Tusk from Poland is comming to Council of Europe

to fuck all europeons ;> like he did with polish people.
<< Comment #81 @ 05:19 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Sloth pacmanpl  - Reply to #68
Did he learn how to pronounce "r" already?
<< Comment #85 @ 05:42 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #81
He can't pronounce because he always fail at this while lying :p

also he can't speak english ofcourse
<< Comment #70 @ 15:54 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Unset netnobody 
Fuck politics. Stuff that is going to happen is not really in our hands so let's focus on stuff that is important and in our hands.
<< Comment #73 @ 20:44 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Sweden deadlift  - Reply to #70
ITEM TIMERS LOADOUTS NOOBMODE RUN FOR YOUR LIVES QL 2.0
<< Comment #74 @ 20:52 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Portugal ProT  - Reply to #73
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<< Comment #77 @ 21:38 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By Brazil _agu  - Reply to #74
I just plus it because Iron Maiden
<< Comment #75 @ 20:54 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By aggnog_duck rehepapp 
I wonder where is demiurge. Must be busy astroturfing on reddit.
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<< Comment #79 @ 23:44 CDT, 30 August 2014 >>
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By 013 cerno 
<< Comment #84 @ 05:41 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By inuyasha5 mdv 
after ukraine comes the rest of the eastern europe. just pushing russian troops in random countries for no reason...and in the end, everyone will be forced to play on laggy russian servers. THE HORROR!!!
<< Comment #86 @ 05:44 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #84
but first we will be forced to play CS style game with 1 life per round :P
Edited by H1ghlander at 05:44 CDT, 31 August 2014
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<< Comment #108 @ 15:42 CDT, 31 August 2014 >>
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By Poland aiken 
http://tvrain.ru/articles/ekskljuziv_dozhdja_...mi-374751/ (russian)
http://translate.google.pl/translate?hl=pl&am...-374751%2F (english translation)

Truth or propaganda?
<< Comment #152 @ 02:58 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #108
This is Dojd channel, well known for anti russian propaganda inside ru.
<< Comment #175 @ 12:08 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Denmark hauer 
Everything Russia touches turns to shit - both inside and out.
<< Comment #177 @ 13:07 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #175
Russian government is certainly incapable of establishing influence through more subtle channels, while also basically blackmailing the whole of Europe with gas resources.

what irks me the most is the nerve and pretense to view Eastern Europe as their fiefdom when almost everyone despises their government and jumped into the arms of NATO/US at the first given chance.

being lapdogs of the US was that much more enticing than cooperating closely with our former "liberators".
<< Comment #176 @ 13:00 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By United States of America DizzyMage 
If their was a poll would the majority of ukranians want to be part of russia or not?
<< Comment #178 @ 13:46 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #176
The whole eastern section doesn't even have access to water. The poll would be totally slanted.
<< Comment #180 @ 14:54 CDT, 1 September 2014 >>
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By Moldova slm 
civilian war of pro-european west and pro-russian east UKRAINE citizens. Not russia-versus-ukraine, not nato-vs-russia. Its ukraine versus urkaine. No putin there guys, hes not bombing lugansk&donetsk u dumbassols. Ask urself who's got profits of this war? Putin? or Lockheed, Royal Dutch Shell, Northrop Grumman, International Monetary Fund and shitload of profiteers. dont be fox-news zombies! watch RUSSIA TODAY
Edited by slm at 14:55 CDT, 1 September 2014
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<< Comment #181 @ 03:29 CDT, 2 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #180
oh look, a wild Moldovan of Russian ethnicity.. brainwashed conspiratard too

i've met your kind before, getting Romanian citizenship to study/work here.. while breathing pro-Russian propaganda
Edited by Aquashark at 03:33 CDT, 2 September 2014
<< Comment #193 @ 13:07 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Moldova slm  - Reply to #181
so u prefer pro-NATO propaganda?
Edited by slm at 13:07 CDT, 3 September 2014
<< Comment #195 @ 14:46 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #193
no, but claiming the lack of Russian involvement in Ukraine's conflict is incredibly stupid.
Edited by Aquashark at 14:46 CDT, 3 September 2014
<< Comment #214 @ 03:25 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Moldova slm  - Reply to #195
prooflink of GREAT RUSSIAN BEAR-ARMY INVASION or stfu? The thing is that USA-economy under great pressure, giant debt+growing china. So they find a solution - european market. ATM russia-euro market about 400 000 000 000$. CALLVOTE Remove RUSSIA from EU-market. f1. But how? Well, u need to show European goverments that russia is ANGRY BEAR WITH BALALIKA--->pentagon gief money to maidan nazis and poroshenko group and with media-propaganda-whores like reuters show PUTIN as saddam or KimCHen or Osama. DONE. THe great fall of usa economy is moved to another 5 years. But there are some things that wasnt planned: Sneaky putin, crimea, lugansk and donetsk ppl republics, unmotivated UA-army, back-sanctions of russia, RussiaToday. Russia is not as weak as in 90's. Thats why USA fails again and again in syria, libia, egypt, afghanistan and now ukraine. FAILOBAMA FAILS AHAHAHHAH
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<< Comment #183 @ 05:31 CDT, 2 September 2014 >>
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By Poland aiken  - Reply to #180
After reading some story from first hand of a guy from Poland who went to Donieck a few weeks ago I'm closer to your version. I changed my mind in a few aspects about this conflict. However it is not true that Putin is not there. It is mostly his fault that these people from east of Ukraine were scared to death that they are going to be attacked by westerns.

Putin promoted propaganda and send people to start this conflict and then they disappeared leaving poor people fighting with regular army. It is obvious that they get armed from Putin, but I'm sorry for them being in this situation. People are fighting with each other for no fucking reason. I hope that Russian army troops are there to stop what they began and clean situation. Maybe if there is balance between the forces there will be a chance to stop violence and look for solutions, but it is just my hope and real hidden intentions of both sides may be far from that.

We will see...
Edited by aiken at 05:33 CDT, 2 September 2014
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<< Comment #185 @ 05:47 CDT, 2 September 2014 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #183
I share your sentiments. I really hope that all of this will be ended soon.

The best situation, both from a Global and a Local perspective would be: Ukraine will keep both areas, however will give the official autonimity (the right to self-govern and maintain both Ukrainian and Russian as official languages), but I guess the Ukrainian parliamentary elections in late September would be a good indication of what will happen.

Also, I'm worried about all those RIghtSector dudes, they are armed and unpredictable, and their dream is an ISIS-type scenario (on a Nationalist rather than Religious basis).
<< Comment #188 @ 10:00 CDT, 2 September 2014 >>
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By Serbia Eviili  - Reply to #185
Also, I'm worried about all those RIghtSector dudes, they are armed and unpredictable, and their dream is an ISIS-type scenario (on a Nationalist rather than Religious basis).

theire already doing it.. establishing international recruitment web and similar, thinking about forming foreign legion etc. They dont even have problems signing their names under those recruitment posts, like mr.Gaston Besson, politicians in parliment dont react and are pretty much part of nazi partys themselves like Svoboda and similar.There are no consequences for them.

pravyi+sektor+facebook

https://www.google.si/search?q=pravy+sektor&a...r+facebook
<< Comment #224 @ 06:14 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #188
Mid-august they also threatened to withdraw their forces from Eastern Ukraine and surround Kiev, unless the Ukrainian government fired the deputy Interior Minister.

However, there are differences between strong-arming the government and all-out saying "death to all Infidels/Muscovites/Naysayers" and openly marching on the capital, like the IS(IS/IL) are doing, which is what I am more concerned about.
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<< Comment #228 @ 08:30 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Serbia Eviili  - Reply to #224
theire upset cause some ultras got arrested like that fatfuck stotnik(captain) Mykola.What bothers me more than this are their sites stretching from scnadinavia,poland,croatia, even down to serbia.If you even try swiftly skimming through that shit, you will notice how closely it resembles to NSDAP and hitlerjugend approaches..


at first I shared similar oppinion with you, I though Ukraine should stay united, but now, after some time, I dont think like that anymore.Its better for them to split apart and live the way each group wants to, they dont seem to be able to find a common language anymore and just live together.Bosnia is a fine example how disfunctional such state can become, if enforced from international level, clearly theire living prosperate lifes today.

From post below, according to UNHCR(cant say its propaganda bs), theres already over 1million of refugees from Ukraine.260k in just last three weeks were inner dispersed and over 814k of these have crossed russian border.That alone for me indicates clear enough whos being targeted here.I wonder wheres that nobelprize nigga now with his "ethnic cleansing" and "genocide" phrases that he used so highbrowly with yazidi couple of weeks ago!?!?!?!?
Edited by Eviili at 08:33 CDT, 4 September 2014
<< Comment #246 @ 11:30 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #228
theire upset cause some ultras got arrested like that fatfuck stotnik(captain) Mykola

Reportedly it was a retalliation for the Internal Ministry's decision to "shoot in brain while chasing him in order to detain him" Muzychko, one of the orchestrators of the "trigger-happy" side of Maidan. My educated guess is that the politicians who profited most out of Maidan were just clearing house, and the dude was too vocal about shit he should have been quiet about, and the Right Sector dudes wanted to send a message to Kiev about their notion of self-importance.


It's not surprising at all, considering those regions all have had persistant surges in right-wing activity on the basis of ethnic or national identity. Scandinavia's can be briefly summarised with this image, Croatia with the Ustashi, Poland having its share of anti-Jewish sentiments, Serbia also has had its share of right-wingers for several lifetimes. Assholes have existed for millenia and will continue to exist after we're both gone, but it's quite scary that Murdochite and Hearstonian media refuses to pick up on any of that.

Its better for them to split apart and live the way each group wants to, they dont seem to be able to find a common language anymore and just live together

I was thinking more from a "damage control" point of view, rather than from a sentimental one (although I do have grandparents living near Luhansk and have spent plenty a summer there): it would appease the most out of all the involved parties, allowing them all to save face in the process. Except for the Yasteniuk parliament, but there's an election coming in mid-September, and the Right Sector would have less incentive to strike their own region under a "WE PROTECTINK OUR TERRITORY" banners. Bosnia situation differs, because on top of ethnic divisions, there were also very strong religious ones, which are missing from the Ukrainian clusterfuck. At least the Patriarch of the Kievan Orthodox Church (they got a new one in august after the previous passed away) can't call upon the Mujahedeen to protect "Mother Ukraina" from the "infidels".

And the "nationalist problem" in Ukraine only became a major very recently and it's easy to see a similar pattern with Lybian, Syrian, Iranian and Chilean "dissent". (also, Bosnians have more in common, genetically, with Bears and Oak trees than people, fact! (infa 120%)
<< Comment #207 @ 20:17 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Anonymous (82.137.8.251)  - Reply to #185
They also seem decided to do your job that you cannot do by being too busy to be multicultural politically correct weak traitorous fags: cleaning the West of the Muslims, they said, so it is a lose/win situation.
<< Comment #216 @ 04:14 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Serbia Eviili  - Reply to #207
lol`d
<< Comment #225 @ 06:14 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #207
Xd plz
<< Comment #215 @ 03:35 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By wc3_human DamianLillard  - Reply to #185
Why? I say let Ukraine's individual states make their referendums about the issue and join Russia, if they so much want to. What's left of Ukraine would then join European Union.
<< Comment #230 @ 08:37 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #215
Because becoming an autonomous, self-governed region would appease the most out of the interested parties: Ukraine technically keeps the "terrorist" regions, the DPR/LPR keep self-governing and keep Russian as an official language, Russia will stop getting the "Y U START WAR???" questions from concerned neighbours and the Obama administration (lolol)

Also, both Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts already had their referendums in March already, but weren't recognised by Kiev. Which is why the army was called in to put a stop to the movement. And the dudes in the Kremlin didn't want to accept the results of the referendum either because the two regions who voted for independence didn't have a Russian Navy Base in them, thus negating any Crimea-like action (worolol). At least they sent humanitarian aid though)
<< Comment #194 @ 13:13 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Moldova slm  - Reply to #183
agree
<< Comment #206 @ 20:03 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Anonymous (82.137.8.251)  - Reply to #183
Yes, Putin visited Donetsk to encourage resistance, same like Victoria Null Land visited Kiev. Snap!
<< Comment #197 @ 15:29 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #180
do not be brain washed zombies, watch Russia Today!
thats something new :D
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<< Comment #198 @ 15:37 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #197
But make sure you listen to BBC and CNN, because they're UK and USA... and they never tell lies!

:D
<< Comment #202 @ 18:43 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Portugal ProT  - Reply to #198
Omitting FOX? Must be a brainwashed commy. ;)
<< Comment #204 @ 19:12 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #202
Sshhhhh!!!!!! HEIL PUTIN... err SHIT!
<< Comment #205 @ 19:29 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Portugal ProT  - Reply to #204
I believe you wanted to say "err DERMO!" instead. But I'll let it slide. This time!
<< Comment #184 @ 05:42 CDT, 2 September 2014 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire 
This conflict is a lot more than just about Ukraine's territorial integrity, although it could be summarised as a "Washington vs Kremlin" tug-of-war.

It's merely a 20-year overture that just got to "allegro" circa 8 months ago. It's just a result of a collection of unfortunate circumstances, driven forth by various profiteering factions, whereupon each one didnt realise they were being played like a fiddle.

My take on the whole thing is as follows:

4 days before the Maidan movement started, a prosecutor from the Ukrainian attorney general's office travelled to Switzerland in order to enquire about certain bank accounts, tied in to Timoshenko's 1990s "hobo princing" spree of 100s of millions of DORRARs. The source on this isn't some anti-Timoshenko blog and not RussiaToday's daily dose of propaganda: it's an article on Swissinfo.

Side-note 1: In Ukrainian political circles, Yulia Timoshenko is somewhat an equivalent to ESR's XTINA_AGUILERA, albeit one to be taken more seriously.

Meanwhile, in the Ukraine: ex-President Yanukovich was being pressured to comment about Ukraine's EU-intergration policies, and after round one of negotiations, and being told "Oke... sure we'd love to have you guys in the EU... we'll put you in the "Hovel" tier, your membership will be finalised along with Bosnia's, Somalia's and Tajikistan's" to which he rightfully replied "Cyka b/\Rgb naxyN is this shit???"

In an off-the record phonecall to Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite, he stated "Yea, sorry, can't be part of the EU cos Kremlin is pressuring me to not sign".

Months earlier, in an off-the record phonecall to Belarussian president Alexandr Lukashenko, he stated "Yea, sorry, can't be part of the Eureasian Economic Union with you guys, Russia and Kazakhstan: EU is pressuring me and says can't be part of both if I want to apply to the EU. Yea, they seemed super serious, even quoted Tupac to me. Haha, yea "you either ride with us, or collide with us", exactly. Sorry men( "

Yulia (sic:Timoshenko), having read Machiavelli's "The Prince" (although only half-heartedly because it wasn't called "The Princess") while already in jail for other cases of embezzlement, decided to call a few friends for a get-together around Kiev's Square ("Maidan Square" is a linguistic tautology by the way).
"This is a fine way to protest the lack of economic opportunities for us, The Proletariat and what being a member of neither the EEC or EAEC would mean for us: we would gather round peacefully and our sheer numbers would prevail and cause our govenment to take positive action" said the hard working people of the Ukraine.

"This is a fine way for us to mess shit up: CHAOS IS PREVAILING, ANARCHY IS AMOK, so we'll steal, rape and kick fuck out of the Moscali, right here in Kiev. STRIP THE FLESH, SALT THE WOUND AHA AHAHAHAHA" said several extremist right-wing sectors of the Ukraine.

"This is a fine way to orchestrate a coup d'etat through media control and a few carefully orchestrated fuelling of fires. We even have a motive: Yanukovich embezzled like 7x the amount of money Yulia has. She's only sitting on like, what, $700m? MEANWHILE THAT SHIFTY SON OF A BITCH ON THE OTHER HAND EMBEZZLE BILLIONS" said Yulia's CIA handlers.

"They are going to nationalise that Crimean navy base we're planning to keep one of the Mistrals on, (despite the fact we paid our lease until 2020) aren't they? Y'all negroes better do summink. I don't care if it's legit or if there are "consequences". FUCK THE CONSEQUENCES YO. Is Uncle Vlad going to have to choke a bitch?" said Vladimir Putin.

Side-note 2: In the post-Soviet bloc, prior to this incident, the common consensus was "It's okay for the head of state to steal shitloads from his own people, but not for the head of government))". Something about what Lenin wrote I guess.

And thus concludes Part One of "The Great Clusterfuck", called "How To and How Not To Embezzle". Stay tuned for parts two "The Art of War or How to Successfully Retreat from Peaceful Protestors While They Pelt You with Molotovs", part 3 "Referendums Only Count When The Scottish People Have Confirmed They Will Vote "NO", part 4 "Aircrafts: how the FUCK do they work?" and part 5 "Misinformation or Washington Will Only Give Us $$$ If We Say That Those Miners and Taxi Drivers who Chased Us out of The East are Super Elite Commie Soldiers"
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<< Comment #187 @ 09:22 CDT, 2 September 2014 >>
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By bloody eyeball by hatelull melechesh 
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<< Comment #210 @ 21:14 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By rabite ^_^ zb0t  - Reply to #187
"Moins on en a, plus on en étale".

Idiomatic translation: people who always shows their sciences are those who know the less. "étale" means spread or to show
Literal meaning: Culture is like jam, the less we have the more we spread it.
Edited by zb0t at 11:02 CDT, 5 September 2014
<< Comment #211 @ 22:57 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Sloth pacmanpl  - Reply to #187
Is it defragmentation?
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<< Comment #219 @ 04:18 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Dird's Xmas tree ;o Dird  - Reply to #211
poles defragmenting society =[
<< Comment #218 @ 04:17 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Dird's Xmas tree ;o Dird  - Reply to #187
that's because all begians can do is talk =/ nobody's gonna ask them for military support or want to invade them
<< Comment #248 @ 11:41 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #187
Canadian dude actually understands the concept of objectivity though. It's more like:

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<< Comment #251 @ 12:24 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Dird's Xmas tree ;o Dird  - Reply to #248
canadian dude is paranoid as fuck

if he lived in britain he'd say the sunscreen companies are making this summer hotter than normal to please their shareholders
<< Comment #267 @ 19:23 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #251
Um, you're telling me sunscreen companies aren't making the summer hotter? Holy shit, you're dumb. They want those SPF 100 sales.

"Canadian dude" -- which is me, by the way, and I'm awesome -- simply thinks rationally and logically. Unfortunately, the majority of people either do not get both sides to the story, or are so blinded by bias, racism, or xenophobia, that they refuse to see what could possibly be the truth.

To dismiss something is the first mistake to any critical thinker. Science doesn't work like that, why would "political science" be any different? People really need to think more about what is at play, who benefits and, the biggest question, why?
<< Comment #269 @ 02:00 CDT, 5 September 2014 >>
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By Sloth pacmanpl  - Reply to #267
refuse to see what could possibly be the truth
You sound like someone who knows the truth, m8!
<< Comment #273 @ 10:53 CDT, 5 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #269
"possibly"

I enjoy covering my bases, m8!
<< Comment #260 @ 13:21 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By QuakeLive flocks  - Reply to #187
This is why you are consistently 95%+ (hue, plus puns...)
<< Comment #191 @ 07:58 CDT, 3 September 2014 >>
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By Serbia Eviili 
http://de.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idDEKBN0GX16F20140902

814k crossed russian border, this pretty much sums it up!
<< Comment #212 @ 00:38 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Germany - Bayern mouse* 
a reason against democracy is the average opinion of an ESRtist
<< Comment #226 @ 06:16 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Poland fau  - Reply to #212
Unhappy are always the most audible group.
Doubt and criticism (even extreme one) is necessary so as to have real freedom of speech and reliable journalism.
<< Comment #213 @ 00:43 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Turkey Raist 
If putin would read this thread, he would divert the entire russian army to take down esr and then proceed to shoot himself.
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<< Comment #227 @ 08:18 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark 
i think the long term goal for Russia in Eastern Ukraine is not to carve parts of it and add them to Russia, but to keep a frozen state of conflict like with the Transnistria region in Moldova.

this way Ukraine won't get into NATO since you can't be admitted while having ongoing conflicts, especially with Russia.

Crimea is a done deal though. might as well change the maps.
Edited by Aquashark at 08:19 CDT, 4 September 2014
<< Comment #232 @ 09:08 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By cooller skint  - Reply to #227
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29058514

literally read/watched this just after reading your comment
Edited by skint at 09:08 CDT, 4 September 2014
<< Comment #235 @ 10:19 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #232
BBC = facts.

Kappa
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<< Comment #242 @ 10:47 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #235
yes, an interview with the chief of NATO = non-fact
<< Comment #249 @ 12:20 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #242
Anything Obama says is fact. I mean he's the PRESIDENT OF THE USA.

Kappa
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<< Comment #253 @ 13:01 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #249
OBABO, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITI&#1048;U. (the reverse N won't register cos it's Cyrillic and ESR doesn't support Cyrillic cos YELTSIN IS A CIA SHILL PRETENDINK TO BE .RU WHILE NOT EVEN SUPPORT ALPHABET OF MOTHERLAND ON ESR! ABUSE OF POWER)) )
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<< Comment #250 @ 12:22 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Hungary Lacceh  - Reply to #242
reading your posts in this thread
lmfao

brainwashed moron
<< Comment #268 @ 01:37 CDT, 5 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #250
says the guy whose prime minister gobbles Putin's cock at every corner.
leave it to Hungarians to always choose the losing side..
Edited by Aquashark at 01:38 CDT, 5 September 2014
<< Comment #270 @ 06:32 CDT, 5 September 2014 >>
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By Hungary Lacceh  - Reply to #268
Haha! I don't care about politics, foreign or domestic, apart from being informed of what's going on in the world. Our PM buys real estate for his friends and family, and builds the most modern football stadium for his home village with a population of 1000, with taxpayers' money of course. He's corrupt just like most ppl and most politicians.
When you listen to someone like Putin or foreign minister Lavrov talk, you can see they're better in some ways than others, and more truthful. Compare it with John Kerry or Obama. Haha! What a joke of empty lies and hypocrisy.
But like I said, it's all politics, a useless freak show. We have technical problems, and they can't be solved by politics.

Very cute though that you had to resort to insult me on basis of nationality. :D <3
Losing side? lol! There have been only losers so far, you know. We are all fucking losers.
Maybe when we learn to live in peace and accept each other, that'd be a different story...

Until that time comes, you keep watching your Fox News, CNN and other useless media to keep yourself entertained, so others can keep working on real solutions to our problems, without your disturbance.
Edited by Lacceh at 06:44 CDT, 5 September 2014
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<< Comment #271 @ 07:09 CDT, 5 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #270
fair enough. all we debate here is the lesser of two evils.
bottom line: both sides are led by greed and at the end of the day we're just pawns arguing with tablescraps of information.
Edited by Aquashark at 07:12 CDT, 5 September 2014
<< Comment #256 @ 13:04 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #242
chief of NATO = non-fact exactly, because Putin = fact. And do not forget to watch RT for more unbiased factual data.
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<< Comment #264 @ 13:37 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #256
Too busy watching FOX news for my real facts.
<< Comment #241 @ 10:46 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #232
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28969784

Is Ukraine getting help from the West?

The US says it is supplying Ukraine with non-lethal military equipment, including radios, vehicles and "non-lethal individual tactical gear".



2mins in, Bill Hicks delivers. Different conflict, same shit.
<< Comment #243 @ 10:55 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #241
do you even know the premise of the first Gulf War? or why the US armed Iraq in the first place?

you don't sell weapons then sink all the profits in starting a war with your buyers, especially when you can sell weapons just fine in peace time too.

Bill Hicks was an awesome comedian, but he's just that.. a comedian.
<< Comment #245 @ 11:30 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By ._o filo  - Reply to #243
lol but that is exactly what happend. wtf aquashark?

and even more, check were that shit is now.

gg stupid murica fueling the shit, so they can fight it, so they can say to their own ppl ... pay for you schooling pay for your health care, but that is none of my bussines.
Edited by filo at 11:38 CDT, 4 September 2014
<< Comment #247 @ 11:38 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #243
Do you even know the premise of the first Gulf War?

Saddam was given the green light over taking the Rumaila oilfield, but the asshole accidentally a whole Kuwait (which wasn't agreed upon). It was a way to strong-arm Saddam after non-payment of debt from arms sold in the Iran-Iraq war.

Or why the US armed Iraq in the first place?

Yea. Because they were in a war with Iran. Those assholes didn't re-privatise the Persian petroleum industry (like they were supposed to) after the CIA-backed coup against that other asshole, the Shah of Iran, who nationalised it in the first place.

you don't sell weapons then sink all the profits in starting a war with your buyers, especially when you can sell weapons just fine in peace time too.

Yea but the debt? And the Iran-Iraq war being over??

Bill Hicks was an awesome comedian, but he's just that.. a comedian.

No offense, but I'd rather take Bill Hicks' dated 20 year old analogies over your up-to-date views.
Edited by ShadyVoltaire at 11:38 CDT, 4 September 2014
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<< Comment #252 @ 12:26 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #247
Bill Hicks and George Carlin were geniuses. Saying they were "just comedians" is like saying Jon Stewart is "just a comedian", meanwhile his satirical show is probably the most accurate portrayal of news out of the USA. That is sad and hilarious at the same time.
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<< Comment #255 @ 13:04 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By QuakeLive flocks 
These kinds of threads on ESR always turn into "MY FACT-PENIS IS BIGGER THAN YOURS," and nothing ever comes from them so far as people learning anything of value. It's like watching democrats and republicans argue about the usual topics. No one's mind ever changes and everyone gets all huffy with each other.
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<< Comment #258 @ 13:06 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #255
>nothing ever comes from them
wrong, we get lulz
<< Comment #261 @ 13:22 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By QuakeLive flocks  - Reply to #258
I mean, nothing actually useful. =(

People put so much thought and effort into what they're saying(even when it's bat-shit crazy) that it's a shame that something more useful couldn't result from their time and efforts.

But, I suppose that's to be expected when arguing such things on a QUAKE website. lol xD

edit: I recognize the irony that, despite knowing this, I read it anyway. I suppose you could say, for the lulz... haha. But! At least I typically only do so while eating.
Edited by flocks at 13:23 CDT, 4 September 2014
<< Comment #266 @ 15:14 CDT, 4 September 2014 >>
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By Portugal ProT 
IS[IS|IL] wants to join the party: http://news.yahoo.com/militants-vow-throne-pu...40129.html

IS[IS|IL] + OBAMAMAN = BFF <3
<< Comment #282 @ 16:46 CDT, 6 October 2014 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d 
Russia is gay: (en subs)



(rus subs)

Edited by z3ct4d at 13:45 CDT, 10 October 2014
<< Comment #283 @ 15:58 CST, 8 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d 
In New Year holidays dirty katsaps had threated to the whole World with the nuclear war. (Another one time.)



"Merry Cristmas, good to people, death to enemy ..bla-bla ...for our victory. If we loose - we will blow the World!"

Everybody must know why most ukrainians hate this communist scum.
Edited by z3ct4d at 16:03 CST, 8 January 2015
<< Comment #284 @ 16:49 CST, 8 January 2015 >>
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By CPL_Black_BG WTFProoF?!  - Reply to #283
host: 8/10 - would bang.
music: 10/10 - definitely will listen again.
editing: 2/10 - they need to up their game.
your stupidity: over 9000 - out of what shit-hole did you crawl?

Also nice grave-digging skills you've got there.
Edited by WTFProoF?! at 16:49 CST, 8 January 2015
<< Comment #285 @ 17:04 CST, 8 January 2015 >>
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By wc3_human DamianLillard  - Reply to #284
9.5/10. That rifle is a turn on. I dig chicks with guns.
<< Comment #294 @ 12:55 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By CPL_Black_BG WTFProoF?!  - Reply to #285
Nah, what use do they have once you are past the turn on stage? You can't shove that thing up her ass (at least with most girls that is) can you?
Edited by WTFProoF?! at 12:57 CST, 9 January 2015
<< Comment #302 @ 17:38 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By wc3_human DamianLillard  - Reply to #294
Just because you cannot shove an item up your ass doesn't make it redundant.
<< Comment #307 @ 20:42 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By wc3_human DamianLillard  - Reply to #294
I mean it definitely makes it less desirable for the swedes but not redundant.
<< Comment #287 @ 18:29 CST, 8 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d  - Reply to #284
You are hiding russian flag in your bedroom somewhere in Europe, like Serbia? You should hide better.
War is not over, as You see, it's only beginning.
<< Comment #293 @ 12:54 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By CPL_Black_BG WTFProoF?!  - Reply to #287
Ok now you make no sense at all? Why should I hide a Russian flag?

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I just can shove 70 right in your face using this wonderful site.
<< Comment #301 @ 16:52 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d  - Reply to #293
Ye, post more hitler's collaborant's flags. Someone has quoted hitler's propagandists ideas to jews. Right, that's was Putin, yes.
<< Comment #313 @ 05:43 CST, 10 January 2015 >>
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By CPL_Black_BG WTFProoF?!  - Reply to #301
Hitler propagated ideas to jews?! And Putin does too? Wow, I must have missed something during history class, all I know is, that Hitler just threw them in concentration camps and that some of Putins most influential and best friends are Jews...
<< Comment #316 @ 10:45 CST, 10 January 2015 >>
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By USSR Demiurge  - Reply to #313
Look, Putin is a supernatural being. He can do two exclusive things at once. It's not schizophrenia, not at all. All HAIL SATAN.
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<< Comment #318 @ 06:57 CST, 20 January 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #283
payed propaganda even here... sad, sad days...
<< Comment #604 @ 03:54 CST, 5 December 2015 >>
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By Germany Rothaarig3  - Reply to #283
I watched it without translation before so it was quite funny to me, with translation now it is the worst ...
<< Comment #286 @ 17:28 CST, 8 January 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder 
I want to clear some things for yourself since so much propaganda from everywhere.
What's going on on this video and what, for example, poles think about it.
I know that this is without any doubt Kremlevskaya propaganda,
dressed KGB agents and etc., but interesting to see another point of view.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_yRNiznttQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05airwdElqs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Insurgent_Army
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan_Bandera
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacres_of_Po...rn_Galicia
Edited by mc1nder at 18:27 CST, 8 January 2015
<< Comment #288 @ 18:36 CST, 8 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d  - Reply to #286
A few days ago official russian communist's site published terroristic instructions for their agents in Ukraine: (russian, use google translate)
http://moskprf.ru/index.php/pilotnyjproekt/110-na-iii-j-mirovoj/14626-k-voprosu-o-podpole
Someone still compromise with cremlin's satanic sect which russia is?
Edited by z3ct4d at 18:36 CST, 8 January 2015
<< Comment #290 @ 20:53 CST, 8 January 2015 >>
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By USSR Demiurge  - Reply to #288
ALL HAIL SATAN
ALL HAIL SATAN
<< Comment #295 @ 15:11 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d  - Reply to #290
- You should bury a Lenin's mummy first, you pseudochristians!
<< Comment #296 @ 15:26 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By USSR Demiurge  - Reply to #295
Maybe you should first figure out if im a Satanist or a Christian?
<< Comment #300 @ 16:45 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d  - Reply to #296
That's why i said "pseudo", cause creators of your's flag ex-country where killed hundreds of thousands of priests, blowing up most of the christian churches, and forbid the bible for more than 60 years. Atheizm lessons in schools... In last years of communist degradation communists allowed the bible storing for people, allowed public pray in churches, but only for that fact that cremlin ideologists understood that they cannot destroy the faith of human. And they create a fake church, which ruled by KGB, propagandized the russian ruler cult, and chauvinism to other confessions and religions. That's why young people in Russia prefare atheizm, other religions, or satanism as contrast form of faith. They simply see a fake.
<< Comment #315 @ 10:40 CST, 10 January 2015 >>
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By USSR Demiurge  - Reply to #300
my dear christian, praise be the lord, do you think Putin is Satan or just a Demon?
<< Comment #387 @ 22:00 CST, 29 January 2015 >>
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By Team Fortress lat-is-davis  - Reply to #300
Stalin had the right idea when it came to religion, damn.
<< Comment #304 @ 18:24 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #286
Polish people are fooled by Western propaganda about that Ukraine is fighting for freedom, and that they are our brothers. etc.

From my point of view I can't support anybody who is carring Bandera flag and got such 'heroes'.

For me the best thing to do for Poland is to be neutral. There is nothing to win for us, we can only lose. Also sorry Ukraine but its not really in our business to got you in EU and its nothing personal.

Our gov. is fucked up. They fucked up evacuation of Poles from Ukraine. Seems that they don't care. omg.

Also I see all the time more often thing like "polish concentration camps" in media wtf. And watched some movies, even polish movies... where bad polish people were killing Jews. wtf. is that thing. Polish poeple mostly helped Jews in WWII. There was no polish unit and Nazi / SS unit like in other countries. Also Poland recently sponsored the BIGGEST museum in Poland.... for Jews. Germony should pay for it, not Poland.

Germany and (sorry) Russia is talking all the time "It was Nazis/Soviets, not us"

It's nothing personal, history is history. And want to be open to everyone from other countries if they feel the same.

All i want is to have a free country. A free country, without influence from the west or east. And free of traitors in our gov.

PS. recently news: terrorists in France, and the same people "freedom fighters in Syria"...
Edited by H1ghlander at 18:28 CST, 9 January 2015
<< Comment #319 @ 07:02 CST, 20 January 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #304
All i want is to have a free country. A free country, without influence from the west or east. And free of traitors in our gov.

I wish I was that naive too
<< Comment #321 @ 15:06 CST, 20 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #319
still worth to be as close as possible to that 'utopia'
<< Comment #289 @ 19:57 CST, 8 January 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder 
People who disagree with the official policy of Kiev should not go underground, because they have nothing to fear. In Ukraine it is impossible to burn people just for another point of view, not to conduct an investigation and to cover the guilty. And this is just another hypocritical dramatization of the KGB.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlzP9Hr80jw
NSFW: http://revolution-news.com/neo-nazi-massacre-...s-of-fire/

And in these videos KGB agents trying to discredit civilized Ukrainians. It must be at least colonel in role of citizen of Kharkov.
If i'm not mistaken man from last video died in hospital (of course in imaginary world, don't forget about kremlevskaya propaganda)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W9Ix3GtSq0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVL9c5U8nus#t=206
<< Comment #291 @ 01:25 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By USSR Noismo 
Propaganda isn't exclusive russian instrument, but ukrainian propaganda is something special. LOL.

Eastern Europe, this is low cost instrument. When Ukraine falls who got the prize? Maybe Vladimir Putin? Where's EU money? Where's EU association? That's about visa regime? But Ukraine is already bankrupt, where's nothing but hate. Bravo.

War... stupid kid, war is baddest thing to do and nobody wants to war for Ukraine. If you gonna die go to Donbas. War against Russia is war for few days, 2 or 3. LOL.
Edited by Noismo at 01:51 CST, 9 January 2015
<< Comment #298 @ 16:23 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By anonymous Anonymous (185.28.8.255)  - Reply to #291
So did the west actually put dead bodies on that commercial Air Malaysia plane that the separatist terrorists shot down, or are you actually that retarded in Russia?
Lets not talk about propaganda when dealing with Russians. Even RT has gone bat shit crazy. its a disgrace to journalism.
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<< Comment #309 @ 05:03 CST, 10 January 2015 >>
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By USSR Noismo  - Reply to #298
Separatists? Ahahahah. Where's results of ivestigation of catastrophe, ukrainian wariror? WHERE RESULTS?

Because it was...

U K R A I N I A N A I R F I G H T E R
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A I R F I G H T E R
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Sanctions was accepted without any proof. WTF?!
Edited by Noismo at 05:13 CST, 10 January 2015
<< Comment #292 @ 05:39 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder 
Damn, another victim of Putin's propaganda, now already the President of the Czech Republic.
https://www.facebook.com/prezidentcr/posts/789214857827608
I hope Ukraine will join in EU as soon as possible and teach everybody (especially poles) TRUE history. For example like this http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150109/1016706636.html
<< Comment #303 @ 17:58 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #292
President of Czech Republic seems to be more polish than our real president...
<< Comment #305 @ 18:36 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #292
Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia together invaded Poland and started the WWII.

And Ukraine and nazis were quite good friends, and after that fkin cowards did Massacres in Volhynia, killing women and childrens.

Also France was so pussy... because Poland wanted to attack Germany together with France before WWII to prevent what happened...
Edited by H1ghlander at 18:44 CST, 9 January 2015
<< Comment #306 @ 19:05 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By QW_ cx  - Reply to #305
I think Hitler just tried to regain territory given to poland by the allied forces ... u do not really believe poland would ever have stood a chance against germany in 19xx ... in the end you are just pissed poland was so defenceless and had to rely on others ... I think poland must have been a big empire around 17xx or something ... somehow I do not believe poland got this territory back then, because it had so many good relations with other countries ... anyway many poles relocated to germany and make a good living there, also a lot of polands economical success relates to the fact, they are right on the border of germany, all the best to poland from germany ... because if poland gets strong, germany gets stronger too ... many countries dont understand that the downfall of their neighboring country has bad effects on themselves ...
anyway good luck with your polish friends, pretty sure everyone in poland is a proud pole and is so glad and feels good if you are right in their presence ...
<< Comment #310 @ 05:24 CST, 10 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #306
I need to say that we can talk and talk and we will never end. It's not a story to tell it in single post etc. And nothing is simple.

I didn't said that Poland could attack alone, but with help... yes. (btw. in 1920 succesfully defended territory from Bolsheviks and with some more help from russian white movement it could be the end of soviets too) Ofcourse Poland was quite weak. Only 20 years of independance. btw. giving territories by allied forces was so bad. Poland without true polish Vilnius and Lviv... but got Stettin. Nice logic. Ofcourse now it's quite hmm... ok? But 70 years ago? tragedy.

Also it wasn't just Poland fault that it was week. I think you need to aggree Poland wasn't very safe and peaceful place on earth. Between two very strong countries, mostly attacked from few sides etc. Also imo politics wasn't really big strenght of Poland. I think honour was alays valued here, but it's not quite good for politics ;) Also Yalta Conference happened. USA and allied forces sold Poland to soviets. And half of Germany too, and still west part of Germany is better than the East part. So, allied forces won the war. Poland lost it. We got about 40 years of communism. And russians never wanted to develop anything on these lands (at least Germany was building things and stuff in current Poland) .

btw. do you know that some Poles were fighting until 1963?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursed_soldiers
"Polish People's Republic" 44-89' killed many polish heroes.

In my opinion Poland without WWII and loosing 6 mln of people (probably biggest % of population involved countries, the worst thing - killings of intelligence), communism, post-communism etc. Without all that things it could be on similiar level as Germany (which was sponsored by USA etc, (because everybody was afraid of soviets, and yes it wansnt just "hard work of german people", also USA sponsored Hitler before war... and they seems to do such things now too...). The period before WWII was great thing. And I think these people in the past was very different than now.

Unfortunately, I think most people here don't think that it's "proud to be polish". And it's a shame... that they think about it in this way. Because Poles didn't have influence on many things. We were fucked from many sides. And most people think that this is just our fault. And I need to say that most bad things happened because of Germany or Russia (also now) and I think Poland can't say "thank you my love, Germony"... it's ok when it's fair. But it wasn't.

btw. Germany gets stronger imo mostly because of trading with Russia. And this is the part that Poland should do that :) and in in 1920-1939 there were some poeple that wanted to do that. Because Russia is great market for export.

These polish people relocated to Germany, you mean now or in the past?
Polish economical sucess? You mean, now? lol, its pure bullshit. Germany leads EU and money spent in Poland mostly are going to Germany pockets (from Greece too). A country where most people earn 500 EUR a month and got quite similiar prices like in other parts of EU? Great success... when most young people are living etc.

Imo we joined EU too early. We should first get stronger on our own. Instead of this we joined fast and sold almost everything to the west for low price and loosing industry.

Hitler tried to just regain territory? And thats why he even tried to regain England? ;) You know that in Germany before war were so many poor people, hunger was the big problem, no jobs etc? Thats why people aggreed with Hitler and went with him for war, to conquer.

Also is nothing personal, our governments make decisions. It doesn't mean that people aggree with everything. And it works in every country the same. I met only good german people since now and they didn't do anything bad to me. :)

sorry for a bit chaotic post.

btw. I think Norman Davies books about polish history are quite good, in english, but also translated for many languages.

here is Poland with biggest territory ever http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93L...extent.svg
The west parts of current Poland are not very polish...

but in 1918-1939 it was like this:
http://www.royaltombs.dk/polska/zz_polska_hist1.gif
so, what lands wanted to regain Hitler? Greater Poland? lol

The only our true friend was Hungary.
Also respect for Turkey, they never accepted Partitions of Poland.
Edited by H1ghlander at 02:26 CST, 11 January 2015
<< Comment #297 @ 16:15 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d 
Propaganda? Russians say? Haha
http://www.stopfake.org/en/tag/russian-propaganda/

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/09/us-...US20150109
Today we have threat of nuclear war cause of Putin's ambitions to rejoin USSR. International laws, people life, own economic stability, nation's relationships and peace, etc - he destroyed it. Now everybody see how stupid and aggressive these people are.

This vid was recorded near Moskow, and placed on site of russian nacist ideologist Alexander Dugin, which ideas inspired russian president. That girl is a member of 'NOD" - one of the nacists organization financed from goverment. They declare racizm, religious cult, and "russian world" invasion ideas.
You should pray, putin's slaves, for dissappearing the proofs of russian tracks for terroristic acts in France now! You cannot terrorize the World with the nuclear end, you time is gone 25 years ago! You'll have to pay for it!

PS, putirussians: post more smiles, rage faces, pictures with boobs, gifs with cats to create the illusion of your rightness and innocense. That's funny.
<< Comment #299 @ 16:25 CST, 9 January 2015 >>
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By Slovenia r1ddler 
I wonder how low the ruble will go. Who taught an ex-KGB agent was a good idea. Poor Russians. This is shit for everyone involved.
<< Comment #308 @ 01:26 CST, 10 January 2015 >>
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By USSR Noismo 
It's really funny to read something like that. Haha, Dugin is nobody, he isn't in kremlin or something. All true nazists in Kiev. Yacenuk absolutely insane - "Russia attacked Germany and Ukraine at WW2". Nazi marches with Bandera's pictures. Hate is product most popular in Ukraine.

Think smarter, you have no arguments than Putin wants WW3. It's so strange. Things usually more difficult to understand, but you already know everything. LOL. Putin doing that he wants, is Crimea isn't argument for you? WW3? Where's all nuclear bombs?

NATO at our corners is bad idea. Where's not stupid russians to believe in bullshit like "Putin is totally insane, he wants WW3". It's low quality bullshit.

GL & HF.
Edited by Noismo at 05:39 CST, 10 January 2015
<< Comment #311 @ 05:26 CST, 10 January 2015 >>
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By Sloth pacmanpl 
I must say french anon was funnier then all of you guize :c
<< Comment #312 @ 05:40 CST, 10 January 2015 >>
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By Hungary Lacceh  - Reply to #311
this ain't no laughing matter, pal
<< Comment #314 @ 05:58 CST, 10 January 2015 >>
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By Sloth pacmanpl  - Reply to #312
I didn't stop french anon!
<< Comment #317 @ 06:31 CST, 13 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mufKDf5uIg

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=pl&a...;sandbox=1

"Volhynia massacre" as a name for a meal, ok...
<< Comment #320 @ 08:36 CST, 20 January 2015 >>
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By q2cz gojira_ 
Nobody has done a damn thing.
<< Comment #322 @ 14:39 CST, 24 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d 
15 jan 2015 dirty katsaps shelled blockpost near Volnovakha town - 12 civilian die in a bus on a road.

22 jan 2015 fuckin "ruski" bastards shelled bus stop in occupied Donetck - 14 civilian people die.

today they shelled ukrainian town Mariupol, near front line of war - 24 civilian die...

(strongly 18+)


Anyone want to know more why many ukrainians hate "russians" and name them as "katsaps"? Yes, its like a "jew" for hebrew, or "nigger" for black, but ruder.

UPD:, now its 30 killed people in Mariupol this day, including 2 child. Over a hundred injured.
Edited by z3ct4d at 17:31 CST, 24 January 2015
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<< Comment #325 @ 12:57 CST, 25 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #322
http://www.kresy.pl/wydarzenia,spoleczenstwo?...kich-video
and korrespondent.net

they said that bus was destroyed by ukrainian army, the driver confirmed that.

Could you confirm, that is a lie?
<< Comment #327 @ 15:45 CST, 25 January 2015 >>
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By Quake 3 Cyrax  - Reply to #325
Do you know who is owner of korrespondent.net? I can bet anything you don't. Because I'm living there and it matters.
<< Comment #330 @ 17:22 CST, 25 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #327
I'm _asking_ what is the truth.

Yes, i dont know who is owner of korrespondent.net

I aggree with this "Ukraine is in the middle of a civil war because of Obama orchestrated a power grab with the CIA overthrowing Ukraine's leadership. This is an indisputable fact.&#65279;"
Edited by H1ghlander at 17:24 CST, 25 January 2015
<< Comment #342 @ 07:56 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By Quake 3 Cyrax  - Reply to #330
>I aggree with this "Ukraine is in the middle of a civil war

How can ~6% of the country resist against whole country regular army without weapons, shells? This is obvious russian-fueled aggression which is became more obvious after capturing Novoazovsk from russian border side. So any conspiracy talks about Obama, civil war, etc. is just conspiracy talks for fools.
<< Comment #346 @ 10:18 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #342
rotfl

USA crossed the border of "balance of power" even in 90' , now its "too much" for Russia.

also you don't relly need usa/EU puppets in your gov.

how many people died in Iraq? hundreds of thousands?
Edited by H1ghlander at 10:21 CST, 26 January 2015
<< Comment #367 @ 03:06 CST, 28 January 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #342
because over the course of last 20 years Ukraine successfully destroyed its armed forces thats the first and most people in Ukrainian army do not want to shoot their own brothers thats the second. So in fact its not like all Ukraine vs 6% its more like ukrainian neo-nazi vs 6%.
<< Comment #370 @ 10:25 CST, 28 January 2015 >>
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By Quake 3 Cyrax  - Reply to #367
I'm agree with destruction but words about 'neo-nazi' are total bullshit - why no one saw any single 'nazi' during Euro-2012?
Also looks like you simply have zero knowledge about war logistic, for example: you need full track of shells to supply 15 min mid-rate fire of 6 atrillery units. So Its practically impossible to resist without 'friendly' russian support. Another story with 'BUK' AA-system: did you ever saw its internals? Here is:
http://www.rusarmy.com/pvo/pvo_vsk/images/buk_su.JPG
Its almost impossible to handle properly without years of trainings
<< Comment #372 @ 15:11 CST, 28 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #370
UPA flags and Bandera things should be illegal in your country.
<< Comment #385 @ 15:31 CST, 29 January 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #372
Bandera is officially their national hero since 2010, so I guess forbidding his army flags would be kinda weird
<< Comment #389 @ 11:17 CST, 30 January 2015 >>
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By Quake 3 Cyrax  - Reply to #372
Feel free to organize appropriate petition but i'm not sure that you will have even 5-10% support
<< Comment #391 @ 12:43 CST, 30 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #389
The thing is that Ukrainian people should do such petition, not polish people.

For eg. Russia confirmed after years killings here, in Katyn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_%28rural_locality%29
And as I know Russia remember it, even Putin for anniversary and put there russian national guard etc.

So, how about this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacres_of_Pol...rn_Galicia ?
How do you feel to have such heroes?
<< Comment #382 @ 14:41 CST, 29 January 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #370
this is the emblem of the official legal military unit acting under command of the Ukraine government
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9zi7smvubk4japs/ukr...v.png?dl=0
http://vk.com/batalion.azov
want to know more? Google it - even totally US gov. controlled sources like CNN and Washington post happened to confirm on occasion that big part of current Ukraine government are nazi. Which is nothing new on its own because almost all countries of EU (inc. RU) use such unions here and there in politics or intel/security services, but only in Ukraine they openly rule and do not even bother to hide their belongings. Final stroke - Bander was made the Ukraine national hero, needless to remind, who he was and what he did.

as for Russian support of the Donbass, I think its true just like US/EU support for Ukraine, I did not deny it. What I tried to say was that even with this support Donbass would've been crashed within weeks if Ukrainian people really thought the way their nazi government want them to think. But the most part of regular army of Ukraine is sane enough to understand what is black and what is white, and they simply sabotage. So military units like Azov are not capable of crashing Donbass. Thats why Ukrainian government have to bomb civilians in Donbass with hope that they will force their leaders to give up and stop the civilian war.

P.S. http://khpg.org/en/index.php?id=1417957695 cute scene there with Ukrainian president and the guy giving him Sieg Heil
http://www.channel4.com/news/svoboda-minister...-far-right overview of main nazi party members
Edited by noacc at 15:20 CST, 29 January 2015
<< Comment #328 @ 16:14 CST, 25 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d  - Reply to #325
- Whom do You believe more: pro-russian site source, or OSCE, which said that rockets fired from northern territories occupied by russians?
Holes in the ground has an angles, which is tracked the trajectory. "GRAD" missiles systems are not guided, and cannot change angle of landing, like some russian fake sources say.
http://gdb.rferl.org/766E00D8-037D-4A06-AA33-...w640_s.png
Edited by z3ct4d at 16:20 CST, 25 January 2015
<< Comment #331 @ 17:29 CST, 25 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #328
I dont want to belive. I want facts.

I dont belive russians but the western countries are nothing better.

With NATO "peace" mission there will be much more victims... than now.

Why don't you use there Ukraine flags instead of UPA flags? I dont understand it. When Poland is helping Ukraine, or want to help... using these UPA flags is like spitting on Poland.
Edited by H1ghlander at 17:29 CST, 25 January 2015
<< Comment #335 @ 23:55 CST, 25 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d  - Reply to #331
- Facts is enough for adequate people and it can be found in google, but katsaps is not adequate.
And when katsap is fucked - he tries to distract from his fail, and remind the old conflicts. Its like little kid whining: "no, You bad - you did this!"
Today, i can say that ukrainians have no problem with pollaks, old conflicts is solved. But only kremlin payed nacist and terroristic organizations on a few countries making troubles.
There is nothing to discuss more with katsap.
<< Comment #339 @ 00:43 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #335
UPA flags
Bandera monuments etc.

...are not ok for polish people. Not sure if you like Pollacks living in Ukraine.


And don't really understand this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mufKDf5uIg

Your national heroes don't seem to be 'cool', don't know why UPA flag is your national flag right now, instead of ukrainian one.

I wish best, but all normal people. Also you need to know there are probably plenty normal russians. What gov. / kremlin do it's not exactly the society.
<< Comment #323 @ 19:48 CST, 24 January 2015 >>
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By Netherlands Anonymous (85.17.24.66) 
Why would the Donbass people attack their own positions?

Let gets one thing straight here. The coup that took place in Ukraine was paid for and organized by the west.

They paid for the whole country but only got the western part, since the east associates itself with Russia.

The west part of Ukraine is not developed and doesn't hold much status for the economic aspect of the country.

The east is the core of the production and gdp of Ukraine.

Without east the oligarchs of Ukraine that are backed by the west cannot recieve loans from west and finance their currency. Meaning their wealth in Ukraine is not transferable to the west.

Knowing this fact full well, without any care or emotion for the people of east, they attack them and justify the genocide by igniting hateful episodes from the past.

Instead of maybe federalizing Ukraine, so west goes to Europe and East to Russia, since democratically this is where the people lean to.

This would mean the west would have to finance West Ukraine while Russia would have to finance the East.

Europe doesn't give a shit about Ukraine. Its products and economy is a joke. They can't compete with the European markets and neither can they help Europe in any shape of form.

Europe has major problems with its own social system. the last thing they need is Ukranians from west coming and looking for work. There is no work for the locals let alone for immigrants.

Overall, the only reason US of A riled up Ukraine and organized the coup is to start a war with Russia.
This was the main objective because Russia interfered with USA's plans on Syria.

What options does Ukraine have?

1) Launch a major offensive against east. Try to attack Crimea with help of NATO, get tactial nuked by Russia and start World War 3.

2) Back off of east, let it be federalized. Whole economy will crash, they can't trade with EU, EU won't finance them. They will have to rebuild from scratch without the east. It will be a complete disaster and they will have to rely on whatever production they have in west. The current goverment would be removed and the country will default. Complete restart.
The east will be helped and financed by Russia to at least reinstate some standard of living there.
<< Comment #324 @ 12:23 CST, 25 January 2015 >>
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By Quake 3 Cyrax  - Reply to #323
gold standard of the russian propaganda
Edited by Cyrax at 12:25 CST, 25 January 2015
<< Comment #329 @ 17:10 CST, 25 January 2015 >>
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #324
So how did it all start?

A whole country got upset about a bogus trade agreement with the EU and took to the streets over that?
<< Comment #343 @ 08:08 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By Quake 3 Cyrax  - Reply to #329
Whole country got upset? It all started from Crimea occupation, here is long interview with russian 'hero' strelkov who started that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G04tXnvKx8Y
In this interview he directly says that they forced Crimean deputies to vote for Crimea separation.
Later, Kramatorks was captured: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGLr8-6Dpxs
and Slavyansk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvf90-Krmlw
Etc.
<< Comment #344 @ 08:57 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #343
Crimea happened in March 2014. Euromaidan was over by February 2014 and in February Yanukovych was removed from his post. Also in February did the phone call between Nuland and Pyatt see the light of day, in which there's evidence of US government involvement in the coup d'etat in Ukraine, or at least the intention to take advantage of it to expand its influence. They even anticipated the Russian government's reaction - of course they will in some way resist the substitution of hostile authorities in Ukraine for a friendly one, given that they do not want a neighbouring country joining NATO within a decade.

In an ideal world I'd want every country go non-interventionist and libertarian tomorrow and live peacefully ever after, but we have a major imperialist power in the form of the US government against one that still has the potential to defend its close area of influence and to expect that Russia will lie flat and let the NATO march up all the way to its borders is naive. Everyone with half a brain in the US and EU could have and surely did anticipate that and despite that they proceeded to destabilize Ukraine and made it susceptible to a Russian-backed insurrection.

Russia's obvious inferiority in terms of military might and public opinion all over the world makes the reaction more restrained than it otherwise would have been, although still horrible from the perspective of the people who have lost their lives or their close ones and I would never play that down.

I do not speak Russian so I can't get anything out of this interview. It may very well have been that they've pressured the Crimean authorities. Perhaps all they needed to do is offer huge monetary incentives like infrastructure spending to leave Ukraine (that's what they did according to what I've been able to gather from various sources). The fact that state agents use every trick in the book to get what they want while maintaining the veneer of morality and respect for human rights does not surprise me at all. Where I differ from you is I don't have a double standard for the Russian state and the Western states. Both are filled with sociopaths who will eschew moral behaviour when it suits them.
Edited by gienon at 16:46 CST, 27 January 2015
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<< Comment #368 @ 03:17 CST, 28 January 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #323
"Complete restart."
nah, the state will simply disintigrate. There will be no government, no law, no order. Criminals, terrorists and nazi of all sorts will start to emerge there. Eventually EU or RU, or both will have to go there with armies and force order there to stop spread of criminals from that land.
<< Comment #326 @ 12:58 CST, 25 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=8450353...1421914688

some english-man fighter in Ukraine
<< Comment #334 @ 23:42 CST, 25 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d  - Reply to #326
English spoke man - it's a reason to shell a living town with a 120 rockets - that what You meant? O, i forgot that "english man" - should be the naked black mercenary from Blakwater, like kremlin propaganda say.
<< Comment #337 @ 00:34 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #334
Where did I said that?

I belive that some mercenaries from Serbia are in Ukraine on Russia side.
<< Comment #332 @ 18:10 CST, 25 January 2015 >>
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By USA_UK Jamerio 
Don't really know what is going on (I'm not wasting my life worrying about the squabbles of the common man), but I love these new petrol and energy prices. So whatever needs to be done to maintain that, can it just keep happening please.

Thanks

P.S.

Does anyone know how to force embedded youtube videos to play at the enhanced frame rate options like 60 FPS?
Edited by Jamerio at 18:44 CST, 25 January 2015
<< Comment #333 @ 19:30 CST, 25 January 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder 
I have few questions for ukrainians.
As i understand your point of view you guys consider both Crimea and Donbass occupied by Russia.
And at this time Ukraine is at war with Russia.
So:
1) Why Ukraine not declare war?
2) Why Ukraine not attacking Crimea like Donbass?
3) Why do you sit in front of monitors instead of sitting in the trenches under the Donbass?
4) Why are you not shouting to the whole world about the hundreds of innocent people killed in bombing your army Donetsk?
<< Comment #354 @ 14:57 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #333
i have 2 questions for you: why is it that most countries in the former Russian sphere of influence jump in the lap of NATO/EU at the first given signal?

why is it that most people in said countries don't have anything positive to say about their relations with the Russian state (in whatever form) past and present?
<< Comment #355 @ 16:29 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder  - Reply to #354
1) Because Russia's economy/military force not comparable with EU/NATO. For some of this countries it was good move.
2) Some of this country's afraid of USSR 2.0 so they looked for a protection.
3) They have not a lot positive things to say because when they was in close relationship with USSR they was in so called iron curtain, it's not good for economic. But i think that it's not hard to find people who will find positive things in their USSR-relation period. I know that many people think that USSR was pure evil, but it wasn't. There were a lot bad things in USSR, but it wasn't pure evil.
<< Comment #356 @ 00:34 CST, 27 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #355
I watched recently a movie "Ich, Putin - Ein Portrait (2012)".

And im thinking that the rest of the world don't understand Russia at all.

Could you tell me how do you see Putin. Western media calling him probably the richiest man on earth. And he won some elections not clearly in democratic way.

But it seems that he did a lot of good for Russia. Fucked up oligarchs etc.

People from the West see him as a Tsar who need now only one thing to do. Become immortal in history, for eg. by conquer. He is Putler etc.

But from a movie which I watched Putin doesn't seem to be sick/mad, he looks like very pragmatic person who really belive his way is the best way for Russia (citizens of Russia can disagree with that). Politics in Poland doesn't care abou our country, only about money.

So, Putin got some kind of dark side but he doesnt seem he is a pure evil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXKPb6uQnF8 btw. Moscow like this looks awesome. But some Russians blame Putin that he care only by Moscow, not the whole country.

So, how Russians see Putin?
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<< Comment #357 @ 09:38 CST, 27 January 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder  - Reply to #356
>And im thinking that the rest of the world don't understand Russia at all.
Maybe it's right, once one foreigner asked me: "i heard that those people responsible for that ring in Sochi 2014 was executed "
What?!! Really, never laughed so much.
>how do you see Putin
This is hard question... In general i don't like him at this time. For example, i didn't vote for him.
At first we need to go at history for a deeper understanding of russian' mentality.
Most of population was born and raised in USSR, even though if most of the world think that it was pure evil i think it wasn't.
USSR was highly technological country with one of the best education in the world. With separated roles in each republic. When USSR collapsed this economical binds broke. For example in Ukraine most of the plants making details and another stuff for some russian(not only and for another post soviet republics) So with modern ukrainian sharp reversal it could be cause for collapsing most of the ukrainian plants. Russia will handle this, with some loses but it will be ok. What's happen with Ukraine? I don't know. But enough with Ukraine, this is really big theme for discuss.
So what's happen with Russia after USSR collapse? There were chaos, people call this period "wild 90ths". Oligarhs, criminals, war in Chechnya, 1998 Default, some people thought that there was even possibility of Russia's collapse. In this chaos most of the technological plants wasted.
When Putin become president he ended war and stopped this chaos. He fucked up some oligarhs (but bring another, lol).
We got so called 15 years of Putin's stability. Year by year people's welfare has grown indeed. When i said to my mother that this crisis will be deeper than those in 2008 she asked me: "Was there any crisis in 2008? Oh, you mean world crisis... I didn't even notice it" And this is true for most of the people, of course some invest bankers suffered in 2008. But most of the people merely noticed it.
Now Putin trying to gather some countries in one economic zone - Eurasian Customs Union. I can't say anything about it, it's just start its existence. Results will be seen not today. But on paper it looks great.
So it looks great but...
There are some problems in all this fancy picture
1) in 90th oil average price was 10-20 $/b. In Putin's period oil price sometimes reached 120 $/b (10 times higher!)
2) All this extra oil money was wasted on questionable projects.
I wanted to see investments in technological direction, science.
There is Skolkovo project but i think that this is bullshit. Big corruption scheme.
3) Social expenses raised to the huge amount. Provided by big oil price and increasing all kind of fees (taxes, social payments, vat, etc...) This fee raised so much that this is hard for a business. It looks like our government don't look in future and rely mostly on oil, gas, metal, etc.. I don't want to see my country with such role in world's economy. For example, government formed 2014 budget in expectation of oil price 95$/b. Insane! Did they ever heard about risk management? Economic badly diversificated and they doing such stupid things. Social expenses are good, but they should be consistent with economic situation consider with all risks.
4) Some issues with freedom of speech and justice system.
There are some problems, it's not so huge as some people think but problem exists.
5) Increasing role of religion in Russia, they even implement some lessons in school (hey, mister, you forgot that Russia at least in constitution is secular country?)
6) Strange and questionable education reform.
7) All this shit in Ukraine, partially this is Putin's fault either.
8) His vertical of authority is bullshit, in the end of this we came to situation when all areas need his personal regulation. System doesn't work. We need deeply reformation of government institution. System should work in one direction no matter who will be the president. President should be add only a little specific. At this days there is so much responsibility in president's hands. With current system we get institute of "visibility of activities" Many things stayed only on the level words.

So, in short, i'm thankful for bringing stability in Russia but this stability staying on really thin legs. And as we can see dramatical ruble devaluation show this quite clearly. Russia need to diversify economics and steps in this direction wasn't enough. I hope that current crisis will change something, but i hardly believe at this.
But many people (really many) don't see this problems.
>But some Russians blame Putin that he care only by Moscow, not the whole country.
No, he doesn't care at all about such scale of things. Modern Moscow look shows only its huge economic cluster role in Russia.
There are another smaller clusters and they look quite decent, for example Kazan' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evqwbIwoDBE
And another example of changes you can see if you'd google Grozniy 2014 and 1998 (And such kind of modernization, i'm pretty sure, will be with Crimea)
<< Comment #359 @ 12:54 CST, 27 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #357
thanks for all what you wrote here, dont have time currently to answer to you with a such big post, I will back later. But I would as some few questions ;)

Could you said something more about best education in USSR? This seems to be weird for me. Communists always wanted to have stupid society :P

imo USSR/communism was a big tragedy for Russia... and Poland. You lose and we lose great people in that time. Communists were killing intelligent people and many aristocrats etc.

also it was tragedy for economy. At least here, in Poland communists never tried to develop anything. They wanted to have these lands very poor, always.

Also I read some time ago that its a big propaganda in media, in movies etc. about that revolution is always bad etc. that it will turn Russia into chaos etc etc. And that gov. really want you think to be calm society ;)
<< Comment #361 @ 14:55 CST, 27 January 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder  - Reply to #359
>about best education in USSR
actually i wrote about one of the best, not the best. I have no idea how we can determine the best.
>Communists always wanted to have stupid society
In american propaganda? Lenin once said: "Government should be structured in such way when even cook, if she wanted, could get for free education that will be enough to be capable rule the country" (my free translation :D)
In fact USSR was highly interested in educated people, of course mostly in engineers, math, physics, chemists. There was cold war, arms race if you didn't notice ;)
from wiki: "Each party competes to produce larger numbers of weapons, greater armies, or superior military technology in a technological escalation."
If you think that behind technological escalation can stay stupid people then good for you :)
indirect "proves" maybe can be result of some international olympiads, USSR among the frequent winners:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mathematical_Olympiad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_O...nformatics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Physics_Olympiad
Soviets brought education in every family. There wasn't such thing in Imperial Russia.
Funny, but maybe you right, it could be one of the reasons of collapse. They shouldn't teach people. :D
>You lose and we lose great people in that time. Communists were killing intelligent people and many aristocrats etc.
As i said, indeed many intelligent people was killed/immigrated but soviets raised educated people and in greater scales.
>imo USSR/communism was a big tragedy for Russia...
In some cases yes in some... no
This is REALLY complicated theme.
For example, i'm not sure that Imperial Russia could win against Hitler. Stalin by driving people to inhumane conditions made USSR to be able for win in this war. In fact, Stalin got country with wooden plough and left with atomic bomb.
>Also I read some time ago that its a big propaganda in media, in movies etc. about that revolution is always bad etc. that it will turn Russia into chaos etc etc. And that gov. really want you think to be calm society ;)

This is true, this propaganda exists. But it's not about any revolution, it's more like: "If not Putin then who?" And ukrainian maidan fits in this propaganda very well, people looking at what's happening in Ukraine and think: "Damn, i don't want such things in Russia"
Edited by mc1nder at 15:05 CST, 27 January 2015
<< Comment #364 @ 17:38 CST, 27 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #361
Nice read for me.


It's really nice to see that all american, western bullshit is not true. And everywhere in the world are nice people who want to be open minded and try to think by theirselves. Really in the west they want to show how bad russians. And people thinks the same, like in TV. People will never understand that governments is forcing us to do things, to go to war etc. I know that nazis or soviets was under hard propaganda or forced do do bad things to my country. But I can't think now about any russian and german in this way, lol. It's just stupid. We all live in some sort of propaganda. We polish people and russians seems to see it. But i'm not sure about western people.

They also trying to show all muslims as bad people. I'm not a fan of them lol ;) but, really all of them are bad people and deserve to die? If we dont want islam in europe as a only religion, we need to support normal parts of islam. Because they also don't like ISIS and stuff. If we will show hate to ANY muslim, they will start to hate us too. Btw. 600k civilians killed in Iraq 2008 conflict... they really got reasons for hate...

About communism ad soviets, I'm talking from Poland side of view. But maybe in Russia it was different. imo the thing why communists wanted to have poor Poland and middle of Europe was a part os some kind of strategy. btw. Nazis and Soviets killed lots of polish intelligence. Without WW2 it will be different and better country. My country won so many battles for the the allies, and was fucked up, sold by those "friends"... eg:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptijNcDanVw

About education I know that soviets needed smart people, but they could use a small part of society, Im not sure how they were educating the whole society ;)

Also germans and russians did something bad in the past and at least apologize the world for nazis or soviets, in some way. And war is war, but killing civilians is always the worst. Poland didn't do a lot of such things. At least no polish organisation served in SS etc. But some happened. And such things is always a shame for every country. And every country should remember that and apologize about it.

But never hear anything from Ukraine, which is kind of sad. And when I see UPA flags there and Bandera is a hero is like punch in a face when polish gov. trying to support them.

I dont like one thing about Germany. They are calling "Nazis concentration camps" instead of "german concentration camps", also some media are talking about "polish concentration camps" because they were on our territory...
And the one thing about Russia ;) All the time I see that Red Army saved Poland in WW2 or something. It's not really a truth. Rather Red Army just replaced Nazis. ;)

Still, there was a deal with USA and USSR. Aggreement about balance of their powers in the world. USSR collapse. USA pushed Russia to the East and crossed the line, and was pushing all the time. But, Ukraine was too much, to try taking over it. With orange revolution, now by maidan. Russia got angry, because you dont want to have NATO bases everywhere near your borders. It's obvious. But balance... we need a balance Russia vs USA, if not... war could happen, which will be bad for ALL of us. This is how I see it.
Edited by H1ghlander at 17:40 CST, 27 January 2015
<< Comment #358 @ 09:57 CST, 27 January 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder  - Reply to #356
>And he won some elections not clearly in democratic way.
Even though that i'm kind of hate Putin i must admit that president election was quite democratic. This is sad that so much people support him. Maybe i'm wrong and he is the best choice.
But i need to mention that parliament elections was not even close to clear and democratic. That's why so many people gathered on Bolotnaya square after the parliamentary elections.
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<< Comment #369 @ 03:58 CST, 28 January 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #356
"And im thinking that the rest of the world don't understand Russia at all."
Why would they need it?

"Fucked up oligarchs " thats more like "Fucked up oligarchs who thought they can become rulers"
those, of them, who only care for money are perfectly fine.

"But it seems that he did a lot of good for Russia."
He finished the Chechnya conflict once and for all, he managed to maintain nuclear weapons and some sort of working army, that is why we are still on the world map.
On the other hand he did nothing to stop destruction of education, medecine, high tech industrial production and small enterprises and individual interpereneurs.

"People from the West see him as a Tsar"
that is who he actually is.

"citizens of Russia can disagree with that"
but not too loud :D

"Putin got some kind of dark side but he doesnt seem he is a pure evil"
just like every other person on earth :)
<< Comment #336 @ 00:19 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d 
Yesturday (25 jan 2015) official answer of russian ministry of foreighn affairs for Mariupol tragedy (shortly) is: "This wouldn't happen if you leave your land".
http://www.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/newsline/9725F965...D8004ABF7C (russian, use google translate)

FUCK YOU, dirty katsaps! You cannot even make a good asphalt road in Moscow City, and try to robber more land... You are the toilet bowl stealer professional band! yes, it is the fact that russians troops where robbered even the toilet bowls on occupied territories. That was in Georgia in 2008, this we have on the east of Ukraine. Many katsaps never had seen this thing in their poor life! That is a reason.
<< Comment #338 @ 00:36 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #336
You should blame USA first, because they violate balance of power in the world, not Russia.

And you need to know that joining EU is nothing better.
<< Comment #396 @ 19:09 CST, 3 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #338
It's not US fault that "balance of power in the world" is off. It is Russia who fails to keep up in the economic and arms race - so you should blame Russia first.

See, it's just as easy to blame Russia for everything. You wanted to blame the US, so you found a reason for it. A pretty damn stupid one.

P.S.: You are all nationalist idiots (especially the Russians). While you are busy shouting your slogans and hailing your flags and "dying for your country" in some place far away from home, your great leaders are living luxury lives.
Where is the greatness of your beloved nations? Poverty, crime and corruption? The lack of infrastructure? The violations of the most basic human rights?
<< Comment #401 @ 06:31 CST, 6 February 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #396
lol? I blame USA the same as Russia. Both are evil empires.
But when there is no balance there will be war. USSR was weak so USA pushed it to the East and still pushing, (Russia now).

About your "PS" wtf are you talking about? are you talking to me? calling me nationalist etc? I'm not russian and I hate leaders of my country which killed people's pride. Still im patriot but not naziidiot. btw. polish nationalism is antinazi...

btw. when USA killed 600k civilians in Iraq because of 'virtual' mass weapon... how about human rights? Still in Ukraine and Georgia didn't die so many.

you forgot about ukrainian nationalists with UPA flags.

And who are you then?
Edited by H1ghlander at 06:32 CST, 6 February 2015
<< Comment #402 @ 10:54 CST, 6 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #401
You should blame USA first, because they violate balance of power in the world, not Russia.
&&
I blame USA the same as Russia.
lol much?

Apart from that:
Russia left the heavy-weight division approximately two decades ago.
Please tell me specific example where US is pushing Russia to east? Where has US violated Russia's borders (i.e. real borders as seen in map, not imaginary dream-borders please).

"P.S" was to everyone. All nationalists are idiots - no matter what country. Scrolling through this thread I got the feeling that we have a huge population of Russian nationalism here.

I'm a person who is proud of things I have achieved through dedication and hard work. I'm not proud of my country or my nation because I was simply born into them, without any choice or merit. In my opinion only weak individuals will take pride in such things.
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<< Comment #403 @ 00:59 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #402
It was not a dream border. You know some time ago USSR got their border in Germany from that day the west countries are pushing Russia to the east. Ukraine was pro-russian, but always Germony got big influence there. And what you got now? puppet gov. which is pro EU. So yes, USA or west countries are pushing. But ofcourse Russia is nothing better.

Nationalism as a definition don't need to be a bad thing. But most people don't understand how it should work. And such movement is gathering many idiots focusing on a hate to other people. And that is the problem. Mostly it should just to be about respect to nation values and about keep an eye about nation interests, but not aggresive.

Hard work makes me proud also. But Poles are hard workers, mostly. All around the world.
Still, I don't know where you are living. Many people in Poland, even hard workers, still can't achive much, mostly because other nations, like influence of Russia, Germany or lack of help (like other countries got after WW2).

One thing is hard work, but you don't have influence on everything by this. And for eg. polish nationalism right now is a bit reasonable, but its target is our gov. because most people feel they don't care about polish people.
Edited by H1ghlander at 01:06 CST, 12 February 2015
<< Comment #404 @ 03:49 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #403
It was not a dream border.
But it is a dream border now and it has been for a quarter of a century.
The Roman empire stretched across Europe, yet we don't see Italy staging revolutions and uprising from England to Armenia and Egypt, because "it used to be theirs". USSR lost the Cold War - deal with it.

Of course all sensible people in Ukraine will lean towards EU - standard of living is way better, society is more open and more free than in Russia. It is a natural decision, not some evil conspiracy of USA and EU.

Hard work makes me proud also. But Poles are hard workers, mostly. All around the world.

That is the fundamental difference between us: You seem to be proud of "Poles being hard workers".

My pride exclusively lies in my own achievements. If someone else works hard, I will congratulate them - but I will not take any pride in it, as it is their work and not mine. They might have the same nationality, religion, complexion or orientation as me, but in the end that doesn't change a thing.

Still, I don't know where you are living.
Why would that make any difference? It wouldn't change the validity of my arguments, would it?
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<< Comment #424 @ 00:54 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #404
1. It was agreement between USA and USSR/Russia also. And it is also natural that Russia will act something like now.

2. I feel that super standard of living in EU and it's bad that it happened that we joined the shitty thing like EU. At least we joined it too early.

3. rotfl, stop trying to make me nationalist. I don't really care about other Poles, a lot of them are idiots. "Most of them are hard workers". I'm hard worked and I'm proud about this. So maybe other Poles feels the same? You feel the difference? But many people could be angry because they are hard workers and they cannot achive much. (because some people don't let them do it). And you didn't say anything about other thing I wrote.

4. Yes it makes difference. Because in some place on Earth it's easier to live. It is very easy to say things where you are far away etc.

5. IMO it is important to what nation you belong, because 'citizen of the earth' such thing doesn't exist. EU could be cool thing, but it is not an union. Every country only look about their own interests. Still it's quite reasonable.

But still for eg. Poland, many people prefer to live in UK, even they are not treatened like citizens of first category. And imo the role about patriotism or even nationalism is to make Poland a better place to live by for eg. hard work. What is bad about it?
<< Comment #426 @ 02:16 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #424
1. It was agreement between USA and USSR/Russia also. And it is also natural that Russia will act something like now.

If it was an agreement between USA and USSR, there is surely a treaty or similar document about it -you don't mind telling me the name of said agreement?

Apart from that - you already said it yourself "it was". See #409 - you just can't go around invading other countries because they used to be yours some time ago. USSR/Russia lost the cold war and with that they lost territory and influence. Welcome to the 21st century. They need to learn to deal with it.

2. So you don't like the EU - that's fine. Lots of people within the EU don't like it as well. But maybe let other people (citizens of Ukraine) decide for themselves? In the case at hand, the EU is definitely the "lesser evil" when compared to Russia.

3. I do not try to make anything out of you. I used YOUR exact quotes - I added nothing.

4. There is no difference. Just because it is easy to say something doesn't make it less true.

5. Good. Now we know your opinion about that. How does this relate to our discussion?
Edited by inTheory at 02:16 CST, 13 February 2015
<< Comment #433 @ 07:43 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #426
I wrote the answer, clicked to post it and lost whole post. So maybe I will write again later...
<< Comment #340 @ 04:50 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder  - Reply to #336
Damn, if you really believe at this, then it's clear for me why this shit even happen in Ukraine. Poor ukrainians, hangover will be tough.
Edited by mc1nder at 06:34 CST, 26 January 2015
<< Comment #365 @ 20:45 CST, 27 January 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder  - Reply to #340
There is information from local citizens that ukrainian forces made strange shots from Novomikhailovka to their own rear - Grigoryevka direction. It could be sighting shots for provocation. And at the same time ukrainians started evacuation people from Maryinka to the Kurakhovo. Right through sighting positions. Maybe this will prevent this potential catastrophe.
I hope that this is just a false alarm.
<< Comment #341 @ 07:19 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d  - Reply to #336
<< Comment #345 @ 09:53 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d 
Fucking katsaps humiliate ukrainian prisoners:
This is some kind a "censored version" there is no kills, or wounding of men, this is a content for russian TV. The unpleasant is a few dead bodies unloading from the car, but the most evil thing is a propaganda of feud and hate: prisoners taking convoy on the streets of occupied Donetsk, and pro-russian inhabitants - mostly old soviet-mentality people - insulting them and try to beat.
Yes, the solid part of russian sense of life - is hating to mythic enemy, even it's not exist. They where afraid NATO, Europe and USA for all their life during the Cold War, and russian propaganda say that american, german and pollack mercenaries fighting under ukrainian army flags. Some of "ruskies warriors" even said that they seen US abrams tanks and apachie helicopters on the fight fields. Nothing special that old pensioners believe in that delirium, like that lie that ukrainian army bombing the cities and want to kill all of them, making total genocide, like hitler's nacists did. Ukrainian army had retake part of occupied territories, and there is no genocide and total killings, like katsaps brainwashing TV said - that fact they "forgot". There is normal peaceful life, and most of infrastructure works.
Ideology of "ruskies" is like religion sect: they believe that they are unique and have a mission to save the World. And for that purpose they have to conquest (or destroy) all the planet. That lasts for all russian history period, since the medievalism. They cannot exist without a object of their hate and fear.

(strongly 18+.. better 30-40+, hating and chauvinism presented)


Curiously that ukrainian propaganda has not such humiliating content like this, despite of a lot of media materials like this.
<< Comment #347 @ 10:23 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #345
lol, USA and NATO is not mythic enemy for Russia.

your videos could be fake like 'katsaps' videos like I saw. fake or not fake.
http://www.kresy.pl/wydarzenia,spoleczenstwo?...wi-foto-18

mythic enemy? How about Iraq vs USA and bullshit about weapon of mass destruction? 600k civilians were killed in Iraq. In Ukraine? 5k. ?

USA is nothing better than Russia.

Russia supports these 'katsaps' in your country, with regular soldiers they could be in Kiev long time ago.
Edited by H1ghlander at 10:28 CST, 26 January 2015
<< Comment #348 @ 10:37 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder  - Reply to #345
lol, nice example of ukrainian mentality. There is old anecdote:
one bandera-guy:
-i'm gonna kill some katsaps
-but if they kill you?
-why they will do this?
Maybe you don't get it, but when you come to people and trying to kill them don't expect from them smiles on their faces. They can even kick your asses (surprise!)

On this video soldier asked them: "Why do you come here on my land?
I grew up on this land, what do you want from us? No one called you here."
And at this video you can see how "glad" civilians of Donbass to see those intruders.
<< Comment #349 @ 11:23 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d  - Reply to #345
UPD: katsaps executed prisoners:
http://ukraineatwar.blogspot.com/2015/01/grap...shoot.html
(18+, dead bodies)
Edited by z3ct4d at 12:10 CST, 26 January 2015
<< Comment #350 @ 12:19 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder  - Reply to #349
the whole video, for not ukrainians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XksDGeAbJ7g
for ukrainians there are a lot cut shit like in previous posts.
<< Comment #351 @ 12:23 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d 
Welcome to the "russian world"!:



Car filmed "GRAD" missiles bombarding in Mariupol 24 january. In a two seconds he would be dead, like foregoing drivers.
<< Comment #352 @ 12:31 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder 
Welcome to the "ukrainian world":
http://tinyurl.com/lwa6qx7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DebtywHZaiI
No pity for this people? Why? They are not ukrainians, they are katsaps! OKAY.jpg
Edited by mc1nder at 12:48 CST, 26 January 2015
<< Comment #353 @ 14:46 CST, 26 January 2015 >>
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By Romania Aquashark 
the war in Ukraine is basically like this: http://i.imgur.com/TSByRDo.jpg
can't believe they found the idiots that would start a shooting war in Europe (at the outskirts, but still)

what really grinds my gears is that Russians try to sound like proper saints and claim propaganda only in the West.. lel
it stops being funny real fast though considering the innocent civilians that died (including the commercial airplane)
Edited by Aquashark at 14:49 CST, 26 January 2015
<< Comment #360 @ 14:09 CST, 27 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d 
Yesterday katsaps shelled Avdiivka town (Donetsk region) - 3 civilian die.

(Damaged buildings, craters, witness evidences.)
<< Comment #362 @ 15:15 CST, 27 January 2015 >>
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By QW_ cx 
dunno man, the crimea land was elected democratically to be independent by more than 90 % of its people? why is this a problem?
I think in great britain, there is state northern ireland that chose to be its own region, likewise kosovo in the balkan region, even in germany there is region "Saarland" that wanted to belong to germany and not france ... what is the problem?
Why was it allowed and without any problems for these regions, but its not for the crimea? because it is not in accordance with the us (that invaded irak for no reason and is reponsible massive unrest and civil war in arab countries and is not held accountable at all for that and is instead called the saviour of the world, and also spys on chancelors/presidents of europe but is still their best friend) ... someone explain this to me plz?
<< Comment #363 @ 15:41 CST, 27 January 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder  - Reply to #362
This is simple: "know your place, Russia"
Quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi.
<< Comment #366 @ 00:22 CST, 28 January 2015 >>
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By Netherlands Anonymous (85.17.24.66) 
It makes no sense for the separatists to attack civilians in Donbass for two reasons.

First of all the civilians in Donbass are like a shield for the separatists. They are defending the territory they are based in. The more civilians the more difficult it becomes for Kiev Junta to remove the separatists without killing civilians.

Second is that Russia would like to keep its influence over the regions in the south-east of Ukraine. In order to have influence in the region they need people who are pro Russian to live there. Kiev on the other hand wants the south-eastern people that are pro Russian to leave the region completely, so that they can control it "democratically" after the genocide.

For these reasons the Kiev junta is trying to commit genocide to the people of the east. They want to completely shatter the morale of the separatists and make everyone that is against their rule leave.

So what they do is indiscriminately shell the areas from long distance. The reason why they are only shelling is because that is the only thing the unwilling Ukrainian soldiers are putting up with.

The Ukrainian army is not willing to go door to door to defeat the separatists in the cities. For starters it's an extremely risky strategy with very high costs and casualties. The risk of dying in close combat in cities trying to clear out areas against well armed militias who are in position is extremely high.

So instead the Kiev junta is just shelling people left and right and killing civilians. The separatists are well positioned not to be targeted by the artillery.

The separatists encircle the Ukrainian battalions who use artillery then kill them. Rinse and repeat.

This leads to a frozen conflict, which is something Russia wants.

Without the help of NATO Ukraine will not be able to do anything against the Russian backed separatists. But If NATO is crazy enough to move in, then Russia will move in officially as well. This can escalate easily to a "tactical nuke" attack by Russia, because NATO has the upper hand in conventional warfare.

The next plan by Ukraine is to mobilize 40000 to 60000 troops and use an incident to officially declare war on Russia. If this were to happen Russia would be allowed under international law to officially move in Ukraine and destroy its armies. But that step would be counter acted by a official NATO move in Ukraine, leading to the catastrophic clash.

The US of A and EU is not going to help Ukraine financially. Ukraine will not get any money or financial aid, especially now that the Euro crash is becoming more evident. The IMF has pushed Ukraine to take south-east or no loans. The bankers have been pushing war to Ukraine since the beginning, it is why they went in the first place.
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<< Comment #371 @ 11:09 CST, 28 January 2015 >>
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By q2cz gojira_  - Reply to #366
^^
<< Comment #373 @ 00:11 CST, 29 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander 
http://www.cda.pl/video/178199ab/Pojmanie-ukr...zez-miasto
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<< Comment #375 @ 09:18 CST, 29 January 2015 >>
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By CPL_Black_BG WTFProoF?!  - Reply to #373
Why would you link the video from a polnish site if there is the same version on Youtube (even with English subtitles if I remember correctly)?
<< Comment #390 @ 12:32 CST, 30 January 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #375
too lazy to find it.
<< Comment #377 @ 10:33 CST, 29 January 2015 >>
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By wc3_human DamianLillard  - Reply to #373
The dude hassling the capturees is straight up movie villain material.
<< Comment #374 @ 08:40 CST, 29 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d 
Yesterday was a little one step to eliminating the "holy mother russia" - R.F. was expulsioned from PACE.



Today katsaps took a little heroic win - leaving their working cabinets in PACE they steal all office stuff away: pens, A4 papers, staplers, etc. They took away even the soap from the bathroom and screw off the lighting bulbs from everywhere they can. Yes, it's their ancient traditions - steal everything when leaving, or broke when you cannot steal it.
Maybe after that accident some Europeans understood what kind of human "russkie" is. And the fact that stealing bath furniture, even the toilet bowls, - it's not a joke about katsaps.

PS, what katsaps should to do to be banished from UN? Blow an dirty bomb somewhere in Europe?
<< Comment #376 @ 09:21 CST, 29 January 2015 >>
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By CPL_Black_BG WTFProoF?!  - Reply to #374
You are a really funny guy, you should go into comedy. On a serious note:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff8IqG3NosU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlf8tiryftY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr1aqgnRTaw
<< Comment #379 @ 11:45 CST, 29 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d  - Reply to #376
O, the crying wriggling in shit katsap tried to attract me that is something no good in my country, and ukrainian troops is surrounded. And threw to my way with a piece of russian TV-bullshit.
I know well what kind of katsapian propaganda that content is, and i know well that catsaps couldn't surround Debaltsevo town yesterday. After shelling Mariupol katsaps where praising that they captured that town, so there is no special in these fakes.
You was bad shitthrower, you wouldn't visit the Seliger young russian nacists conference next time, and got no chance to be licked by huylo-the-dickhead, old cremlin pedophile.

And there is nothing funny to live near the psychiatric zone named "Russia", inhabited with these evil creations. Go back to hell, you katsaps!
<< Comment #381 @ 12:55 CST, 29 January 2015 >>
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By CPL_Black_BG WTFProoF?!  - Reply to #379
Step by step tutorial on how to get easy entertainment on the internet these days:

Step 1: Find mentally challenged kid from Ukraine
Step 2: Deploy effortless bait
Step 3: Wait for reaction
Step 4: Profit
Step 5: Repeat till your thirst for laughs is satisfied


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=198Y-WEc74M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhbYLlbtOBA
Edited by WTFProoF?! at 12:55 CST, 29 January 2015
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<< Comment #383 @ 14:49 CST, 29 January 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #381
thats cruel :/
<< Comment #384 @ 15:11 CST, 29 January 2015 >>
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By CPL_Black_BG WTFProoF?!  - Reply to #383
Not really, it is his choice to either eat the bait or leave it be ;).
<< Comment #393 @ 10:44 CST, 3 February 2015 >>
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By Germany thuNDa  - Reply to #384
is this the topic to troll as a regular user? OK...
<< Comment #378 @ 10:48 CST, 29 January 2015 >>
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By Netherlands Anonymous (85.17.24.66) 
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<< Comment #380 @ 12:25 CST, 29 January 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d  - Reply to #378
How about reptiloids from Nibiru? Did you meet them in 2012? Are they peaceful?

[sarcazm... this time. Cremlin bots argumentation is geting more and more ridiculous.]
<< Comment #398 @ 06:36 CST, 5 February 2015 >>
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By q2cz gojira_  - Reply to #378
Surprise surprise surprise...
<< Comment #386 @ 20:03 CST, 29 January 2015 >>
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By USA_UK Jamerio 
I like fights and conflict, i'm like the predator of the internet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeyPe3TNUu4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8E0ArRDyXs
Edited by Jamerio at 20:08 CST, 29 January 2015
<< Comment #392 @ 12:50 CST, 30 January 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #386
wtf is this shit about?
<< Comment #388 @ 08:11 CST, 30 January 2015 >>
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By anonymous Anonymous (37.73.247.154) 
Video (ENG SUB) Russian terrorists open mortar fire from within a residential area in Horlivka.
Russian tactic in Ukraine. Shoot at the Ukrainian army from the residential area and wait for the response. Then... http://fb.me/44uD72Nk5
<< Comment #394 @ 12:11 CST, 3 February 2015 >>
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By QuakeLive donka 
NATO folks are interested about fueling this conflict even further. Stay tuned while we tally up the body count while measuring dicks of east and west

http://www.npr.org/2015/02/02/383346073/as-te...to-ukraine
Edited by donka at 12:12 CST, 3 February 2015
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<< Comment #399 @ 06:39 CST, 5 February 2015 >>
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By q2cz gojira_  - Reply to #394
God damnit...
<< Comment #395 @ 17:55 CST, 3 February 2015 >>
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By q2cz gojira_ 


Let's just all agree and thank Ukraine for Milla.
*applause*

EDIT:
Throwing in this Ukrainian song from her ''Divine Comedy'' album.

Edited by gojira_ at 06:21 CST, 5 February 2015
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<< Comment #597 @ 05:03 CST, 2 December 2015 >>
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By Germany Rothaarig3  - Reply to #395
*lol*
Luc Besson (14 December 1997 - 12 June 1999) (divorced)

keep your knees together ...
<< Comment #397 @ 03:11 CST, 4 February 2015 >>
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By anonymous Anonymous (77.247.181.162) 
It was totaly logical to see the butcher Sheitanyahou next to Porcoshenko at the JESUISCHARLIE mascarade in Paris. In fact all the enemies of freedom of speech were there, only Obama was missing. Cherry on the cake : Sahoudians were there too.


They realy think we are idiots :>
<< Comment #400 @ 12:50 CST, 5 February 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d 
Blitzkrieg of russian zombies failed. it's still hard fight for everyday last week.
http://liveuamap.com/ (updating every day)
Debaltsevo is ours, nobody is surrounded, like russian dezinformation mashine said. Front line stood still, but russians crafting more and more farshmeat and weapons.
"Kiev for two days" - haha, katsaps taking a willage for a week. Or totally destroy it with missile systems when they can't. Do not care for inhabitants, we all are "hohols" for them, yes katsaps has dirty nicknames for all neighbor nation, and use them everywhere without a consiense. it was a lot of victims of russian shelling, dozens sometimes, I'm little tired to quote them here. Especially when katsaps smiling like nothing happens, or try to blame ukrainian army on it, even it was far away from accident. Yes, they usually don't care of dying man lying on a street, and walking away like nothing happens - it's the other example of russian mentality, and another reason why we are stronger.
Do not believe to "russkies", do not trust them, discharge their job, do not shelter them, fuck them everywhere!

(no dead bodies, a lot of blowed russian tanks)
<< Comment #406 @ 07:55 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By anonymous Anonymous (109.192.242.66)  - Reply to #400
Why its an American updating the status about ua every time? Should it not be updated by some1 from ua?
<< Comment #405 @ 07:42 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder 
Cute girl?
http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/crimecrime/180...iginal.jpg
maybe this is cuter?
http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/crimecrime/180...iginal.jpg
or this?
http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/crimecrime/180...iginal.jpg
http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/crimecrime/180...iginal.jpg
http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/crimecrime/180...iginal.jpg
http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/crimecrime/180...iginal.jpg
Brave guys?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Battalion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_Sector
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donbas_Battalion
Still brave?
http://www.tribuna.ru/upload/iblock/533/533ac...09d437.jpg
http://cs616120.vk.me/v616120578/10363/SrgCqxgcQBc.jpg
http://cs624324.vk.me/v624324613/c0e6/dH3DDlaVunU.jpg
http://www.ridus.ru/images/2014/11/30/251946/large_fc01c17336.jpg
http://topwar.ru/uploads/posts/2014-09/1410318357_ss.jpg
http://x-true.info/uploads/posts/2014-10/1413...6due8g.jpg
http://ohranka.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09...b8925a.jpg
http://chto-proishodit.ru/system/files/styles...k=jtpL_DLw
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BxWLLBSCQAAMjE_.jpg
http://www.unn.com.ua/uploads/news/2014/06/03...bb80e5.jpg
http://upyourpic.org/images/201405/qlyzxo2bzi.jpg
http://upyourpic.org/images/201405/kn963ftqz3.jpg
http://upyourpic.org/images/201405/w86cv88m68.jpg
What a nice guys!
This new bizarre world :)
Poles gov OK with Bandera, UPA, right sector
Germans gov OK with nazis.
I want to believe that at least people realize what they are getting.
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<< Comment #407 @ 08:56 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By aggnog_duck rehepapp  - Reply to #405
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Nazism#Russia

"In a country that lost more people defeating the Nazis than any other country, there are now an estimated 50,000 to 70,000 neo-Nazis, half of the world's total."

Way to go Russia lol

Add to this the fascist state the Russians support in Russia and the commies who basically are the other half of Nazis, it makes a bizarre new world indeed.
Edited by rehepapp at 08:59 CST, 12 February 2015
<< Comment #409 @ 09:21 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder  - Reply to #407
If you can tell the names and adress of this organizations i will call to our police, and be sure they will be arrested. Right sector, azov, UPA fans, Bandera are full of ukrainian's government support.
feel the difference.
<< Comment #410 @ 09:40 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By aggnog_duck rehepapp  - Reply to #409
Most likely your joke of a police already knows their addresses and the names of their organisations. The point was that you completely fail to see how your own fucked up country reeks of racism, xenophobia, corruption, discrimination, fascism and oppression of free speech, and you still try to keep an image of moral high ground relative to everyone else around you.
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<< Comment #411 @ 09:58 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By USSR Demiurge  - Reply to #410
Most likely, if they do know their addresses, they can't arrest them because it's not a crime to be racist, like in most countries. The point was that you completely fail to see how your own fucked up country has SS battalions marching on your street, how in Ukraine the neonazi battalions are actively waging war and control the parliament. Russia keeps the moral high ground because it has the moral high ground. Images of neonazis are shown on TV to enrage and upset them them, not make them happy and proud of their nazi grandparents. It's understandable if you can't see the difference.
<< Comment #413 @ 10:18 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By aggnog_duck rehepapp  - Reply to #411
Haha, the number one putin bot/astroturfer on this site has stuck his nose out.

Yeye, keep on bringing up that SS march bullshit as if you don't know that it's more about memorising the people who were forced to fight in the war for self preservation. We had people fighting on Russian side also, and we have marches for them too. Now what? The public opinion is still nazis=commies. You defend commies, so basically you're as low as nazis were.

I can see the differences, and I can see the similarities. Russia has no moral high ground. Do you really think that Ukraine that wants to move closer to the west will allow discrimination to the extent happening already in you beloved fascist state under czar Putler? You already see a deformed form of nazism being propagated in Kremlin, and nazism doesn't need a swastika to be one.

Keep on living your fascist commie dream, enjoy your rubles.
<< Comment #415 @ 10:37 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By USSR Demiurge  - Reply to #413
Yes, communism, community spirit of sharing is the same as exclusive nationalism. It's a real a compliment to be insulted by a nazi, thank you =)
<< Comment #416 @ 10:50 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By aggnog_duck rehepapp  - Reply to #415
In practise it was the same: paint to cover oppressive tools to root out minorities, physically and/or culturally. But fuck it right, lets keep it to the pipe dream versions.

Russians calling everyone nazi, lol, ain't that something new.
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<< Comment #427 @ 04:19 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #411
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphoto...f68a507a8f

there's countless examples of this type of shit, not even gonna bother to link.. you just need to talk with your average Russian on the internet to get this attitude out from them
Edited by Aquashark at 04:24 CST, 13 February 2015
<< Comment #412 @ 10:02 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By Russia mc1nder  - Reply to #410
>country reeks of racism, xenophobia, corruption, discrimination, fascism and oppression of free speech

Well, i'll not deny it, there are problems in our society. But at least we working on it. (except corruption and oppression of free speech, yeah...) And such organizations don't get government support.

>try to keep an image of moral high ground relative to everyone else around you.
No, i don't try to keep an image high ground, lol
I don't support such organization in Ukraine, Russia and wherever it exists.
And what worth to mention: if you think that russian citizens can't appoint on such problem in Ukraine it doesn't make this problem invisible for other countries. But it seems that you prefer to not see this.
<< Comment #414 @ 10:18 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By aggnog_duck rehepapp  - Reply to #412
Fair enough.
<< Comment #408 @ 09:01 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By Sloth pacmanpl  - Reply to #405
They look like CS players.
<< Comment #418 @ 13:07 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By QuakeLive donka  - Reply to #405
Putin's lies and fabrication, clearly
<< Comment #417 @ 11:21 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire 
So I normally avoid this thread like the plague to avoid raging at people's opinions, but I would like to blow off some steam so here goes:


@ United States of Dumbfuckistan

Shameful faggots at least change your "let's create/increase dissent in order to capitalise on a soveirgn state's natural resources" workplan, it's been like over a century and formula's basically the same (Panama 1903/ Salvador Allende's Chile 1973, Shah or Iran/Saddam/Noriega (lol both put in power and disposed of)/1980s Grenada*/Ghadaffi/etc), you dumb cunts can't even point on a map what you're invading.
True fact: Pew Research did a study and if an average American was to point out Ukraine on a map, there was an approx 8000 mile margin of error.

* Scratch Grenada actually, that was a full-blown US invasion

@ Kievan XYNta of Pizdec
PIDORASY POZORNIE stop send Nazi battalions to blow the shit out of hospitals and old people's homes with phosphorus bombs and loot the houses of people who fled the Region, this is why there are anekdotes about "XOX/\bl" and all the greed. Also stop giving artillery to badly trained conscripts who have a 5% chance of hitting the target and 80% chance of hitting a marshrutka... or a Malaysian airplane. Also what the fuck is up with the RIghtSector western UA people raping and murdering all those attractive girls in Donetsk? God saw that shit 40 years in advanced and gave you cunts Chernobyl just as a form of retribution so most of the male population's dicks fall off, but it was all in VAIN.

@ Uncle Putin's Family Friendly CommieReichLand:
GANDONY EBUCHIE STOP PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE PRESS RELEASES WHICH FURTHER DESTABILISED THE REGION. And while you're at it, give Crimea back to its rightful owners, The Genoese Republic. Also stop giving artillery to batshit cray-cray "freedom fighter volunteer" sunwhorshippers of Chechnya who have a 5% chance of hitting the target and 80% chance of hitting a marshrutka. And the fuck with all those "volutneers" anyway? 2000 armed dudes on a leasurely stroll into a closed off warring region?

Now I have objectively rectified the situation, here are some comments about people commenting on this shit:

@ The people crying wolf from the non-CIS Iron Curtain Eastern Europe:

Shut the fuck up already, Putin isn't going to invade your shitty country simply because
1) That shit won't turn a profit so his Corporate handlers with Reptilian Bloodlines won't approve the plan
2) Depending on where you're from, it's fucking shit and not even worth invading because it's either:
a) Full of filthy Poles.
b) Is a gypsy hellhole where horse is the chosen form of transport and some pimp can beat the fuck out of Alexandra Stan in broad daylight
c) Is a shitty Baltic non-country. There are villages in both China and India who house more people than everyone who's EVER lived in your Livonia or whatever...

@ Commentators west of the iron curtain:

Also kindly shut the fuck up about idiot commies being brain-fed propaganda considering your chosen print publication or news TV station/program is a Hearstonian/Murdochite hammer on the brain in-between ads and airings of whatever reality TV show is big now.


@ Russian and Ukrainian Keyboard Warriors
Tupie gandony vas vseh po IP vychaslyut i hui pootrezayut. Chto by ne vyebyvalis'. (Dumbass shitcunts I hope you all get IP-traced by whichever faction you so fevereshly oppose and have your XYN cut off)
Also you retards comparing Putin to Hitler are wasting a perfectly good Uncle Stalin analogy, and you other retards calling the current Ukrainian government a "Junta" can also fuck off, since a Junta is a military dictatorship, they at least had an election...


Oke I think that pretty much covers it all. I didn't want to do Ukraine in detail because post-Maidan there are like 5 different factions at stake (2 camps of Oligarchs on each side and 3 Political forces, although in Commieland where an oligarch ends and a politician begins is impossible to tell)
Edited by ShadyVoltaire at 12:51 CST, 12 February 2015
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<< Comment #419 @ 13:14 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By QuakeLive donka  - Reply to #417
pick a side, smartass
Edited by donka at 13:15 CST, 12 February 2015
<< Comment #420 @ 13:55 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #419
I'm part-Russian and part-Ukrainian, with a cosmopolitan upbringing (for the past decade and a half mostly being absent from either of those regions) and a nihilistic worldview. NO.
Edited by ShadyVoltaire at 13:57 CST, 12 February 2015
<< Comment #421 @ 14:27 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By USA_UK Jamerio  - Reply to #420
Cairo is next!
<< Comment #422 @ 15:46 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #421
They can't be next, Jam-Jam, they're still in minorly oscillating from 2011. ( for example those 2 Al Jazeera journalists were literally released on bail in the past 24 hours).

I'd say Lagos is more likely)) ... Boko Haram Islamists to the North-East, Saudis underdamping the crude oil value to like half the $$ per barrel (and NIgeria's export of oil is like the main driving forces behind their GDP).
<< Comment #451 @ 15:12 CST, 14 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #420
do you jerk in front of mirror?
<< Comment #428 @ 04:32 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #417
b) Is a gypsy hellhole where horse is the chosen form of transport and some pimp can beat the fuck out of Alexandra Stan in broad daylight
wasn't really offended until i googled Alexandra Stan out of curiosity. people abroad listen to this shit?

although you sound proper batshit insane, i agree with the sentiment of what you wrote. people who otherwise lived in peace are now divided over some bullshit. this Ukraine mess feels way more forced than the Yugoslav wars.

also while people aligned with the West tend to overlook the meddling of EU/NATO in Ukraine, the USSR revival brigade in Russia forgets they're just as guilty AND the cold reality is people don't want to be in the Russian sphere of influence, because standard of living and other perks.

Russia would have a bit more leg to stand on if they offered something in return, but they don't seem interested in fixing their own country.. they just want to fuck up more of their neighbors for good old times sake.
Edited by Aquashark at 04:45 CST, 13 February 2015
<< Comment #430 @ 04:44 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By q2cz gojira_  - Reply to #417
Reptilian bloodline?

I thought you didn't believe in that shite.
<< Comment #431 @ 05:43 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #430
I don't: I figured if someone didn't pick up on my facetious intent from the context, at least the mention of Jew Lizards would be a clue...
<< Comment #434 @ 08:25 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By q2cz gojira_  - Reply to #431
It was entertaining imo.
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<< Comment #439 @ 09:18 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #434
The entertaining part starts now, when stupid people read a clearly satirical post which attempts to shit on every side, then disregard the parts which criticize the factions they disagree with, focus on the parts which criticize the factions they agree with and assume it's a personal attack on their personal point of view. :D
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<< Comment #435 @ 08:29 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #417
@ Commentators west of the iron curtain:

Also kindly shut the fuck up about idiot commies being brain-fed propaganda considering your chosen print publication or news TV station/program is a Hearstonian/Murdochite hammer on the brain in-between ads and airings of whatever reality TV show is big now.

Yeah, so let's ignore the Russian propaganda, it's irrelevant cause our publications have issues. Suuuuure. Forced false equivalence? No way.

It's not like someone is trying to be a smartass my-stance-is-superior-to-yours on every excuse he can. That would be a first on the internet.
Edited by son1dow at 08:30 CST, 13 February 2015
<< Comment #437 @ 09:00 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #435
FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU--

<< Comment #438 @ 09:03 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #437
Eloquent. I guess you only talk when you want to blow off steam?
<< Comment #423 @ 18:55 CST, 12 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed 
I didn't want to dig through this bullshit either but I figured that if you still think Crimea was "taken over" by Russia, you should probably understand that:

1) It was "taken over" without a single gun shot.
2) Crimea was apart of the Soviet Union since the time of Catherine the Great, so their history is Russian.
and
3) http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-annexation-o...ll/5430781 <- a recent polling of Crimea by a German group, with support of a Canadian program.
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<< Comment #425 @ 02:12 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nikolas-kozloff...35316.html
<< Comment #429 @ 04:36 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #425
Nikolas Kozloff Become a fan
Author, 'Revolution! South America and the Rise of the New Left'
so a far-left shill having a quarrel with some far-right scum? pointless as usual
<< Comment #432 @ 07:42 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #429
I don't know that guy and i don't know if he is lefty or righty. Do you know about this guy anything?
<< Comment #436 @ 08:39 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By Exelent nex1 
Americunts should stop setting the world in flames by proxy.

Lybia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Siria, now Ukraine?

Ukraine had their own regularly democratically elected president, until americans wanted to install their own puppet and a goverment of neo-nazis that carpet bombs their very own people.

How would americunts feel if Russia set Mexico in chaos and installed their puppet president, before installing nuclear warheads pointed directly to america?
Democracy, right?

And Putin should be the bad one? He isn't perfect, but he isn't the asshole of the situation.

Crimea? Crimea has been 100% Russian until just 1950, when Russia gave it as a gift to Ukraine.
97% of Crimea people were in favour of returning back to their old home.

Better Russia than the Neo-nazi infested Ukraine.

Crimea was "taken" without firing a single bullet. People were welckoming Russian soldiers.

What about Ukraine? Ukraine has been Russian longer than Texas have been American. Did you know that, dumb americans? Of course not. Is there anything at all that you know, dumb americans?

Outside of what your corrupted and unfree medias shows down your throats.

The recent petroleum price fall have been yet another tentative to weaken Russia's heavily petroleum-based economy. It didn't work.

And europeans countries should stop harming their very own economies, interests and stability by pretending to be at war with Russia, just to please americunts owners.
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<< Comment #440 @ 12:05 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By q2cz gojira_  - Reply to #436
Most people in this country cannot handle the unpleasant truth about their government being owned. They don't even know why we celebrate Independence day or realize that the joke is on ourselves for doing so.
Sad and pathetic.
Edited by gojira_ at 12:12 CST, 13 February 2015
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<< Comment #441 @ 17:05 CST, 13 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #440
The unfortunate reality. I definitely agree. It's much easier to assume everyone else is the enemy, and it isn't an internal conflict. It's far easier to believe that you live in a just society, where you can blame others, rather than look inward. It's a manipulation of basic human tendencies at a massive scale.

The fact that people do not understand that Ukraine was taken by coup d'etat, and thus making their government highly illegal, still baffles me. Yes, they had an election. An election where the whole east Ukraine, who is fighting for their lives, wanted nothing to do with. People have an impressive ability to lack empathy; putting yourself in the shoes of others is almost impossible for many. Imagine if your government, who you personally voted for, was taken over by military force. I'm pretty sure you, and the people like you, would not be impressed. Not to mention, your "forced" election is filled with stooges and puppets that don't represent your people at all. Would you fight back? Maybe. We don't know because we've not had to (yet). If your family is in danger, would you fight? Probably.

Russia isn't the enemy. Putin isn't the enemy. Ukraine isn't the enemy. Countries in and of themselves are not the enemy. Leaders, their cronies, and the decisions they make are the enemy. Poroshenko and his stooge government is the enemy. The USA, who constantly and consistently, bombards the world with lies, that are PROVEN over and over again, is your enemy. What blows me away is that the people of this world can be told lie after lie after lie and, amazingly, still believe in the institution who is perpetuating these lies.

I posted just above a recent poll of Crimean's and whether they supported the annexation. It should be a huge eye opener for people who are still under the ridiculous notion that Russia swept in there with their "propaganda" and swayed an entire peninsula to rejoin them. Not a single showing of military force, no gun shots, no nothing, just peaceful democracy doing what it's supposed to do. Allow the people the freedom and right to decide their fate.

Anyway, at least when it comes to the Ukraine situation, I hope this meeting between France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine resolves something. Obviously, there needs to be some communication and coordination in person with the people of Lugansk/Donetsk. But, and let's be honest here, the best course of action was to exclude the USA. They need to know their place and it's not regulating the world with their bullshit agenda.
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<< Comment #445 @ 12:18 CST, 14 February 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #441
Putin isn't the enemy. Ukraine isn't the enemy. Countries in and of themselves are not the enemy. Leaders, their cronies, and the decisions they make are the enemy.

Bitch pls
Edited by son1dow at 12:18 CST, 14 February 2015
<< Comment #448 @ 12:59 CST, 14 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #445
> The USA, who constantly and consistently, bombards the world with lies, that are PROVEN over and over again, is your enemy. What blows me away is that the people of this world can be told lie after lie after lie and, amazingly, still believe in the institution who is perpetuating these lies.

Bitch pls.
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<< Comment #449 @ 14:10 CST, 14 February 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #448
Firstly, the near east is irrelevant here.

Secondly, you're accusing the usa of rigging the the protests presumably? If you knew shit you'd know people were mad unhappy with the corrupt government in place. Either way, even assuming USA did that, how is that comparable to supplying a whole country's worth of weapons, a bunch of legions, and bringing war to a nation which has a political problem (probably a preferable one than the previous)?
<< Comment #453 @ 21:07 CST, 14 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #449
I never brought up a single protest. So your presumption is based on nothing and pretty stupid. However, in regards to that, the previous coup was called the "Orange Revolution", another USA supported program which ousted the previous government. Unfortunately, this allowed Yanukovich to gain power, who was also a corrupt piece of shit, but he didn't listen to the people who put him there (ie, didn't want to join the EU/wanted friendly relations with Russia), so out he went too.

Now, your second part... are you actually trying to tell me that Russia is the only country in this world supplying other countries (or groups) with weaponry? I mean, you can't be, can you? Because that would make me, and almost anyone with a brain, think you're an idiot and incapable of objective thought. The USA supplies plenty of regimes with weaponry, "legally" and illegally. This is fact. Russia has supplied many countries with weaponry, you're right. However, if the separatists are to be assumed to be "Russian-supported" due to this, I guess you could say the Ukrainian army is also "Russian-supported." The Kiev government has purchased millions and millions of dollars of Russian built military weaponry. Another fact is that the DPK/LPK have taken many Ukrainian military bases in the areas of their control. This isn't unknown. It's then obvious to assume, at least to someone who isn't blinded by really poor "journalism", that these people have taken control of many military weapons. However, if you do enough digging you can find that this has also been confirmed by Kiev regarding weaponry/vehicle losses to the east.

"Bring war to a nation with a political problem", excuse me, but do you mean Crimea? I've posted above very valid proof that shows the reason why it was annexed so easily. If you're still so ignorant enough to believe that Russia has mind-bending telepathy powers to take over a peninsula without a single gun shot, I really don't know what to tell you. Your mother and father would be disappointed in you.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-annexation-o...ll/5430781

Furthermore, even if Russia was supporting the separatists, which there is really no proof of (and by Russians, I'm talking the Russian military, not people of Russian descent), why is Russia considered the horrible enemy, yet the USA/EU dictators who are dipping their fingers in the issue aren't at fault? If you want to blame Putin, in this regard, you should also be bashing every other country getting involved in something they shouldn't be.

You can believe what you want, however, you are simply one of the majority. The best quote I can think of is this:

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." -Mark Twain.

EDIT: Fixed something. I mean't posted "above", not "below." I also added it because apparently you recently posted something and said that Crimea was brought to the polls at gunpoint (lol).
Edited by wormed at 21:21 CST, 14 February 2015
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<< Comment #469 @ 07:24 CST, 16 February 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #453
I never brought up a single protest. So your presumption is based on nothing and pretty stupid.

My presumption was based on the fact that you find the west relevant here at all. Apparently, you just like excusing Russian via blaming the west in general, so sure, I take my point back. Doesn't make your defense of Russia look any nicer though.

Now, your second part... are you actually trying to tell me that Russia is the only country in this world supplying other countries (or groups) with weaponry? I mean, you can't be, can you? Because that would make me, and almost anyone with a brain, think you're an idiot and incapable of objective thought. The USA supplies plenty of regimes with weaponry, "legally" and illegally. This is fact. Russia has supplied many countries with weaponry, you're right. However, if the separatists are to be assumed to be "Russian-supported" due to this, I guess you could say the Ukrainian army is also "Russian-supported." The Kiev government has purchased millions and millions of dollars of Russian built military weaponry. Another fact is that the DPK/LPK have taken many Ukrainian military bases in the areas of their control. This isn't unknown. It's then obvious to assume, at least to someone who isn't blinded by really poor "journalism", that these people have taken control of many military weapons. However, if you do enough digging you can find that this has also been confirmed by Kiev regarding weaponry/vehicle losses to the east.

Furthermore, even if Russia was supporting the separatists, which there is really no proof of (and by Russians, I'm talking the Russian military, not people of Russian descent), why is Russia considered the horrible enemy, yet the USA/EU dictators who are dipping their fingers in the issue aren't at fault? If you want to blame Putin, in this regard, you should also be bashing every other country getting involved in something they shouldn't be.

(I am blaming everyone involved in anything like this BTW, only in this specific topic it's the Russians, which you can't deal with sadly).

Why do you insist on accepting evil geopolitics as a normal thing and defending it, instead of blaming it where it's due? In this case, that would be Russia, not the West, in case you're confused.

Now, to compare Ukraine buying Russian weapons as a country before a conflict with Russia erupts to what the separatists received is nothing short of ludicrous.
1) The Russians are supplying what Ukraine themselves probably couldn't afford for their own interests, and they're doing it not for sale, but to further their own interests obviously
2) There are probably professional Russian troops fighting there
3) There are ouf-of-the street patriotic Russians fighting there, too. Those signing up aren't brought there "help their Ukrainian brothers". They're there for the several hundred dollars & the greatness of Russia, as flyers I'm sure you've seen show.
4) Russian ex-generals themselves admit that the conflict itself wouldn't have been sprung without Russia's involvement.

just read up about this guy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Girkin
5) Russia doesn't even seem interested in giving aid the the region, really. Instead they focus on supplying weaponry and chaos, to destabilize Ukraine instead of to help the dissatisfied Russians in Ukraine's east.

Ignoring all this and comparing Ukraine to the separatists in terms of being Russia-aided is the most ridiculous thing you've said of all. It in fact questions whether you were at all interested in finding the truth instead of just being mislead by in-group bias or whatever else. How could anyone with half a brain make this kind of comparison, or defend Russia here at all?

I'm not sure why I should bother with the no proof claim, well clearly you don't care to be informed.

Hopefully you're not intentionally malicious and just have US drone strikes stuck in your mind or something. I wish you well and hope it passes.

"Bring war to a nation with a political problem", excuse me, but do you mean Crimea?

No, I mean everything, the whole separatist-Ukraine-Russia conflict.. But regarding Crimea, it's a little curious to find such a diverse area to be so unanimous in Russian support. We have good reason to doubt the poll results, considering the people are still in the middle of a conflict. I'd agree with Putin occupying Lithuania too, if such a conflict was around me. Don't wanna gather any bad attention.
Even if they agree with the annexation, dealing with international affairs in such a manner is a breach of international law and is exactly the step that shouldn't be taken to ensure people don't get hurt. If you don't understand that, there's no argument to be had.

here's an inside source explaining how the occupation went:
<< Comment #471 @ 09:34 CST, 16 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #469
The question is, then, why do you believe that Russia is more to blame than the west/EU? I'm not defending it at all. I've said already that I believe all nations should get their hands off Ukraine.

1) Supplying Ukraine what they couldn't afford? What? You realize that before this unjust war, Ukraine had income, had a GDP, and used its money to buy weaponry for their military, like any other country.
2) Probably. But they're not fighting THE RUSSIAN ARMY. Just like you can find articles about USA/EU fighters on the side of Kiev. A simple google search will find many of these fighters.
3) Yes. This has been confirmed. I've posted an article saying that there are approximately 5000 Russian's on the ground in Ukraine. Again, if you read my posts, I'm not defending their being there. I think ALL foreign parties need to exit. But again, it has been confirmed by the head of the Ukrainian military, as well as the head of the SBU (their CIA) that there is NO REGULAR RUSSIAN ARMY IN UKRAINE.
4) Bullshit. Got any proof? It's already obvious your timelines are screwed. Mainly because you pre-date the Crimean annexation to the Maiden protests. Crimea was taken afterwards. Which means that Russia was not apart of the conflict until after the overthrow of Yanukovich.
5) The ONLY country that has PROOF that they sent aid is Russia. The white convoys they sent were verified by the OSCE to be nothing more than aid. There is no proof that Russia is supplying the separatists with military weaponry. However, you can prove that the USA very desperately wants to provide military weaponry to Ukraine, but fortunately, the EU has some brains (Germany/France).

What is ridiculous is that you seemingly don't understand how a conflict would pan out. Ukraine's military bases HAVE been taken over, in the east, by separatists. This, I'm sure you believe, is true. Then, it's obvious to understand, that the weaponry they HAVE is simply Ukrainian military weaponry WHICH was sold to them by Russia.

I think you need to dictionary.com the word malicious because no where in my dialogue am I the malicious one.

Regarding Crimea, I already posted a February 2015 poll done by GERMANY with the assistance of a CANADIAN program. If you really think that you can FORCE a population to annex their own country into the hands of an "enemy", you're a fucking retard. Look at what happened when they tried to do it in Ukraine? Riots. Protests. WAR. You also seemingly forget that Crimean history is RUSSIAN. They ARE Russians.

Don't be so damn naive.
Edited by wormed at 09:36 CST, 16 February 2015
<< Comment #477 @ 13:55 CST, 16 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #471
"4) Bullshit. Got any proof?"
if you mean article about Strelkov, no its not. Whether or not he was directly ruled by Russian government while being main DNR guy will remain unknown I believe. But there is no smoke without a fire, you know... The "ex" national security employee suddenly appears in the middle of the conflict, which is very similar to others where he took part while being under RU government command. This sets one thinking.


"What is ridiculous is that you seemingly don't understand how a conflict would pan out. Ukraine's military bases HAVE been taken over, in the east, by separatists. This, I'm sure you believe, is true. Then, it's obvious to understand, that the weaponry they HAVE is simply Ukrainian military weaponry WHICH was sold to them by Russia."
not only ex Ukraine's bases but USSR military stores are there too, they do not even have enough trained personnel to use all the vehicles they have.
Edited by noacc at 13:58 CST, 16 February 2015
<< Comment #484 @ 05:19 CST, 17 February 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #471
The question is, then, why do you believe that Russia is more to blame than the west/EU?

The west supports a democratically elected government, so even if they did anything it would be quite righteous. (Everyone had their change to participate in the elections, had there been good uncorrupt politicians to replace the terrible Yanukovich, the east would have had their representatives) However, west governments don't have their soldiers running around in Ukraine. They don't supply incredible weapons to the Ukrainians. They don't have voluenteers recruited for money with a slogan "For the greatness of EU, come and fight!".

Most blame you could try and put would be during the peaceful Euromaidan protest, trying to somehow imply that it was a European organized protest. I guess we'll never know, but it isn't a tenth as bad as what Russia is doing. They overthrew a corrupt politician that wasn't listening to his nation. He had come into power after the orange revolution electorate didn't work out, not because of it.


Russia supports separatists for their own motives. They support a movement that is working against a democratically elected government. They sparked the conflict (sparking it happened not with the protests in Maidan, it was a peaceful protest not anything comparable). They have their leaders leading the separatists. There are Russian soldiers ON RUSSIAN COMMAND in Ukraine. There are loads of Russian separatists, coming in from Russia barely trained, for Russian money, recruited via flyers that don't say "Come help your Ukrainian bretheren". They say "Come, for the greatness of Russia, other Russians are dying and you must help our side". Finally, Russia gives weapons that not even Ukraine could afford to the separatists, ones that only Russia has in many cases.

Nearly everything I say would have to be untrue for anyone to blame the west over Russia here.

1) I compared Ukraine with the separatists there, I meant they supplied the separatists. The most obvious proof is the peace agreement between EU and Russia, where Russians are supposed to fall back with modern weapons that only Russia has. In case you didn't read it. Denying that Russia is supplying the separatists with weapons at this point is ludicrous.

That includes wepaons Ukraine definitely did not buy from Russia.

2) Russian soldiers commanded by Russians, instructed by Russian authorities to come there. For the west, it's one off cases with no government involvement. Totally different.

3) Sure, no regular Russian army. Voluenteers coming for The greatness of Russia, for Russian money. Screams Russian government organized all over.

4) Comparing the protests with the conflict in the East doesn't make sense to me. Who says a conflict had to spring at all? The guy I linked provided a lot of proof, in case you want to read up about him.

5) I replied about the weaponry already, in 1). Regarding help, compared to the modern weapons they supplied, and the separatists they paid, the help costs probably less than 1/100th of their involvement there.

I understand the program was foreign. What I said about being careful, not tipping my hand in such a questioning would still stand. As would my point about the cultural variety in the region, and, most importantly, about the fact that this is the wrong way to annex an area in any case. Don't you agree with that? And that's assuming what Girkin is saying is not true, in regards to tanks being there and people being rushed in the streets to vote.

Crimea isn't half as crucial as the other stuff here, though.
<< Comment #491 @ 08:22 CST, 17 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #484
The west supports a democratically elected government, so even if they did anything it would be quite righteous.
sure, except that previous president who run away as coward was not properly deposed according to Ukraniane constitution.
They don't supply incredible weapons to the Ukrainians.
orly? and you trashtalk, that others in this thread are brainwashed
They don't have voluenteers recruited for money with a slogan "For the greatness of EU, come and fight!".
they have volunteers from all the Europe now, but the slogans are different. All nazi scum heading there to earn some money and support their spiritual brothers from Batalion Azov etc.
Most blame you could try and put would be during the peaceful Euromaidan protest
with croud making fire on the street with tires? That is your standard of peacfull demonstration?

trying to somehow imply that it was a European organized protest. I guess we'll never know,
here is one of the few point where I agree

but it isn't a tenth as bad as what Russia is doing.They overthrew a corrupt politician that wasn't listening to his nation. He had come into power after the orange revolution electorate didn't work out, not because of it.
so your standard of democracy is when you have a right to deside to overthrow the government in the foreignn country, because you think its bad for its nation? Hmmm, I heard such type of hypocracy somewhere.

They support a movement that is working against a democratically elected government. They sparked the conflict (sparking it happened not with the protests in Maidan, it was a peaceful protest not anything comparable). They have their leaders leading the separatists. There are Russian soldiers ON RUSSIAN COMMAND in Ukraine. There are loads of Russian separatists, coming in from Russia barely trained, for Russian money, recruited via flyers that don't say "Come help your Ukrainian bretheren". They say "Come, for the greatness of Russia, other Russians are dying and you must help our side".
evidence? Oh wait, you have none, otherwise NATO was already in the Ukraine.

Denying that Russia is supplying the separatists with weapons at this point is ludicrous.
nobody denies it. Russia supports Donbass/Luhanks just like US/EU support Ukraine. And there are solid evidence (OSCE reports among the others) of NATO firearms and shells being used by Ukraine, as well as old USSR armored vehicles from poland. And on the contrast Donbass/Luhansk people are not going to be enslaved in endless debts like the rest of the Ukraine, because Uncle Sam and his European partners are kindly "helping" with unbearable loans in the "hard moment for their friendly democratic nation"

Russian soldiers commanded by Russians, instructed by Russian authorities to come there.

and again where are your evidence?

Sure, no regular Russian army. Voluenteers coming for The greatness of Russia, for Russian money. Screams Russian government organized all over.
you obviously did not happen to live in Ukraine or Russia. Otherwise you would have known, that Eastern Ukraine has very deep connection to Russia and vice versa. Also there are tons of people who totally dislike with situation with nazi in Ukraine which is about to get out of control and they are willing to stop that before it will cross our borders.

Comparing the protests with the conflict in the East doesn't make sense to me. Who says a conflict had to spring at all? The guy I linked provided a lot of proof, in case you want to read up about him.
it makes alot of sense, because there always was deep split between east Ukraine and west Ukraine. People from both sides never liked each other. And I very clearly see that, they would like to be an autonomous part of Ukraine. Problem was, that Ukraine never gave them a chance to actually decide, whether they want to be separate or not. Would they have faught for their freedom without Russian support is another question. But hey our best intends are guard democracy, freedom and human rights in the Ukraine, that why we desided to support them, we know better, what they really want, just like US knows better for the other part.
<< Comment #475 @ 13:35 CST, 16 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #469
following your logic one should assume, that US/EU should also stop pumping money and firearms into obviously bankrupt country and then, without money civil war will fade away on its own, and people, who do not want to be ruled by political whores and nazi in the current Ukrainian government could finally have a chance to rebuild their houses?

regarding Crimea, do you really think, that those people want to be in Ukraine, after all they have seen? Sure Russia is not the best country to live in, but hey, at least we have somewhat sane government here, which is not killing their own people for money.
<< Comment #486 @ 05:26 CST, 17 February 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #475
that US/EU should also stop pumping money and firearms

Sure Russia is not the best country to live in, but hey, at least we have somewhat sane government here, which is not killing their own people for money.

Look bro. Every thread you post about this you make a complete fool out of yourself by showing your beliefs in absurd Russian propaganda. I made many points to more reasonable people, I won't make them to a shill like you.

Hope you try reading some non-Russian media one day, and then you'll be able to talk about this at least with some information. Until then, you make way too many ridiculous points to even bother arguing with you.
<< Comment #489 @ 07:37 CST, 17 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #486
so let me guess, about your understanding of the Ukraine crisis:
Putin by his personal volunatary decision ordered to occupy Crimea and Donbass/Luhanks. Crimean occupation was successfull but, Donbass/Luhansk were not so much, because good old America desided that democracy in the country 8000km should not fall to the evil regime of Vladimir Vladimirovich and all the better-than-other countries deside to help Ukraine in its efforts to overcome imperialistic Russian ambitions. Heil to the democracy and human rights!

on the serious note, I just do not understand how you could be so sure about anything these days, when vast majority of public media is clearly full of bs propaganda (both in East and West). There are simply too much desinformation and media wars going on to be sure about what current situation is. Yet you act like you know final truth.
Edited by noacc at 07:44 CST, 17 February 2015
<< Comment #490 @ 07:51 CST, 17 February 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #489
I know that neither Europe nor US is supplying weapons to Ukraine, nor are there western soldiers fighting by the orders of their countries. It's Ukraine defending itself that made the separatist takeover of Donbass & Luhansk fail.

Russia is heavily involved in this meanwhile, as I elaborated in posts above.
<< Comment #492 @ 09:05 CST, 17 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #490
I know that neither Europe nor US is supplying weapons to Ukraine
:)


ok, can you name Western media sources that you rely on and that you think are independent and do not spread US biased propaganda?
Edited by noacc at 09:09 CST, 17 February 2015
<< Comment #450 @ 14:20 CST, 14 February 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #436
Neo-nazis, neo-nazis neo-nazis. Repeat that some more so we know that everyone in west Ukraine is actually a neo-nazi. lol.


People were forced on gun point to go to the elections in crimea. People leading them attested to that.

Generally, you seem to buy into the whole "ukraine isn't a country" bullshit and equate Ukrainians with Russians. Ukraine is a nation. It has it's own interests. You don't see disrespecting that as a problem, apparently.
Historically half the europe should still be owned by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by your logic. That's expansionist appeasement logic, nothing more.

Respecting nations' borders is the best way to keep peace, simple as that. Apparently, for you, that's not preferably. So just go out and say that. Stop accusing everyone of being neo-nazis or sarcastically mocking the average american to worm your way to the same conclusions.
<< Comment #454 @ 21:29 CST, 14 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #450
It is well known that there are very prominent neo-nazi factions in Ukraine at this moment (Right Sector, Azov battalion, to name a couple). To consider the whole west as being neo-nazi would be the same ignorance you're showing to Russian's. I feel sorry for the west the most.

"Respecting nations' borders is the best way to keep peace, simple as that." Statements like these are hilarious, mainly because the people who say them are generally hypocrites. However, I do agree with that sentiment. It isn't isolationism to take care of your own people over meddling in the affairs of countries that have nothing to do with you. Regarding this, though, to ignore the meddling of the USA/EU in almost every country on Earth is why your statement is hypocritical.
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<< Comment #460 @ 06:51 CST, 15 February 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #454
It is well known that there are very prominent neo-nazi factions in Ukraine at this moment (Right Sector, Azov battalion, to name a couple). To consider the whole west as being neo-nazi would be the same ignorance you're showing to Russian's. I feel sorry for the west the most.

He clearly exaggerated that, hence my comment. And in general, his whole post was like something straight out of Russian propaganda - only laying blame towards one side, doubting Ukraine's legitimacy as a country and so on. The fact that you seem to defend him and argue aggressively with me is what tips your hand the most - clearly, you've got a point to prove about the west and you're not going to mind some good old Russian propaganda.


I'm not talking about the near east, again. I don't know what you mean by the west meddlining in the affairs of every country on Earth. Western propaganda? Sure, but to bring it up here, where Russia is doing such things as a counterargument... Especially considering that the west's propaganda is not a third as dissasociated from reality as Russian propaganda... Well that's the most hypocritical thing here. Like it was relevant, or somehow compared to acts of war.

Clearly, you've got a bone to pick here. So why not create your own thread regarding the faults of the west, would sound like a perfectly good idea. You could pile your findings there, and nobody would mind. Using them to defend Russia, however, is the most hypocritical thing here.


At first, I thought you blamed the elections and the protests as west-rigged, as that would explain why you think the west is so relevant here. But apparently, you do not. So why not blame China to defend Russia too?
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<< Comment #461 @ 10:08 CST, 15 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #460
I don't really have a point to prove about the west, the documents (wikileaks, Snowden, Manning, etc) prove that already. I'm just clarifying for you that the USA, and it's EU stooges, are meddling in the affairs of many countries. I didn't realize there were people who still didn't believe that. I'm not just talking about western propaganda. I'm talking about organizations, politicians, and corporations engrained into a countries infrastructure to apply control/demands. Again, I'm not sure I'm reading you correctly, but do you not believe that?

I didn't put all the blame on one side or the other. As I said, if you're going to blame Russia for dipping their fingers into the situation, it'd be hypocritical not to blame and chastise the other countries for doing the same thing (EU/USA). I am not being hypocritical, but you can think that if you want.

Well, the elections were "rigged" in the sense that the whole eastern section of Ukraine didn't take part in it because they were so disgusted with the illegal coup d'etat that removed the man they predominantly voted for. Again, put yourself in their shoes. If your elected representative for your country was forcefully removed, you've eliminated democracy. Period. Pretty sure you'd agree that you'd be a tad bit upset.

Sorry, I don't need to make a new thread on ESReality. :p I'll just continue to stay informed and pop in my 2 cents every now and then. I mean, let's be real here, big brother is definitely watching. ;)
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<< Comment #470 @ 07:32 CST, 16 February 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #461
Sorry, I don't need to make a new thread on ESReality.

I suggested creating your own thread because you seem to be confused as to what the other threads are about, or what posts you defend are claiming. If you think that you can defend Nazi Germany's atrocities by blaming the mongols, go ahead, create a thread and cultivate your readership. I'm sure you'll find many people interested in what you have to say.

To continue on here, or to defend anyone that doubts Ukraine's legitimacy as a country by spouting irrelevant facts (or not facts, again, it's irrelevant) meanwhile, points you out as someone brainwashed by the Russian propaganda. Why the fuck else would you think bad deeds done by the west are even relevant in a case where we're talking about a European country, Ukraine, being invaded by Russian led separatists.

In other words, your 2 cents don't sound informed to anyone at all, they're confused at best and brainwashed at worst.
Edited by son1dow at 07:33 CST, 16 February 2015
<< Comment #472 @ 09:38 CST, 16 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #470
> To continue on here, or to defend anyone that doubts Ukraine's legitimacy as a country by spouting irrelevant facts (or not facts, again, it's irrelevant) meanwhile, points you out as someone brainwashed by the Russian propaganda. Why the fuck else would you think bad deeds done by the west are even relevant in a case where we're talking about a European country, Ukraine, being invaded by Russian led separatists.

Confirmed. You actually don't read what I write.

Also, invaded by separatists? THEY'RE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE. There's no invasion whatsoever. I'm brainwashed by Russian propaganda? Jeez. I've posted a few links already to go with what I've said. If you want to chalk it up as Russian propaganda, I feel sorry for you.

And to somehow dismiss the west/EU as being irrelevant, again, is your idiocy and naivete on the subject.

I'm beginning to think more so that you're just an idiot, not brainwashed.
Edited by wormed at 09:43 CST, 16 February 2015
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<< Comment #473 @ 10:00 CST, 16 February 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #472
Confirmed. You actually don't read what I write.

And to somehow dismiss the west/EU as being irrelevant, again, is your idiocy and naivete on the subject.

No, it just is irrelevant. How are they relevant? Tell me. If you mention some shit that's outside Europe again, I'm not replying.

Also, invaded by separatists? THEY'RE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE.

Led by Russian FSB agents, using Russian people and with Russian weapons, helped by Russian soldiers too. Sparked by Russians.

Ukrainian people my ass.
<< Comment #474 @ 10:39 CST, 16 February 2015 >>
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By Hungary Lacceh  - Reply to #470
being invaded by Russian led separatists
Where is your evidence? You have none.

You're just another drone, brainwashed by mainstream media bullshit. Programmed to hate Russians, Putin, and keep fighting your fellow humans, while the puppetmasters mindfuck you and exploit the resources. Maybe if you took a step back you'd realize. Although for z3ct4d it's probably too late, he seems to have been damaged permanently.
<< Comment #485 @ 05:23 CST, 17 February 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #474
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Girkin for example.

Either way, there's proof in the peace treaty that Russia is supplying modern weapons that the Ukraine didn't have, that Russian soldiers are there, that Russia is recruiting voluenteers for "the greatness of Russia".

I guess believing what everybody is reporting makes me brainwashed.
<< Comment #442 @ 11:18 CST, 14 February 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d 
Tree days ago:
Vladimir Jirinovsky, ex-speaker of russian Parliament, leader of "liberal" oppositional (pro-cremlins in real) party had threated with the nuclear war to Europe:
From the tribune of parliament he blamed the Europe sanctions in russian financial problems, and suggested to bombing the Germany and burn the Paris with the nuclear weapon.
(russian, no En subs)


PS, Yes, mostly his character is a clown-like, and most people only smiling listening him. (Btw, He takes 10-15% on presidents electiions.) But, joker can say that thing, which King cannot say being "saint". That's why need to listen what joker say, cos he knows King's mind.

The cremlins rulers menthality since the 1990-x that USSR corruption is unfair, and need to assemble it back. Since the Ukraine took independance many russians politics says that Ukraine - is not a state, and that Crimea peninsula is russian. We had many russian intrusions in our politics and economics, katsaps corrupted Ukraine inside it as much they could do that for many years. And what we have today - the war. And today katsaps threat the World with nuclear war... But we do not afraid, cos we know katsaps. Even if they do that.
_______________________

A week ago got a statistics: in one year of conflict in the east of Ukraine died more russians troops that for 10 year of soviet war in Afghanistan. Congrats! Bye and die, dirty katsaps! Fuck off from our lands! Right to the hell!
Edited by z3ct4d at 11:39 CST, 14 February 2015
<< Comment #443 @ 11:53 CST, 14 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #442
I truly feel sorry for you. Blinded by ignorance and bigotry. I hope the conflict sees resolution.
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<< Comment #446 @ 12:23 CST, 14 February 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d  - Reply to #443
- You can say anything about liberal russians in Canada and USA which escaped from communistic nonhuman regime, but the other thing when You live here, and see the worst side of russians everyday. ("Oh ye, i'm probaly blinded, and dreamed about war")
There is no peaceful solution for conflict, for all history of Russia there was conflicts around it, cremlin's satanic regime is not peaceful. It's like cancer: conquest more and more lands, and do not care about them, even if it hungering or totally burning.
<< Comment #444 @ 12:14 CST, 14 February 2015 >>
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By Poland gienon 
Polish presidential candidate from the left says she is going to negotiate with Putin. If good ol' Vlad does have some imperial ambitions indeed, after the "negotiations" he'll just have a cigarette and pass up on any of them.
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<< Comment #447 @ 12:57 CST, 14 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #444
The country with a confirmed (whistleblowers, wikileaks documents) imperialistic agenda is the USA. However, in regards to this Polish presidential candidate:

Daaayaaaamn. I'd negotiate with her.
Edited by wormed at 12:57 CST, 14 February 2015
<< Comment #459 @ 01:30 CST, 15 February 2015 >>
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By US-New York Gobotz  - Reply to #444
You lucky mother fuckers! Bangin'!

We get Hill-dog... woof woof.

I thought Sarah palin was bangable... that girl is rediculous!

She could be the whore of babylon the bible talks about... i hope so.
Edited by Gobotz at 01:32 CST, 15 February 2015
<< Comment #549 @ 23:58 CST, 1 March 2015 >>
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By wc3_human DamianLillard  - Reply to #444
Link to me when you find pornstar version of her akin to Sarah Palin - Lisa Ann thing
<< Comment #452 @ 15:30 CST, 14 February 2015 >>
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By US-New York Gobotz 
The war is about natural resources and world currency.
All the pipelines in Ukraine are Russian owned.
It allows them huge leverage over Europe. I think they supply 50% of Europes gas and oil.
The USA doesn't like this. And now that Russia, China, Brazil and a few other countries are working together to form their own version of a world bank it's in direct conflict with the IMF and World Bank.

By trading in currencies different than the petro dollar (US dollar) they are devaluing US currency more so than
it already is. Since the USA has no actual gold to back up the amount of money we print on a daily basis we are headed towards hyper inflation. When that happens the entire world economy will tank. Except for those who have been preparing for it like the above mentioned countries.

The Ukraine conflict probably won't last much longer. Most of Europe will back out of sanctions against Russia due to the fact that they rely on Russia for natural resources. Don't bite the hand that feeds.
Russia will never give up their strategic post in the Black Sea.

The USA started this when they installed their air defense system in Poland. Now their moving right into Russian territory. All of which we said we would never do.

In the end it will be... Moldova who gets fucked in the ass.
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<< Comment #455 @ 21:36 CST, 14 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #452
Agreed, my man! Especially regarding currencies. This is obvious as you see many of the BRICS nations now trading in their own currencies. Makes sense that a nation should be able to do this but not to the almighty petro-dollar!

Also, Russia (and other BRICS nations) continues to trade resources with the USA regardless of sanctions. Russia, in turn, takes the over-valued US dollar used to buy their product and turns around and purchases their gold supply. You can see a lot of headlines showing the increase in gold purchases from these nations.

It'll be interesting to see the eventual fallout from all of this. Unfortunately, as a Canadian, if the USA falls, we're taking a huge hit ourselves. :(
<< Comment #456 @ 23:32 CST, 14 February 2015 >>
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By US-New York Gobotz 
You're the only cool Canadian I know.
<< Comment #457 @ 00:57 CST, 15 February 2015 >>
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By invisible_man H1ghlander  - Reply to #456
blasphemy!

BLAME CANADA! :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOR38552MJA
<< Comment #458 @ 01:26 CST, 15 February 2015 >>
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By US-New York Gobotz  - Reply to #457
They probably are behind all of it.

"ehhh, weee're tired of playing second fiddle ehh"
"Jes suis anana"
<< Comment #468 @ 05:32 CST, 16 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #456
on a side note, what is all that T&P buzz in South Park all about and why is Aik Canadian?
<< Comment #462 @ 11:36 CST, 15 February 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d 
1962:
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Edited by z3ct4d at 11:37 CST, 15 February 2015
<< Comment #463 @ 13:08 CST, 15 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #462
It's 2015:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/ukraine-military...ss/5431369
<< Comment #464 @ 13:27 CST, 15 February 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d 
- O, i forgot that pictures in Web wasn't too popular in 1962. ^_^
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"No russians in Ukraine, bla-bla"
Really?:

(typical mongolioian face, probably burytian nationality. Katsap say "hi" to russian cities)

Dont be russian dumbass idiot-like, you will not hide from justice!
<< Comment #465 @ 13:42 CST, 15 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #464
Russian volunteers != Russian army.

I already know you're an ignorant bigot but I think you need to discern between the two. The link I posted says there are probably around 5000 Russian volunteers in Ukraine. Is it wrong for you to want them out? No. But you're not fighting the Russian army. This needs to be realized.

I will admit that ALL foreign parties need to leave so that Ukraine can handle their own shit. The problem is that this is an economic issue as well. Your country is bankrupt. It has no money. If USA/EU weren't getting involved, your country might need to think about debt. Unfortunately, you've got the IMF and the rest of the bullshit banks enslaving your people to grandiose amounts of debt to continue a war that shouldn't exist in the first place.

You need to READ and THINK. I cannot help you with your blatant bigotry, however.
Edited by wormed at 13:42 CST, 15 February 2015
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<< Comment #466 @ 14:24 CST, 15 February 2015 >>
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By Ukraine z3ct4d  - Reply to #465
- I know that our economics isn't ok. We had stolen budget money by pro-russian goverment of Yanukovich, now we have a inflation and non-pronounced war, which is 10-x more intense than soviet Afghan war. But what you suppose to do? To surrender? You really think that people will meet katsaps murderers with bread-and-salt after all of that? All history that "or&#1089;'s motherland" made agression on it's borders, and genocide the captured nations.
Fuck you, russian sympathizer! But, i 99% sure that you're fat rusky under CA flag, so fuck you twice!
<< Comment #467 @ 15:17 CST, 15 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #466
Surrender? To who? You're not fighting against anyone except your own people in an unconstitutional, unjust war. You need to open your eyes and realize that the only people you're killing and hurting is your own people and your own country. That is the real tragedy.

Yanukovich was a criminal. However, again, you should do your research and find out why he came to power. Do your due diligence on the "Orange Revolution" and you'll realize that your country, sadly, has been a puppet for many years, like lots of countries. It's following the exact same schematic it did 10 years ago which was to push Ukraine towards NATO/EU.

What you should want is to allow the people of the east to be granted autonomy. How would this affect you? If they so dearly want to be separate from Ukraine and you hate them so much, why do you care? Especially, if it's just filled with "katsaps"? You call them murderers, but again, you're just ignoring the facts. Your hatred through bigotry is your own defence. It's becoming clearer that maybe you're part of one of the many neo-nazi groups that have infected your poor country. I'm waiting for you to scream "heil Hitler" at this point.

Regarding your last sentence, I'm sorry but I'm not a Russian, nor am I fat. I'm simply a Canadian. If you want to call me a sympathizer, I sympathize with the Ukrainian people. Why would I sympathize with Russia? Their country isn't being destroyed from the inside by countries that should leave you the hell alone.
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<< Comment #482 @ 16:01 CST, 16 February 2015 >>
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By aggnog_duck rehepapp  - Reply to #465
"Russian volunteers != Russian army."

I need expert analysis, could you help:

"Life News" exposed Russian Federation Army's 136th Motorized Rifle Brigade in Debaltseve

and

In this you can spot Russian T-72B3 tanks. Some comparison here.

Volunteers come with tanks nowadays? Who were the green men in Crimea?
<< Comment #483 @ 03:55 CST, 17 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #482
same shit goes on and on since the conflict beginning, there were photos, videos here and there, "honest" people were swearing on bible they saw the whole RU division crossing the border, yet everything turned out to be lie even the "evidence" which US gov. representative claimed to be true. How many times Ukraniane officials desperately screamed, that Russia is envading them, yet they finally confirmed by themselves that they are not fighting regular Russian army. And despite that its already nearly a year of civil war there, there are still no solid evidence of Russian army presence in Ukraine.
Sure Russia do help rebels, just like US&co pumps money and weaponry into the nazi government of Ukraine.
Who were the green men in Crimea? It was never secret, those ppl were Russian troops.
Edited by noacc at 03:56 CST, 17 February 2015
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<< Comment #487 @ 06:13 CST, 17 February 2015 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #483
so they took Crimea with Russian troops, but somehow refrain from doring the same in Eastern Ukraine? i see..
<< Comment #488 @ 07:19 CST, 17 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #487
People there are not so united in their effort to join Russia as in Crimea, also Donbass and Luhansk are not as strategically important. So no, it is not worth it to send there regular army.
<< Comment #493 @ 10:56 CST, 17 February 2015 >>
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By aggnog_duck rehepapp  - Reply to #488
Wait, I don't understand now. There is a video where it shows Russian tanks in eastern Ukraine. Are you trying to say it's 3D montage? Or you want to say that Russia is letting rebels use their tanks without their supervision or personnel present?
<< Comment #495 @ 01:28 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #493
you are so naive, video could be set up, could be from other conflict, could be dated wrong, could be simply wrongly interpreted in terms of symbols and actual tank modifications. I am not expert in such deep details so I can not say whether this video is fake or not. Just like this video there are others with NATO heavy weaponry and foreign volunteer soldiers fighting for the Ukraine and Ukraniane fanatic soldiers screaming "for the Ukraine, America with us!". You can find all that shit easely on youtube. And now what? We should take all that pile of crap like a pure truth?

P.S. All I want to say is that people are quick to judge and to jump on the hatred train. And then, when their initial evidences fade away, they could not admit, they were wrong so they develop even more hate. Very valid for some people here in this thread. Hope this is not about you.
Edited by noacc at 01:51 CST, 18 February 2015
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<< Comment #497 @ 05:40 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By aggnog_duck rehepapp  - Reply to #495
Or you're just being in complete denial and there are actually russian forces in Ukraine.
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<< Comment #498 @ 06:13 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #497
b-b-but only evil West led by zionists can engage in false flag conflicts.. i've seen it on my 2-3 state controlled TV stations
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<< Comment #504 @ 10:43 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #498
:)
<< Comment #500 @ 10:00 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #497
maybe, we will know in couple months I guess
Edited by noacc at 10:57 CST, 18 February 2015
<< Comment #507 @ 18:08 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #493
http://www.globalresearch.ca/ukraine-military...ss/5431369

I imagine you can believe the Ukrainian military commander and the head of the Ukrainian secret service?
<< Comment #506 @ 18:05 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #487
Are people still taking this position even after the facts state otherwise? If you think the people of Crimea are so weak as to simply give up their sovereignty to "the enemy", you're a god damn moron.
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<< Comment #516 @ 06:15 CST, 19 February 2015 >>
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By Dird's Xmas tree ;o Dird  - Reply to #483
russia alltimes innocent http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31530840
<< Comment #522 @ 11:08 CST, 19 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #516
sure it is, like always, anyway what this article has to do with the thread topic?
<< Comment #523 @ 11:32 CST, 19 February 2015 >>
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By Dird's Xmas tree ;o Dird  - Reply to #522
russian aggression |]
<< Comment #529 @ 01:33 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #523
evil Soviet Russia will enslave you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iOK3Echp78
lyrics = pure gold :D
<< Comment #494 @ 20:28 CST, 17 February 2015 >>
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By Hungary Lacceh  - Reply to #482
wtf is 24today.net? lol

also, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJmDu7Xlyq4
<< Comment #496 @ 05:37 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By aggnog_duck rehepapp  - Reply to #494
dno here is some more http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28961080

edit:
russia today?? :D:D:D: am i rite?
Edited by rehepapp at 05:40 CST, 18 February 2015
<< Comment #501 @ 10:13 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #496
oh yea BBC article based on NATO report. They are as much "independent" as CNN and RT are.
and even they operate with very cautious terms: "date and location are unconfirmed but...", "feasible", "could have been" etc

if you prefer UK sources I'd suggest to switch your attention to Channel 4 instead of BBC. They are really doing good job trying to present available information without bias and unnecessary speculations and quick assumptions based on non verified evidences. Reading their reports I personally do not feel like they have some kind of set up agenda in contrast to CNN, BBC, RT etc.

On a side note. Even though said media sources are extremely biased, I find it very productive to read them, since they provide the official position and opinion of each side.
Edited by noacc at 10:32 CST, 18 February 2015
<< Comment #502 @ 10:30 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By aggnog_duck rehepapp  - Reply to #501
Dno, the evidence seems to accumulate from different sources. I think the biggest delusion you Russians have is that one institution can control so many different sources (by your comments even down to independent Youtube videos).

But I guess I could live with your version that the terrorists of eastern UA have learned how to forge Russian equipment.
<< Comment #503 @ 10:38 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #502
:)) the biggest problem is that most of you Europeans would rather put all Russian in one bucket and assume they are brainwashed dolls while this is not even remotely true.
And no, I do not think, that one institution can control everything, this is not possible. Sooner or later everything becomes clear. If you assumed that I do really believe all our national propaganda, then I probably failed to articulate my points properly. In many posts I try to exaggerate things, so my point is more clear, but I guess I am bad writer as your are not the only one who did not get it :(

P.S. Dno=dont know or what?
Edited by noacc at 10:41 CST, 18 February 2015
<< Comment #505 @ 11:09 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By aggnog_duck rehepapp  - Reply to #503
Dno = don't know. Meant to emphasise that I'm not 100% sure, but it seems to lean that way from the reports. Might be using the expression too loosely.
<< Comment #508 @ 18:09 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #496
I'm waiting for the CNN/FOX news article for more hard proof...



... lol.
<< Comment #509 @ 18:15 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #482
You do realize that Russia has had a military base in Crimea for many years, right? Err wait, you probably don't because you're asking this question. However, regardless of that, earlier I posted a study which was done by a German organization with the help of a Canadian program. I guess you missed that. What a surprise. This study was done in February of this year and paints a pretty obvious picture:

1) Crimean's wanted to be with Russia
2) Crimea has only been apart of Ukraine for 60 years, compared to being within the Soviet Union FOR A FUCKTON LONGER.
3) It makes perfect sense that a country, who has it's complete history with Russia, would be fine with rejoining.

Do you want to believe it? Your call. But you'd have to be a god damn ignorant super dumb shit to believe that any government can forcibly take over a peninsula without a gun shot and just MAKE people vote. Seriously, people believe that? Fuck me. You got a god damn civil war in Ukraine right now because the people didn't want to be led under an illegal bullshit coup government, but you think the Crimean people were just SO FUCKING SCARED they voted their sovereignty away to "the enemy"? Fuck me.

Second, Russia has sold tanks to Ukraine before. You might as well blame Russia every time you see an AK-47 too, right?

Lastly, the east has taken many Ukrainian bases. These bases, obvious to anyone with a brain, contained machinery, weapons, etc. This has been confirmed by the Ukrainian army in terms of vehicles/weapons lost. The east has acquired tanks from these bases.
Edited by wormed at 18:16 CST, 18 February 2015
<< Comment #510 @ 18:30 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By aggnog_duck rehepapp  - Reply to #509
Have I said anything about Crimean dipshits not wanting to be part of Russia? It has nothing to do with the original point. The point was that Russia already had it's troops on Ukrainian soil and thus it's most likely they have no problem having them in other parts as well.

What people wanted in Crimea is completely irrelevant as it was/is(?) Ukrainian territory and Russia took it's troops there. That was the invasion.

Ukrainian army does not have those tanks. Either Russia sent them there or rebels forged them themselves. And how likely it is that Russians will just donate some of their higher end tanks without personnel or supervision? Not likely.
<< Comment #511 @ 18:36 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #510
... because Russia has a military base in Crimea. Has had one for years. There goes that dumb theory.

What the people wanted is irrelevant? Yea, fuck democracy, right? Again, Russia has always been in Crimea. Apparently I need to spell this out for you:

R-u-s-s-i-a w-a-s a-l-r-e-a-d-y t-h-e-r-e

Um, Ukrainian army doesn't have those tanks? What do you mean? Are you trying to tell me the Ukrainian army never owned Russian-made tanks? Well damn, that's a dumb ass thoughtless position. The rebels stole them from the military bases they tookover in the east. Again, this has been confirmed by Kiev.

I can only relay what has occurred. I cannot help you with your bigotry and weird disdain for Russia.
<< Comment #512 @ 19:01 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By aggnog_duck rehepapp  - Reply to #511
No, Ukrainian army never had the specific models. I suppose you're one of those "what car do you have? red" people.

It seems that your mind can't grasp that even when Russians don't have their regular army there, it doesn't mean that they don't have smaller units.

From the link you posted before:

During a briefing with General Muzenko he announced that "To date, we have only the involvement of some members of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and Russian citizens that are part of illegal armed groups involved in the fighting. We are not fighting with the regular Russian Army. We have enough forces and means in order to inflict a final defeat even with illegal armed formation present. "- he said.

But I suppose if it's not official and there are only some then we'll call them volunteers. Nobody is fucking saying that it's a full blown invasion. Ukraine couldn't handle and Russia afford that.

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And they didn't use insignia in Crimea exactly why? Whose orders do you think they took?

Lets try to explain it to you some other way. If you have your units in another country and it's OK, it's called a deal. If your units start working against the country, it instantly becomes an invasion. If you want to play the whose peninsula it is game then maybe we should also take into account that it was originally Tatar's before Russians mass deported them out of there. Imagine if every minority in an area that they make the majority in started asking for democratic vote for a republic. Hell, you could demand a vote in your basement by your logic.

But okay, blabber on.
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<< Comment #513 @ 22:33 CST, 18 February 2015 >>
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By US-New York Gobotz  - Reply to #512
Both countries smell fuckin weird....
that's all I need to know.
<< Comment #515 @ 03:58 CST, 19 February 2015 >>
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #512
"Imagine if every minority in an area that they make the majority in started asking for democratic vote for a republic. Hell, you could demand a vote in your basement by your logic."

Oh yeah.

Edited by gienon at 03:58 CST, 19 February 2015
<< Comment #518 @ 07:24 CST, 19 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #515
yeah. except the free market isn't really free because some base assumptions are just implausible (unlimited pool of resources, consumers and producers).
Apart from that some things (e.g. jurisdiction) can not be done privately for obvious reasons.
<< Comment #524 @ 12:59 CST, 19 February 2015 >>
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #518
I'll venture to say that every economics textbook (regardless of the authors' ideology but certainly including consistent free marketeers) starts off with acknowledging the existence of scarcity. Not only is there no such assumption as unlimited pool of resources, consumers and producers, but, to the contrary, due to the fact that we live in a world of scarce means and unlimited ends, allocation of resources is necessary. Private property-based free markets is one of many ways, and I'd argue the best one, of selecting those scarce means for the attainment of, again, unlimited ends.

In other words, if it were true that free marketeers assume unlimited resources, the whole concept would become superfluous, since its sole purpose is to guide human action in a scarce world.

As regards your second point, the technical reasons behind states' provision of law (or, more precisely, conflict resolution) I presume you're thinking of are becoming less and less obvious, as evidenced by the flourishing of private arbitration services, quite likely related to how slow and inconveniencing the state courts are. Jurisdiction is being increasingly privatized to the benefit of both parties looking to resolve a conflict, but there is still a long way to go.
Edited by gienon at 13:34 CST, 19 February 2015
<< Comment #527 @ 16:25 CST, 19 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #524
Yet most of these theories chose to ignore the existence of scarcity whenever it is convenient. E.g. lets privatize the road system. So when the private road owner starts providing a bad product (i.e. extortionary tolls) someone will come up with a competing business and build competing roads.

In one way or another all "free market = free society" theories rely on either unlimited resources, unlimited consumers or unlimited producers. Additionally a lot of those have the assumption of fair play going on.

Whats your idea for a situation, where one conflict party wants to avoid conflict settlement?

Apart from that, jurisdiction is not just about conflict resolution:
The murder victim is dead, there is no conflict left to solve? Just forget about the murderer?
Edited by inTheory at 16:27 CST, 19 February 2015
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<< Comment #528 @ 18:18 CST, 19 February 2015 >>
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #527
"Yet most of these theories chose to ignore the existence of scarcity whenever it is convenient. E.g. lets privatize the road system. So when the private road owner starts providing a bad product (i.e. extortionary tolls) someone will come up with a competing business and build competing roads."

You'd be right if proponents of those theories maintained that an increased competition in the roads business (because of higher prospective returns) wouldn't take away resources from other branches (those with lower returns). If a theorist claims that, you're right, but it's a negligible percentage. I don't even know how far from the mainstream you'd have to branch out to find an economist holding this view.

"In one way or another all "free market = free society" theories rely on either unlimited resources, unlimited consumers or unlimited producers."

Well, until you provide quotations or at least names of economists with this view, your assertion only rests on your perceived image of what is claimed by some theorists, which may or may not be a correct image.

"Additionally a lot of those have the assumption of fair play going on."

Again, this really isn't the case in economics. The assumption is that market participants strive for their subjective goals with some means available to them. Fair play isn't even defined in economics, since it's an ethical proposition.
If in fact an opportunity to get rich in a one-time swindle occured with no discipline of constant dealings, the response from your counterparts is to develop institutions that try to bring you in line, e.g. transactions before a notary for significant purchases or a general massive discount at which used cars sell (50% off for a 3-year car takes into account the risk of buying a piece of junk). The possibility for fraud is recognized by economists.

There are a few ways of dealing with people who'd refuse to participate in a conflict resolution. Let's go along with the murderer case.

1) the murder victim presumably has family members or friends who will file a lawsuit. They select a number of judges offering their arbitration services on the market (presumably known for fair rulings in the past, otherwise either the defendant or the plaintiff would prefer another judge) If they make the effort of offering a number of judges and the suspected murderer refuses all of them without suggesting his judges, there will be widespread understanding that he's not willing to defend himself and the case can be ruled in absentia (but will still be fair if the judge wants to maintain his income-generating clout of being fair for future cases) If we assume that the murderer had a policy with a private defense agency to protect him, this agency would have to accept the outcome of a ruling unfavourable to its customer in order for the punishment to be dealt out. If it does, case closed - murderer is put to jail or killed - justice is served. The agency would almost surely agree, because to entice business from the murderer (before he was a murderer) in the first place, the contract would state a list of respectable judges or a mechanism of picking a judge with other agencies (including the victim's private defense agency). The alternative is to have a bellicose agency which would have to fight other agencies every time a case was brought to it. Such an agency would obviously find its operations ridiculously costly and wouldn't be able to attract customers because of high premiums that the customers would have to pay to finance its mini-wars. So the cost-effective option is to have pre-arranged ways of settling on a judge.

So if the agency of the murderer agrees to accept a judge's ruling and the ruling is that the customer should be punished, the agency would simply not defend him and the plaintiff's agency could proceed to punishing him according to the judge's ruling.

There are other ways of punishing an offender such as ostracism but I went on for too long. If you're interested in finding out more on what I've written above and other possibilities of private law and defense provision, my personal favourite is this interview - http://lionsofliberty.com/2014/05/22/lions-of...apitalism/ There's also Murphy's booklet titled Chaos Theory if you prefer it in writing.
Edited by gienon at 18:21 CST, 19 February 2015
<< Comment #530 @ 02:38 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #528
You'd be right if proponents of those theories maintained that an increased competition in the roads business (because of higher prospective returns) wouldn't take away resources from other branches (those with lower returns).

You failed to see the point here - competition in the roads business is not very likely, is it? There is only so much room to build roads and once a road is established, businesses and residents need that road. I can't really move my house or my factory, even if an alternative road is built (on magically appearing space???). Worst case - I'll buy all the roads around your house: now you are my slave - you can't even leave without my permission.

[...] Fair play isn't even defined in economics.
Yes it is. "Non-aggression principle" - It is the corner stone of almost all market liberal theories. Aggression can also be of economical nature: establishment of syndicates, abuse of market position etc.

1) the murder victim presumably has family members or friends
No. No relatives, No friends - now what? Lol, that almost felt to easy.

They select a number of judges offering their arbitration services on the market (presumably known for fair rulings in the past, otherwise either the defendant or the plaintiff would prefer another judge) If they make the effort of offering a number of judges and the suspected murderer refuses all of them without suggesting his judges, there will be widespread understanding that he's not willing to defend himself and the case can be ruled in absentia

So what is your plan if they offer a number of judges which are known for unfair rulings and corruptions?

If it does, case closed - murderer is put to jail or killed
Who pays for jail? Or are your jails slave labor camps which finance themselves? I can't really see how a system like that could be abused....

How do you prevent someone from just shortcutting the judge all together and contracting a "private defense agency" directly in order to kill or imprison someone?

How do you prevent the most powerful "private defense agency" from taking over?
<< Comment #533 @ 04:39 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #530
OK, I'm not here to win an argument but to advance our knowledge on the subject, so as regards your last three paragraphs about private law I refer you to the podcast or book I've suggested. There's no point in me reinventing the wheel with an essay and you can study up on it from better sources. If it's about the argument, I concede due to limited time resources (;>)

The question of whether resources are scarce has nothing to do with the degree of competition in road building. Yes, if there were more resources available, competition would be more likely but those hypothetical resources would still have an alternative use (instead of building a second road next to it or a tunnel from your house you could put a retail store or an underground train, respectively), so they are most definitely scarce. What you're implying is that it would be uneconomical to allocate them to building a tunnel circumventing the "road monopoly", and there's legitimate argument about this, but it is beside the point of resource scarcity.

The popular catchphrase among market-orientated economists is "there is no such thing as a free lunch", implying that every use of a resource has its cost - that cost being the possible alternative use that you're giving up. If you didn't have to give up anything, that resource would indeed be abundant since you could satisfy all needs with it.

In fact, your hypothetical of there being only one way to leave the house is the best proof for resource scarcity - you could conceivably build a helipad on the roof and leave this way, but there are other competing uses for the factors of producing this helipad and you may not be willing to bear the cost of outbidding these factors from other uses. If resources were indeed not scarce, their price would be 0 and you would easily build the helipad.

OK, now I'll relax the assumption that I've implicitly conceded to you - the plausibility of a scenario of being a captive in your own house or factory unless one's willing to pay ridiculous high prices to use a neighbouring road. In order for that to persist, you'd have to have an individual road owner and not a publicly traded company (more on this later) who is willing to bear massive costs with the only benefit of having a degrading company or an unproductive resident as its quasi-slave.

The costs are:
1) the initial outlay for the road (he would have to outcompete the company which would want to ensure itself "a window to the world" worth all the company's prospective revenues, so the road price would go up to quite a sum even before he charges his first toll
2) the lost revenue if the company goes belly up or hires a helicopter to evacuate all the valuables once it becomes more profitable to relocate

There could also be a clause in the contract that the owner would have to commit to in order to attract someone to build anything along his road of guaranteeing access to the property for a predetermined price. If he doesn't, he's got a road, the maintenance of which costs and noone willing to pay for it - losses losses losses.

If the road owning company were a publicly traded company, the suffering of gigantic losses resulting from wanting to gain a few captive customers by the management would drive the stock price so low that it would be susceptible to a hostile takeover and a sacking of said management. No sane manager would follow this path.

"Yes it is. "Non-aggression principle" - It is the corner stone of almost all market liberal theories. Aggression can also be of economical nature: establishment of syndicates, abuse of market position etc."

The NAP is an ethical proposition and economics has a lot to say about scenarios in which it is adhered to, systematically violated or anything in between. It doesn't mean economics necessarily assumes NAP to be respected.

Establishment of syndicates (by which I think you mean cartels) and the internal and external incentives that lead to its immediate break-up on a free market have been long known and you're taking for granted something that has been debunked for decades. Market position is actually something that increases profits and companies look after it. An abuse runs the risk of losing it which results in a short-term gain and a subsequent loss. It doesn't sound like profit-orientated entities would engage in that. I want to stress that we're talking about a pure free market, so I don't need to touch on the point of companies using state coercive powers to maintain their market position in the event of producing an inferior product that would be competed with on a free market.

"No. No relatives, No friends - now what? Lol, that almost felt to easy."

Well, I'm afraid you're celebrating prematurely. The victim had its private defence agency that enticed the victim's business in the first place with a guarantee that justice for any harm done to it would be sought after in the court system. Moreover, the murderer's company would suffer a great loss in the future if it were known on the market to patronize murderers, so it would have a monetary incentive to bring its customer to a trial. On top of that, if it didn't do that, all the other defence companies would also refuse to seek justice in dealings with this one company, so in effect it couldn't offer its customers of having their conflict resolved - more losses.

"So what is your plan if they offer a number of judges which are known for unfair rulings and corruptions?"

And why would they even go through the trouble? It's obvious the other company will not accept the ruling and resist the enforcement of it, so why not skip the middle man and go all guns blazing right off the bat?
Why would a judge decide to be unfair if it means it's the last ruling he'll be asked to make? It's only the case in the current system that judges can be disgustingly corrupt - after all they suffer no monetary loss if they make wrong rulings (their salary is paid by the state) and if their misconduct is in fact discovered, their case will be judged by a member of the same organization, not a competitor, who is biased in the direction of exonerating them.

I suggest you really read up on this if you're genuinely interested, because your objections have already been addressed in great detail by people more steeped in the subject than me.
<< Comment #534 @ 05:57 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #533
As your posts keep getting longer and longer with more verbose replies - I will go for a few key bits to retort and end up with a conclusion.

The question of whether resources are scarce has nothing to do with the degree of competition in road building.

Yes. It does 100%. Some resources (e.g. space to build roads) are so scarce that real competition is not possible.

building a tunnel[...]helipad
The air above my roads is my property and the ground beneath it is my property as well. You do not have my permission to violate my property with your helicopter or to permanently violate it by building a tunnel. Go invent a teleporter or something...

The costs are: 1) the initial outlay for the road [...]
a) I play fair until the initial costs are written off and i have a huge number of customers, than i crank up the prices.

b) even better - I buy the roads from previous owners. I do not have any contractual obligations to you and all the other people who rely on those roads. You can try to sue the previous road-owner but that will not help you.

2) the lost revenue [...]
No helicopters above my grounds - the air is my property - don't violate my property. Lost revenue? No - I'll offer you employment in my company, but you will work a lot and will get no money. If you don't agree, good for you, starve to death, but you are not gonna use my road unless you sign.

the murder victim is a self-supporter with no relatives or friends in the area and he did not have enough money to buy private defense.
Edited by inTheory at 06:01 CST, 20 February 2015
<< Comment #535 @ 06:32 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #533
Part2:
Moreover, the murderer's company would suffer a great loss in the future if it were known on the market to patronize murderers
This is a) absurd and b) relies on the notion that the murderer is employed somewhere. Maybe he is the owner of a company or maybe he earns his living by murdering people and taking their stuff. ...

And why would they even go through the trouble?[...]
Who says it is two companies (of approximately equal strength)?
Maybe it is company vs individual or big vs small?

What good is a judgment service if the other party does not have to accept it in the first place? Not everyone is interested in mutual settlement of conflicts. E.g. I build a factory next to your house and pollute your air to toxic levels. I am way richer than you (i.e. you can't physically harm me and you will lose any publicity/marketing "battles"), I don't want any settlement, go f*** yourself.

Why would a judge decide to be unfair if it means it's the last ruling he'll be asked to make?

Simple. Because a judge who is known to be corrupt will be chosen by people who have money and need favorable judgments.

Conclusion:
Your ideas and theories work nicely in highly idealized abstract societies where people always make rational economical and long-term-focused decisions. Almost anything you say seems to implicate that most people will adhere to fair play because it is more profitable (i.e. nicer living conditions) in the long run. Unfortunately this is not how human nature works.
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<< Comment #537 @ 06:54 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #535
I guess I was too demanding when I proposed you familiarize yourself even with introductory materials. It's funny and at the same time discouraging to witness someone set out to debunk what after all is a pretty elaborate ideology formed upon arguments flowing from a developed science in a few unrelated one-liners, whereas in fact what's been shown is that you're utterly unfamiliar with what you're trying to refute and are only regurgitating most common objections that have been addressed time after time.
<< Comment #538 @ 08:44 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #537
Not too demanding, you were just bad in argumentation style. "Here read this book about my believe system otherwise your criticism is not relevant".

ideology
Thank you. At this point we have agreed on something: it is an ideology, i.e. a believe system that may not logical to the vast majority of non-believers. I can show the faults and deficits of Christianity, Islam and Communism with a few lines, without having read the bible, the quran or "Das Kapital". While criticism on any of these ideologies (including yours) will be valid to non-believers, the zealot will reliably seek refuge in "But-but-but my book says otherwise and it is the only truth. Go read my book."

in fact what's been shown is that you're utterly unfamiliar with what you're trying to refute
You confuse unfamiliarity with disagreement.

Would you please be so kind as to point out any documented example in the history of mankind where a free market has led to a free society?
Edited by inTheory at 08:45 CST, 20 February 2015
<< Comment #539 @ 10:04 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #538
what do you do for a living?
<< Comment #540 @ 10:35 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #539
engineer and programmer. you?
<< Comment #541 @ 11:21 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #540
engineer in the field of electronics, helping father to run small enterprise
no wonder your mind-set is familiar for me :)
Edited by noacc at 11:27 CST, 20 February 2015
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By Poland Anonymous (89.73.186.69)  - Reply to #540
gj owning that brainwashed 'scientist' ;) math /= economics. stream of flowery words /= solid REAL polints. gienon is all about theory, he seems not to study actual world that he inhabits, just some constructs that he was fed on during his classes. Well, more like a cult really, cult that will disband proponents of difrent notions. even those with phds and nobel prizes in economics. most peculiar thing is they treat early XXth century theories of some austrian schmucks or likes of chicago boys (who btw have blood on their hands while experimenting with their theories) like a word of god. It's an outdated church of economics, blind to the reality of greed and threats of world that is profit-oriented. I guess most insulting was his "im here to advance knowledge (...) There's no point in me reinventing the wheel with an essay and you can study up on it from better sources.". All hail gienon, next overlord of planet earth. let him and JKM drive this world to some funky crises that will end up in golden era (for some) or next revolution being result of neoslavery that is bundled with their ideas.
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By Sloth pacmanpl  - Reply to #576
Hi Kukiz?
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #538
It's as if I started speaking whatever springs to my mind to you about programming or engineering and didn't recognize your refuting my faulty arguments. I bet you'd say "go read a physics textbook" and wouldn't give me a free lecture series on things that are already explained all over the web. Because yes, you may earn a paycheck and follow the news, but until you get acquainted with what economics teaches you're about as suited to discussing economic outcomes of various political systems as I am to discussing black holes or integrated circuits.

Of course libertarianism is an ideology. It doesn't mean the economic arguments in its defense are ideological. The reason Marx's exploitation theory is wrong isn't because it is used to promote real socialism. It's wrong because labour theory of value, on which it's based, is wrong. Sigh, this is way more over your head than I originally thought. Still, it does not stop you from playing the "internet scientist vs zealot" card. Sad.

"Would you please be so kind as to point out any documented example in the history of mankind where a free market has led to a free society?"

Let's assume the year is 1776. Would you please be so kind as to point out any documented example in the history of mankind where a negro thrived without the benevolent assistance of his master? Is that an argument for not abolishing slavery?

Don't despair, though. I'll still respond to your less-than-satisfactory argument about providing an example. Read up on medieval Iceland and its legal system. Unless you want to dismiss it out of hand, too. Then I'm of no help.
<< Comment #543 @ 16:15 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #542
It's as if I started speaking whatever springs to my mind to you about programming or engineering and didn't recognize your refuting my faulty arguments.

1) Just because you may or may not have some degree of economical education doesn't mean your opinion is automatically true.

2) The validity of engineering theories is readily and repeatably observable and will usually yield results which are not up for discussion. Engineering sciences are usually no matter of ideology.

Let's assume the year is 1776. Would you please be so kind as to point out any documented example in the history of mankind where a negro thrived without the benevolent assistance of his master
Easy enough. He was off way better before he was captured in Africa as a slave.

I read about the Icelandic system:
A second objection is that the rich (or powerful) could commit crimes with impunity, since nobody would be able to enforce judgment against them. Where power is sufficiently concentrated this might be true; this was one of the problems which led to the eventual breakdown of the Icelandic legal system in the thirteenth century.
Hmm - that doesn't sound too good, does it?
<< Comment #544 @ 18:24 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #543
Where have I appealed to my degree? I said "until you get acquainted with what economics teaches", which certainly doesn't require a degree. What it does require is opening up a book, reading it and thinking it through.

It speaks volumes about how much ground you have to make up on the subject if you equate economic theory with someone's opinion. Economics uses a similar method as math in coming up with its propositions - deductive logic. The quest of the mainstream of economics to ape physics and its use of empiricism, which undoubtedly proved successful in natural sciences, is why economists who practice this method keep arguing about what really happened in the Great Depression or the Great Recession and are regarded so low by the general public. Until we come up with a way to have proper controlled experiments in economics, it will be more like math than physics. Still, it doesn't make it unscientific, ideological, someone's opinion, or whatever other disdainful term you choose.

As to slavery, it existed well before the era of Atlantic slave trade. Europeans weren't just coming ashore and rounding up able-bodied men to their ships. They traded valuables for local slaves.

About Iceland - you conveniently skipped the part where the legal system did allow for the development of a lawful society for two hundred years and collapsed partly due to external pressures. Wasn't you point at the beginning of this discussion that "some things (...) cannot be done privately for obvious reasons"?
Edited by gienon at 18:26 CST, 20 February 2015
<< Comment #545 @ 19:23 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #544
Where [...] choose.
Stop with the "ad hominem" arguments - it is getting ridiculous. If your best argument is "you don't know anything about economics trolololo" you might as well be quiet.

Economics is a social science, so what? It's not like I'm disputing economy as a science, it's not like I'm disputing any commonly accepted economics laws. BUT I am disputing your idea of if/how a certain societal model would work. And I believe it shouldn't be too hard to find scholars who would share my doubt about the plausibility of your claim.

As to slavery: It existed before, but that doesn't mean all slaves were bought. So not relevant in the slightest. Your 1776 slavery analogy is just not working.

You conveniently skipped the part where the system doesn't work, because rich/powerful people get away with crimes. Your claim of "free market -> free society" (as per Rothbard) is still rather unproven.
Edited by inTheory at 19:23 CST, 20 February 2015
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<< Comment #546 @ 20:49 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By Poland gienon  - Reply to #545
Pointing out that your conflating positive and normative statements (the NAP case) or attributing positions to certain class of economists that are patently absurd and not held by them (unlimited resources) is not an ad hominem. Implying someone is a zealot on the other hand...

You say you're not disputing any commonly accepted economic laws but from what we've seen you disregard a few key ones, like the discipline of constant dealings for example. Has it never happened to you that you go to a shop for a product and the seller actually suggests that a cheaper one might be better in your particular case? A total stranger, focused on the short term (we're not in an idealized abstract libertarian world, are we?) and yet for some reason he voluntarily diminishes his short term revenue. Well, he must be a saint or a libertarian. Or maybe the clout of being a good salesman serves him well and he's motivated by self-interest. But no, your hypothetical road owner starves people to death and bankrupts companies to save a buck today. To hell with other prospective customers and their money.

There's also a nifty "market invention" called restrictive covenant that cuts at the root of such practices as you've sketched out in front of us. I guess the collective wisdom of people dealing with one another can anticipate problems raised so gallantly in internet debates after all...

And one more example that I've remembered for you to think about - http://fee.org/freeman/detail/james-j-hill-tr...-northwest

What I meant with respect to slavery is that it existed and a large fraction of mankind had no property in their body. Once an intellectual wave arrived, slavery as a widely recognized institution was done away with. Do you not think there were people saying "well this has never been tried before, therefore let's not do it"? Was it a good argument?

I wonder if the shoe were on the other foot and for instance religion were swiftly dying out around the world, would you be making an argument along the lines of "holy cow we've never had 7 billion atheists on this planet so it cannot possibly work".

About Iceland, again, let me repeat - a system that assures peace and no systematic conflict in society (comparable to other political systems of that era) for 2 hundred years is a massive blow to a claim that "some things (...) cannot be done privately for obvious reasons". Or did you expect sunshine and lollipops from a small territory regularly raided by neighbouring state(s) with their tax-extracted resources more or less a thousand years ago, before technology reduced the economies of scale in armed conflict?

And does the phenomenon of rich and powerful getting away with crimes somehow disappear or diminish when law is provided by a state monopoly? Aren't we reading such headlines almost on a daily basis? Are judges impervious to bribes in our current arrangement? And what recourse do you get when you feel you've been wronged by a court? Oh yes, you can appeal to the same institution but the procedure is so costly and time-consuming, for minor fines it's often better to just bite the bullet. Some system those government courts...
Edited by gienon at 20:54 CST, 20 February 2015
<< Comment #547 @ 02:03 CST, 21 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #546
Pointing out that you show textbook symptoms of "zealotism" is not adhominem. Half of your posts though deal with me or your opinion about my knowledge and not with the points I made.

but from what we've seen you disregard a few key ones, like the discipline of constant dealings for example[...]focused on the short term
First of all this is a straw man since I never claimed that everyone is focused on the short term all the time. Apart from that I somewhat doubt that the discipline of constant dealings is a commonly accepted economics law. Quick search with google only returns sides which are libertarian but mostly non-scientific and google scholar comes up empty... Hmmm - maybe it is not a commonly accepted economic law, but more of a libertarian idea?

Are you confusing "easement/right of use" with "restrictive covenant"?

And one more example[...]
And this tells us what exactly? That it is possible to build a railroad without government? Gee thanks, I didn't know that.

About Iceland, again, let me repeat [...]
About Iceland, again, let me repeat - the system only worked as long as power was somewhat evenly distributed. Pressure from the outside might have accelerated things, but the point still stands: the system doesn't work if there is a high variance in wealth/power, which will happen sooner or later.

And does the phenomenon of rich and powerful ...
Yet another straw man. I never claimed that the current system was perfect. The current system favors the wealthy and the powerful (any system does) - but that is not a reason to adopt a system which favors the wealthy and powerful even more.
Edited by inTheory at 02:05 CST, 21 February 2015
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By USSR Demiurge  - Reply to #511
just in case you think you're having a discussion, you're wasting your time. no one is actually listening, when what you say goes against their core worldview, and that's not going to change, it will just create more explanations and denials as needed. if you do enjoy just stirring the shit, carry on :)
<< Comment #521 @ 09:52 CST, 19 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #519
True. I took a long break from this thread but somehow it's sucked me back in. I agree with you, however. There comes a point when I should just chalk it up as futile and move on.

...which I think I will.
<< Comment #514 @ 02:58 CST, 19 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #509
2) Crimea has only been apart of Ukraine for 60 years, compared to being within the Soviet Union FOR A FUCKTON LONGER.

Please elaborate. The Soviet Union existed for approximately 70 years, so how could Crimea be part of Soviet Union "FOR A FUCKTON LONGER than 60 years"?

Turns out you have no fucking clue what you are talking about, yet you go around and talk about "god damn ignorant super dumb shit".

gg. no re.
<< Comment #520 @ 09:49 CST, 19 February 2015 >>
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By Canada wormed  - Reply to #514
Sigh, sorry, then. I meant that Crimea in itself has been apart of the Soviet Union, and Russia, for far longer than it was ever apart of Ukraine as an individual country.

The history of Crimea is Russian.
Edited by wormed at 09:49 CST, 19 February 2015
<< Comment #525 @ 14:48 CST, 19 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #520
the history of Europe is Roman. Yet we don't see Italy staging uprisings and invasions from England to Armenia and Egypt.

The USSR lost the Cold War. They lost territory and influence. Russia is not even a major player anymore. They are more of an annoying bully than anything else.
<< Comment #526 @ 15:01 CST, 19 February 2015 >>
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By QUAKEWORLD terrorhead  - Reply to #525
Yeah just a "bully". They can erase the North American continent from this planet in seconds if they wanted. Just a "bully" lol

Western leaders can't stop talking about Putin and the Russians for 1 day. Its obvious they're scared as fuck.

"Mr Fallon said the increase in Russian defence spending was "clearly worrying" "

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-31530840

EDIT: Its also nice to see Brits get a taste of their own medicine.
Edited by terrorhead at 15:05 CST, 19 February 2015
<< Comment #531 @ 03:05 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #526
They can erase the North American continent from this planet in seconds if they wanted.
Neither you nor me know whether this is true or not, since we do know nothing about the state of US missile defense technology. So basically Russia can try, has no guarantee of success but would definitely be evaporated in the retaliation. Pakistan, North Korea, Israel and France can do the same thing basically. That doesn't make them major players though.

Anyone with matches can try to set the school on fire. In the end a bully is still just a bully.

Sooner or later Russia will run out of money to spend. Thats how they lost the cold war. Nationalist pipe dreams are nice but they do not last...
<< Comment #532 @ 03:28 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By QUAKEWORLD terrorhead  - Reply to #531
USA is the biggest bully in the world, I think we can all agree on that right? To me it looks like Russia is just trying to protect their people in Ukraine.
<< Comment #536 @ 06:41 CST, 20 February 2015 >>
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By OrangeBox inTheory  - Reply to #532
USA is the biggest bully in the world
Yes. USA is way more powerful than China, India and Russia - so they are the biggest bully. But they are all equally bad in terms of bad character.

To me it looks like Russia is just trying to protect their people in Ukraine.

Who are "their" people? Are "their" people Russian citizens?
Protect them from what or from whom?

To me it looks like Russia is staging invasions in Eastern Europe in order to distract from internal problems and to fulfill nationalistic power fantasies.
Edited by inTheory at 06:42 CST, 20 February 2015
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<< Comment #548 @ 08:39 CST, 25 February 2015 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #520
"The history of Crimea is Russian."

yeah, if you ignore the ethnic cleansing of Tatars and their legacy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_Khanate
<< Comment #517 @ 06:16 CST, 19 February 2015 >>
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By Dird's Xmas tree ;o Dird  - Reply to #464
so that's where China Jibo went
<< Comment #476 @ 13:50 CST, 16 February 2015 >>
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By US-New York Gobotz 
Conspiracy theorists are saying the war is over the pyramids found in Crimea just prior to the war breaking out.
Alien technology.
<< Comment #478 @ 14:04 CST, 16 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #476
pyramids... wait wha
Edited by noacc at 14:22 CST, 16 February 2015
<< Comment #479 @ 14:38 CST, 16 February 2015 >>
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By US-New York Gobotz  - Reply to #478
http://planet.infowars.com/worldnews/russian-...sevastopol
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<< Comment #480 @ 14:52 CST, 16 February 2015 >>
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By Russia noacc  - Reply to #479
no wonder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wojvHsqvR3M
<< Comment #481 @ 15:18 CST, 16 February 2015 >>
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By US-New York Gobotz  - Reply to #480
it's all true lol
<< Comment #550 @ 09:08 CDT, 16 June 2015 >>
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By Romania Aquashark 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zssIFN2mso

flowchart of typical Russian shill reactions: https://i.imgur.com/ka4Gmd0.jpg
Edited by Aquashark at 14:28 CDT, 17 June 2015
<< Comment #551 @ 11:11 CDT, 16 June 2015 >>
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By QUAKEWORLD terrorhead  - Reply to #550
lol VICE
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<< Comment #553 @ 04:28 CDT, 17 June 2015 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #551
it doesn't matter who made the report.

they searched that guy home, he wasn't there.. instead he had tons of photos in facebook from Ukraine and is under contract with the Russian army.

gg no re

PS: this is exactly why i put the second link to that comic.
Edited by Aquashark at 14:28 CDT, 17 June 2015
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By United Kingdom bLuDcLoT  - Reply to #553
There are English speaking mercenaries in Ukraine too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDlX5SSAO0M

Do you not remember how the Ukraine crisis began - It was the pro-west riots that ousted Viktor Yanukovych, and they installed a puppet dictator. Some thing America has a long history of doing.

Then the real trouble started. When you have political leaders teaming up with fascists you're going to have a problem (Svoboda)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWkfpGCAAuw
<< Comment #555 @ 14:27 CDT, 17 June 2015 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #554
we're moving down the flowchart, that comic is incredibly accurate haha
<< Comment #557 @ 19:07 CDT, 17 June 2015 >>
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By United Kingdom bLuDcLoT  - Reply to #555
WTF? You think I'm Russian? My account is 10 years old buddy. I'm British (notice the flag) I really don't get your point.

You countered none of my points. Did you even watch the stormcloudsgathering clip?
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By Poland fau  - Reply to #555
We already did, there is "Crimea" on the flag in last strip.
<< Comment #556 @ 14:56 CDT, 17 June 2015 >>
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By Poland fau  - Reply to #554
Oh, bad America. And who do you think Yanukovych was?
<< Comment #558 @ 19:21 CDT, 17 June 2015 >>
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By United Kingdom bLuDcLoT  - Reply to #556
Bad America yes, remember the CIA torture camps in Poland?

Yanukovych was voted in, that's what happens in a democracy. The shit didn't hit the fan until he was ousted, and MH17 was shot down.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-26248275

CTRL+F '9 September' - 'Dutch experts find that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke up in mid-air after being hit by "objects" that "pierced the plane at high velocity" in July.'

Notice the word 'objects' the plane was not shot down with a BUK.

Google MH17 bullet holes.
<< Comment #559 @ 19:33 CDT, 17 June 2015 >>
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By QUAKEWORLD terrorhead  - Reply to #558
Most people from small eastern euro countries, like Aqua and fau (Romania and Poland) are extremely Russophobic because they've been fucked hard by the Soviet Union in the past, so this whole "discussion" with them is pointless. Its like a religious debate or Israel/Palestine debate. I understand why they're biased tho.
Edited by terrorhead at 19:34 CDT, 17 June 2015
<< Comment #560 @ 21:18 CDT, 17 June 2015 >>
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By Poland fau  - Reply to #558
I'm aware of US wrongdoings and imperialism. Just please, don't let them cloud Soviet Union's and Russia's sins because they are much worse. Especially against their own citizens.
<< Comment #561 @ 06:55 CDT, 19 June 2015 >>
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By United Kingdom bLuDcLoT  - Reply to #560
I disagree, and I could go into great detail as to why, but I fear it would be lost on you - we'll just leave it at that.
<< Comment #562 @ 08:46 CDT, 19 June 2015 >>
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By Poland fau  - Reply to #561
Ok. Just remember that there are many people with such opinion and you may want to find out why on your own, from sources you find unbiased.
I bet you know USA recent history very well, can you say the same about Russia?
Edited by fau at 09:52 CDT, 19 June 2015
<< Comment #565 @ 10:24 CDT, 19 June 2015 >>
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By United Kingdom bLuDcLoT  - Reply to #562
Yes I know all about Russia - Holodomor etc.
I would urge you to look up the fake chimney at Auschwitz but that's illegal in your country. The Russians build that and are complicit in the atrocity propaganda surrounding the Holocaust.

I also know about the genocide of the native Americans, Slavery, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Vietnam etc etc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_in...ted_States
The list is too long to mention.

Crimes against their own people? What like repeatedly torturing and sexually assaulting people for years whilst threatening to kill their families. Sounds worse than a 30 minute death in the 'gas chambers' to me.

Look Poland is paying for it

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/15/...on-torture

How the fuck can you cunts hold your heads up, and point the finger at Russia?
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<< Comment #566 @ 10:52 CDT, 19 June 2015 >>
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By Poland fau  - Reply to #565
I don't think this post needs any comments :-)
<< Comment #567 @ 11:36 CDT, 19 June 2015 >>
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By Sloth pacmanpl  - Reply to #565
wat

edit. Hi demon!
Edited by pacmanpl at 11:37 CDT, 19 June 2015
<< Comment #568 @ 02:19 CDT, 21 June 2015 >>
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By Romania Aquashark  - Reply to #565
How the fuck can you cunts hold your heads up, and point the finger at Russia?
USA government did terrible things, but how is that absolving Russia of their own crimes? why would Russia have a moral edge over USA?

ignoring all this whataboutism drivel, the bottom line is: there is a war in Europe. a sovereign nation is being invaded by Russia, which also resulted in a commercial flight disaster. no matter how you spin in, this is how it is.

why is there war? Russia is too incompetent and backward to secure their allies in a civilized manner. even when they have a huge strategic economic advantage over Europe (controlling the gas market), they can't stop their self-perceived sphere of influence from slipping away towards EU & NATO.

because of this incompetence, they resort to brute force and people have to die.
Edited by Aquashark at 02:20 CDT, 21 June 2015
<< Comment #569 @ 03:17 CDT, 21 June 2015 >>
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By United Kingdom bLuDcLoT  - Reply to #568
It's obvious you have too much emotional attachment to discuss this rationally. America is dangerously out of control. You turn a blind eye to Iraq and Afghanistan, pointing at Russia and whining like a bitch. Rupert Murdoch would be proud.

Yes there is a war, it's a civil war - Russia hasn't invaded, if they had Ukraine would have fallen in less than 2 days, WW3 would then start. All the while the USA and EU have been provoking Russia with all the troop deployment right on their doorstep.

Even Poroshenko is saying that the ousting was illegal http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/27583/53/
But ignore the facts, listen to the propaganda.

You accused me of being Russian remember. For what it's worth, I don't think Russia are being incompetent - On the contrary they've been doing a great job. How many people from Ukraine have fled into Russia??

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29029060

BBC says 'Another 814,000 people have crossed the border into Russia this year'. This Year... - BBC - so surely an underestimate!

Russia stopped USA attacking Assad in Syria.... That would surely have started WW3 because Syria has mutual defence treaties with Iran (who is backed by Russia and China), and that's one their long term objectives - to attack Iran.

The psychopaths in charge (International banking jews) want WW3.
<< Comment #570 @ 06:00 CDT, 21 June 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #569
Yes there is a war, it's a civil war - Russia hasn't invaded


All the while the USA and EU have been provoking Russia with all the troop deployment right on their doorstep.

Russian's haven't invaded. EU & USA however are provoking poor Russia, which stays ice cold and doesn't invade.


what a shill you are.
Edited by son1dow at 06:00 CDT, 21 June 2015
<< Comment #571 @ 07:44 CDT, 21 June 2015 >>
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By United Kingdom bLuDcLoT  - Reply to #570
Illegal coup [x]
American and European provocation [x]
Ukrainian citizens fleeing into Russia [x]
English speaking mercenaries in Ukraine [x]
Ukrainian Government bombing its own citizens[x]

Russian invasion [ ]

I take it you don't know what an invasion is... Crimea river. Just because someone has a different viewpoint you think they're a shill. So backwards, but that's to be expected.
<< Comment #572 @ 08:29 CDT, 21 June 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #571
The government was doing illegal stuff as well, no wonder people gathered up for a coup.

An invasion is a military offensive in which large parts of combatants of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of either conquering, liberating or re-establishing control or authority over a territory, forcing the partition of a country, altering the established government or gaining concessions from said government, or a combination thereof.

I do suppose one of us doesn't know what an invasion is. No Russians entering Ukraine, paid by Russia at all. No way Russia would do that.
<< Comment #573 @ 09:57 CDT, 21 June 2015 >>
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By United Kingdom bLuDcLoT  - Reply to #572
All governments do illegal stuff, trust me I know I'm British, yet you think I'm a shill.

Look how many times Russia 'invaded' Ukraine

http://redpilltimes.com/many-times-russia-inv...-lets-add/ (Yeah I know shit source, but the links are all main stream media)

Ukraine is a geopolitical proxy war beyond your comprehension (that means you are too fucking stupid to understand it).

KIEV, Ukraine, April 29. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt said Tuesday that the U.S. would respond immediately if Russia were to invade Ukraine. (April 29, 2014)

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/0...&or=tn

Joe Biden Corrects Himself After Saying Russia 'Invaded' Ukraine
(NOV. 3, 2014)

http://uk.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-corre...14-11?r=US

Why the West is to blame for the crisis in Ukraine.

http://stopwar.org.uk/news/why-the-west-is-to...full-story

Fresh evidence of how the West lured Ukraine into its orbit.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vla...orbit.html

http://www.thicktoast.com/why-russia-hasnt-invaded-ukraine/

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russi...st-s-fault

http://foreignpolicy.com/2014/09/10/ukraine-c...k-therapy/

http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2014/03/29/we...g-roberts/

Oh look they're all shills because they don't believe the western controlled media (propaganda) you read. Lithuania is going to arm them (LOL)

http://uatoday.tv/politics/lithuania-to-becom...42955.html

If you want to believe all the bullshit, carry on. I'm out of this discussion.
<< Comment #574 @ 11:15 CDT, 21 June 2015 >>
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By Lithuania son1dow  - Reply to #573
US and European countries don't war with Russia themselves, peace in Europe is paying dividends for them. For them to call it an invasion, as your own article suggests, would mean serious consequences.

To cite politicians, as opposed to foreign policy expects is a sign of trying to mock up a point.

Either way, look at what this topic was. Never once you did say "Yes, there are Russian