Sure. How does pre-emptively framing Russia's actions as genocide help in figuring out what is happening? It doesn't, of course, and that's not what t...
It is turned into anti-Russian propaganda when people start referring to "deportations" and "genocides", trying to draw not-so-subtle historical paral...
I don't think the amount of money something costs or yields is necessarily reflective of its actual value. Happiness cannot be bought, yet you can spe...
What's that and why would it be reflective of society's values at large? Why would pay be considered an indicator of how much a society values certain...
I don't think you're missing anything. It's a very level-headed way of living life, sticking to living in the moment rather than worrying about all th...
I see where you're coming from. There's one accepted narrative and anything that remotely questions it is attacked as "pro-Russian". I agree it has th...
I'm not sure about cancel culture. That seems to be something that mostly threatens public figures, whereas the people who cook up geopolitical strate...
Notice how the matter of Ukraine was conspicuously absent from all of what you quoted, and military cooperation between Ukraine and NATO did not cease...
I'm open to the possibility, but I fail to see a coherent plan behind letting Russia conquer (parts of) Ukraine. For one, Ukraine isn't Afghanistan, U...
The remarkable thing is that during those four administrations the United States policy has been constant, unchanged. That is no coincidence. Addition...
The Americans have purposefully steered towards this conflict since at least 2008. Now they have their conflict, and they spin a yarn about Ukrainian ...
By ignoring the Russians for fifteen years when they proclaimed Ukraine in NATO was a dire security concern and a red line? Now, you're right that mos...
None of those are calling Russia a "hostile militant aggressor." They are simply aware of the geopolitical issues that exist, and assume conflict will...
You won't find a credible source portraying Russia as a "hostile militant aggressor" before 2014. That's where your entire argument falls apart - befo...
As I've said before, considering the amount of troops they deployed at the start of the war it is likely that taking the Donbas and establishing a lan...
Isn't everybody, including the Russians, against the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine? That doesn't mean that it won't happen. My expectation is that...
For all her faults, Angela Merkel actually understood this. She recently went on record saying that what the Americans and Europeans intended to do wi...
You'd think then that the Europeans would have been a bit more reprehensive about letting the Americans stir up shit in their backyard, because they h...
Sending "political signals" to Moscow and other countries about the consequences of aggression is so hypocritical even the most deluded European leade...
Given that the Russians likely achieved their primary strategic objectives during the opening stages of the war (Donbas and landbridge to Crimea - lim...
That's not what I mean. The United States has been pursuing NATO membership for Ukraine for over a decade, to expand its sphere of influence and to li...
The Americans ignored Russian warnings as fake for 15 years. It's entirely possible they will ignore warnings if A: the stakes are high enough and B: ...
I think that Ukraine turning into a nuclear conflict would make NATO involvement a lot less likely, actually. And Mearsheimer has made that point aswe...
The core of belief is that we cannot be certain. We can't be certain that there is such a thing as God, nor can we be certain that there isn't. If we ...
Countries are unable to wield power responsibly, even when they are not hampered by great power politics as they are today, like the United States dur...
True, but it is Russia and not the United States or NATO that are saying they face an existential threat. I agree, though. We simply don't know. When ...
It's unlikely NATO would enter into the conflict after Russia has used nuclear weapons, simply because of the risk involved. The use of tactical nucle...
Prof. John Mearsheimer recently gave a lecture in Hungary, During the Q&A session (timestamp: 1:13:40) the question about MAD comes up. Mearsheimer co...
So apparently Qatar, a muslim fundamentalist country, has been lobbying and influencing economic and political decisions in the European Parliament. h...
By Covid? Get with the times, buddy. That hysteria ended last year already. Of course, that didn't stop closet tyrants like Macron from blatantly thre...
A source for what? Macron threatening the French people? Here it is: Macron Says He Wants To Piss Off France's Unvaccinated Could've been a quote from...
:rofl: He threatened the people of France for exercising their human right to bodily autonomy. "Dictator" is being kind. Absolute scum of the Earth, b...
If Macron was intereted in becoming the next Napoleon, he'd be licking the Americans' boots. The Americans roll the nickels in Europe. Instead, he wen...
The irony is, had the European leaders understood the need to take into account Russia's security concerns earlier, in say, 2021, this entire war coul...
My take on it is that the European leaders are starting to see where the war in Ukraine is headed - protracted, possibly escalated war - and want out....
Recently, French president Macron came out with a statement saying that a new security architecture needs to be reached in which Russia's security con...
It's funny you should use the example of racism. The types of overt racist opinions you're referring to can't be found anywhere in the public sphere. ...
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