Isn't it just. They have haven't they... https://www.businessinsider.com/these-6-corporations-control-90-of-the-media-in-america-2012-6?op=1&r=US&IR=T...
And you believe there are no political ends there? Who makes the laws? What a bizarre question. Juries rarely sentence and the ICC don't use them. The...
Blame is not something people deserve. It's a tool. Censure, condemnation... It's a political weapon to bring about political ends. Who I blame depend...
What makes you think I support Russia? As I said to @"Christoffer", the site has a quote function for a reason. If there's something I've said that yo...
Thank fuck someone even remotely professional is in charge and has the head to think above the clamour of adolescent LARPers we have the privilege of ...
You didn't just say 'a' bite, you said "one bit at a time" as if it were a process inevitably ending in the subsuming of all Ukraine. I'm just saying ...
No, what they've done since 2014 is annex Crimea and assist separatist movements in Donetsk and Luhansk. The rest is speculation on intent. No, but as...
What evidence have you that they'd do this and is it sufficient to justify continued bloodshed? I provided the latest indices of corruption. Russia sc...
Yep. So many ways this could have been avoided, all the way from Russian appeasement one one side of the spectrum to bulwarking Ukraine on the other. ...
Any good at what? He's more qualified than you or I. You've failed to provide any sources to back up your claim that the Russians are in the throws of...
Then no, I don't mean 'independent' like Belarus, but if it turns out that's what the Russians mean then I don't see how that changes things. What lit...
Which liars? Who is suggesting that Russia should not lay down arms immediately and go home? Who is arguing that their invasion is justified? Who is s...
Can't be. All the sources I've read reveal a mixed picture that's difficult to call at this stage. Here's an example https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion...
Yes. If need be. Belarus, ranked 53 on the United Nations Human Development Index https://hdr.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/BLR as opposed to Ukraine...
It's the same military. Or do Russia have one force for if they're attacked and a different force for if they're defending? So explain to me the ethic...
But... How on earth can you weigh the 'image' of Ukraine against an increase in civilian casualties and decide the former is the 'smart move'? What th...
What do you mean "no"? Are you suggesting they don't have a choice? Why not? So countries with substantial nuclear arsenals have no legitimate strateg...
I don't have to believe or not believe anything, it's irrelevant to me personally. The point is that Ukraine has a choice - take that risk or lose mor...
What a daft thing to say. NATO has attacked loads of people. Bosnia, Kosovo, Libya, Afghanistan... It's attacked them under the auspices of peacekeepi...
Yes, I'm aware the situation has moved on, but the principle is still the same. whether it's the far-right, the independence of Donbas, or the activit...
But this makes no sense. Then why the Kool-Aid? If you're positing an authority with unfettered powers to simply remove those who oppose them, they wh...
Exactly. Putin says "The west are bullies who ignore the rise of the far-right because it suits them" You think that not making concessions to his pro...
I don't see how that addresses the issue at all. The point is that if Putin needs the humanitarian gloss to cover his invasion (which he evidently doe...
I mean withdrawing his troops prior to meeting his objectives (whatever they are). I mean the thing we're trying to get done - an end to the war. I wa...
You've not taken into account the element I asked you to consider. I asked how it would affect Putin if he lost, but could blame that loss on NATO/US/...
Indeed. I'm disturbed by the crass jingoism I read here and in the media, I just can't get my head around people lamenting the tragedy or war in one b...
I was going to reply, but I need only quote who has put it perfectly well. The 'denazify' rhetoric isn't used in isolation. If it were, then there'd b...
Why? You've still not made clear your link between proof of the scale of Neo-Nazism (its mere existence is not even in question) and its role at the n...
Where did I say there was? If you want to know why, I suggest reading my post, in which I explain why. It's not rocket science. ...is one opinion. "yo...
Where have I said anything about Ukraine being a bigger problem than anywhere else? What's that got to do with whether there's a neo-Nazi problem in U...
@"Christoffer",@"ssu" I've a question (might ask @"frank" too given his reading on Putin) - two in fact. 1. What harm will it do to Putin if he loses ...
Oh. You said That claim begins "There is..." It's a claim directly regarding the existence of something. It's very confusing for you to then deny you'...
From your article... How can a problem which doesn't exist be exaggerated? How can the Russians cause more military and political repercussions than s...
Your hypothesis begs its own question. You simply assume that the exhaustion precedes the peace talks and not that the progress of peace talks precede...
Because it's categorically not true. There is a Neo-Nazi problem in Ukraine. There's an even bigger far-right problem, and a bigger still nationalist/...
Poor Shell. I hate to think of how 'difficult' a time those poor board members must have had. What is the world coming to? One minute thousands of inn...
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