Google xlate yields: Shame on anyone who thinks wrong.fresh_42 said:
1984 was about a global order involving three competing totalitarian powers who were in perpetual war against each other. To reach that scenario would need Russia to overrun all of Europe, the US to be taken over by a right-wing coup, say, and China to make up the third. That said, we have potentially more than three with the Islamic world on the one hand, and India transforming into a Hindu dictatorship.phinds said:
DennisN said:
This is just for the show. Putin was very close, handshaking without any facemask the president of Argentina a few days before the invasion, just google Alberto fernandez putin. Granted that president was vaccinated by Sputnik and had gotten covid, it doesn't change the fact that the same treatment was not done with Macron like one or two days later, who was also vaccinated and had gotten Covid as well. Just for the show.fresh_42 said:
Exactly, and Putin has probably the best medical care available that money and authority can buy so I too am skeptical of the idea that somehow Putin got so scared of Covid that his hiding in a bunker since early 2020.fluidistic said:
There is China to consider regarding Economic dependency also.Astronuc said:
:Perhaps, as its government moves closer to direct involvement in Ukraine.Rive said:
This reminds me of one of the first jokes told by Yakov Smirnoff, the Russian ** standup comic told when he first immigrated to America.artis said:
The Big Vlad: two rancid beef patties, special military operation sauce, some random junk on a bun with a sesame seed (1).artis said:
And to stay true to current Russian military logistics , the whole meal doesn't arrive in time, is missing some ingredients and if you dare to complain to the kitchen then you get 15 years in toilet.bob012345 said:
I always asked myself what the prename of McDonald was. Now, we know. Although, Vania is quite uncommon in Scottland.artis said:
I just (10 minutes ago) read in the news ticker of a news channel that Russians bomb particularly hospitals and doctors' offices. Barbaric. I hope Putin will end up in The Hague.berkeman said:
How likely is it that that is intentionally done as a policy rather than happening through callous disregard?fresh_42 said:
With nowadays weapons? 100% intentionally.bob012345 said:
Through my EMS training, I have some anti-terrorist training and yes, schools and hospitals are specifically targeted by terrorists. Possibly Putin's training in the KGB is part of his planning and approval of targets...bob012345 said:
I'm not so sure. All missiles that has been leftover from USSR went probably to Russia together with the nuclear weapons. And they likely haven't thought about an attack from their former brothers, and certainly not from the west.bob012345 said:
