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Trump thinks he humiliated Zelensky. He really humiliated the United States
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I'm with Trump on Ukraine.
And I don't support Trump on other issues.
It's fucking stupid supporting them. Whole thing started back in the days, but the world changed dramatically since.
how is life in Russia nowadays, by the way? we get almost no reports of it other than the occasional protestors getting shut down
Inflation of food prices is very noticeable. Still manageable, though.
Taxes are getting higher.
Lots of services can't be paid for due to sanctions. Some payments are possible, but for a premium.
Roscomnadzor still pisses everybody off. They're slowing down YouTube to an unusable rate. They claim it's Google's hardware degrading (It's not). Then there's Discord being blocked, and now they seemingly want to target Steam for some unknown reason (the reason is VKontacte needs more money).
More insane legislature is being talked about.
The lingering threat of being drafted or randomly killed by a drone isn't gone, which is emotionally draining.
People want peace. Yet, put responsibility on incumbent. (Think: "We had no say in it, they started it, they'll finish it")
Opposition? What opposition? Everybody's either jailed or were forced to leave the country. They'll literally lock up a single father up if he dares to show disagreement with their "special military operation." And the kid? Who cares? They don't matter to our very just and absolutely not corrupt courts. (Sry, still fuming about that story. Hope the judge and the principal will rot in hell)
That's about it. Source: me, also russian news media and official legislature sources
boeing whistleblower found dead: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534703
open ai whistleblower found dead: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/28/openai-whistleblower-suchir-balaji
huh, i was wondering about life in Russia
It tracks. US may as well be a Russian colony at this point
So... If China tries to take Taiwan, is that ok? Is it perfectly normal for the US to threaten to take Greenland and Panama?
Or are we pretending that war, genocide and taking over neighboring counties is just a one-off situation?
Yes. And I will tell you even more - we can't do shit for Taiwan.
It's too far away to resupply, and legally - it belongs to China.
The fuck are you talking about?? The US managed to resupply in Iraq and Afghanistan for 20 years,and they're a LOT further away.
but its completely different situation.
those were 3rd word countries that were without any strong party backing.
with Taiwan - what's your plan? openly engage China? start ww3 over Taiwan?
this is - i'm sorry - this is fucking nuts.
US can't win that even with conventional weapons, those transports gonna be sunk before getting anywhere close to Taiwan.
No no, you said "too far away to resupply". I claim bullshit. I never suggested it was a good idea.
In that case the US should be British still. Fucking uppity colony is what it is.
come and take it
Troops in Vietnam had ice cream and cold Coca Cola.
There are mobile Burger Kings that can be loaded into military supply transports.
That’s just food.
You have no idea the capabilities of US logistics. Why do you think we have military bases on 6 continents and half the countries in the fucking world. It’s not just for fucking fun. The whole point is that the US can have a fully supplied fighting force anywhere in the world within a couple days.
Go lick fascist boots somewhere else. I still stand by the idea that democracy should be defended.
completely different situation.
Vietnam - US was fighting against 3-rd world country. Sure with USSR/China backing, but indirect still.
When you talk about Taiwan - you are talking about directly engaging China for a Chinese island that's 60 miles from China and thousands of miles from US.
how do you picture that going?
if there is a hot war between US and China that's somehow without nuclear (again - im asking you how is it going to be without nuclear) -> none of those transports gonna reach Taiwan for resupply.
it's a simple production math - they can outbuild US in rockets probably 10 to 1 and with modern technology - none of US carriers/strike groups gonna be able to do shit. they gonna be sunk super quick.
math is not mathing - give that fucking island to China, I dont want ww3 because of it.