The United States, my country, is a gold plated shithole. A garbage country and society in name only with a sociopathic culture of "whether I got mine or not, fuck you."
That being said, we are the absolute best, God like relatively speaking, at one thing and one thing only: Warfare. The killing lots of humans in high volume business. We have no peer in that one respect.
In this tortured metaphor, that high school team has the advantage of being aided in technology, tactics, and intelligence by the entirety of the NFL.
And that high school team has absolutely ran up the score board against the college team, making them look like chumps. So in retaliation, the college team tackles the high school teams cheerleaders and fans on the sidelines.
So eloquently put.
Oh look, another republican traitor publicly fellating putin.
This dirt bag has been a traitor for a long time now. He's the turd solely blocking DoD appointments as part of some religious crusade.
His crusade just cost Alabama a nice new military HQ. Genius. Congrats Colorado.
So happy we get to keep Peterson as the main Space Force base. All the infrastructure is already here and it looks like Colorado Springs won the Climate Change lottery with having daily rain since June instead of crushing heat that the Southeast has gotten.
Everything is just so green and wet here in Colorado Springs, while every other place burns.
I'm afraid we'll all just be experiencing extremes from now on. Rain for months, drought for months. Not much "normal".
California was panicking over drought and fires, then it finally gets relief, and... then it's flooding. Quite surprised that hurricanes haven't been too wild yet.
It's miserable in Texas now, second year straight with all-time heat. Vegetation and wildlife suffering. Year before last it felt like it rained for months, even into summer. While winters have been all-time cold (with rare snow for two years). I mean, I get it, we're basically in Mexico, I guess it's to be expected. Envious of Colorado, looks like a nice spot and honestly I'd like to visit.
I'm sure there's a ( R )eason.
Tommy Tuberville the military hating Putin sycophant? That Tommy Tuberville?
meanwhile, Russia is pulling its 80-year-old Soviet war machines out of mothballs just to keep up with Ukraine’s “Junior High Team"
Now I’m convinced Ukraine will win.
Alone? Probably not. But that doesnt mean it isnt worth fighting. And they dont stand alone either.
Weird how that kinda also applied to 13 colonies facing the British circa 1776 Tommy, eh? You smooth-brained cock-wipe of a half-wit.
Proclame here proclame there...
Seems to me Russia is getting its butt kicked severely!
Republican rhetoric and Russian rhetoric are indistinguishable. Fuck Teletubbie Tommy and Alabama for electing this traitor.
Meanwhile, Russia are losing artilleries, areas controlled, and had over 250K killed as a result of combat. That being said, Ukraine can defeat them and we will continue supporting them.
Be careful with that koolaid, man.
Traitor Tuberville...
He's a military strategist on par with his ability as being a winning dumbass, racist football coach.
It’s a junior high team paying against a college team that never learned how to play football.
By that logic we would have lost the American Revolution.
He lost to Vandy, I don't think he's the best person to make that point...
which one is the college team?
So because one country is weaker we should allow the stronger nation to simply take it over?
Why do we even take any of this B's for face value? He's just a shill teeing up the narrative for his financers.
We aren't taking them at face value. His voters probably are though.
Mitch McConnell is barely with it and Lindsey Graham is paralyzed by fear of getting named in Georgia's case against Trump, so Putin has had to put his 3rd string on the field.
This war isn't meant to be won, it's meant to be continuous. And the US is killing Ukrainians and Russians in the name of protecting MIC profits.
Yeah, nah.
This war is Russia killing Ukrainians. Russia made the decision to invade a foreign country. Russia has all the blame.
Funny how the war would end tomorrow if Russia went back the fuck home.
I'm not an expert on these things, but I'm pretty sure Russians and Ukrainians are doing a fine job of killing each other without direct U.S. intervention.
We sent 76 billion dollars worth of aid to Ukraine in a year and a half. That is four times their own defense budget for 2023. We're funding their defense. It's a proxy war between US and Russia. I mean, we've already been intervening -- in 2014 we were trying to influence the outcome of their government during their revolution, you can read some analysis here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957.amp
Edit: if you flipped it on it's head, this war is like if Mexico had a revolution that overthrew their corrupt government, and while the protests were happening Russia was supporting key members of the ones overthrowing the government. US feels threatened that our neighbor is strengthening ties with our enemy, and so we invade Mexico. It's obviously not right for the US to invade sovereign Mexico. It's obviously not right that Russia is fucking around in Mexico's revolution. But in this case, Russia doesn't care if Mexico beats back the invading US, they just want to keep supplying them with weapons to prop up Russia's own domestic "defense" industry, prop up the economy, claim moral necessity, unite the party against a common enemy, bobs your uncle, you're elected again
One years' defence budget to decimate the entire military capability of one of the US biggest rivals. That's just a good deal. And it's insane to bring up US interference in Ukrainian politics when that's the exact thing Russia has been doing since forever. Russia has considered Ukraine a vassal state since the time of the Tsar, but somehow America is the one trying to mess with their sovereignty? Delusional propaganda.
I'm not sure what you're trying to say I'm delusional about, or what you're trying to claim is propaganda, but nice lil throw-in there. Good to see you're not actually trying to have a conversation.
It seems you've entirely missed the point though. Of course Russia would rather Ukraine as their subject, and that they would rather they have a russia-friendly government (after all, a third of Ukraine speaks Russian).
There is no justification for Russia invading Ukraine.
But the US has actually done nothing to try to end this war, and has done much to provoke it, and I think that's because we have a perpetual war economy. You said it yourself, it's a good deal to weaken our rivals -- we don't actually need American troops on the ground, but we can still fight the evil Russians, hoo-rah! Fuck them communists! Talk about hawkish propaganda.
Edit: oh, and by the way, if you really want to argue that US should be in this proxy war because Russia is a big US "rival": Russia's GDP is ~2 trillion dollars compared to the US 26 trillion, so not exactly economic rivals, and comparing NATO vs Russia military prowess isnt much of a fairer balance. So how do you mean that Russia is a US rival? Historically, sure, but we shouldn't go invading everyone considered a historical "rival," should we?
You're hilarious.
Lol… whatever you say, Ivan.
Liberals love their slurs
And conservatives love licking those Russian boots. And speaking of, looks like you missed a spot. Get crackin. You don’t want you handled to be displeased.
This particular specimen is most likely a tankie. But I don't blame you for confusing them, because there aren't really any differences in 99% of their opinions.
Your smooth brain can't comprehend it's possible to be neither?
Ironic coming from someone who just called somebody else a "liberal" without knowing anything at all about them.
Nice try, but what you might too ignorant to know, is that your comment history isn’t private. All you seem to do is whine about liberals/democrats. Not a single critique of the criminal side of American politics.
You’re done here.
Republicans are open with who they are, they lay out for all to see. There's no need to call out behavior everyone can see. Liberals need to be called out because they talk like they care, but do the opposite.
Riiiiight.
Not as much as tankies though.
Oh the irony.
Don't forget that it's politically advantageous to have a big bad enemy country to unite your party. For Democrats, it's Russia. For Republicans, it's China.
Obviously both Russia and China are authoritarian as all fuck, but Israel is an authoritarian occupier as well, and we're perfectly fine with them.
Hard to tell, is that a double, trifecta, or grand slam of whattaboutism?
In any case, hats off. Your skills are on point.
I mean, there's really only one whataboutism in my comment (what about Palestine and Israel), but sure, you can say there are four in there.
And honestly I think it's a fair point. The US is not purely interested in defending nation states from authoritarian occupation, because if we were, we'd not support the state of Israel in their oppression of Palestinians. So there must be other factors behind our support for Ukraine, some might be legitimate (protecting Ukrainian exports to keep global economy stable) and others not so much (protecting profits for private arms companies). And I think it's more likely the latter, considering the size of our "defense" budget.
What do you have to say to that? I'm interested in your take, not in you just accusing me of whataboutism.
Democratic Party are also against China.
- Signed, a millennial Democrat against China.
Sure, but who isn't "against" China in the West? They commit atrocities left and right.
But I think it'd be more difficult to find many who'd support military conflict with China, proxy or otherwise.
Edit: honestly, scratch that. I think it would be pretty easy to get popular support for a conflict with China, in the same way it was easy to get popular and unwavering support for a conflict with Russia
The United States, my country, is a gold plated shithole. A garbage country and society in name only with a sociopathic culture of "whether I got mine or not, fuck you."
That being said, we are the absolute best, God like relatively speaking, at one thing and one thing only: Warfare. The killing lots of humans in high volume business. We have no peer in that one respect.
In this tortured metaphor, that high school team has the advantage of being aided in technology, tactics, and intelligence by the entirety of the NFL.
And that high school team has absolutely ran up the score board against the college team, making them look like chumps. So in retaliation, the college team tackles the high school teams cheerleaders and fans on the sidelines.
So eloquently put.
Oh look, another republican traitor publicly fellating putin.
This dirt bag has been a traitor for a long time now. He's the turd solely blocking DoD appointments as part of some religious crusade.
His crusade just cost Alabama a nice new military HQ. Genius. Congrats Colorado.
So happy we get to keep Peterson as the main Space Force base. All the infrastructure is already here and it looks like Colorado Springs won the Climate Change lottery with having daily rain since June instead of crushing heat that the Southeast has gotten.
Everything is just so green and wet here in Colorado Springs, while every other place burns.
I'm afraid we'll all just be experiencing extremes from now on. Rain for months, drought for months. Not much "normal". California was panicking over drought and fires, then it finally gets relief, and... then it's flooding. Quite surprised that hurricanes haven't been too wild yet.
It's miserable in Texas now, second year straight with all-time heat. Vegetation and wildlife suffering. Year before last it felt like it rained for months, even into summer. While winters have been all-time cold (with rare snow for two years). I mean, I get it, we're basically in Mexico, I guess it's to be expected. Envious of Colorado, looks like a nice spot and honestly I'd like to visit.
I'm sure there's a ( R )eason.
Tommy Tuberville the military hating Putin sycophant? That Tommy Tuberville?
meanwhile, Russia is pulling its 80-year-old Soviet war machines out of mothballs just to keep up with Ukraine’s “Junior High Team"
Now I’m convinced Ukraine will win.
Alone? Probably not. But that doesnt mean it isnt worth fighting. And they dont stand alone either.
Weird how that kinda also applied to 13 colonies facing the British circa 1776 Tommy, eh? You smooth-brained cock-wipe of a half-wit.
Proclame here proclame there...
Seems to me Russia is getting its butt kicked severely!
Republican rhetoric and Russian rhetoric are indistinguishable. Fuck Teletubbie Tommy and Alabama for electing this traitor.
Meanwhile, Russia are losing artilleries, areas controlled, and had over 250K killed as a result of combat. That being said, Ukraine can defeat them and we will continue supporting them.
Be careful with that koolaid, man.
Traitor Tuberville...
He's a military strategist on par with his ability as being a winning dumbass, racist football coach.
It’s a junior high team paying against a college team that never learned how to play football.
By that logic we would have lost the American Revolution.
He lost to Vandy, I don't think he's the best person to make that point...
which one is the college team?
So because one country is weaker we should allow the stronger nation to simply take it over?
Why do we even take any of this B's for face value? He's just a shill teeing up the narrative for his financers.
We aren't taking them at face value. His voters probably are though.
Mitch McConnell is barely with it and Lindsey Graham is paralyzed by fear of getting named in Georgia's case against Trump, so Putin has had to put his 3rd string on the field.
This war isn't meant to be won, it's meant to be continuous. And the US is killing Ukrainians and Russians in the name of protecting MIC profits.
Yeah, nah.
This war is Russia killing Ukrainians. Russia made the decision to invade a foreign country. Russia has all the blame.
So much confidence with such ignorance
Funny how the war would end tomorrow if Russia went back the fuck home.
I'm not an expert on these things, but I'm pretty sure Russians and Ukrainians are doing a fine job of killing each other without direct U.S. intervention.
We sent 76 billion dollars worth of aid to Ukraine in a year and a half. That is four times their own defense budget for 2023. We're funding their defense. It's a proxy war between US and Russia. I mean, we've already been intervening -- in 2014 we were trying to influence the outcome of their government during their revolution, you can read some analysis here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957.amp
Edit: if you flipped it on it's head, this war is like if Mexico had a revolution that overthrew their corrupt government, and while the protests were happening Russia was supporting key members of the ones overthrowing the government. US feels threatened that our neighbor is strengthening ties with our enemy, and so we invade Mexico. It's obviously not right for the US to invade sovereign Mexico. It's obviously not right that Russia is fucking around in Mexico's revolution. But in this case, Russia doesn't care if Mexico beats back the invading US, they just want to keep supplying them with weapons to prop up Russia's own domestic "defense" industry, prop up the economy, claim moral necessity, unite the party against a common enemy, bobs your uncle, you're elected again
One years' defence budget to decimate the entire military capability of one of the US biggest rivals. That's just a good deal. And it's insane to bring up US interference in Ukrainian politics when that's the exact thing Russia has been doing since forever. Russia has considered Ukraine a vassal state since the time of the Tsar, but somehow America is the one trying to mess with their sovereignty? Delusional propaganda.
I'm not sure what you're trying to say I'm delusional about, or what you're trying to claim is propaganda, but nice lil throw-in there. Good to see you're not actually trying to have a conversation.
It seems you've entirely missed the point though. Of course Russia would rather Ukraine as their subject, and that they would rather they have a russia-friendly government (after all, a third of Ukraine speaks Russian).
There is no justification for Russia invading Ukraine.
But the US has actually done nothing to try to end this war, and has done much to provoke it, and I think that's because we have a perpetual war economy. You said it yourself, it's a good deal to weaken our rivals -- we don't actually need American troops on the ground, but we can still fight the evil Russians, hoo-rah! Fuck them communists! Talk about hawkish propaganda.
Edit: oh, and by the way, if you really want to argue that US should be in this proxy war because Russia is a big US "rival": Russia's GDP is ~2 trillion dollars compared to the US 26 trillion, so not exactly economic rivals, and comparing NATO vs Russia military prowess isnt much of a fairer balance. So how do you mean that Russia is a US rival? Historically, sure, but we shouldn't go invading everyone considered a historical "rival," should we?
You're hilarious.
Lol… whatever you say, Ivan.
Liberals love their slurs
And conservatives love licking those Russian boots. And speaking of, looks like you missed a spot. Get crackin. You don’t want you handled to be displeased.
This particular specimen is most likely a tankie. But I don't blame you for confusing them, because there aren't really any differences in 99% of their opinions.
Your smooth brain can't comprehend it's possible to be neither?
Ironic coming from someone who just called somebody else a "liberal" without knowing anything at all about them.
Nice try, but what you might too ignorant to know, is that your comment history isn’t private. All you seem to do is whine about liberals/democrats. Not a single critique of the criminal side of American politics.
You’re done here.
Republicans are open with who they are, they lay out for all to see. There's no need to call out behavior everyone can see. Liberals need to be called out because they talk like they care, but do the opposite.
Riiiiight.
Not as much as tankies though.
Oh the irony.
Don't forget that it's politically advantageous to have a big bad enemy country to unite your party. For Democrats, it's Russia. For Republicans, it's China.
Obviously both Russia and China are authoritarian as all fuck, but Israel is an authoritarian occupier as well, and we're perfectly fine with them.
Hard to tell, is that a double, trifecta, or grand slam of whattaboutism?
In any case, hats off. Your skills are on point.
I mean, there's really only one whataboutism in my comment (what about Palestine and Israel), but sure, you can say there are four in there.
And honestly I think it's a fair point. The US is not purely interested in defending nation states from authoritarian occupation, because if we were, we'd not support the state of Israel in their oppression of Palestinians. So there must be other factors behind our support for Ukraine, some might be legitimate (protecting Ukrainian exports to keep global economy stable) and others not so much (protecting profits for private arms companies). And I think it's more likely the latter, considering the size of our "defense" budget.
What do you have to say to that? I'm interested in your take, not in you just accusing me of whataboutism.
Democratic Party are also against China.
- Signed, a millennial Democrat against China.Sure, but who isn't "against" China in the West? They commit atrocities left and right.
But I think it'd be more difficult to find many who'd support military conflict with China, proxy or otherwise.
Edit: honestly, scratch that. I think it would be pretty easy to get popular support for a conflict with China, in the same way it was easy to get popular and unwavering support for a conflict with Russia