OT: World Politics

[manny]

Imagine looking at this situation and concluding, no, it’s the Ukrainians that are the bad guys.

WMD-level stupid.

 

[axlsalinger]

Yup. It's incredible that anyone can still defend Russia with a straight face.

Then again, there is also Count's counter-argument of "Nuh-uh".

 

[Wayward DP]

fortunately the world realized the grifter was not worth body bags

I suspect I will regret asking this, but who, pray tell, is "the grifter"?

My default assumption is dotard, but I'm guessing you're referring to someone else.

 

[Wayward DP]

Yup. It's incredible that anyone can still defend Russia with a straight face.

Then again, there is also Count's counter-argument of "Nuh-uh".

yeah for all his sniping and patronizing commentary he's failed to actually engage at all on the merits or explain why Russia's genocidal and imperial war of conquests is... not a genocidal and imperial war of conquest (or however you want to phrase it).

the failure to take any real positions or engage in any real analysis is telling, and symptomatic of the modern grievance-based right wing.

instead we get the little pot shots and name calling.

 

[lecoqsportif]

I suspect I will regret asking this, but who, pray tell, is "the grifter"?

My default assumption is dotard, but I'm guessing you're referring to someone else.

Zelenskyy.

He invited genocidal war crimes and widespread misery of his countrymen to get rich in a skimming operation.

 

[manny]

I suspect I will regret asking this, but who, pray tell, is "the grifter"?

My default assumption is dotard, but I'm guessing you're referring to someone else.

He means Zelensky.

Some clever RW thought leaders (who are not grifters themselves at all) have decided that actually Putin’s incursion is virtuous because Zelensky is such a scoundrel.

 

[MindzEye]

Shortchanged: Seymour Hersh's Claim Zelenskyy Embezzled $400M in US Aid Lacks Evidence

The entirety of the claim apparently comes from what Hersh describes as "one knowledgeable American intelligence official."

www.snopes.com

Those wondering if the remaining article provided evidence to support his incendiary headline claim may end up feeling short-changed. The entirety of the claim apparently comes from what Hersh describes as "one knowledgeable American intelligence official":

Cui bono?

We all know who benefits from this and why it's being amplified in the usual channels that lead back to him.

 

[Wayward DP]

yeah I saw Count reference a Hersh article earlier... and I just couldn't be bothered to make the effort.

 

[manny]

Someone has finally figured out how to defend Taiwan

 

[lecoqsportif]

AR-15s are super effective against cruise missiles and air craft carrier squadrons.

 

[manny]

I especially like “that is what it means to be a real American!”

That’s really going to resonate with the people of Taiwan.

 

[Volcanologist]

well, to be fair, he's not really trying to resonate with the people of Taiwan so much as the sea of armed sociopaths in his audience.

 

[oscarheyman]

Someone has finally figured out how to defend Taiwan

Actually armed black citizens caused the GOP and the NRA to enact gun control legislation in California.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

When does Count Jr die face-down in the mud after being personally drafted into the Nazi Ukrainian forces by Justin Trudeau?

And when do we all die in nuclear hellfire as a consequence of our unprovoked and unjust aggression against glorious mother Russia?

Never happen. Count would just scratch out a cheque to the Trudeau Foundation.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Imagine looking at this situation and concluding, no, it’s the Ukrainians that are the bad guys.

WMD-level stupid.

The same people who think Tamara Lich is a freedom fighter.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Zelenskyy.

He invited genocidal war crimes and widespread misery of his countrymen to get rich in a skimming operation.

"And heeeere comes the regret, Wayward!"

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Someone has finally figured out how to defend Taiwan

Population of Taiwan: 23.5 million
Population of China: 1.4 BILLION

That's a lot of bullets.

 

[Wayward DP]

@TheCountofMonteCristo - if you are truly open-minded, you should give Phillips O'Brien a follow. His assessments and predictions have been far more accurate and illuminating than the vast majority of any alleged "experts" on the topic.

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[MindzEye]

@TheCountofMonteCristo - if you are truly open-minded, you should give Phillips O'Brien a follow. His assessments and predictions have been far more accurate and illuminating than the vast majority of any alleged "experts" on the topic.

Yeah, Prof O'Brien is a must follow