War in Ukraine

[825VOL]

Clearly, the USA is dysfunctional regarding race relations. Even aside from the riots and looting, the FBI says black Americans, 13% of the US population, commit more murders than everyone else combined. The median net worth of black residents in Boston is $8. White Americans gloat and say it's a success story.

That was no typo: The median net worth of black Bostonians really is $8 - The Boston Globe

When the USA, the self-annointed Holiest of Holies and the most self-righteous country in the world, is incapable of successfully integrating its black population into its society, how can you expect "the most evil country to ever exist" to attempt it? Why would the Russians, the Japanese, the Koreans, and others even try when the Americans and the British have failed so miserably despite our self-righteous gloating?

We don't have anywhere near the race problem you are describing. We have an inner-city problem. That 13% is really 6% as most murders are done by males. The cities have poor education and poor opportunities. Why is that? It is because they are run by one party that never has to worry about being voted out. There is no incentive to ever change anything as long as the people in power can just promise stuff to them every election. and never have to worry about delivering anything.

 

[BreatheUT]

People are getting fed up.

They humiliated her in front of a weak audience.

 

[BreatheUT]

People are getting fed up.

Humiliation in front of and by her voting block. Man that's a weak audience. 25% attendance. She must not have ordered the free chicken tenders and wedges.

 

[MontyPython]

I have one of those Mavic drones. they're pretty cool.

Are you supposed to have an FAA license?

 

[JuicyBrucey]

We don't have anywhere near the race problem you are describing. We have an inner-city problem. That 13% is really 6% as most murders are done by males. The cities have poor education and poor opportunities. Why is that? It is because they are run by one party that never has to worry about being voted out. There is no incentive to ever change anything as long as the people in power can just promise stuff to them every election. and never have to worry about delivering anything.

Do you think the Russians would succeed where we've failed?

 

[happy-go_vol]

This guy is an obvious paid Russian propagandist.. nothing is accurate about this at all. Just ake the board, putin is hours from defeat

 

[InVOLuntary]

Are you supposed to have an FAA license?

I'm a rebel so I'm not sure.

Seriously, I'm not sure of a license but you do have to register it. Put your contact info on it and I think I did a little on-line course.

Wife got it for me for Christmas a couple of years back. They are really a lot of fun and very easy to fly.

My son had a friend whos father was interested in one. I knew him too as we got to no each other leaning against the fence at youth football practice. They lived about 2 miles away - as the crow flies. I told him to come over and we'd fly it. He wasn't able to make it that day so I told my friend that we'd take it to him. So I flew the thing all the way to his house. I called and told them to come out side. I tried to lower it right down close but the signal started to get weak (east Tennessee hills). He dropped his pants and mooned me. I was nervous about battery life so I brought it home. It is amazing what they'll do. Gimbal mounted 4K camera is pretty awesome.

 

[happy-go_vol]

We don't have anywhere near the race problem you are describing. We have an inner-city problem. That 13% is really 6% as most murders are done by males. The cities have poor education and poor opportunities. Why is that? It is because they are run by one party that never has to worry about being voted out. There is no incentive to ever change anything as long as the people in power can just promise stuff to them every election. and never have to worry about delivering anything.

I they do have opportunities, they've been taught to be the victim for so long, they don't know another way

 

[LouderVol]

They tried that for 8 years but were being attacked.

And were attacking their erstwhile countrymen. Remember that 14k includes Ukrainian civilians too.

 

[LouderVol]

It proves that American outrage about invasions of sovereign countries and the murder of civilians is fake, especially since the USA has done both many times and still does even these days with the full support of the "outraged" Ukraine flag emoji crowd.

Except that's what ended Afghanistan. They people were against it. Just the powers that be were powerful enough to resist for a certain amount of time. But it was public opinion that shut down both occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. Most of our citizens dont "support" it anymore than you

 

[tvolsfan]

It proves that Russia’s only argument is whataboutism

Fixed

 

[DonjoVol]

Humiliation in front of and by her voting block. Man that's a weak audience. 25% attendance. She must not have ordered the free chicken tenders and wedges.

I'm pretty sure the two guys are Larouche activists. Regardless of who they are they are 100% correct.

Plus didn't Maxine Waters encourage this behavior awhile back?

 

[825VOL]

Do you think the Russians would succeed where we've failed?

No, it just means that your entire diatribe was BS.

 

[MontyPython]

I'm a rebel so I'm not sure.

Seriously, I'm not sure of a license but you do have to register it. Put your contact info on it and I think I did a little on-line course.

Wife got it for me for Christmas a couple of years back. They are really a lot of fun and very easy to fly.

My son had a friend whos father was interested in one. I knew him too as we got to no each other leaning against the fence at youth football practice. They lived about 2 miles away - as the crow flies. I told him to come over and we'd fly it. He wasn't able to make it that day so I told my friend that we'd take it to him. So I flew the thing all the way to his house. I called and told them to come out side. I tried to lower it right down close but the signal started to get weak (east Tennessee hills). He dropped his pants and mooned me. I was nervous about battery life so I brought it home. It is amazing what they'll do. Gimbal mounted 4K camera is pretty awesome.

Noice.

Mooning = accepted FAA protocol to drop drone on said mooner.

 

[JuicyBrucey]

Except that's what ended Afghanistan. They people were against it. Just the powers that be were powerful enough to resist for a certain amount of time. But it was public opinion that shut down both occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. Most of our citizens dont "support" it anymore than you

Both invasions, especially Afghanistan, were wildly popular among Americans.

 

[Hunerwadel]

"These are things (air defense systems) that take months if not years to implement"

LOL if this clown thinks it takes months or years to install an air defense system he doesn't know NATO. There is no defense system short of a nuclear shield within NATO that takes that long to deploy. Being able to move soldiers and equipment fast in in NATO's DNA. I also suspect Ukrainians have been training on these systems for months. You do know that Patriots are moved around on trucks, right?

 

[JuicyBrucey]

No, it just means that your entire diatribe was BS.

According to Fortune, the median net worth in the USA in 2019 was $121, 760. Americans’ average net worth by age | Fortune

Yet, the median net worth of blacks in Boston is $8. That was no typo: The median net worth of black Bostonians really is $8 - The Boston Globe

Again: $121,760 for all Americans vs. $8 for black Americans in Boston. And white Americans boast about it and say it proves they're better than Russians.

 

[Burhead]

They are not sure if its simply to provide logistical support to the incoming Russian forces or to prepare for war. I saw some posts saying if the call-up reaches 5,000 they could be forming a strike group or 10,000 or more, multiple strike groups.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Blood for Solar Panels: Politico Honors Vladimir Putin as Climate Influencer of the Year

What happened: Russian dictator Vladimir Putin topped Politico‘s list of "power players behind Europe's green agenda."

Seriously? Yep.

Why? Politico argues that the war in Ukraine has been great for the environment because it "forced Europe to finally break its fossil fuel addiction" and helped speed up the continent's "green revolution." By launching his brutal invasion and manipulating energy markets to keep oil prices high, Putin has "achieved something generations of green campaigners could not."

Blood for Solar Panels: Politico Honors Vladimir Putin as Climate Influencer of the Year - Washington Free Beacon

 

[825VOL]

According to Fortune, the median net worth in the USA in 2019 was $121, 760. Americans’ average net worth by age | Fortune

Yet, the median net worth of blacks in Boston is $8. That was no typo: The median net worth of black Bostonians really is $8 - The Boston Globe

Again: $121,760 for all Americans vs. $8 for black Americans in Boston. And white Americans boast about it and say it proves they're better than Russians.

Go start a new thread discussing disparities. Just make sure you get the stats from rural WV & KY to compare to your Boston stats.

 

[LouderVol]

Both invasions, especially Afghanistan, were wildly popular among Americans.

At first. Afghanistan it could be argued was justified. Russia invaded a country because people they arent at war with might move in. We invaded because people in that nation actually attacked us.

Iraq was just crap, but that doesnt excuse Russia, or make anyone here hypocrites. Each invasion is different. Heck Iraq 1 was a completely different circumstance than Iraq 2. Even though they were both: mostly by us, against the same regime, in the same country, and not even two decades apart.

I would also ask you to define support. Because right now you guys are acting like anything less than rioting in the streets is support.

 

[AM64]

They don't need to move. Those regions are their homeland. If you actually knew how to study and research history you would know this.

When Russia ran the Soviet Union, you'd suppose they planted a lot of Russians in the states they occupied. Therefore, not surprising that there are a lot of Russians outside Russia and that Russian not exactly a foreign language in a lot of those states. The only thing states like Ukraine did wrong was not do some "ethnic" cleansing of their own and chase out or barbeque the leftover Russians; leaving them there to fester and mold was always a bad plan ... except for Russia.

My cardiologist had a new nurse, and she had an interesting accent. I liked her a lot and asked a little about where she was from, etc. She asked what her accent sounded like to me, and I replied Russian. Turns out she was from one of the Stans, so I'd guess a lot of people in the old Soviet states might speak Russian and appear to be related to their conqueror of many years ... and that there were Russians planted there to ensure compliance. I worked with an engineer from one of the eastern European Soviet states; he spoke fluent Russian ... the language of the occupier.

 

[MontyPython]

Both invasions, especially Afghanistan, were wildly popular among Americans.

Afghanistan was 100% justified war. I supported us blowing the f*** out of the Taliban and I support it just the same today.

However...

It all went wrong when we morphed our goals into "nation building". What a crock of sh*t that was.

 

[AM64]

If they don't like their address showing Ukraine, they can move a few mile to where it will show Russia.

Same region, new address. Everybody wins.

Just steppe over - simple really. Russia just wants straight access to their stolen playground - Crimea. Seems like Russia has paranoid thoughts that with Crimea solidly liked to Ukraine and only by bridge to Russia, somebody might get weird thoughts and upset the applecart.

 

[AM64]

Look up the Donetsk-Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic. Most people in that region never originally wanted to be part of Ukraine.

If you also look up maps of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania you will notice much of that region never belonged to the Grand Duchy either. Most of what is now known as Ukraine did though.

Historically they are a different region from Ukraine. Which is why when the illegal, western backed coup happened in 2014 Donetsk and Luhansk declared independence.

I thought you guys and gals were for freedom?

So the keys are Soviet occupation and disturbing the natural order. AND People declaring independence - not deciding to be a part of Russia. None of this makes these places Russian except by force.