SuperSpreader Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Every time I hear about those forums it's because some idealists not understanding the stupidity of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signifyin(g)Monkey Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Air_Delivery said: Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine | The New Yorker WWW.NEWYORKER.COM For years, the political scientist has claimed that Putin’s aggression toward Ukraine is caused by Western intervention. Have recent events changed his mind? Here is an interesting persepctive on why this war is the wests fault from a non Putin bootlicker. I don't really agree with it but its still an interesting read. Meh, Mearsheimer is definitely a bit of a Putin apologist. He’s also right about a lot of things, though. He’s also prone to slip too freely between his ‘descriptive realist’ ethos and his ‘prescriptive moralist’ ethos, without acknowledging it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 If you want some Ukrainian nationalism right now, here are two dances by the Virsky State Ensemble (the national dance company of Ukraine). IMO the best professional dance company in the world. Hopak (national dance of Ukraine) Zaporozhian Cossacks EDIT - And here's a picture of me performing in a Hopak: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CitizenVectron Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 UK's estimate of the current situation: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 lol okay this made me laugh: 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 9 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: UK's estimate of the current situation: I honestly don't know how Mariupol is managing to hold out as long as it has. It's nothing short of miraculous! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CitizenVectron Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 Buy the dip! (please don't) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 "Yesterday morning in freedom square, we were all Kharkiv residents. We were all bombed in Kyiv last night, and we all died again in Babyn Yar. Although the whole world promises constantly, 'never again.'" "They have orders to erase our history. Erase our country. Erase us all." "All the Jews of the world, don't you see what is happening? It is very important that millions of Jews around the world do not remain silent now. Nazism is born in silence. Therefore, scream about the killing of civilians, about the murders in Ukraine." "What is next, then, if it is Babyn Yar? What other military facilities threaten Russia? What other NATO bases? St. Sophia Cathedral? Lavra? Whatever they dreamed of, to hell with them, because god is with us." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 This stuff is just wild abandoning functioning tanks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Army activates pre-positioned stocks for first time in wake of Ukraine invasion WWW.ARMYTIMES.COM Armored brigade soldiers are being outfitted with thousands of vehicles and equipment pieces from Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 for the first time in the program’s history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 2 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Good news that t-72 you seized is tax free! We'd definitely get taxed for that here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 The Ukrainians taking all of this stuff tax free is interesting and funny, but it did remind me of something. Back during WW2, it was common for US troops to bring home souvenirs from the war, like a captured pistol or a NAZI flag. I'm not sure what the actual rules were back then, but now that type of stuff is super forbidden/illegal for US military personnel. I think I remember getting training on that while I was in the Navy (although I was in no capacity or location to get this type of stuff from Iraq or Afghanistan). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CayceG Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Take this with a massive grain of salt, but... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: The Ukrainians taking all of this stuff tax free is interesting and funny, but it did remind me of something. Back during WW2, it was common for US troops to bring home souvenirs from the war, like a captured pistol or a NAZI flag. I'm not sure what the actual rules were back then, but now that type of stuff is super forbidden/illegal for US military personnel. I think I remember getting training on that while I was in the Navy (although I was in no capacity or location to get this type of stuff from Iraq or Afghanistan). I think my grandpa had a nazi sword but I only saw it like once when I was a little kid so I might be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucoe Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 5 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: The Ukrainians taking all of this stuff tax free is interesting and funny, but it did remind me of something. Back during WW2, it was common for US troops to bring home souvenirs from the war, like a captured pistol or a NAZI flag. I'm not sure what the actual rules were back then, but now that type of stuff is super forbidden/illegal for US military personnel. I think I remember getting training on that while I was in the Navy (although I was in no capacity or location to get this type of stuff from Iraq or Afghanistan). It all depends on how the command structure treats the item. I had a captured .45 from a Cuban officer in Granada that I carried with me throughout the rest of my career. I actually donated it to the West Point museum after I left the service, but my understanding is that it was mine, if I wanted it. Most of the other stuff that soldiers tended to have were things that command just didn't know about (so a weapon or flag that wasn't reported), which is how a lot of soldiers continued to keep stuff they weren't really supposed to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 An old coworker’s dad was in the 101st during WWII (in Band of Brothers he was one of the soldiers that traded the apple for the gun; he also snuck a camera overseas and is responsible for a sizable portion of photos of the 101st during the war). When they raided the Eagle’s Nest he came back with all sorts of looted Nazi stuff, including bedsheets, serving dishes, and a music box owned by Hitler. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Valve do what gaming won’t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comet Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Chris- said: An old coworker’s dad was in the 101st during WWII (in Band of Brothers he was one of the soldiers that traded the apple for the gun; he also snuck a camera overseas and is responsible for a sizable portion of photos of the 101st during the war). When they raided the Eagle’s Nest he came back with all sorts of looted Nazi stuff, including bedsheets, serving dishes, and a music box owned by Hitler. I mean how can you not? I understand forbidding this stuff as a measure to prevent plundering and potential erosion of cultures as we've seen happen innumerable times in the past - but fuck the Nazis. I hope all of that wine was plundered from the Eagle's Nest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Comet said: I mean how can you not? I understand forbidding this stuff as a measure to prevent plundering and potential erosion of cultures as we've seen happen innumerable times in the past - but fuck the Nazis. I hope all of that wine was plundered from the Eagle's Nest According to her they took everything that wasn’t nailed down, and even some of the stuff that was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 You wonder what these embassy personal really think now. I know most are diehard Putin supporters, but you wonder who aren’t anymore with our tv coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 27 minutes ago, CayceG said: Take this with a massive grain of salt, but... I had seen a report that the Russian aircraft were downed by S-300 SAMs and that the UA MiG 29 was shot down. I'll see if i can find it but possible i just read this one wrong. EDIT: Found it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 This is the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in Odessa, Ukraine. The picture on the left is from 1942. The picture on the right is present day. 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Russian space industry is salty over all of the sanctions - so they removed the flags of partner nations on a commercial launch: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 23 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Russian space industry is salty over all of the sanctions - so they removed the flags of partner nations on a commercial launch: Fine. Dust off the shuttles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CitizenVectron Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 Also, in reference to the post above, Holodnyi Yar is an important place/name in the history of Ukrainian independence. It's a forest location in Cherkasy, and was the last independent holdout of an independent Ukraine before falling to Soviet forces. Also one of the first recorded inhabited places in Ukraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 UN General Assembly vote condemning Russian aggression: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 Also, in reference to the post above, Holodnyi Yar is an important place/name in the history of Ukrainian independence. It's a forest location in Cherkasy, and was the last independent holdout of an independent Ukraine before falling to Soviet forces. Also one of the first recorded inhabited places in Ukraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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