So very sorry Republicans Putin gambled and lost

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Ukraine War: Vladimir Putin has gambled everything and lost

Ukraine War: Vladimir Putin has gambled everything and lost​

Until Vladimir Putin lunched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, he was winning his standoff with the West. He had compelled the United States and Europe to take his demands seriously; he experienced the pleasure of being treated as the leader of a great power; and he had succeeded in intimidating the Ukrainians as well as Russia’s other neighboring states and the wider world.

All he had to do to solidify his victory was to recognize the independence of the so-called separatist republics in the Donbas, acknowledge that Ukraine’s chances of joining NATO were nil, and continue his creeping subversion of Ukraine in the expectation that, sooner or later, it would drift back into Russia’s orbit.

And then he blew it all by invading Ukraine.

Overnight, Russia became a pariah state. The West has already imposed an expanding range of sanctions with more expected. International opinion has almost unanimously condemned Putin’s war of aggression, and thousands of his own citizens have expressed their opposition to the war in demonstrations and petitions.

Most importantly, Ukrainians have fought back, fiercely. This was something Putin probably did not expect. In his initial announcement of a “special military operation,” Putin called on Ukrainian soldiers to lay down their arms, not out of concern for their lives, but because he truly believed they would be happy to do so. But they weren’t and they didn’t. Instead, they have inflicted punishing losses on his invasion force and have inspired the watching world with their courage.

Now the supposed chess grandmaster Putin has effectively maneuvered himself into an unwinnable position. Ukrainians throughout the entire country, regardless of the language they prefer to speak, their religion or ethnic background, have rallied around the flag. Tens of thousands have volunteered for territorial defense units. Many more have donated blood. Untold others have handed over their savings to help finance the defense of the country. An historic wave of patriotic fervor has gripped Ukraine.

The Ukrainian nation has been joined by diaspora Ukrainians, who are now busy staging rallies and fundraising for their homeland. All these Ukrainians now consider themselves part of a modern Ukrainian nation that is as diverse as it is united in its opposition to Putin and everything he stands for: namely dictatorship and vassalage. Ukrainians have demonstrated that they love their country, despite all its extant faults, and that they are willing to sacrifice greatly for it.

Ukraine’s dramatic show of wartime unity and national strength is exceptionally inconvenient for Putin. In his increasingly unhinged attempts to justify his war, the Russian ruler has claimed to be fighting against a ragtag band of “fascists,” “Nazis,” and “drug addicts” who represent no one but their own interests and their “paymasters” in the West. As it turns out, Putin has declared war on a patriotic nation of more than 40 million people in a country the size of France.

His options are now all bad. He could still physically destroy Ukraine and commit a massive genocide against its inhabitants, but even the craziest of Russian imperialists would probably balk at the idea of what would be the most colossal atrocity in human history.

Putin may yet try to establish a puppet Ukrainian regime in Kyiv that would be happy to do his bidding, as intelligence reports have long predicted. However, that would mean occupying a huge country indefinitely. This would probably require around a million soldiers, all of whom would become targets of a Ukrainian resistance movement that would be sure to emerge.

Alternatively, Putin could try to work out some kind of deal with the current Ukrainian administration, but that would mean effectively admitting to his inner circle if not to the Russian people that his bloody enterprise had actually achieved nothing that negotiations could not have produced at far smaller cost.

I often wondered if you were a Russian Propaganda Bot. Gotta spread that hate and division like a good Russian stooge...

Seemingly you are I guess.

 

[daveman]

The irony of me being weak but you supporting the communists through Trump in the home of the brave.

Youre as easy as taking wheat from blind chooks.

It doesn't matter how many times I say I oppose Putin's invasion; retarded leftists like you will still insist I support it, in accordance with their programming.

Does it ever occur to you that you're unable to think for yourself? Well, I guess it wouldn't, would it?

And yes, you're a weak child. You may flounce off in a huff, now.

 

[daveman]

You must suck at the game of clue

"THE RUSSIANS, IN THE RUSSIA ROOM, WITH THE RUSSIA STICK!!"

 

[daveman]

Really? Because it seems to me that the people's whose "economics" fail every time are Republicans.

Every Republican President in my lifetime has had at least ONE recession. Except Bush-43, he had two. (And everyone thought he was an underachiever!)



Biden organized international sanctions and responses that have done exactly that.



It's kind of simple. If you are doing elaborate ecological devastation to get a few drops of oil, you really aren't being practical.



You mean after we inflicted a 20 year economic blockade on them for picking a form of government we don't like?

Here's a crazy idea. Next time a country picks socialism, let's leave them the fuck alone, and let it rise or fail on its own.

You're beyond salvaging. You just sit there in your irrational hatred and propaganda.

You're going to go through life bitter and disappointed. The revolution you so desperately want is never going to happen.

 

[daveman]

Who said the rich have 'earned" anything? This is where or system has it backwards.

The top 1% controls 43% of the wealth. They did not do 43% of the physical or mental labor to produce that wealth. That was done by people working in factories or in service jobs.

Now, before you piss yourself and scream "Communism!!!", I actually do see a need for investors. What I don't see is someone slaving away at an Amazon Warehouse for slave labor wages while Bezos uses the profits to fly off in a dick rocket with Captain Kirk.

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Then again, it might be the perfect metaphor for our current situation!

We actually had the right balance between FDR and Reagan. The working class had unions and fair labor laws, to make sure they got their fair share, and the rich paid their fair share in taxes to pay for infrastructure and public works.

So, your fair share of what someone else earned and why is "All of it, because reasons!"

Republicans, of course, fucked it up by getting stupid white people to vote against their own economic interests by playing on their religious, racial and sexual fears.

LOL! Retarded Communists don't get to dictate what's in my best interests.

 

[daveman]

How many poor children could we have fed with the cost of one Dick Rocket ride?

I think I know why you hate women. You're obsessed with penises.

 

[eddiew37]

I often wondered if you were a Russian Propaganda Bot. Gotta spread that hate and division like a good Russian stooge...

Seemingly you are I guess.

There's enough hate and division and STUPIDITY spread by your republican Trump butt kissers I just try to combat it when I see it

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

There's enough hate and division and STUPIDITY spread by your republican Trump butt kissers I just try to combat it when I see it

Stooge

 

[martybegan]

How many poor children could we have fed with the cost of one Dick Rocket ride?

We already spend plenty of money on that, the thing is you guys don't care about results, just feeling like you did something by throwing money at it.

How many $100k+ a year bureaucrats we pay via taxes at the State and Federal level to keep throwing money at things like poverty, hunger and homelessness?

 

[Colin norris]

It doesn't matter how many times I say I oppose Putin's invasion; retarded leftists like you will still insist I support it, in accordance with their programming.

Does it ever occur to you that you're unable to think for yourself? Well, I guess it wouldn't, would it?

And yes, you're a weak child. You may flounce off in a huff, now.

Again, you support Trump who openly supports putin and communism. You will not denounce his attempt to overthrow democracy so you are a communist just like him.
I don't care how much you deny it, it will now change because I know you don't have the guts to support Biden. You are spineless pos.

 

[ViewFromAbove]

Who cares. There is reality, and there is "perception".

The reality is the political spectrum runs from total government on the left, to no government on the right.

That's it. No perception, just simple reality.

That is ONE political spectrum or axis. One dimension.
Dictatorship on extreme left and Anarchists on extreme right?

Another axis is Liberal vs Conservative.
In your mind, where along your Government vs No-Government spectrum are Conservatives, Independents, and Libertarians?

 

[westwall]

That is ONE political spectrum or axis. One dimension.
Dictatorship on extreme left and Anarchists on extreme right?

Another axis is Liberal vs Conservative.
In your mind, where along your Government vs No-Government spectrum are Conservatives, Independents, and Libertarians?

Those are meaningless constructs formulated by the Fabian Socialists to confuse people.

There are collectivist governments, and individualist leaning governments. The US was founded as a Constitutional Republic to protect the Rights of the individual from an over bearing government.

Thus the government was designed to be adversarial, and difficult to get laws passed. The Founders knew that once the duopoly formed, they would try and destroy individual Rights.

As we are seeing now.

 

[Bob Blaylock]

Again, you support Trump who openly supports putin and communism. You will not denounce his attempt to overthrow democracy so you are a communist just like him.
I don't care how much you deny it, it will now change because I know you don't have the guts to support Biden. You are spineless pos.

 

[Colin norris]

Hello Bob.
Seen any immaculate conceptions or virgin births lately? How's those prayers going?

You keep the faith my son. They'll keep the money.

 

[scruffy]

Again, you support Trump who openly supports putin and communism. You will not denounce his attempt to overthrow democracy so you are a communist just like him.
I don't care how much you deny it, it will now change because I know you don't have the guts to support Biden. You are spineless pos.

This is really nutty stuff.

You can't support Putin "and" communism. Putin is the opposite of a communist. He doesn't even like communists, he thinks they destroyed his country.

Some of the partisan extremists have left orbit. They just want to take the other party and lock them in a room and beat them till they're dead. Some of these posts are entirely dripping with hate, just about at that level.

 

[JoeB131]

You're beyond salvaging. You just sit there in your irrational hatred and propaganda.

You're going to go through life bitter and disappointed. The revolution you so desperately want is never going to happen.

I agree, the decline of America will continue on and on, and when the revolution eventually comes, I'll probably be dead by then.

So, your fair share of what someone else earned and why is "All of it, because reasons!"

Poor baby, reading comprehension is clearly beyond your capabilities.

LOL! Retarded Communists don't get to dictate what's in my best interests.

The problem is, you think your irrational hate is in your best interest.

Hint, you might think you are the guy on the right, but you are really the guy on the left.

We already spend plenty of money on that, the thing is you guys don't care about results, just feeling like you did something by throwing money at it.

How many $100k+ a year bureaucrats we pay via taxes at the State and Federal level to keep throwing money at things like poverty, hunger and homelessness?

We spend less than 500 Billion a year on poverty relief.

We spend over 2 TRILLION on Middle Class Entitlements that keep middle class white people from becoming poor.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

That's awful!!!

Is that better or worse than when people connected to Russia or former Soviet republics donated $145 million to the Clinton Foundation?

$145 million sounds worse but, that's all it is SOUND of Trumptard's echo chamber.

If only you had PROOF.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Has methane ever infiltrated a water well before fracking?

Likely, not to the extent has fracking causes.

One drilling method is vertical the other is horizontal.
One is easier and more efficient at flaring off most of the methane.

 

[Bob Blaylock]

Hint, you might think you are the guy on the right, but you are really the guy on the left.

It is very clear on which side you really stand.

 

[martybegan]

I agree, the decline of America will continue on and on, and when the revolution eventually comes, I'll probably be dead by then.



Poor baby, reading comprehension is clearly beyond your capabilities.



The problem is, you think your irrational hate is in your best interest.

Hint, you might think you are the guy on the right, but you are really the guy on the left.
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We spend less than 500 Billion a year on poverty relief.

We spend over 2 TRILLION on Middle Class Entitlements that keep middle class white people from becoming poor.

The middle class pays taxes to get SERVICES, not entitlements.

I find it comical you can use the term "less than" before 500 BILLION dollars a year.

But you are a fan of the bureaucratic class, so I know you won't complain that a lot of that money goes to the middle class government functionaries you are bitching about in your 2nd statement.

You are losing your touch, JoeBlow, it's not often you are this transparent about not knowing what the fuck you are talking about.