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Old 07.03.2022, 09:44
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Re: World War 3 or just a local spat in Ukraine?

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ukraine obviously does have some problems given they are the only country which has or allows an openly far-right/neo-Nazi military unit in their ranks.
Politely, please stop with the ridiculous propaganda and go back to the posts with Utkin, aka Wagner as the founder of putler private army who is an open nazi.

ANY attempt to morally justify this war is disgusting, shallow and should be called out immediately.

It's quite interesting how you write Ukraine with a small U, but don't forget to put the capital N in front of Nazi. I'll give you the benefit of doubt that this is an honest typo mistake.
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Old 07.03.2022, 09:47
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ukraine obviously does have some problems given they are the only country which has or allows an openly far-right/neo-Nazi military unit in their ranks.

but this wasn't about that, I just saw they were hosting an "anti-fascist conference" and figured it was a good thing. i guess they've just used the label "anti-fascist" to justify their own actions.
Good idea, maybe they could start with the Serbian Jovan Sevic Unit who are fighting with the separatists in Eastern Ukraine.
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Old 07.03.2022, 09:54
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Huh? The whole idea is to get them MiGs that their pilots are used to flying.
Most of all don't want to allude Putin into thinking that any western powers had their hands in the matter. God forbid!
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Old 07.03.2022, 09:58
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Most of all don't want to allude Putin into thinking that any western powers had their hands in the matter. God forbid!
Let's wait and see how the defense stocks will be doing today...

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Old 07.03.2022, 10:05
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When the 15 minute warning has sounded and you have hugged and kissed your loved ones for the last time, if you were able to reach them. I don´t think that your thoughts will that at least the west stood up for Ukraine and against Putin. Are you, yes you personally, willing to put your life and those who you love on the line for Ukraine?
I´m not.
This probably won´t happen, however it´s the "probably" that worries me.
I am also very worried and hope very much that this will never happen.

But why do we take as a given that this would bring the world to the end? We know that this happened once already and the world survived. Some crazy aggressors might think that they might be able to do it again and win the war. I am not sure that all military players view a nuclear war as impossible scenario, and it worries the hell out of me. The war must stop now!
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Old 07.03.2022, 10:14
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But why do we take as a given that this would bring the world to the end? We know that this happened once already and the world survived.
Because nobody else had a nuclear weapon at the time in order to respond

As JackieH rightfully pointed earlier, putler doesn't have much to lose and is probably more trigger-happy than initially estimated.
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Old 07.03.2022, 10:27
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When the 15 minute warning has sounded and you have hugged and kissed your loved ones for the last time, if you were able to reach them. I don´t think that your thoughts will that at least the west stood up for Ukraine and against Putin. Are you, yes you personally, willing to put your life and those who you love on the line for Ukraine?
I´m not.
This probably won´t happen, however it´s the "probably" that worries me.
"kissed your loved ones for the last time"
Actually, in the event of a nuclear attack, the official Civil Defence advice is
  • Bend over
  • Put your head between your knees
  • Kiss your ass goodbye.
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Old 07.03.2022, 10:28
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I have bad news for the good-hearted people out there who don’t want Ukrainians to die, who don’t want the rest of Europe to get dragged into a bigger military conflict, and who don’t want sanctions because they hurt Russians. There is no world in which you can have all three.
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Old 07.03.2022, 10:32
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Re: World War 3 or just a local spat in Ukraine?

For all of us wondering what the hell is going on with the famous convoy

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Old 07.03.2022, 10:46
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Let's wait and see how the defense stocks will be doing today...
You should have bought them a week ago, before they rose.
Still no news on when the Moscow Stock Exchange will open, certainly closed today and tomorrow.
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Old 07.03.2022, 10:55
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You should have bought them a week ago, before they rose.
Still no news on when the Moscow Stock Exchange will open, certainly closed today and tomorrow.
Might want to consider CS as an alternative.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/credi...131208154.html
But hurry up while the bank is still in business.
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Old 07.03.2022, 11:03
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Re: World War 3 or just a local spat in Ukraine?

What I want to know is how putler's baby mama and spawn are allowed to stay in CH...
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Old 07.03.2022, 11:15
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Putin's "anti fascist" pretext for invading Ukraine is clearly propaganda but fascism in Ukraine is clearly a topic for another more appropriate time.
same as fascism in CH or SE or <pickup any eu country with far right groups>
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For all of us wondering what the hell is going on with the famous convoy
I'm sure Putin's, Death Star convoy has been stopped dead in it's tracks by countless attacks from the Ukrainian
armies answer to Luke Skywalker.
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Old 07.03.2022, 11:17
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How true, one good way to cut through the fake news is to put you on ignore.
No, don't. Keep an eye on his/her trolling.
TC mutated from Brexit to Corona to Russian invasion and follows the same line.
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Old 07.03.2022, 11:21
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same as fascism in CH or SE or <pickup any eu country with far right groups>
Indeed.

The Polish border guards are acting pretty much like master-race Nazis by preventing, sometimes with force, the entry into Poland of African and Indian students who were studying in Ukraine's Universities.
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Old 07.03.2022, 11:30
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Re: World War 3 or just a local spat in Ukraine?

Disinvestment just may be the key factor to stop this genocide.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-c...103032151.html
It worked to end Apartheid. Now its ....
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Old 07.03.2022, 11:30
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Re: World War 3 or just a local spat in Ukraine?

Is it too soon?

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Which means ________ will still have a functioning government.
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Old 07.03.2022, 11:31
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Politely, please stop with the ridiculous propaganda and go back to the posts with Utkin, aka Wagner as the founder of putler private army who is an open nazi.
I understand this might make people uncomfortable and I'm happy to not talk about it but politely please stop labelling inconvenient facts as propaganda. every country may have far right or neo-nazi groups yet ukraine is the only country which has them openly in an official military unit.
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Old 07.03.2022, 11:33
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Disinvestment just may be the key factor to stop this genocide.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-c...103032151.html
It worked to end Apartheid. Now its ....
you may be right but Russia's economy is heavily dependent on natural resources and every $1 increase in the price of Brent is allegedly a $9m per day profit. China's Unionpay has already offered an alternative payment systems to Russia. Russia will look to China and India to trade with

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