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Lord of Pie
Mar 2, 2007


Mr. Pumroy posted:

the best thing about russia is how it believes with surety that america thirsts for russian land or w/e and will go to nuclear war over it when the reality is russia is a sad place that's fun to laugh at and nobody wants its soul-blighting hellscape

We already have our own wide swaths of land sparsely populated by alcoholic rednecks, thanks but no thanks Russia.

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fakeaccount
Jun 22, 2012

by FactsAreUseless

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Estonia 1988


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Ronwayne
Nov 20, 2007

That warm and fuzzy feeling.
Hey now, there's a woman in there. Alone. Completely disengaged and uninterested.

Skellybones
May 31, 2011




Fun Shoe

Lord of Pie posted:

We already have our own wide swaths of land sparsely populated by alcoholic rednecks, thanks but no thanks Russia.

Most of that land was purchased from Russia, so there is precedent.

Phlegmish
Jul 2, 2011




they think it's more likely that russia would win the war than nato

either they are completely delusional or they have something up their sleeve

Lil Bit O Vitriol
Jan 10, 2010
Mutually assured destruction

Facebook Aunt
Oct 4, 2008

wiggle wiggle




Phlegmish posted:

they think it's more likely that russia would win the war than nato

either they are completely delusional or they have something up their sleeve

What if we are the ones who are delusional? :monocle: Russian is strong like ox. Drunken ox. NATO is euro pansies and soft, fat american technophiles who send RC model planes to fight their wars for them.

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




they plan to storm trenches while nato troops literally gently caress themselves

Frog Act
Feb 10, 2012



is the NATO = fascist homonazis meme so ingrained that 31% of respondents seriously think the US has lebensraum-esque ambitions in russia? lmao

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




well they cry day and night that us is surrounding poor and plucky russia with its bases and literally forces russia to maintain it's military so that they dont invade

Blistex
Oct 30, 2003

Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler

Mr. Pumroy posted:

the best thing about russia is how it believes with surety that america thirsts for russian land or w/e and will go to nuclear war over it when the reality is russia is a sad place that's fun to laugh at and nobody wants its soul-blighting hellscape

Russia is that semi-retarded kid from the poor family who is always dirty, smells like he shits his pants daily, and is cautiously playing with a filthy raccoon skull in the corner of the school yard. He's certain that at any minute the other kids will come over and try and take it away from him. All the other kids are playing sports or on their smartphones, but Russia kid is sure that the big kid who tells him to stop pawing at the grade 2 girls is going to drop his iPad at any moment and make for his precious raccoon skull.

Accretionist
Nov 7, 2012
I BELIEVE IN STUPID CONSPIRACY THEORIES

Phlegmish posted:

they think it's more likely that russia would win the war than nato

either they are completely delusional or they have something up their sleeve

They should review footage of The Highway of Death before assuming Europe can simply be drowned in an ocean of conscripts

Fojar38
Sep 2, 2011


Sorry I meant to say I hope that the police use maximum force and kill or maim a bunch of innocent people, thus paving a way for a proletarian uprising and socialist utopia


also here's a stupid take
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Accretionist posted:

They should review footage of The Highway of Death before assuming Europe can simply be drowned in an ocean of conscripts

this caused china to poo poo a brick too because that was literally their plan in the event of war

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
well let's be fair half the russians said "nobody is a winner" and considering nukes on both sides would make an autobahn of death out of continental Europe

Power Khan
Aug 20, 2011

by Fritz the Horse
A while ago I read an article in the NYT about the catastrophic state that the nuclear forces of the US are in. Makes you wonder how things look in a third world shithole like russia.

Accretionist
Nov 7, 2012
I BELIEVE IN STUPID CONSPIRACY THEORIES

JaucheCharly posted:

A while ago I read an article in the NYT about the catastrophic state that the nuclear forces of the US are in. Makes you wonder how things look in a third world shithole like russia.

When I was kid, I wasn't sure if i should believe stories about teenagers bribing guards to gently caress next to the missiles and poo poo like that, but then I read about the kind of shitbrains we've got minding our nukes and now I believe all of it.

BBJoey
Oct 31, 2012

JaucheCharly posted:

A while ago I read an article in the NYT about the catastrophic state that the nuclear forces of the US are in. Makes you wonder how things look in a third world shithole like russia.

I feel like the only thing stopping someone from making off with a Russian nuclear warhead is the fact that they'd have to be in Russia for any period of time to do so.

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
Yeah anyone who looks Brownistani in Russia would get the poo poo kicked out of them by Russian Homeland Security (ie skinhead army thugs with broken vodka bottles)

I'm more concerned about the nukes in Brownistan being guarded by people even less loyal to their state

Phlegmish
Jul 2, 2011



Blistex posted:

Russia is that semi-retarded kid from the poor family who is always dirty, smells like he shits his pants daily, and is cautiously playing with a filthy raccoon skull in the corner of the school yard. He's certain that at any minute the other kids will come over and try and take it away from him. All the other kids are playing sports or on their smartphones, but Russia kid is sure that the big kid who tells him to stop pawing at the grade 2 girls is going to drop his iPad at any moment and make for his precious raccoon skull.

i like this metaphor

Lucy Heartfilia
May 31, 2012


Blistex posted:

Russia is that semi-retarded kid from the poor family who is always dirty, smells like he shits his pants daily, and is cautiously playing with a filthy raccoon skull in the corner of the school yard. He's certain that at any minute the other kids will come over and try and take it away from him. All the other kids are playing sports or on their smartphones, but Russia kid is sure that the big kid who tells him to stop pawing at the grade 2 girls is going to drop his iPad at any moment and make for his precious raccoon skull.

Groda
Mar 17, 2005

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HUGE PUBES A PLUS posted:

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fuck off Batman
Oct 14, 2013

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah!


Blistex posted:

Russia is that semi-retarded kid from the poor family who is always dirty, smells like he shits his pants daily, and is cautiously playing with a filthy raccoon skull in the corner of the school yard. He's certain that at any minute the other kids will come over and try and take it away from him. All the other kids are playing sports or on their smartphones, but Russia kid is sure that the big kid who tells him to stop pawing at the grade 2 girls is going to drop his iPad at any moment and make for his precious raccoon skull.

You forgot that he's also a giant with retard strength who likes to bitchslap smaller kids that venture too close or too far depending on his mood. And also has the ability to poo poo his pants, making the whole playground unlivable if anyone bigger confronts him about it.

EDIT: Correction, he doesn't bitchslap them, he takes their hands and yell: "Stop hitting yourselves, stop hitting yourselves".

vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011

Disco Infiva posted:

You forgot that he's also a giant with retard strength who likes to bitchslap smaller kids that venture too close or too far depending on his mood. And also has the ability to poo poo his pants, making the whole playground unlivable if anyone bigger confronts him about it.

EDIT: Correction, he doesn't bitchslap them, he takes their hands and yell: "Stop hitting yourselves, stop hitting yourselves".

Nah, he's just one of those kids who goes nuts and flails his arms in every direction really fast if someone tries to fight him, but is actually unable to beat up anyone who isn't at least three years younger than him.

Blistex
Oct 30, 2003

Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler

Fojar38 posted:

this caused china to poo poo a brick too because that was literally their plan in the event of war

The premier at the time apparently pointed to the live CNN footage of Baghdad getting wrecked and asked his closest general what China had to counter something like that. The General had no reply, and almost overnight the entire defence industry started on a path to modernization.

etalian
Mar 20, 2006

Frog Act posted:

is the NATO = fascist homonazis meme so ingrained that 31% of respondents seriously think the US has lebensraum-esque ambitions in russia? lmao

For some reason they think a foreign power would want to occupy russia in its current state.

GABA ghoul
Oct 29, 2011

etalian posted:

For some reason they think a foreign power would want to occupy russia in its current state.

if the United States don't want to occupy Russia, then why are there CIA agents and US troops in the Ukraine right know trying to conquer the Don't Ask Peoples Republic? think about it!

syscall girl
Nov 7, 2009

by FactsAreUseless
Fun Shoe

waitwhatno posted:

if the United States don't want to occupy Russia, then why are there CIA agents and US troops in the Ukraine right know trying to conquer the Don't Ask Peoples Republic? think about it!

I was listening someone explain how the U.S. really does have troops in Ukraine right now but we don't acknowledge it. NPR not RT fwiw.

In an advisory capacity I'm sure.

Present
Oct 28, 2011

by Shine

syscall girl posted:

I was listening someone explain how the U.S. really does have troops in Ukraine right now but we don't acknowledge it. NPR not RT fwiw.

In an advisory capacity I'm sure.

Last I heard the US was sending a bunch of army instructors to train the Ukrainian army. So yes?

HerStuddMuffin
Aug 10, 2014

YOSPOS
It would be incredibly naive to expect the West to stay out of the conflict entirely and not protect its own strategic interests, frankly.

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Lazer Monkey
Jan 15, 2005

Present posted:

Last I heard the US was sending a bunch of army instructors to train the Ukrainian army. So yes?

VICE interviewed them at some public event so it's no secret.

Lufiron
Nov 24, 2005

HerStuddMuffin posted:

It would be incredibly naive to expect the West to stay out of the conflict entirely and not protect its own strategic interests, frankly.

they also need to show the other eastern european NATO members that our with them alliance is strong, hence why the us drove a military convoy right through a bunch of countries instead of transporting them via rail.

Blistex
Oct 30, 2003

Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler

Present posted:

Last I heard the US was sending a bunch of army instructors to train the Ukrainian army. So yes?

Is the Ukrainian army that disorganized that they need US advisors to tell them how to "soldier" or would "advisors" in this case be, "Here is a TOW missile and a live feed of every target our satellites can see in real-time, use this however you see fit."?

SnowblindFatal
Jan 7, 2011

A fearless people.

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




Blistex posted:

Is the Ukrainian army that disorganized that they need US advisors to tell them how to "soldier" or would "advisors" in this case be, "Here is a TOW missile and a live feed of every target our satellites can see in real-time, use this however you see fit."?
video from training showed americans teaching how to use rpgs and the like

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5er
Jun 1, 2000




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spacetoaster
Feb 10, 2014

Blistex posted:

Is the Ukrainian army that disorganized that they need US advisors to tell them how to "soldier"

Not disorganized. Just lacking in some very basic skills, small unit leadership, and training. When it comes to training the U.S. is literally the best on the planet. Why, if you were Ukraine, would you turn down an offer of free training for your Soldiers?

etalian
Mar 20, 2006

Blistex posted:

Is the Ukrainian army that disorganized that they need US advisors to tell them how to "soldier" or would "advisors" in this case be, "Here is a TOW missile and a live feed of every target our satellites can see in real-time, use this however you see fit."?

The Ukrainian army is in shambles due to supply problems and was also forced to use poorly trained militia units after the regular units got destroyed.

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Bulgogi Hoagie
Jun 1, 2012

We
Ukraine may not be ruled by homonazis, but her troops may well be

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