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15 | 3.71% |
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115 | 28.47% |
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67 | 16.58% |
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94 | 23.27% |
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14 | 3.47% |
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87 | 21.53% |
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ModernMajorGeneral posted:As a proper leftist with principles, unlike you tankies, I support the struggle of Ukraine for freedom in the same way I support the struggle of the Palestinians for freedom. love it when pro-ukraine folks try to get me to tear my hair out over ukraine when this is what ukraine thinks of people like me.
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Majorian posted:Since I'm already in full swing at making GBS threads on people's sources, this guy also has some wild publications. Covid-19 has broken so many brains lol drat
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Nov 4, 2022 07:57
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ModernMajorGeneral posted:https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1588329767761223682?s=20&t=Gruc_qV6ki663t8MdA76pg uuuhhhhhhh retired volunteer i assume/hope
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Nov 4, 2022 08:02
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Wheeee posted:uuuhhhhhhh yeah he was a foreign volunteer so it is hopefully just bad wording, but it is extremely dangerous poo poo that people feel empowered to tweet this poo poo out even from the perspective of supporting Ukraine - like how stupid do you have to be to happily give ammunition to Russian hawks who say that the war in Ukraine is an existential war against the US military they must win at all costs. it's incredible hubris that presages worse things to come also it's not really clear if he was retired. The only article I can see says that he joined the army reserves so he might have technically still been part of the US military.
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Nov 4, 2022 08:10
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The Russians already think that. The Ukrainian army is running on nato equipment rn, and of course the various volunteers are ex-military.
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Nov 4, 2022 08:13
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Cup Runneth Over posted:Remember when this whole thing was gonna be wrapped up by summer according to either side Well, look, before now, luckily, there's never been a war in history that killed millions where the major players erroneously believed that it would be over in a couple of months.
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Nov 4, 2022 08:13
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Slim Jim Pickens posted:The Russians already think that. The Ukrainian army is running on nato equipment rn, and of course the various volunteers are ex-military. Just wait until the US starts doling out F-16s to Ukraine.
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Nov 4, 2022 08:17
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Slim Jim Pickens posted:The Russians already think that. The Ukrainian army is running on nato equipment rn, and of course the various volunteers are ex-military. I think you mean the Ukrainian army is running on Russian equipment rn 
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Nov 4, 2022 08:19
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SourKraut posted:Just wait until the US starts doling out F-35s to Ukraine.
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Nov 4, 2022 08:27
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That might be Russia's best chance to win!
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Nov 4, 2022 08:29
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I've said this before but it amazes me how you just can't get any basic reporting on the progress of the war in Western media. Like, where the front lines are, what the main military formations are along them, where movement is or is not happening etc. It's all either completely disconnected stuff like: "Missile hits building" or planted stories straight from Western militaries and intelligence agencies like this one, currently on the front page of the Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war live news: Russia likely threatening to shoot retreating soldiers, says UK defence ministry https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...r-after-strikes quote:
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Nov 4, 2022 08:34
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ModernMajorGeneral posted:https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1588329767761223682?s=20&t=Gruc_qV6ki663t8MdA76pg wat
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Nov 4, 2022 08:34
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Wheeee posted:uuuhhhhhhh Talk of the town is in situations like this, as part of their deployment they submit a letter of resignation to allow for plausible deniability in the event of capture or death, and if they come back they never actually quit.
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Nov 4, 2022 08:41
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I feel like this conflict is hurting some people's mental health in a way that the iraq/afganistan war never managed to do. People talk about vietnam a lot as the first war to basically be televised live to america and I wonder if in the future historians will talk about how cartoon internet meme dogs made snuff videos to EDM soundtracks and how that just broke everyone
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Nov 4, 2022 08:51
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proportionally very few people are destroying their brains by seeking out human misery porn, it’s more the incessant and overbearing propaganda coming from every angle
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Nov 4, 2022 08:53
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I guess posting in this thread finally got me a Bernie. Couldn’t of got me one of Bernie with the kiss makeup? 
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Nov 4, 2022 08:56
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Wheeee posted:proportionally very few people are destroying their brains by seeking out human misery porn, it’s more the incessant and overbearing propaganda coming from every angle I would say thats true, but this is the first time I can remember where all the firefights and drone bombings are being posted all over reddit in HD daily and it definitely has worked its way into every online space I can think of. That feels kind of unique and horrifying to me. but yeah, the insane levels of propaganda is like they took all the lessons they learned over the last 20 years and are learning to speedrun it Meow Tse-tung has issued a correction as of 09:05 on Nov 4, 2022 |
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Nov 4, 2022 09:03
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Meow Tse-tung posted:I would say thats true, but this is the first time I can remember where all the firefights and drone bombings are being posted all over reddit in HD daily and it definitely has worked its way into every online space I can think of. That feels kind of unique and horrifying to me. Seems like the big budget sequel to Syria to me.
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Nov 4, 2022 09:07
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Slim Jim Pickens posted:The Russians already think that. The Ukrainian army is running on nato equipment rn, and of course the various volunteers are ex-military. Does Ukraine pay minimum wage to mercenaries, or just house and feed them Presumably anyone with a European or American passport and in good health offering to fight for them gets an automatic 6 month visa and a taxi to the local boot camp? How many mercenaries are fighting on the Ukrainian side at this point. Must be at least a thousand because a couple die each week according to the media
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Nov 4, 2022 09:34
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Meow Tse-tung posted:I feel like this conflict is hurting some people's mental health in a way that the iraq/afganistan war never managed to do. People talk about vietnam a lot as the first war to basically be televised live to america and I wonder if in the future historians will talk about how cartoon internet meme dogs made snuff videos to EDM soundtracks and how that just broke everyone to be honest I think this situation is the same thing Arabs went through from 2003-2022 where they had unspeakable horrors crimes against humanity live on tv and internet for two decades straight and insane criminals and government troll army propaganda blasted in their faces 24/7 that completely broke everyones brains. along with the nihilist black pilling despair that comes with having the only shot you had at democracy crushed brutally by every major power in the world. the only reason you’re seeing it now and can’t really can’t escape it is that it’s now white people with a large English speaking diaspora and western governments are getting into the troll propaganda business, none of this is new or surprising. and the same whites being radicalized online by Nazis over this war are the same types as Muslims being radicalized by the American occupation of iraq and the Syria disaster into insane groups like alqaeda or iSIS Al-Saqr has issued a correction as of 09:38 on Nov 4, 2022 |
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Nov 4, 2022 09:36
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Al-Saqr posted:Putin and zelensky should both give up, come to my house and play 40k with me I'll join in but you better be buying the snacks.
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Nov 4, 2022 09:50
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Hadlock posted:Does Ukraine pay minimum wage to mercenaries, or just house and feed them It's wildly inconsistent. Ukraine has a bunch of bespoke volunteer units with all sorts of connections and backings. Americans are not joining the Chechen exiles for example. I don't really have a clue how they're all organized, and I don't think Ukraine does either. There are 5,000 volunteers at least. Ukraine was boasting about getting 20,000 volunteers for the International Legion alone. Thats numbers too high, taking into account the rejections, guys changing their minds, and chronic overestimation. But aside from them, there's a bunch of different ways to volunteer for Ukraine
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Nov 4, 2022 09:51
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do we know about people who volunteered for Russia?
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Nov 4, 2022 09:59
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ModernMajorGeneral posted:https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1588329767761223682?s=20&t=Gruc_qV6ki663t8MdA76pg lol legendary army brain 
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Nov 4, 2022 10:10
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one could say he also couldn't stay away when iraqis were suffering from an invasion
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Nov 4, 2022 10:11
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Vulin posted:I'm sure Putin has a good taste in miniature wargames, so he wouldn't play 40k. He's probably into more refined games like Malifaux. let's be honest here putin has access to the Tzars ivory kriegspiel set
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Nov 4, 2022 10:16
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Homeless Friend posted:lol legendary army brain god i hate everything
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Nov 4, 2022 10:24
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Meow Tse-tung posted:I feel like this conflict is hurting some people's mental health in a way that the iraq/afganistan war never managed to do. People talk about vietnam a lot as the first war to basically be televised live to america and I wonder if in the future historians will talk about how cartoon internet meme dogs made snuff videos to EDM soundtracks and how that just broke everyone Vietnam didn't have the same stakes. when NATO looses this conflict it's gonna reorient the entire world order
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Nov 4, 2022 10:24
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Rutibex posted:Vietnam didn't have the same stakes. when NATO looses this conflict it's gonna reorient the entire world order I think ‘if’ is a better term tbh
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Nov 4, 2022 10:30
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Rutibex posted:Vietnam didn't have the same stakes. when NATO looses this conflict it's gonna reorient the entire world order Well if...but yeah there is a more wrapped into this thing than Vietnam, while US strategy in former French Indochina fell apart, it clearly didn't effect the broader strategic map much (the domino effect never happened) and its effect on the broader world economy was minimal. Even if Russia was stopped in its tracks here, the US and NATO would be forced to continue to try to bolstering Ukraine despite the dodgy nature of Ukraine's finanacial health, and there would be no real way to "pivot" to Asia afterward. In addition, there is also the economic carnage because of inflation and supply chain issues which are probably going to play havoc for years at this point. At best you would deny the Russians more territory and force them to take casualities, but in return you are getting a lot more than you bargined for. Ardennes has issued a correction as of 10:49 on Nov 4, 2022 |
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Nov 4, 2022 10:31
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Al-Saqr posted:I think ‘if’ is a better term tbh yeah I suppose anything is possible. but after losing to the Taliban I'm not so confident in the western empire
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Nov 4, 2022 10:37
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the west has already caused irreparable damage to itself on the geostrategic level, whoever "wins" in ukraine doesn't really change that
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Nov 4, 2022 10:43
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Homeless Friend posted:one could say he also couldn't stay away when iraqis were suffering from an invasion lol
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Cerebral Bore posted:the west has already caused irreparable damage to itself on the geostrategic level, whoever "wins" in ukraine doesn't really change that Yeah, also the failure of the sanction regime more or less took the "stick" out of the West's hand at this point. Ukraine is a quagmire both sides, but that doesn't mean the rest of the world is moving on. If you want your 40k-ish, Russia is a distraction Carnifex for the West. Ardennes has issued a correction as of 10:53 on Nov 4, 2022 |
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what a lot of people don't understand is that for many western men (especially unconventionally handsome IT professionals) this war is deeply personal. my ukranian wife's step brother has come to visit and they're very close so i'm sleeping on the couch tonight, but this is an excellent opportunity for me to get some nafo posting in on twitter. there's a lot of naysayers (especially itt) but it really makes a material difference. slava ukraini
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Jose Mengelez posted:what a lot of people don't understand is that for many western men (especially unconventionally handsome IT professionals) this war is deeply personal. my ukranian wife's step brother has come to visit and they're very close so i'm sleeping on the couch tonight, but this is an excellent opportunity for me to get some nafo posting in on twitter. there's a lot of naysayers (especially itt) but it really makes a material difference. anafo lol
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Nov 4, 2022 10:55
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gradenko_2000 posted:do we know about people who volunteered for Russia? we're right here (posting psyops division)
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Nov 4, 2022 11:10
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what is this about an amazon waifu?
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crepeface posted:we're right here (posting psyops division)
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SourKraut posted:Just wait until the US starts doling out F-16s to Ukraine. I'm very excited for ww3 to really pop off. So many people will die! :3
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