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euphronius posted:isn’t it Medvedev? Supposedly Medvedev is too "west", or too liberal. In a lot of these "long time leader appointing a successor" situation the dying leader would choose a little known person who would most likely continue his policy and defend his legacy. Like for example Khomeini appointed Khamenei (who had no religious credential but it didn't matter he was able to made the succession work); or like Mao appointing Hua Guofeng, who had pretty low seniority and didn't last very long until Deng pushed him out. stephenthinkpad has issued a correction as of 14:52 on Jun 26, 2023 |
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Western intelligence/media are a hoot. Its just a hodgepodge of inconsistentencies. Putin has been weakened considerably by this, also we dont know why Prig turned around ALSO an attack by wagner from belarus would be suicide do not attempt!
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Jun 26, 2023 14:15
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Remarkable news for Germany - Alternative für Deutschland has won a district council election in Germany for the first time, attesting to the diversity and vitality of the democratic system in this key NATO member state. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/26/far-right-afd-wins-local-election-watershed-moment-german-politics Far-right AfD wins local election in ‘watershed moment’ for German politics Mon 26 Jun 2023 13.14 BST The far-right Alternative für Deutschland has won a district council election in Germany for the first time, in what is being referred to as a watershed moment in the country’s politics. The eastern town of Sonneberg, in the state of Thuringia, elected Robert Sesselmann to the post of district administrator, the equivalent of a mayor, with 52.8% of the vote, ousting the Christian Democrats’ (CDU) Jurgen Köpper on 47.2%. The Thuringia branch of the anti-immigrant party has been classed as rightwing extremist by intelligence services. It is led by Björn Höcke, who is considered to be part of the AfD’s far right or völkisch wing, which was officially disbanded but is still widely believed to exist. Far-right AfD wins local election in ‘watershed moment’ for German politics Central Council of Jews says it is devastated by populist party’s first victory in eastern town of Sonneberg Kate Connolly in Berlin Mon 26 Jun 2023 13.14 BST Last modified on Mon 26 Jun 2023 13.22 BST The far-right Alternative für Deutschland has won a district council election in Germany for the first time, in what is being referred to as a watershed moment in the country’s politics. The eastern town of Sonneberg, in the state of Thuringia, elected Robert Sesselmann to the post of district administrator, the equivalent of a mayor, with 52.8% of the vote, ousting the Christian Democrats’ (CDU) Jurgen Köpper on 47.2%. The Thuringia branch of the anti-immigrant party has been classed as rightwing extremist by intelligence services. It is led by Björn Höcke, who is considered to be part of the AfD’s far right or völkisch wing, which was officially disbanded but is still widely believed to exist. Observers say the win, which AfD’s leadership said would give the party a much-needed boost in its efforts to expand its influence across Germany, could be a bellwether for upcoming votes, in particular in the east. State parliament elections are taking place next year in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg. ... The Central Council of Jews in Germany said it was devastated by the result. “To be clear, not everyone who voted for the AfD has a rightwing extremist mindset,” its president, Josef Schuster, told the Jüdische Allgemeine newspaper. “But the party whose candidate they have elected is, according to the regional intelligence service, rightwing extremist … This is the bursting of a dam, which the political powers in this country cannot simply take on the chin.” Christoph Heubner, the executive vice-president of the International Auschwitz Committee, called it a “sad day” for Sonneberg, Germany and democracy. “A majority of voters have turned their backs on democracy and deliberately decided in favour of a rightwing extremist, Nazi-dominated party of destruction,” he said. ... Latest polls showed the AfD on 20%, more than double what its support was a year ago, and similar to the Social Democrats, with the Greens on 13% and the opposition CDU on 26%. ... As part of his campaign, Sesselmann called for the government of Olaf Scholz to strive for a peace agreement with Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, and opposed Germany’s military support to Kyiv. While locals voiced concerns on these issues, they more often cited dissatisfaction over living standards and low pay and pensions compared with their western German counterparts, as well as a feeling that their backgrounds, as citizens of the former communist east, were not taken seriously.
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fizzy posted:attesting to the diversity and vitality of the democratic system in this key NATO member state. democracy ftw
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Jun 26, 2023 14:44
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WOW hitler won 30% of the vote in 1932! a victory for democracy!!
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fizzy posted:Remarkable news for Germany - Alternative für Deutschland has won a district council election in Germany for the first time, attesting to the diversity and vitality of the democratic system in this key NATO member state. is this good news for ukraine or bad news for russia?
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Al-Saqr posted:WOW hitler won 30% of the vote in 1932! a victory for democracy!! It's a good thing when diverse views can achieve representation at the highest levels of government. It allows us to pick and choose from the marketplace of ideas.
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smart guy https://twitter.com/Kornphlake/status/1673305305524969473
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drat far right christian populists in Germany making ground? They probably have a lot in common with a certain someone we love to kiss on the lips
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stephenthinkpad posted:Supposedly Medvedev is too "west", or too liberal. or yeltsin appointing putin? by not obediently starving to death the iraqis brought the war on themselves, really. after all we are the good guys and they are the baddies
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Jun 26, 2023 15:31
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Pener Kropoopkin posted:Everyone who isn't CIA raise your hands. Heh. Oldest trick in the book...
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Jun 26, 2023 15:46
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OctaMurk posted:putin and jefferey of yospos organized this event to re-energize the Forums, and it was successful given the excellent engagement over the weekend Occam's Razor confirms this
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Jun 26, 2023 15:48
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Frosted Flake posted:So wait, in 2001, were there two different companies, one called 5.10 and one called 5.11 that were aimed at granola outdoors people? One became operator gear and the other is now an Adidas brands? one was five ten and the other 5.11 - the terms come from rock climbing grades and they were targeted at climbers not granola people (although Yosemite climber culture is what modern granola still apes). 5.11 was purchased by some guy who (apparently?) noticed lots of fbi guys wearing them and started marketing directly to LE and military. the one I’m familiar with, wild things, was approached by us special forces in 2002 or whatever to produce all the SF cold weather gear. tbh I thought that’s where the obsession with highly technical materials came from since they were pioneering “light and fast” gear using never before used fabrics. that company produces nothing but military poo poo now lol today though almost every single hunting gear outfitter or outdoor gear outfitter has a military/LE arm - probably because it’s high ROI grifting the morons at DOD
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Jun 26, 2023 16:16
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arcteryx mastered the clothing grift
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Jun 26, 2023 16:31
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tazjin posted:I don't think so. I regularly read stuff about e.g. various governors being long-time acquaintances of Putin. Portofino Diaz used to claim that he was going to retire and then anyone who jumped up to campaign to be his replacement would be arrested or shot. Never be the first to volunteer!
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Jun 26, 2023 16:32
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There are many people who would unironically like this.
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Jun 26, 2023 16:33
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Also many people don't know that some products, like some cereals for instance, come from the same manufacturer but are just packaged and sold at different price points despite being the same exact corn flakes or whatever
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Jun 26, 2023 16:36
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Democracy works the same way. The illusion of choice. Hundreds of different weirdos pulled out of modeling agency, CIA offices, and hate groups who all basically agree on everything.
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Jun 26, 2023 16:44
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they're made at the same manufacturer but the actual corn flakes or whatever are likely to use a different recipe, and in some cases may go through a different quality assurance process. thats just contract manufacturing and applies to everything from chicken breasts to sneakers. other products like milk and bread it can be more common for it to actually be literally the same milk in different packaging, but again there can be some differences in the actual bread formulation yes theyre ultimately interchangeable
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Jun 26, 2023 16:46
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The nuclear power plant ploy is 100% going to work, and after they blow it up the US will introduce mandatory two minute hate for Russia
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Jun 26, 2023 16:48
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please do not reference Orwell, tyia
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mawarannahr posted:Gunther ftw He rules https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ao8BsUljRnw&feature=share7
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OctaMurk posted:arcteryx mastered the clothing grift They have a contract with the Canadian Government though, the SF guys don't buy their own $3500 parkas or whatever. Same deal with Kifaru and their bespoke rucksacks. I've seen a shift as many of the Operator brands are now mostly worn by Vancouver condo dwelling PMC: arcteryx, North Face, Polartec, Black Diamond, Outdoor Research Frosted Flake has issued a correction as of 16:57 on Jun 26, 2023 |
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OctaMurk posted:arcteryx mastered the clothing grift I am guilty of the acrteryx fandom. Although their fabrics are usually more comfortable than the competing outdoor brands. I say all the premium outdoor brands have different types of quality clothing they are specialize in and then the rest 90% of their lines are overpriced. Its not different from urban youth over paying their sneakers. Also alot of outdoor fabrics and sport fabrics are basically the same but with different marketing cater to different niches. Its like manly black colored razor vs pink colored razor for women.
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Vomik posted:one was five ten and the other 5.11 - the terms come from rock climbing grades and they were targeted at climbers not granola people (although Yosemite climber culture is what modern granola still apes). 5.11 was purchased by some guy who (apparently?) noticed lots of fbi guys wearing them and started marketing directly to LE and military. Does the DOD formally purchase 5.11s? I remember some ranger making fun of dudes who had gone out and bought 5.11 I thought the implications was fresh boots buying aftermarket poo poo they won't use after hauling it around pointlessly got old.
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Arktis is the only one that still literally only makes the commando smock, so far as I know, without brightly coloured tee shirts, hats and quarter zips.Turtle Sandbox posted:Does the DOD formally purchase 5.11s? I remember some ranger making fun of dudes who had gone out and bought 5.11 I thought the implications was fresh boots buying aftermarket poo poo they won't use after hauling it around pointlessly got old. CANSOFCOM is allowed to make commercial off the shelf purchases out of a special budget. This, in my experience, mostly goes towards blinged out absolutely Gucci gear, that's otherwise not much better than government issue.
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tazjin posted:lol so all random russian news pages, even internal ones, are blocked there now?  seems like it, tried going to rt.com and got the same result
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its better in the west. we live in free countries, with free access to information no no no not like that
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Ukraine war understanders are putting out the most mealy mouthed bullshit I swear to God  "What is 'success' anyway?"   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olH2-_Gtczw Frosted Flake has issued a correction as of 17:06 on Jun 26, 2023 |
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stephenthinkpad posted:I am guilty of the acrteryx fandom. Although their fabrics are usually more comfortable than the competing outdoor brands. I say all the premium outdoor brands have different types of quality clothing they are specialize in and then the rest 90% of their lines are overpriced. i riff on arcteryx because they have worse sales than everybody else so ive never picked up any of their gear, but it does feel nice and their design team is pretty good
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I don't even know what you do with "are Russian helicopters real?"
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the ka 52 is a very pretty helicopter, tho I am also a big fan of the t129 atak the t929 looks kinda neat too we'll see how that goes
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Frosted Flake posted:Did you guys read the books by the Soviet dissident that the fall of the USSR was a ruse and one day there would be a coup to reinstall 2SSR, just like that Simpsons episode? That would have been pretty cool, if it happened. Shame.
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weird how wagner troops went from "prisoners with only shovels charging like zombies" to "russias best trained troops" over 24 hours.
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ItohRespectArmy posted:weird how wagner troops went from "prisoners with only shovels charging like zombies" to "russias best trained troops" over 24 hours.
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ItohRespectArmy posted:weird how wagner troops went from "prisoners with only shovels charging like zombies" to "russias best trained troops" over 24 hours. you get really good at fightin when u gotra fite with just shovels against machinegunners, duh
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im sure we'll get some big reports about the ukranian counteroffensive soon, all that chaos should be all our brave supersoldiers need to take those defensive lines and march on moscow slava ukrani
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