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What is the most powerful flying bug?
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🦋 15 3.71%
🦇 115 28.47%
🪰 12 2.97%
🐦 67 16.58%
dragonfly 94 23.27%
🦟 14 3.47%
🐝 87 21.53%
Total: 404 votes
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Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth
thank god the thread's back, i've been sweating like a collaborator in kherson.

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Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth
is it considered a pro russia position to say ukraine would be marginally better off being rebuilt as part of the russian federation than getting carved up by the IMF and sold off piecemeal to US business interests?

here, i've drawn a helpful diagram to explain this wild, zany tankie position that i personally do not hold;



like i said, not my personal opinion as i'm certain the good ole US state dept will write off those hundreds of billions in military aid as 'doing a buddy a solid' and happily allow ukraine the freedom (:911:) to democratically govern itself as a sovereign nation.

also, i'm 100% sure a triumphant zelensky's first move will be to immediately decriminalize organized labour and opposition parties and declare an immediate moratorium on pogroming roma as that's just the kind of vibe he's putting out y'know?

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth

Not So Fast posted:

I don't think it's worth speculating over. The areas Russia will annex will likely get just as carved up and exploited by Russian oligarchs. I do recall there was a dispute over pensions getting sold out by Poroshenkos government, but the amount of cuts Russia will have to make to reorient itself after the war are going to affect these types of policies as well.

the difference is russian oligarchs who fall out of favour fall out of windows while american oligarchs dictate domestic policy and political discourse with complete impunity. hence "marginal", a word so often misunderstood (especially when talking about rates of taxation).

corrupt dictators sure are yucky, but i'm sure whatever's left of the roma population will surely welcome an end to ukranian "direct democracy".

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth

Ytlaya posted:

Being in the same position as other Russian federation states is unironically better than that. Russia is also an extremely corrupt country, but it's at least somewhat functional as an independent state. Under the alternative, all of Ukraine's assets/resources get sold off to highest bidder, while its population is exploited as cheap labor (or worse).

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/reports/child-labor/ukraine posted:

Children in Ukraine are subjected to the worst forms of child labor, including in the production of pornography

i can't imagine why wealthy american financiers would want to keep this war chugging along, maybe the epstein thread can cast some light on this mystery within an enigma?

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth

HallelujahLee posted:

germany wont do poo poo unless the opponent is greece

*weeps yanis varoufakishly*

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth

HallelujahLee posted:

i would laugh though if it was the uk and germany actually retaliated at least economically

for 12 years the tories have been trying to rekindle a kind of british nationalism in the vein of the much vaunted "blitz spirit". seems like those crafty blighters may have finally discovered one weird trick...

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth
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

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth
it must be emotionally draining gradually piecing together evidence of russian war crimes from snippets of cctv footage and eyewitness accounts. thank god the ukranians are decent enough to bust out their phones and straight up film their atrocities, streamlining the process greatly.

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth

gradenko_2000 posted:

do we know about people who volunteered for Russia?

dunno much about russia's foreign legions but in the donbas some spanish antifascists joined prizrak brigade and i heard a rumour black lenin was back in donetsk and was apparently one of the prisoner's exchanged a little while back, can't find any confirmation of this though. either way, dude owns.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beness_Aijo

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth

Freezer posted:

Too lazy to look it up form the old thread, but - Nailed it!

As for what the Russians will do about it, my guess is nothing.

i hear the architecture of salisbury cathedral is particularly impressive at this time of year.

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth

KomradeX posted:

That does look really cool

apparently it only costs 16 dollars to ride the metro exodus train?

also lmao at stable diffusion's interpretation of a ushanka in your shiny new bernietar.

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth
putting al saqr's uncanny knack for being wrong aside, it sure does seem like russia's sucking incredible amounts of rear end right now.

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth

crepeface posted:

in what way? not much territory is changing hands due to general mud but Ukraine just had its power grid hosed

seems what little territory is changing hands is changing in ukraine's favor and i'm not getting a sense of overwhelming confidence from the russians that they can hold kherson.

on the other hand, you have all these news stories about lithuania, moldova, finland, sweden etc panickedly gearing up for russian invasion convinced they're next on the menu after ukraine's inevitable dick flattening session so... uh lol? time will tell.

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth

being an absolute freak in the sheets is her only redeeming quality imo.

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth

KomradeX posted:

Any word about Belarus?

lukashenko has been spotted in an alleyway, cowering behind a dumpster yelling "i got you bro"


what the christ ireland :smith:

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth
absolutely sickening that the duplicitous orcs are now exploiting U.N resolutions in an attempt to weaponize 'common decency' against the noble nations of the free world. does their perfidy know no bounds?

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth

genericnick posted:

Not a big fan of Orwell, but his journal from Catalonia was interesting and he mentioned their best propaganda guy was permanently and loudly lying about the quality of their rations.

there's an entire ecosystem of milsim poisoned airsoft warriors on youtube reviewing MRE's from around the world and they all seem to greatly enjoy the russian ones. admittedly, the ruskies are still years behind uncle sam when it comes to brutally sadistic and inventively homosexual hazing rituals but they're catching up fast

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth

Jose Mengelez posted:

it sure does seem like russia's sucking incredible amounts of rear end right now.

Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth
be fair, they did achieve some de-nazification, they made wagner group take their patches off for group photos.

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Jose Mengelez
Sep 11, 2001

by Azathoth
my advice to putin right now would be to harden his heart and increase his attacks.

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