The situation in Ukraine...

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The bill of rights just doesn't go quite far enough, and even if antitrust laws were being properly enforced, you'd still have a very small group of like-minded oligarchs controlling essential industries. FDR saw this coming all the way back in 1933, which is why he proposed a second bill of workers' rights, but that was never actually codified. Way past time to bring it back with some modern revisions.

I think we both agree that the system has issues
 
Wow...You really do support fucking over another country, forcing them to bend to a political favor for them to not get fucking annihilated by another country. Fucking imperialist piece of crap. We are done here, that's not negotiable. Your rhetoric is as awful as the abusive mothers who take their grown up kid when they are struggling finacially, and then holding all their belongings, over their head for favors.
Go project to someone who gives a fuck.
 
I've heard putin have cancer in his little brain
several news outlets reported that, and, not that I rule out the possibility, but right now the info we have about it is too weak. If you read those news with some attention, it is kinda dumb the reasons they gave, they are the following:

- he is with erratic temperament
- he is afraid of covid
- he is ugly

There are too many people with those "symptoms" right now that do not have brain cancer.
 
This situation shows that the people are responsible for ousting their corrupted leaders. Past conflicts such as Korea/Vietnam prove that America cannot and should not be the world police for democracy; its not only not possible but nobody really wants that anyway, not even most of her own people. How many times did Putin corrupt the voting system and change the constitution in order to keep being reelected? When clearly his ship had sailed long ago. So now the people of Ukraine are fighting him, and eventually Russian citizens will need to fight for a real Democracy, if they want one again. Please don't get me wrong I am not at all blaming the Russian people for the crisis, plus I know plenty of Russians tried to stand up to him. I also wont say I know what the answer is, how to take him down, but do know this crisis is clearly on Putin's head. Democracy is by no means perfect, but when working properly it exhibits at least some control over incompetent/psychopathic leaders, once they are exposed for what they are. Assuming it's not corrupted.
 

Russia asks China for military assistance in its invasion of Ukraine

Ouch 🤕 I guess The Formal “superpower” is doing worse then people believe… Can’t wait for Russia to become the “United China” after Putin self all Russian assets to the CCP
Your link is paid content here, I cant read, but on Washington Post they state as source "U.S. officials". While the WP itself has good reputation, U.S. officials do not. They deliberately lied a million times for geopolitical reasons (the chemical warfare on Iraq maybe is the most emblematic on that matter), and now I see a huge effort from USA to involve China in this conflict (at least on the Internet). Right now all it just seems American propaganda.
 
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While the WP itself has good reputation, U.S. officials do not.
US officials: "Russia is gonna invade Ukraine"
Russia and everybody else: "nuh-uh"
Russia: invades Ukraine
Insert surprised Pikachu face

On this issue at least, it's hard to deny that they've been pretty reliable.
 
Your link is paid content here, I cant read, but on Washington Post they state as source "U.S. officials". While the WP itself has good reputation, U.S. officials do not. They deliberately lied a million times for geopolitical reasons (the chemical warfare on Iraq maybe is the most emblematic on that matter), and now I see a huge effort from USA to involve China in this conflict (at least on the Internet). Right now all it just seems American propaganda.
US officials: "Russia is gonna invade Ukraine"
Russia and everybody else: "nuh-uh"
Russia: invades Ukraine
Insert surprised Pikachu face

On this issue at least, it's hard to deny that they've been pretty reliable.
yea, everything the US official predicted has come true. At this point, US is just spilling any secrets it hears and IT working to make Public sentiment rally the world ... (minus the standard people, who by the way are neutral.)
 
I still find it funny that he decided to invade now instead of when Trump was in office since everybody said Trump was clearly in Putin's pocket and so invading while Trump was in would've been a cakewalk assuredly, but he instead invades when Trump gets out and a new, more "tougher" president is in office and now he decides to invade. I gotta say, respect the 4th dimensional chess here, don't invade when you have an easier chance to, make it harder for yourself.
 
I still find it funny that he decided to invade now instead of when Trump was in office since everybody said Trump was clearly in Putin's pocket and so invading while Trump was in would've been a cakewalk assuredly
The plan was always to invade now, Putin wanted to appease China by allowing them to finish hosting the Olympics first. He was just hoping Trump would be re-elected so he could waltz right in and take Ukraine with far less Western backlash. Recall that Trump attempted to blackmail Ukraine by withholding military aid until they dug up some dirt on Biden for him.
 
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Recall that Trump attempted to blackmail Ukraine by withholding military aid until they dug up some dirt on Biden for him.
He doesn't care about that part, don't waste your breath. He called it insignificant even though I pointed the exact same thing out. I even provide the chance for him to walk back on that statement, he did not. Even though witholding military aid for a country that knows they're going to be invaded for a favor, is astronomically corrupt/morally bankrupt.
 
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The plan was always to invade now, Putin wanted to appease China by allowing them to finish hosting the Olympics first. He was just hoping Trump would be re-elected so he could waltz right in and take Ukraine with far less Western backlash. Recall that Trump attempted to blackmail Ukraine by withholding military aid until they dug up some dirt on Biden for him.
So he waited 4 years to invade so Trump could get re-elected instead of invading right away, the first or second year, of Trump's presidency? That still doesn't make sense. If something's easier, why wait? If you're a criminal for example, what would be easier, break into someone else's house when no one's home and is unlocked, or do it when the entire family is home and the place is locked up tight? And the dirt on Biden and his son had been out there for a few years now out in the open, at least the dirt the FBI didn't cover up or withheld.
He doesn't care about that part, don't waste your breath. He called it insignificant even though I pointed the exact same thing out. I even provide the chance for him to walk back on that statement, he did not. Even though witholding military aid for a country that knows they're going to be invaded for a favor, is astronomically corrupt/morally bankrupt.
Dude, shut the fuck up already. You're just wasting post space now.
 
I still find it funny that he decided to invade now instead of when Trump was in office since everybody said Trump was clearly in Putin's pocket and so invading while Trump was in would've been a cakewalk assuredly, but he instead invades when Trump gets out and a new, more "tougher" president is in office and now he decides to invade. I gotta say, respect the 4th dimensional chess here, don't invade when you have an easier chance to, make it harder for yourself.
if i was a betting man, i'd say he was expecting trump to get a second term and pull us out of NATO.
 
So he waited 4 years to invade so Trump could get re-elected instead of invading right away, the first or second year, of Trump's presidency?
You're not understanding, he didn't "wait." The plan was always to invade in 2022, regardless of who the US president was going to be. The whole thing was coordinated with China, because Putin knew he'd need their support, and they were intending to do the same thing with Taiwan after a "test run" in Ukraine. They may well have reconsidered now that they've seen how FUBAR the situation in Ukraine is, or at least I certainly hope they have.
 
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