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Re: Russia Watch Thread/Ветка о России
« Reply #1065 on: December 18, 2014, 10:48:41 am »

I do blame Russia for starting this whole clusterfuck out of pure Cold War paranoia.

Which doesn't actually specify a position on the whole exoneration point.
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Re: Russia Watch Thread/Ветка о России
« Reply #1066 on: December 18, 2014, 11:29:43 am »

I do blame Russia for starting this whole clusterfuck out of pure Cold War paranoia.

Which doesn't actually specify a position on the whole exoneration point.
I don't exonerate Russia, rather, I argue that the USA's record in this very same conflict is far from blameless as well.
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Re: Russia Watch Thread/Ветка о России
« Reply #1067 on: December 18, 2014, 11:35:40 am »

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL6N0U21C520141218?irpc=932

Belarus plans to abandon rouble for Belarian-Russian trade.

Not suprising, since they apparently lost 0.75 billion due to the currency change
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Re: Russia Watch Thread/Ветка о России
« Reply #1068 on: December 18, 2014, 11:42:01 am »

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL6N0U21C520141218?irpc=932

Belarus plans to abandon rouble for Belarian-Russian trade.

Not suprising, since they apparently lost 0.75 billion due to the currency change
Also, there have been some tensions between the two countries due to import ban shenanigans.
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Re: Russia Watch Thread/Ветка о России
« Reply #1069 on: December 18, 2014, 12:42:34 pm »

I do blame Russia for starting this whole clusterfuck out of pure Cold War paranoia.

Which doesn't actually specify a position on the whole exoneration point.
I don't exonerate Russia, rather, I argue that the USA's record in this very same conflict is far from blameless as well.

Which wouldn't console me much if I was Ukrainian. "Hey we're helping make the situation in your country a mess. But so is the US...."
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Re: Russia Watch Thread/Ветка о России
« Reply #1070 on: December 18, 2014, 12:46:45 pm »

I do blame Russia for starting this whole clusterfuck out of pure Cold War paranoia.

Which doesn't actually specify a position on the whole exoneration point.
I don't exonerate Russia, rather, I argue that the USA's record in this very same conflict is far from blameless as well.

Which wouldn't console me much if I was Ukrainian. "Hey we're helping make the situation in your country a mess. But so is the US...."
When two elephants are fighting, it's the grass that gets trampled.
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Re: Russia Watch Thread/Ветка о России
« Reply #1071 on: December 18, 2014, 12:52:46 pm »

Someone quote Patton now.
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Re: Russia Watch Thread/Ветка о России
« Reply #1072 on: December 18, 2014, 12:54:48 pm »

Quote from: George S. Patton
In the second place, Harrison and his ilk believe that the Displaced Person is a human being, which he is not, and this applies particularly to the Jews, who are lower than animals.

there you go
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Re: Russia Watch Thread/Ветка о России
« Reply #1073 on: December 18, 2014, 12:55:37 pm »

I do blame Russia for starting this whole clusterfuck out of pure Cold War paranoia.

Which doesn't actually specify a position on the whole exoneration point.
I don't exonerate Russia, rather, I argue that the USA's record in this very same conflict is far from blameless as well.

Which wouldn't console me much if I was Ukrainian. "Hey we're helping make the situation in your country a mess. But so is the US...."
When two elephants are fighting, it's the grass that gets trampled.
And sometimes, the elephants get put down because there's old people in the neighbourhood who don't want their grass to be trampled on.

Wait I think I lost the metaphor somewhere...
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Re: Russia Watch Thread/Ветка о России
« Reply #1074 on: December 18, 2014, 12:56:52 pm »

And one elephant fighting shadows will do the job just fine.
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Re: Russia Watch Thread/Ветка о России
« Reply #1075 on: December 18, 2014, 12:58:23 pm »

Quote from: George S. Patton
In the second place, Harrison and his ilk believe that the Displaced Person is a human being, which he is not, and this applies particularly to the Jews, who are lower than animals.

there you go

Not the quote I was thinking... but he also did think that war psychosis is "jew invention" and doesnt exist.
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Re: Russia Watch Thread/Ветка о России
« Reply #1076 on: December 18, 2014, 01:23:09 pm »

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL6N0U21C520141218?irpc=932

Belarus plans to abandon rouble for Belarian-Russian trade.

Not suprising, since they apparently lost 0.75 billion due to the currency change
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[Lukashenko] said Belarus would not devalue its own currency over the weakness of the Russian rouble.
I thought our government would devalue BYR to keep up with Russia. However, it's likely that it will simply depreciate by itself.
Russia will be quite annoyed either way.
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Re: Russia Watch Thread/Ветка о России
« Reply #1077 on: December 18, 2014, 01:42:31 pm »

And sometimes, the elephants get put down because there's old people in the neighbourhood who don't want their grass to be trampled on.

Wait I think I lost the metaphor somewhere...
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Re: Russia Watch Thread/Ветка о России
« Reply #1078 on: December 18, 2014, 01:50:21 pm »

I do blame Russia for starting this whole clusterfuck out of pure Cold War paranoia.

Which doesn't actually specify a position on the whole exoneration point.
I don't exonerate Russia, rather, I argue that the USA's record in this very same conflict is far from blameless as well.

Which wouldn't console me much if I was Ukrainian. "Hey we're helping make the situation in your country a mess. But so is the US...."
When two elephants are fighting, it's the grass that gets trampled.
And sometimes, the elephants get put down because there's old people in the neighbourhood who don't want their grass to be trampled on.

Wait I think I lost the metaphor somewhere...
Now I have this image of Clint Eastwood with an elephant gun, shouting "Get the hell of my lawn, you damned pachyderms!"
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Re: Russia Watch Thread/Ветка о России
« Reply #1079 on: December 18, 2014, 11:54:32 pm »

Quote from: George S. Patton
In the second place, Harrison and his ilk believe that the Displaced Person is a human being, which he is not, and this applies particularly to the Jews, who are lower than animals.

there you go
I have no idea why the USA lionises Patton so much, he was an outright nutcase and an antisemite to boot. I mean, you can definitely respect his accomplishments as a military commander, but pretending that he is a thinker of some worth?

As a thinker, I admire Audie Murphy incalculably more.
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