ian1964 10,761 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,815 Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 2028 and 2032 ... pure madness. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 35 minutes ago, der Berliner said: 2028 and 2032 ... pure madness. They had their chance to be part of civilised society 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 4 hours ago, the gunslinger said: They had their chance to be part of civilised society But they turned out to be barbarians and bullies. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,815 Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 (edited) 18 hours ago, the gunslinger said: They had their chance to be part of civilised society They still are ... and in a year`s time or so, this war will probably be over and forgotten like so many others, e.g. Serbia. Quite a bit of western economy will lay in ruins, while Russia, who is largely self-sufficient, will get on with it. In fact, quite a few over there - people and countries alike - will most likely be welded together more closely against the West than they were ever before, while dealing with China (who likes Russian oil and gas), India et al. And if the West starts threatening China with embargoes and sanctions too, it would simply be another economical Waterloo, given how the world is dependent on China in this day and age. That said, it is quite remarkable how Westerners sling the word "civilised society" et al about, like they hardly behave in any way any different to the Russians when their own "spheres of interest" or "people" are threatened. Just look how the US openly threaten the Solomon Island`s government about their security deal with China. But we have debated that over in the Lounge before. Edited May 4, 2022 by der Berliner 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 4,424 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 On 04/05/2022 at 13:19, der Berliner said: They still are ... and in a year`s time or so, this war will probably be over and forgotten like so many others, e.g. Serbia. Quite a bit of western economy will lay in ruins, while Russia, who is largely self-sufficient, will get on with it. In fact, quite a few over there - people and countries alike - will most likely be welded together more closely against the West than they were ever before, while dealing with China (who likes Russian oil and gas), India et al. And if the West starts threatening China with embargoes and sanctions too, it would simply be another economical Waterloo, given how the world is dependent on China in this day and age. That said, it is quite remarkable how Westerners sling the word "civilised society" et al about, like they hardly behave in any way any different to the Russians when their own "spheres of interest" or "people" are threatened. Just look how the US openly threaten the Solomon Island`s government about their security deal with China. But we have debated that over in the Lounge before. Oh please, Russia is not self sufficient. It relies on the West for Disney feature films. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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