Russian Invasion of Ukraine Megathread

[doesnotglow]

So now not only is Ukraine supporting Nazis, they are supporting transphobia. Hecking yikes liberalbros are they on our side?

 

[Badungus Kabungus]

That's gay. But I have another. A little boy named Mohammed is in class and they're talking about Star Trek and he asks "why aren't there any Muslims in Star Trek?" And everyone else yells "BECAUSE IT'S IN THE FUTURE!"

As far as I recall there aren't any Mexicans in Star Trek. You're thinking of Babylon 5.

 

[White_N]

A German guy from the "Alternative for Germany" party made an unusual pro-Russian speech. It is very bizarre.

 

[Borscht]

Are there any real replacements ready for putin if he ends up out of office for whatever reason? I'm not even talking opposition leaders, I mean any potential replacement, even from his current political allies

There is no heir apparent. Some tentatively say he is grooming Shoigu (the defense minister) and others name Mishustin (the chair of the government with a massive technocratic economy hard-on), but it's pure guesswork.

Oh, and apparently nobody saw Shoigu in the last two weeks.

 

[mindlessobserver]

All the usual suspects in the city near me have replaced their pride flags and BLM flags with Ukraine national flags. It's truly amazing how easily programmed they are to support the current thing. It's also weird as I currently support the current thing too, but still.

 

[Exceptionally Exceptional]

Fresh speech by Zelensky.
I still don't understand why they pretend it's not a green screen. A wandering soldier doesn't really help with that.
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My theory is that he's fled the country and they're desperate to deny it.

 

[Spicey McHaggis]

All the usual suspects in the city near me have replaced their pride flags and BLM flags with Ukraine national flags. It's truly amazing how easily programmed they are to support the current thing. It's also weird as I currently support the current thing too, but still.

I mean at least it's an improvement visually. Shit, Russia should start a new war every year if it can get the retard flags taken down and replaced.

 

[RA-5C Vigilante]

All the usual suspects in the city near me have replaced their pride flags and BLM flags with Ukraine national flags. It's truly amazing how easily programmed they are to support the current thing. It's also weird as I currently support the current thing too, but still.

I hate to sound like a psychologist, because those people on average are insufferable fags, but I'm coming to the grim realization that a disturbingly high amount of people, more than even I believed were out there, are legit unable to think for themselves, and become terrified if they don't keep in lockstep with the rest of the herd.
They have no morals, no true beliefs they want to stand for, they only want to be in total agreement with everyone around them, because being seen as someone with a differing opinion is tantamount to being kicked off the boat on a desert island. At least this time the flags aren't as pretentious and literally gay...

 

[mindlessobserver]

My theory is that he's fled the country and they're desperate to deny it.

It's more likely they have him holed up in a nuclear proof bunker. The man is target #1 after all.

 

[Iwasamwillbe]

I seem to remember the US fleeing in 2011 because the public was buck broken over the insane amount of casualties.

>fleeing

There's a difference between leaving a country after occupying it for some years and helping to install a (mildly) favorable government, and an outright military retreat.

 

[White_N]

"Retard flags taken down and replaced."
And who is going to make these flags? That's right!

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

The Shah loved kikes, Recognized Isn'treal and if Khomeni had not seized power from the Jew Lover then Iran today would be run by LGBTIAIDS people demanding that everyone suck their girldicks like America is today. And it was not the Ayatollahs, It was Western Sanctions that harmed Iran, The West could drop the sanctions at any time but since the US of AIDS is the eternal enemy of all morality they will not allow that to happen.

But no I guess not allowing women to run around barely clothed and not letting children troon out is the greater evil than keeping millions in poverty that can be easily ended with the stroke of a pen.

Kinda ironic comment considering Iran is a tourism spot for tranny surgeries because the muzzies force gays to chop off their dicks so to not be considered haram.

 

[Spicey McHaggis]

There is no heir apparent. Some tentatively say he is grooming Shoigu (the defense minister) and others name Mishustin (the chair of the government with a massive technocratic economy hard-on), but it's pure guesswork.

Oh, and apparently nobody saw Shoigu in the last two weeks.

Interesting. Has he had any heir apparent in the past who fell out of favor?

 

[AnitaSarsleezian]

What I meant was US soldiers got actual frostbite in the Ardennes (and in Korea too). Still fought and they fought well.

(Sorry for the multiple posts but my browser is acting fucky and for some reason "insert quotes" is disappearing from my replies so I'm having trouble making multiple quotes in a single post)

My father did the full Korean war. He was a paratrooper who was part of the initial landing in Incheon, fought through the war including Chosin, and fought until they were pulled out. He was permanently disfigured with his frostbite but never reported it. When I asked him why he told me, "Everyone around me at Chosin was either dead or dying. You think they wanna hear me bellyache about frostbite? Who gives a shit?"

So yes, Ukraine saying that some inclement weather at night is the ruination of the Russian army, disfiguring them with frostbite and destroying their ability to fight seems highly unlikely. And morale has nothing to do with it - my father didn't want to be in Korea any more than Russians wanna be in Ukraine. It really seems like Ukraine is aiming their propaganda towards the reddit crowd because at this point that's the only people who can fall for it.

 

[Borscht]

Meanwhile the UN shot down Russia's ceasefire proposal I mentioned earlier in the thread.

Interesting. Has he had any heir apparent in the past who fell out of favor?

Not really. Medvedev was more of a seatwarmer.

 

[hooboy]

Interesting. Has he had any heir apparent in the past who fell out of favor?

Kremlin vacant? omw

 

[Spicey McHaggis]

Meanwhile the UN shot down Russia's ceasefire proposal I mentioned earlier in the thread.

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Can't say I'm surprised. Good propaganda move from putin though. If it passed he would look somewhat benevolent, and now that it's failed he can scream the west hates peace.

 

[RodgerDodger]

I mean does it really count if they were just a part of the Soviet Union at the time?

Everybody gets Ukraine wrong. Ukraine was not some far flung goat infested 'stan shithole back in the Soviet days. It was one of the core industrialized areas. It was a central part and participant in the Soviet Union. This is why Putin remains so shocked and pissed off that they left.

 

[billydero]

Word is that Biden is in Brussels tomorrow to meet with other NATO heads and discuss among other things, nuclear forces posture.

Remembering what I’ve heard about all the Russian paranoia over Able Archer 83, this seems like a very similar situation and that it’s going to be very provocative. So what do you think kiwis, Will Putin be tempted to nuke Brussels to shut down NATO and US command and control and force some sort of agreement, or is he just simply not that crazy?

 

[UVB-76]

if Khomeni had not seized power from the Jew Lover then Iran today would be run by LGBTIAIDS people demanding that everyone suck their girldicks like America is today

They essentially have no rights, but I can't help mention that Iran does begrudgingly accepts troons.

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