Comments by "knopkaplay" (@knopkaplay0507) on "Как русская глубинка излечила американского морпеха" video.

  1.  @НатальяКолосова-п2щ  вы себя в первую очередь запутали. Афроамериканец - чернокожий гражданин США, и точка. Это самоназваний такой.
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  2. Отличный эпизод с бабушкой! Вообще, молодцы!
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  3.  @user-Z27  ну, и негр, конечно, тоже. Но не все негры афроамериканцы - и редко-редко попадаются некоторые афроамериканцы, которые не очень негры. Просто они это слово-то не очень любят, особенно от белых. Так что афроамериканец, или чернокожий гражданин США :-) нам не жалко, у человеку приятно.
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  4.  @boolet3  ну, хорош же уже... Да, штатовские афроамериканцы - отдельная когорта, они себя так называют и хотят чтобы другие их так называли - и, собственно, слава богу. Черный бразилец себя идентифицирует как бразилец (хотя есть и термин афробразилец, а сами бразильцы про него вполне могут сказать negro), черный кубинец - как кубинец, все свежеприехавшие в Штаты темненькие вам скажут, что они из Эфиопии/Эритреи/Либерии/Конго/Нигерии. Да, с ними гораздо проще общаться, чем с типичным афроамериканцем. Нету у них всякого разного нездорового багажа и истории притеснений, которая едва-едва закончилась, если закончилась :-) Меня это никак не задевает. Прям вот вообще ни разу.
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  5.  @ptbelttactics  дорогой друг, рекомендую тебе чаще практиковать русский - в жизни пригодится!
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  6.  @bukvarem  а зачем его из программы убирать? Ну, был такой писатель, денисыча вообще нормально написал, "Раковый корпус" - просто хорошая книга. Архипелаг - знаковое произведение, надо разбирать его влияние, комментировать, где правда, где беллетристика. А если этого не делать, если школьникам это все не рассказывать - будут вот такие, родом из "потерянных" 2010х, рассказывать про девяностые и "сытые нулевые" и искренне верить в то, что говорят.
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  7.  @ptbelttactics  you did go through great pains to have your innate comment run through an online translator, though...so not all that lazy, after all. Keep it up! I sense some conflicting statements, though - so what is it, "cheap propaganda" or "удивительно хорошая пропаганда"?
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  8. ​ @danielcampbell9457 who was it that speculated or promised it would be over in 3 days, again?
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  9.  @Minor1623  well, that's your grandmother's little idiosyncrasies. As a war vet, Dan did his bit for the country - in a way that is way more important and meaningful than flying an American flag outside your house on the fourth of July will ever be.
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  10.  @danielcampbell9457  quote or link please?
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  11. What's the narrative? It's all an extension of his personal story. Not once did he say anything about supporting the war, let alone "killing men, women, and children" anywhere - be it Afghanistan or Ukraine. He did his bit for his country and is looking for peace of mind somewhere. I hoped he would stay in Slyudyanka, but unfortunately he decided to move to Moscow. I find his observations really interesting, and they will be even more valuable once the rose-colored glasses are worn out a bit
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  12.  @marions7423  what have YOU read about golodomor?
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  13. You are very observant. Can't believe you failed to comment on the outhouse situation :-)
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  14.  @Minor1623  you are aware that the melting pot concept has been replaced with a salad bowl, right? At any rate, with that kind of attitude and ad hominems you don't come across as a good ambassador of the US. I think Dan the Marine, with his Mexican flag and all, is a much better representation of what the country is and what it stands for.
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  15.  @kuzma_irk  автоперевод такой... Мне как афроамериканцу в детстве говорили
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  16.  @danielcampbell9457  a link to a direct quote from Putin HIMSELF saying that, please. A video, perhaps, or an interview? If there's no link - then you're full of it (which, judging by the rest of your comments, should be taken for granted anyway).
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  17. ​ @danielcampbell9457 ​okaaaaaaaay... Now, we seem to have a link (if it is gone later - the name of the linked video is "Putin orders special military operations", posted by Bloomberg). The question remains: W H E R E in that video did you find any references to 3 days (or any number of days, weeks, etc)??? A more pertinent question, though: have you been diagnosed (in which case I have no further questions and will apologize), or are you simply trying to replicate a clinical picture of schizophrenia just for lulz?
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  18.  @heliktres461  привет Иркутску! Да, надо поездить, посмотреть...
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  19. What kind of support did you get for PTSD when you came back from Vietnam? What about later? Does VA still offer support to people like you?
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  20. Ты чё, родной?
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  21.  @alexbayer2365  ссылочку на статистику, пжлст. Особенно на ту, которая "четко показывает".
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  22. Видео не про цены и не про экономику, кагбэ, а про человека.
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  23.  @RealReporter  а это прям живые интерьеры? Она не знала заранее, что вы придёте?
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  24. Видимо, от носителя культуры зависит. И степени его алкогольного опьянения 😂 Представляется, что Дэнни за себя готов постоять. Культурно, если чо...
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  25. Твой комментарий наглядно показывает, что нашему генофонду не помешает лёгкая чистка от "генов" нацинализма.
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  26. Boy, grow up...
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  27. Они, зато, эти проблемы лучше видят - и нам расскажут.
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  28. The pulp mill has been down for a while, afaik - and it was the primary source of pollution in the area. Given that it belonged to the Finns, I kinda doubt it will be up and running any time soon.
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  29. Well, good luck to you. Who's "we"?
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  30.  @blanket.explores  well, for the record, that's not my argument. I have every reason to believe the US is in a far better position economically, no doubt about that. I do take issue with people calling my country "inhuman land" (to me, that reeks of "untermenschen"), talking about "inhuman" living conditions (where no such conditions are shown in the video they are commenting on), and generally spewing Wikipedia knowledge without having ever even been to the country - so my first reaction is to find out how much of that is based on their first-hand experience. Now, I take the same stance when it comes to my Russian friends dissing the US, if they are not speaking from experience.
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  31. 30 years behind in what respect? For comparison pusposes, lets say we compare Slyudyanka to a 12k town in, say, rural Pennsylvania or South Dakota.
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  32. A very strange perception, Gregory - melting pot or not. Russia has some 180+ ethnicities, I'm one of those (non-Russian), so identify as that ethnicity plus Russian. Have an American citizenship as well - never identified as russian-american or anything like that.
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  33.  @blanket.explores  Zoe, just a random question: your last name doesn't end with "das", by chance?
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  34.  @suloo-hun-bi  хохо он показывает себя препубертантным инфантильным имбецилом хохо
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  35.  @Minor1623  ooooohhhh, sorry, missed the very last two words in your comment. Keep up the good work - kinda sad to see a descendant of belokazaks (who, by the way, are quite respected in modern Russia), slide into this kind of attitude. You've assimilated well, my friend.
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  36. Whoa! Ever been to that shit hole, may I ask? Interacted with a Russian (not necessarily a woman), perhaps?
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  37.  @Minor1623  excellent comeback - that's exactly why I wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving and some peace of mind. For someone with that kind of lineage, you'd benefit from a quick back to school night to learn some grammar, spelling and punctuation. A brief history class wouldn't hurt either - Norman conquest, all that...How all those theories, biases, and beliefs managed to melt into your head is beyond me, frankly.
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  38. What exemplifies the differences? Anything in particular?
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  39. How's your Russian and how did you learn it?
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  40.  @jeet-Seattle  that doesn't answer the question, does it?
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  41.  @gamerguy696  tell people in Flint, Michigan about running water :-) but seriously, which places have you visited in RU and in the US? Let's compare something of the same size and similar level of development - I think LA vs Moscow is a valid comparison. Washington, DC vs Kazan, Denver vs Sochi, Akron vs Nizhny Tagil, Pittsburgh vs Nizhny Novgorod, Baltimore vs Krasnodar, Rockville vs Dubna - whaddya think?
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  42. I think it's just fluctuations, though... Give it another 10 years and it will swing back to normal. The most annoying part is that we seem to be completely out of sync, always on the polar opposite sides of the cycle.
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  43. Show, show us the conditions in which we live! Anything particularly disturbing in the living conditions you have seen in this video? Is it the outhouse that got you all wired up?
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  44.  @vigigejmer9813  not too willing to fish for substance in your historical word soup, so let's start with something tangible and verifiable from your first comment: 1. "Inhuman land": who calls us that? 2. "Take a look at the conditions...inappropriate for a human": which conditions in this video do you find inappropriate for a human? 3. "In America ... If you work, you can live": what makes you think it doesn't apply to Russia?
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  45.  @vigigejmer9813  ok, now we're talking about something specific. Good. #2: there is a bunch of interior shots. From the exterior, you see a house that's probably built some 70 years ago, in pretty decent condition, with double wooden window frames. Inside, you see a decent flat screen tv, ikea-style kitchen cabinetry, a modern stainless steel fridge, a gas range and stove, some relatively modern appliances, and clean floor where Dan can wear his white socks and they still seem to stay white. All that in the old house of a woman who probably receives under 25k roubles per month in pension money. In the US I'd expect to see similar conditions in an older house owned by a single woman on her social security, except the cabinetry would be far less modern (a kitchen rehaul of that scale would cost you in the range of 30 to 40 thousand dollars, which an American retiree may or may not be willing to absorb). So, apart from wallpaper (which is a cultural thing - we don't do drywall where we can avoid it), what are your complaints about the living standard, again?
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  46.  @vigigejmer9813  re:#3 can you be more specific? What would you like to know about my living conditions? I have an apartment, an older European-made car, a dog, a cat, two children. Feel OK about my salary (in dollars equivalent, it's the same as it was 10 years ago). Most expenses are kid-related (horseback riding being the main culprit) and going out with friends plus other entertainment. Spend about 400 dollars on food, which is quite a bit more than even a year ago. Utilities and other upkeep running costs are negligible, about 20 percent of my salary goes into savings. ETA: wait, wait, totally miscalculated earning differences between here and the US. It's more like 5 times, not 8.
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  47.  @vigigejmer9813  I definitely do feel that I live in the land that is rich and beautiful, with great potential. Living in the States, we as a family made about 5 times (not 8, as I originally wrote) more money in dollar terms, living in similar settings (capital suburbs), and I'd say our "quality of life", whatever that means, is better here in Russia. There are certain tradeoffs, for sure (for instance, we had two cars, either one easily double the size of our Russian Opel)- but the main difference is bang for the buck when it comes to children: education, involvement, maturity and level of independence, activities. Yes, of course I can find faults with the government - one doesn't have to look hard - and I'm trying my best to see to it that changes are made. The issue that I feel very strongly about is accessibility for the disabled (a relative of mine is wheelchair-bound), and I have seen significant improvement in their personal situation after several letters to municipality and social support authorities.
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  48.  @vigigejmer9813  and as to speaking freely - to the extent free speech is possible in a country in the state of war, I don't feel I can't say things I want said. If I felt differently, I probably wouldn't have moved back. I was quite actively involved in the "protest" movement up until 2010 (well, who wasn't?), and it was actually my years in the US that made me reassess it. Out of my circle of friends, the vast majority here are not Z-heads and would probably not vote for Putin come next election cycle, nobody supports the war as a concept, but they do support our country in this conflict. With friends, the subject of war comes up in every other conversation, and I sure do hope no-one is withholding their thoughts and feelings. As to "blank piece of paper" and other similar things - never felt a need to express myself that way, but, as someone with (very-very stale) background in military propaganda, I will never willingly spread the message that could benefit the opposing side (here I'm citing the most recent case of a dual US-Russian citizen who got detained for his social media posts - look'em up). Oh, and for clarity - I've nothing to do with this video. If you want the American guy from the video to answer your questions - look up his channel (Wild Siberia here in YouTube) - he's been really good about responding to all questions people ask.
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  49.  @blanket.explores  I know the candidate I'll vote for (if he can make it to the election. He just started collecting signatures - overall, his chances are not all that bad. Chances of collecting 300k signatures, that is - chances of winning the election are non-existent :-)
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  50.  @blanket.explores  frankly, I'd much rather have vigigejmer explain what he meant - his posts are long enough as they are, so I was happy he managed to latch on to something concrete to discuss. To address your points, though - Yes, I live in Moscow and compare living standards to those in Washington, DC. I do not think it's an unfair comparison. Never been to Slyudyanka, but from what I see in this video, it's not much different from any other 15k small town anywhere else in the country. It's just the remoteness of it that may play a role. And, again, from this video I didn't see anything that would make me say that living standards are lower than in a similarly populated rural/faraway town anywhere in the US. Well, maybe not quite anywhere, but I've seen plenty of towns like that in Ohio, PA, CO, WA, VA, MD, Delaware...
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  51. And? Does it make him less of a US Marine?
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  52. Ты вопрос-то изучи...
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  53. Excellent plan! You're half way there - not sure about "useful", but no doubt about the other part.
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  54. I have relatives in Ukraine too, and it was then who stopped talking to me, not the other way round. I wish it was different, but it is what it is.
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  55. Ну-тко, поясни :-) у вас есть иснайдерсуая информация, которая противоречит тому миллиону объяснений, которые чел давал и даёт в своих еженедельных эфирах?
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  56. I'd argue being careful with one's words is generally not a bad idea...
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  57. Какая разница?
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  58. Yeah, the communists were always very careful in separating the US imperialism (racism, capitalist oppression) and the American people. That was not the case in the US during the red scare.or thereafter.
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  59. Мысль глубокая, но не очень развернутая. Что конкретно вызвало несварение?
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  60. That same search would probably show you it's the deepest and the largest by volume.
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  61.  @boolet3  ты чего-то совсем распереживался. Забудь про депрессию, вспомни про Dust Bowl - гораздо круче и ближе к теме:-)
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  62. Сочувствую.
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  63. Ну, блин, всё, некуда бежать... Скорее на крым.реалии и идель.реалии, плюс голос Кавказа, чтоб насладиться полным отсутствием пропаганды в Ютубе!
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  64.  @1АлексейЕгоров  ну так о чем вы тогда переживаете? На фоне остальных RT смотрится вполне достойно
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  65. Эмм.... Буряты не смущают?
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  66. А вот этот вопрос, надеюсь, нам с американцами никогда не придется себе задавать.
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  67.  @РоманВолгоград34-р1о  в принципе, при натурализации ты приносишь присягу новому государству. То есть если ты русский в штатах, можно на этом этапе остановиться - в принципе, большой разницы между паспортом и гринкартой нет, но есть некоторые плюшки типа возможности голосовать и путешествовать, так что большинство наших там всё-таки получает паспорта. Как это все работает, если вдруг что пойдет не так - черт его знает, но опыт американцев, зафигачивших всех американских японцев в лагеря от греха подальше после Перл харбора, подсказывает, что все не так однозначно...
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  68. Уверен, что он себя вторым сортом не ощущает.
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  69.  @user-Gena_Malinovich  он все видео рассказывает, зачем он переехал.
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  70. Maybe. It is the same people, after all :-) As to not coming back - that's normal, but overall different people have different reasons, and there are several separate waves of emigration.
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  71. Надо просто научиться отличать чужака от своего...
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  72. Ну не, не нацизм, конечно...сволочизм - это да....
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  73. Good luck bringing those strong American dollars into Russia... I mean, you could, 9990 dollars at a time doing cash runs to neighboring countries, but it's not really sustainable in the long run. The bottom line is it's about nature, culture, peace of mind. Weak roubles is an added bonus. Do you have any issues with the Mexican flag?
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  74. Ты чо, ты чо, с Лубянки же!
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  75. Thank you for sharing Ukrainian propaganda, almost verbatim. Want to go through individual statements or do you already feel better just from unloading onto a bunch of unsuspecting YouTube commenters?
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  76. One thing he's been doing is sharing his opinion on special military operations (or, as he sometimes calls it, war).
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  77. ​ @teakkaye5364 тогда понятно :-) Успехов, привет генералу Ветру :-)
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  78. И чего? классику ваза давно не видел? Я тоже - а она есть. И эта, кстати, в очень приличном состоянии. Дома - какие уж есть. История не про то.
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  79. Well, getting access to that military pension when in Ru is difficult, almost next to impossible. His channel is his new job - and he's really good at it.
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  80.  @foxtrot4755  again, it's not about questioning practices and the like - it's about dealing with the aftermath. It won't be pretty.
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  81.  @alexbayer2365  well then, the people have spoken, and your views and political leanings are not shared by the majority. That's democracy for you.
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  82.  @alexbayer2365  did you vote?
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  83. ​ @i8Hardcore слушай, ну это реальная клиника - я не думал, что так бывает...
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  84. И?
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  85.  @СтальнаяМагнолия  да комментатор, вроде, сам калмык - так что интересно послушать его историю про тюрьму народов, угнетение и культурный геноцид. Мне как татарину особенно интересно.
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  86.  @Mergen17  if you are into indigenous people and their daily life - tons of channels out there to check out. Kiun B, for instance, extensively covers Yakutia. Again, don't see the connection between your comment and the video you're commenting on... That said, I can see you have a story to tell - perhaps you yourself are a representative of an ethnic minority and would like to share a story of oppression and discrimination, and give some real-life example of struggling for survival in some specific region of Russia? In the meantime, I'll look for some 23-minute videos from New York and Louisiana to see if I can identify some native Americans and French descendants, respectively, by the way they behave and dress...
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  87. Ну, расскажите, в чем она ошибается?
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  88.  @Maklen97  удивительно, но ваша риторика и аргументы тоже все из телевизора, только с другой стороны ... Так и живём.
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  89.  @Maklen97  прям так и говорили? Что Россия ввела войска? Ссылочкой не поделитесь? В целом, борьба двух методичек мне малоинтересна, если честно - поэтому давай те мы этот этап перескочим и я соглашусь с вашим выводом, что война никому не нужна (о чем, кстати, и бабушка в видосике говорила). Дальнейшие действия?
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  90. Новые-стройки-потому-что-все-дорожает? Круто, чо.
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  91. Your logic is interesting. If Slyudyanka was an ostrog (which, incidentally, I don't think it was) - why would you expect to see indigenous people among current residents? Are you sure you'd be able to visually tell the difference between an Evenk and, say, Uzbek? The history of Siberian conquest is super interesting and quite bloody, but I just fail to see how it would affect modern-day perception of Slyudyanka.
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  92. Timecode please? Ruslan seems to be wearing regular athletic apparel
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  93.  @Pidalin  haha. That's old Soviet school uniform, the dress-up version. Never thought of it as anime - was looking for superhero/supervillain kind of outfit :-)
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  94.  @Pidalin  we certainly did. Boys in blue, girls in black/brown. Школьная форма СССР. I actually kinda liked it.
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  95. Ты, брат, не понял посыла ведущего. Прям вот вообще не понял.
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  96.  @argument02  про провокаторов - это вы, в общем-то, додумали. А так - видео в этих ваших интернетах много разных, если вам больше нравится мариноваться в эхо-камере протестно настроенных - вариантов масса. Мне интересно посмотреть, как страна и страшненькие пгт на 15 тыщ человек, расположенные черт знает где, воспринимаются со стороны. Мне вообще нравятся истории про людей - конкретных, индивидуальных. Я не знаю, как "мы" живём - я знаю, как живу я, моя семья и баба Глаша из третьего подъезда. Теперь знаю, как живут какой-то кавказец, узбечка и американец мексиканского происхождения в Слюдянке
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  97. Red tail black shark - двухцветный лабео. My favorite fish :-) will quickly outgrow your tank, though
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  98. I actually liked the house - her kitchen layout was well thought out
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  99. ​ @ctotam7839 интерес к коле и макдаку -это не потому, что они без них жить не могут, а потому, что и кола и мак тут были, а потом сплыли (ну , как бы...)
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  100. Посыл интересный, но неправильный, как и выводы.
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  101.  @suloo-hun-bi  ну, видишь, ты ж заметил... Помог как-то?
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  102.  @Minor1623  also, the story of leaving Russia at gunpoint is alarming and touching, but, unless we are talking pre-1920 or around 1945, beggars belief. But please do share, must be an interesting story.
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