Comments by "Marvin Westmaas" (@MarvinWestmaas) on "Artur Rehi"
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@rediii9239 What I meant to say is this:
In one case, a Dutch family suffers during the war: the father goes off to fight and is killed. Their house is bombed, resulting in the death of one of their three children. The Germans, referred to as 'Moffen' in Dutch during WWII, invade and take over the town. The eldest surviving son joins the resistance but is eventually captured and executed. The youngest child, a girl, endures sexual abuse by German soldiers and, years later, takes her own life. The mother survives, however...
Does it really matter if there was one Dutch family suffering for every thousand Ukrainian families? The anguish is the same.
When it comes to 'pain,' numbers do not matter, especially to those who are left to grieve.
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@panan7777 'Crazy green policies' -> seen the news lately? Still think people are 'crazy'? If both get a yes, I think you're the who should go see a doctor.
'vanishing industry' -> Europe was never a producer rather we export knowledge. If you can't keep up, don't blame the rest. Btw, all regions have issues, not just Europe. And there is no 'vanishing industry', just less factory jobs due to automation ( keep up will ya.. ) and factories moving to low wage countries. But job totals are still growing, 'crazy green policies' also employ many people btw...
'UNELECTED corrupt politicians' -> Really? Guess that's why the EU mandates certain levels of democracy and separation of powers ( judicial and legislative ).
'there is a scandal' -> again, turn on the news and you got a scandal everywhere... Brazil those 'crazy' far right Bolsenario's which did a Jan6th insurrection copycat, NZ the PM resigns probably because of pressure / threats, In the US they found a politician ( correction, they found another Republican ) who lies even more as that bad orange man, he even lied about his mom being in the wtc during 9/11 and tried to get people to invest in ponzi scheme's.
Really, do you have a point or are you just trying to sound cool?
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@BTinSF "U.S. involvement in WWII grew to be about 16,000,000 military personnel by the war's end: approximately 11,200,000 in the Army, 4,200,000 in the Navy, and 660,000 in the Marine Corps."
1940 US census had it at 132 million inhabitants... 'only' 16 million were in the military.
You can't mobilize every able bodied men, you need people to work 'normal' jobs to keep the country running.
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I thought Hungary lead that statistic ( being the biggest EU leech ).
Poland has a large border with Russia ( bella or not, it's the same ). Poland has a history with Russian occupation. Poland has incentive. And Poland no longer has a government which thinks the EU is just there to take from.
For NATO, Poland was long seen as a member which would act as buffer if Russia would invade, not much more was expected of them then being able to hold long enough for the Germans, UK and France to organize enough of a defensive line in order to be able to wait out for the US expeditionary force. Now Ukraine has shown that we shouldn't believe the Russian propaganda machine about their capabilities, Poland wants to make sure Russia knows Poland would be such a tough fight alone and not just a buffer to contain them for a short while.
I'm both happy with Poland and the UK with their NATO contributions. I mean, with your logic, even if Poland is now investing in their military, they are doing so while taking the most subsidies from the EU so who's paying for this military increase in power?
The only country atm which shouldn't be in NATO but sadly is, would be Hungary. And maybe Turkey, at times.. but then they manage to squeeze out some more EU money and they agree since it's in their best interest. Orban usually does the same, but he knows he won't get reelected if he doesn't follow Putler, even if it means he will loose power the moment Putler looses power.
@AdrianSams
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It's not ''taurus' it's 'no we won't give tanks' -> 1 year later 'ow tanks are needed, and we will give them'.
The same will happen with Taurus, and in the mean time Ukrainian soldiers are dying needlessly ( if one believes that the additional aid would have an affect on battlefield results, which I do believe ).
Don't feel to attacked, it's just an emotional response and it doesn't mean the world doesn't appreciate the aid which is given. It's just that most of us think we should be giving more aid. Taking in the refugees is not just very humane, but also a logistical and economical burden which Germany is handling very well.
The problem tho, just yesterday I read an article about the percentage of Ukrainian refugees per country which are taking part in the economy ( aka they have paid jobs ). If I am not mistaken, Germany was very low on the list there? While there is a large group here in The Netherlands which are now part of the internal labor pool which helps offset quite a part of the costs. Not saying this is a bad thing, it just shows how much Germany wants to care for the people it takes in as refugees.
But you're going to spend 6 BILLION euro on social benefits for Ukrainian refugees in 2024 ( re: Christian Lindner ). There is an issue with how strict Germany handles language requirements tho, a lot of refugees have qualifications which aren't recognized in Germany ( and which are recognized here in The Netherlands for instance ). From what I heard a lot of people can not get work because of this reason, and it's not only about the 'Burgergeld' social security payments.
Personally I think people who have the ability to work and provide for themselves, will choose to do so.
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@CMY187 I find it sad, as you point out there is a lot of heritage coming from Russia, and there is beauty in how the people carry the weight of existence in a realm they don't necessarily want to be in.
The history, and specifically the methodology endured has made for a people uncanning in their ability to 'believe in the system, or else'. If the chances of you as individual actually being able to change something for the better in your own surrounding has been essential in the creation of a self image, an national identity, in most developed countries yet Russia has never left the autocratic era and thus it's citizens life under the rule that their will, their wishes, their worth as human being is at most a third rate consideration.
Which also, equally sad, is the answer to your question. Russia can do what it does, because it has never been anything else then what it is. The Gorbachev's of the world, those in power who see that power as being corrupt and needing change, have tried to change it and failed.
While I would like for Putin to be 'replaced' yesterday instead of today, real change can't come from changing the figure at the top. Real change comes when the people of Russia reach not only the ability for self control but also the self awareness it needs to want to use it. In a way, the war might end up a good thing for the Russian people, in historic perspective, because it might spark that awareness.
And again, that's a sad realization because why does there needs to be so much suffering before the people really realize it's them who bleed and suffer already. And if they suffer and bleed now, what is the reason to not revolt, what else can they be given to endure?
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@BTinSF ,, you change 132 million to 26 million 'fit for service' but you can't do that for the 31m Ukrainians in total, and you base that on 'the US was not in an existential war for survival' which is pretty ludicrous since 18 would eventually look to the US if he had been able to subdue the British.
WW2 for the US was very much an existential war.
Btw, if from 132m the only 'able bodied' were 26 million ( ~19% )... so let's use that same number for Ukraine.. 5.9 'million potential.
Since from the 26 'potential' you mention, only 16 actually served in any capacity ~ 61%
2.7 million from 5.9 million ~ 46%.
The ~20% difference, while sounding large, is most likely caused by Ukraine having a less industrial base ( main export is agriculture ), which is much more labor intensive thus not allowing equal participation in the war effort if Ukraine also needs to keep it's economy running.
Ukraine would need much more economical aid if they were to mobilize more able bodied people. Aid they are not even getting enough now, so it's ludicrous to claim they should lower their economic output to bolster the number of bodies in their military. They wouldn't be able to equip and train them, and also keep the country running.
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Kurds are a drama, they should have had a country a century ago and still don't have one. In the mean time, every ally they had has stabbed them in the back at some point.
Turkey is important due to it's location. It also has quite a large and modern army.
Not every Islamic country is warring, or even close to being aggressive towards other religions. But as with all religions, there are issues when you make them a foundation for law and order, and it's especially a problem since religion is mostly abused by those in power. It's the perfect control mechanism for people who often have no real education.
Btw, Turkey should not be able to officially flip from being secular, it's in their constitution afaik. Something to do with Ataturk..
The problem starts when democratic values are no longer being adhered to. Turkey controls to much press, their elections are not on a fair level and thus they are not representing the actual will of the people. The same goes for Hungary, to a much bigger extent even.
Being secular by law doesn't mean much if no one actually follows the ( rule of the ) law.
Ow and not sure but I hope you didn't call Hungary a Muslim country? Roman Catholic, almost 40% of the population. Problem here is that they somehow think that THEIR religious believes should be basis of all laws. A non secular Roman Catholic country is just as much a problem as a non secular Muslim country, that's the main issue there.
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@b.ballooon9225 Wait... wut??
'The US is 'great' at immigration and integration' -> you're living on another planet, the results of slavery are still clearly visible to this day and is the main driving force behind the Divided States of 'Murica.
The open racism, 'protected' under free speech will ensure there will never be true integration because a very vocal part makes sure people feel excluded and prosecuted, something they can just look at their surroundings for to get confirmation.
Your nation 'diverse'? You mean, obsessed with their 'white christian heritage bs', right?
And 'the US blahblah prevents autoritarian regimes from growing' -> I don't see boots on the ground in Ukraine, so shut up you're no better no even WORSE as countries like Poland and Estonia which have given a MUCH LARGER PART of their GDP.
Yet you have the trash subhuman redhat trumpanzees like Marjorie Frau Braun not ranting about Jewish 'space lasers' but about cutting social security and the same aid you're thinking you're saving the world with on your own ( btw, do some math you might learn the US isn't the biggest contributor to aid for Ukraine, the EU is... humanitarian aid doesn't even flow back in our defense industry so if you do the REAL math it starts to look even worse for those with the notion the world should be on their knees in thanks to the US ).
As to preventing groups from immigrating which don't have the intent to integrate, you mean to say -> they don't want to become us, and we sure as hell don't want to become more like them. Most 'moderates' know that integration isn't assimilation. The biggest issue with 'not adapting' comes from the fact that immigrants are kept in poverty and the associated crime rates ( with poverty, not their immigrant backgrounds ) makes it easier for them to be blamed. Fix the issue with welfare distribution... wait, you're so proud of Murica you probably think that it's 'good capitalism' that the top 1% of people own more as 60% of assets?
Americans aren't stupid, well at least when looking at people voting Democrat ( you know those WOKE people you hate so much ).... the rest are pretty stewpid silly dum dum sh1tstains who like banning books when they teach history they don't want their precious sensitive 'white children ' to hear. How DARE you teach about slavery and how it's still reflected in today's 'free society', that makes poor white people feel less great about their grandparents and that's 'bad'.. Not to mention CRT is an ELECTIVE COLLEGE level course, and has never reached lower level education ( sadly ).
You don't have an integration department, that fraudulent insurrectionist which was in office before defunded immigration services which largely explains the backlog of applicants not being processed timely. You had a 'leader' calling for bans for people with a religion he doesn't like to enter the country, yet you dare to claim you're the shining beacon of integration and tolerance? The audacity is astounding.
I do agree refugee streams due to conflicts need better management, and preferably closer to the country of origin and with a better return policy in place. But that means giving 'unsavvy' states like Turkey more power to blackmail the EU because they are holding millions of refugees they threaten to send over the EU borders. It's not that easy, most of the conflicts have been in regions where the countries around them don't have the ability to take in that many refugees. Even Turkey is taking millions of EU money to hold those same refugees they constantly try to blackmail the EU with. It's therefore rather laughable to claim that the humanitarian crisis can be solved by having local countries take in more refugees, it's just a trope for the most part.
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@b.ballooon9225 Thanks for clarifying that you're concerned that refugees from a muslim country are worth less then those of a christian country.
And no, Poland doesn't have the right which is why they are being fined for not adhering to EU agreements.
And ofc they can cry about leaving, but that's just a very small vocal part. The rest knows that even if they are fined 2 million, they still get tens of millions in EU funds per year. The far extreme r4cist pigs always get more vocal during a crisis, look at the 30's a century ago nearly. Sadly for them, modern day society isn't open for such backwards tropes, they are to *WOKE*.
And their few countrymen who like blaming 'others' when times aren't as great as they would like, feel free to immigrate to countries like Hungary where they are as anti immigration as possible.
Don't get me wrong, I love the Poles for how they are talking to the dum dum's in the west for not recognizing Ukraine isn't fighting just for itself, and I talk with enough people from Poland to know that the PiS might be in power, their stance doesn't represent that of the population.
Btw, great sidestepping the whole: but what then? Do we need to give countries like Turkey more leverage to blackmail us with by having them shelter refugees only to be threatened with them in each conflict thereafter? Or is it more important that human refugees are being sheltered, not withstanding what policy one wants in place for their assured returns after their country is safe again?
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