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The US and NATO didn't react militarily and with aggression in Syria, Georgia, and after the annexation of Crimea because there wasn't political support for intervention in either Europe or America.
The US did conduct targeted strikes after chemical weapons attacks on civilians, but it was mostly symbolic because Syria has historically had closer political ties to Moscow. There has to be significant US business and foreign interest, or popular support to involved to use the hard or soft power to counter Russia or China.
The actions and public image of Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian Armed forces, and the Ukrainian people in the media is what rallied most of the West to intervene after the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Until the 2016 political interference, election meddling, and hacking operations from Russia, Vladimir Putin wasn't considered a dangerous hostile adversary or military threat to the US, its foreign policy, or NATO.
Putin used the Russian media and online trolls to build this false image of him being a master spy playing and winning a game 4D chess against the US and Europe.
He's now made a major miscalculation and underestimated Zelenskyy and the resolve of the US and its allies. The war will either lead to his demise or the collapse of the Russian government, so as long as the Ukrainians have the weapons and funding, they will defeat Putin without the use of US troops.
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Zelenskyy is a rock star now. I would have loved to travel to DC to get a chance to meet him in person. This will be the first time he's left the country since Russia invaded. No one is crazy enough try and target him on American soil, but the White House and media should have worked better to keep this secret. He began the year as a relativity unknown comedian turned politicians. No one expected that would be able to stand up to Vladimir Putin, fight off a Russian invasion, and
successfully use social media and public relations to boost morale of Ukrainian soldiers, civilians, and unite the liberal democracies of the world (The West) to oppose the unjustified aggression from the Kremlin.
Despite that, Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people have proved us all wrong. Ukrainian politicians have put politics aside and have successfully rallied the world to get economic and military aid, the delivery of advanced weapons systems, access to US-UK intelligence information, and a US-EU led regime of financial sanctions, economic warfare, and a trade embargo against the Russian government, oligarchs, oil, and Russia's international business interests.
Given Zelenskyy's support in the UK as well, it wouldn't surprise me if he made a visit to the UK as an
appreciation of the unwavering support from the British government. He's a humble man, but he's become Time Magazine's Person of the Year, one of the most influential and recognizable world leaders, and a modern day Winston Churchill. The Ukrainians and the Government in Kyiv have now become a force to be reckoned with. Slava Ukraini! 💙💛💙💛
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@tctc440 Mueller said Trump "could" be indicted after leaving office. He's already named as an "unindicted co-conspirator" in the SD New York case. Behind the scenes, I'm sure Trump's legal team is fully cooperating, snitching, and negotiating with prosecutors.
The Teflon Don and tough-guy act he puts on is just to appeal to his base. That's why is so important to have an ethical non-political Att'y General, FBI, judiciary, and DOJ. He's similar to a Mafia Don, and oversaw a corrupt criminal enterprise and White House Administration.
They have plenty of crimes they could indict him for and publicly embarrass him with the "Manhattan Perp Walk," but they have to give the appearance of fairness and equal justice, and ensure there's no politically motivated prosecution of Trump and his associates.
He's not above the law, but he's also not below the constitution and has the right of due process, and protection from a vindictive prosecution.
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Fortunately, neither Congress nor its committees can sit as a judge, grand jury, federal prosecutor, or a court of law. I appreciate their work, investigations, and recommendations to change the law and prevent another January 6th Insurrection, but we have a Department of Justice, judiciary, and a prosecutor in Fulton County, GA with grand jury investigations that can handle the criminal matters.
Just like Donald Trump and John Eastman aren't above the law; they're not below the constitution and need a fair and speedy trial to resolve the criminality. Next month, it will have been two year since the attack on the Capitol and since government documents were unlawfully removed from the White House. There have been too many delays and political announcements as distractions. Let Jack Smith quickly resolve the criminality regarding Donald Trump, so it doesn't drag on for years.
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Pence and the other members of Trump's cabinet shouldn't be considered heroes because there was no reason to allow Trump to remain in office between January 6th and January 20th.
After January 6, 2021, the biggest threat to national security and constitutional government wasn't the CCP, Kremlin, Iran, North Korea, ISIL, or Cuba. It was the occupant in the Oval Office and his fascist brown shirts.
The question of whether or not Trump's actions were criminal, impeachable, and removable was a question only the House, Senate, Justice Department, and Judicial branch could determine.
Whether or not it met the requirements to invoke the 25th Amendment was for the Cabinet, White House Counsel, and the Vice President. It's my opinion, but I believe they set a terrible precedent. It was a national emergency and they were too cowardly to protect American democracy and the peaceful transfer of power.
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TeeBaggin' FULL TRANSPARENCY: I haven't read a single word you've posted. I only saw those cringe emojis, and immediately hit the YouTube Mute Feature, which I would like to advertise now.
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Just mute it; report it; and let them finish the conversation with your online ghost.
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What's the GDP of Russia versus the US? I could have sworn YouTube, Google, Apple, The top universities, Hollywood, Wall Street, and all the hi-tech weaponry were American made and owned. The satellites and space technology was from mostly American billionaires and NASA; but in reality it's Russia, China, Cuba, and Venezuela, right?
I guess we'll go back to only pretending to be the strongest, richest, and most influential country on earth. We're probably still living in the past.
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The world's press overthink the meaning of US-UK Special Relationship. Both countries might be the closest international partners that are formally two distinct nations, but the Special Relationship is more applicable when dealing with foreign policy and national security.
An example would have been the conflict-of-interest with the US serving as an impartial arbitrator between the Argentina and the UK dispute, which eventually led the Falklands War. Leopoldo Galtieri, the president of Argentina, unwisely sought US help under the Monroe Doctrine in dealing with Thatcher's government. If a foreign power attempts to use Washington, DC, against London, it's a futile effort because both countries share military, diplomatic, intelligence, and even private business interest. When you tell one country, you're essentially telling it to both countries.
Another similar example occurred during WWII, when Charles de Gaulle tried to bypass Winston Churchill and get recognized President Roosevelt to recognize him as "leader of the Free French in exile."
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We should send Donald Trump and Dennis Rodman to meet with Kim Jong Un since they're the only Americans who seem to understand him and his passive-aggressive style of getting international attention.
Biden may appear like an elderly and loveable Santa Claus, but he has the same hawkish and imperialist US foreign policy that will not be interested in ending the joint military drills or removing sanctions. Why would he need to kiss the butt of an anti-American hermit kingdom that's much weaker, militarily and economically, than South Korea?
The US isn't in the region to promote peace and international cooperation as a philanthropic organization. It's been there expanding markets and protecting its business interest, international trade, and the mutual-security agreements with South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand.
That doesn't even include the administration of US territories in the Pacific; and continuing the Cold War doctrine of containing Russia, Mainland China, and the spread of communism, as a threat to US corporations.
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Let Barr handle himself. He didn't go along with the fascist coup because obviously anyone with a law degree knew how that would turn out if he cooperated, but at least Trump is out of power for now.
He can spend his time rewriting history, pressuring GOP politicians to accept the "Big Lie," and raising funds to pay his hundreds of millions of dollars in legal expenses, but when he shows proof he has a longer than five-year life expectancy, being an obese senior citizen with corona-ravaged lungs and a heart working overtime to keep those amphetamines effective, then I consider his return to power and restoration of his Fourth Reich an imminent threat.
Maybe Ivanka might eventually hypnotize the Democratic Party and run, but her dad is old, insane, and tired. He's only a threat to himself, but he's still too toxic to retake the wing states he won in 2016. If he becomes a serious candidate, then the DOJ should not be so ethical, and just indict him for Mueller probe obstruction or the Stormy Daniels hush money.
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@Madminute1968 That just shows your concerns are related to politics, and are not real issues concerning the public. When you make accusations against public figures, you're not going to be taken seriously.
Dr. Fauci isn't a politician. He isn't invincible either. The reason he's still in office is because the people making claims against him, including the ex-president and KY-Senator, have no credibility.
When you spend years lying, crying wolf, and blaming everything on conspiracy theories, deep-state actors, and fake news, people will stop listening.
If someone who doesn't have a history of lying makes a real claim against Dr. Fauci, I'd listen, but no one believable or serious has come forward. Being bitter about losing an election is not evidence of public corruption.
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@jasonhochman3750 A few things to note:
1. COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS AND RECOVERY: That's good news that most people recover. Most people recovered during Spanish Flu and Ebola as well. Today, we can treat HIV/AIDS with medications, but you still wouldn't want it spreading uncontrollably. The government and public health officials are trying to a) prevent the entire healthcare system from collapsing; and b) prevent another shutdown that would harm businesses and economic growth;
2. INFLATION AND CONSUMER PRICES: When there are budget deficits, it isn't the same as "printing money." The Fed does that, neither the president nor congress directly control the money supply. The 2020 global recession and halt in international trade was a man-made recession due to lockdowns. Now the economy is growing faster than it has in recent history, we see inflation in food prices and energy cost.
3. MONETARY POLICY AND MONEY SUPPLY: If inflation were actually a threat to US economic growth and the stability of the dollar, Jerome Powell and the Fed could raise interest rates; cause another recession; and slow the increase in consumer prices; and finally
4. POLITICAL HYPOCRISY: The reason the Right seems to conveniently care about Fiscal Policy is because they don't have control of the White House. There was no concern about budget deficits, when the GOP and Trump cut corporate income taxes during a economic growth in 2017. During the 2020 lockdowns, the Right wanted the economy reopened, so business could go back creating jobs. That's happening, so this is what you wanted.
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@jasonhochman3750
3. "I get that. BUT, do you remember 2 weeks to flatten the curve? That was a healthcare/economic measure, to allow the healthcare system to prepare for an increase in patients. The curve was flattened. But what did the health care system do? they fed their rich, over stuffed executives with even more money, but didn't bother to expand capacity. Hospital ICUs are always nearly full. They don't build an ICU to wait for a natural disaster or epidemic. They fill them right away. And the hospitals didn't change the model for COVID. Also, notice how the goal posts move farther away all the time. From two weeks to flatten the curve, now, who knows what is the end game? You aint gonna eradicate COVID entirely. Now, where are we heading?"
4. "this pandemic is caused by the Marc Booms of the world, and other rich health care executives. I stand with Maxine Waters and Bernie Sanders. We should nationalize the hospitals. Maxine Waters should once again call on BLM to loot and burn the rich hospital executives."
These were remarks from you, and honestly, I don't have no clue what you're talking about here; and since I don't make the Covid-19 guidelines, this is not something I could answer if I wanted, too.
Those are questions of politics and have nothing to do with medical science, public policy, and the epidemic.
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@cussword3725 After the November Election, Trump was enemies with FOXNEWS, Washington Post, New York Times, Wall St Journal, ABC News, MSNBC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, Meet the Press, Voice of America, National Public Radio, Facebook, Twitter, Google Search, Saturday Night Live, and CNN.
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@175hydro No problem. I'm a hyper-partisan individual who strongly believes the quickest way to end this war is by giving Ukrainians all the humanitarian, economic, and military aid to defend against Putin.
I would never claim to be a geopolitical expert, but I've followed Putin's presidency since 1999. I lived in Moscow for a for two months during my study abroad and am very familiar with talking points from Kremlin-backed media. That's where the Cold War-term "useful idiot" originated.
Everyone have their own beliefs about what's considered "patriotic," so I can respect American dissenting to US involvement. Personally, I'm happy and supportive of aiding Ukraine because I believe we'll be on the right-side of history and defending our business and international interests in Europe.
In the comment sections, there are a swarms of Russian trolls, CCP bots, and people on the far-Right spreading misinformation and anti-American rhetoric that originated from Russian state TV and and Putin himself. The purpose is to scare the public by claiming that a direct NATO-Russia nuclear conflict is inevitable.
I came to that conclusion about you because it took me decades to comprehend and obtain sufficient knowledge about Moscow-Washington foreign policy and proxy conflicts, and from reading your first comment it sounded like a narrative of isolationist not familiar with either Russia or Ukraine.
I genuinely do respect to sacrifice and service of all American veterans, but that doesn't mean we put your opinions on equal footing with the foreign policy doctrines from the White House and NATO.
In a perfect world, pacifism and diplomacy would be a realistic option at this point, but it's not. Some wars are good against evil, and this is one of those. The US, Russia, and the UK forced Ukraine to surrender its Soviet-era nuclear warheads on the condition that the integrity of their borders was respected and we provide security assistance to enable Ukraine to remain an independent and sovereign nation.
Slava Ukrani!
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@mattl2843 I'm sure you're already aware of this and heard it before: In 2017, President Trump using his constitutional authority as president, fired James Comey and appointed Christopher Wray as FBI director. A significant percentage of the federal judiciary were also appointed by his Administration.
Regarding the classified documents found at Biden's office, we still don't know if there was criminal conduct. I don't know anymore about what happen that what's publicly available. I couldn't give an opinion until there's an allegation of an intentional crime.
The Attorney General has assigned the inquiry to determine whether any crimes were committed to a Trump-appointed prosecutor and FBI director. That decision was made to avoid the appearance of conflict-of-interest from a Biden-appointed US attorney.
You haven't waited until the inquiry completed but have already come to the conclusion that there will be DOJ and FBI misconduct. You've got to give proof and example of FBI corruption and violating legal rights.
The legal system isn't perfect, but the legal actions and investigations into former President Trump aren't all being conducted by Democrat-appointed judges, prosecutors, and special counsels.
If the legal system is corrupt and there are witch hunts and politically motivated and vindictive prosecutions targeting Americans, then why are you solely focused cases involving Trump? What about the poorer people who aren't billionaire former presidents?
Trump has the financial resources, political influence, legal representation, and access to international media to bring attention to government depriving him of due process.
It's hard to consider that likely when it's other conservatives in DC investigating him; and unlike the experience of the average American suspected of a crime, he's still walking free and receiving more accomodations from the government than what would be available to every other citizen.
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It sounds disturbing and stupid, but they might not know any better. They're probably not all anti-Semitic but hear the more appropriate comparison of Right-wing populist and nationalist movements in the US, Brazil, Poland, Russia, and Hungary called "fascist" or "fascist-adjacent."
It's a bit of a stretch, but they probably think if there are no wars or extermination camps involved then we (on the Left) are overreacting and mislabeling Trump as "literally Hitler," which he's definitely not because European Fascist were no where near becoming an existential threat to American democracy. A president who clearly loses an election and doesn't care, nor has any plans of a peaceful transition; and then uses his supporters to sacrifices themselves and start a civil war is worst than any threat from Middle Eastern terrorism, communism, Nazism, Soviet Union, CCP, or Putin's Russia.
Got off topic, but anyway maybe they believe mandates are unconstitutional, and they've lost a human right, and the only example autocratic government is Nazi Germany. How they associate Fauci, an immunologist and government bureaucrats, who can't and has never made public policy, who knows?
Trump, Rand Paul, and far-Right media have weaponized the ignorance of their supporters. The only response is to do the same, and use their own supporters ignorance to turn on their them, while hoping the sane majority runs the government.
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@STeALtHsVidz That one is more problematic in court because of separation of powers, even considering the procedural violations. It would probably work for other government employee, but you'd have to get pass executive branch privilege and immunity. That's considered part of the President's inherent powers as commander-in-chief.
The charges related to Espionage Act, Presidential Records Act, obstruction, and being in possession of government-owned documents at Mar-A-lago are much easier to prosecute, and clearly criminal.
Trying to apply a classification procedure and regulations from Congress, Nation Archives, or from a previous executive order to a sitting president is unsettled law. He has plenty legal defenses to overcome that.
It similar to the problem with the Justice Department indicting a president without first going to Congress to inpeach and removing him from office.
I'm sure he'd lie about changing the classification and following the proper procedure, but that's an administrative function and inherent power of Executive Branch; i.e., unless it happened after he left office. Merrick Garland and President Biden would have the power to decide whether or not to charge.
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That was a gracious concession speech. I know it's a low bar; but he lost the general election, the runoff, and can recognize the country is exhausted, so the quick concession makes him a patriot in my books.
He did come close to winning, and I genuinely wish him and his family the best in life. I don't think he's anywhere close to being ready for national politics.
He seems like a nice guy to have as a friend; and since I'm a fellow Texan, maybe I'll run into him at a Whataburger, and I can congratulate him in person.
GA is not really a Blue State. It's closer to being Purple. He didn't get the same statewide support as the other GOP candidates, and I doubt it was all due to his speeches, scandals, werewolves, and all the concussions.
IMO, part of the GA would have never supported neither Walker nor Warnock for senate.
It's not all of the state, but I doubt any of their political affiliations, qualifications, or background experience would have made any difference.
There's been a lot of progress since Jim Crow-era, but outside of the diverse urban areas, GA is still the former Confederate state that elected MTG. Although there was plenty of international interest, I don't think there was much excitement in the GA GOP.
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@gerrylee1687 They could use debt-trap diplomacy to pressure the return of Vladivostok, but the CCP is no where near as militant as the US, Europe, and Russia.
They have a much larger economy than Russia, but there's no reason to rush into a conflict with Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, India, or the United States.
The CCP doesn't many allies as it is, and their new "assertiveness" is not making them more popular. Despite Russia's blunders and humiliation trying to conquer territory from Ukraine, it's much different trying to invade and take possession of Russian land that has been internationally recognized since 1860.
Nothing should be considered impossible anymore, but the US and NATO would almost certainly side with Russia.
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@OlancerZ The relationship between the US and the East has deteriorated more since 2017. The Russian sanctions have ruined their economy, and Nato now recognizes Russia and the biggest threat to peace in Europe.
China's actions in the South China Sea, East China Sea, and Taiwanese Strait is more hostile than it has been in the past, but their military and defense budget are growing to reflect regional tensions with the US, Australia, and our Asian allies.
Their naval powers hasn't been tested. There's not much China could gain by starting a fight with the strongest military power there is. At worst, we'll have a proxy war, economic warfare, and CIA operations. China doesn't have the same mindset as the Soviet Union, so they are much more willing to allow diplomacy to work before beginning an arms race. Their hostility has mostly been directed toward the US's closest allies, none of whom Beijing fears.
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@DelaDoesWork We get our money back with the rebuilding of Ukraine. The US rebuilt West Europe, South Korea, and Japan last century.
When the war is over there will be a new market of 45 million Pro-American Ukrainian customers to buy Coke, Pepsi, iPhones, Hollywood Films, Boeing planes, COVID vaccines, bombs, Google products, Teslas, Facebook, US financial products and loans, McDonald's, and what's left over can be given to the UK to sell some Jaguars, English tea, British sarcasm, and pictures of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration.
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@gusjackson3658 They hate demographic change, women, the mainstream media, liberals, immigrants, and some of them are genuine conservatives.
There is something about Trump that inspires them. I'm repulsed by his politics, xenophobia, fascism, and racism, but I can understand why White males, without college degrees, would be attracted to his politics.
It's large base, and by targeting White men, he's established a massive political movement.
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@gusjackson3658 The legitimate concerns that have been exploited by far-Reich politicians are the following:
1. Economic issues and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math ("STEM") transforming workplace productivity;
2. Blue-collar jobs being sent overseas;
3. Automation in manufacturing replacing humans;
4. College-degree requirements for entry-level positions;
5. Females making more money and are more educated than their male counterparts; and
6. High-tech, STEM, and medical positions in Silicon Valley and around the nation being filled by immigrants with advanced degrees and experience in high-demand STEM fields.
I can understand their frustration, and I am definitely not racist against White men. I want to share the country with them and the economic progress.
It's just there is a lot of anger from them, and Donald Trump is able to take advantage of them. The way I speak sounds condescending to them, so it makes it hard to communicate. I (or a politician I preferred) would be willing to focus on the employment issue, and keep them gainfully employed and not left behind.
The US is the most highly competitive country in the world, but White Males are a large segment of the population. We have to work together and make them part of the solution and the decision-making process: e.g., if we were to relocate a large number of refugees to a rural area, the local citizens should be involved in the screening process to ensure the refugees can successfully assimilate in their new home and community. That's an example of them being apart of the process, and they won't have anyone but themselves to blame for any later complaints they might have against the migrants.
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@gusjackson3658 I wouldn't live anywhere else. I think I'm more patriotic than the nationalist who pretend to love America. If my candidate lost an election, the thought of seizing power would be unthinkable to me.
I'm a supporter of liberal democracy. Last year, with the Covid-19 and the economic shutdown, I knew Trump fate was sealed, but he still came dangerously closer to being re-elected.
The way you describe America is how I describe the US adversaries: Winston Churchill defined Russia as "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma," and to this day I've always been fascinated with them and their culture.
The same with China. I know that we and the Australians are a global competition with them, but I'd love to visit. I never thought America would be a "riddle." There are so many Hollywood films describing the American life.
I'm in Texas, and when I went to Australia and Europe, they seem nearly exactly like America. The languages and accents were different, but it was similar to American culture. There were McDonalds, KFC, Coke, Pepsi, and iPhones everywhere, so it felt like home.
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@gusjackson3658 Not all of his supporters are extremist. Yes, media companies like FOXNEWS, RT America, NewsMax, and Brietbart portray him as the savior of traditional values in American, but most Americans don't follow cable news and politics as closely as I do.
I'm a lawyer by profession, but I've been interested in politics, international affairs, and business since I was a child. There are plenty of people who believe that all politicians lie, and nothing Trump did was worst than any normal politicians.
There are a lot of people disinterested in politics, and it's similar to how Hitler was able to take advantage of people who couldn't distinguish between Hitler vs. Hindenburg. In 2016 and 2020, Donald Trump lost the popular vote by millions, but he didn't need a single vote to win because of our Presidential electoral-college system.
I'm not sure if you're able to watch "Real Time with Bill Maher," but he's a Democrat only because the Republicans have become insane (the same with me), but he is excellent at describing how the politics of the Democratic party are hostile to White men. The party has become associated with "cancel culture," and defunding the police. The Right-wingers have been able to take advantage of that, and of voters who are disinterested; and have used laws to make it harder for traditionally Democratic voter to be counted.
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@gusjackson3658 About Prince's death, that likely had more to do with journalistic ethics and confirmation before releasing information. They needed to confirm his opioid addiction because most of the sources weren't credible.
He was always known as a person who never drank or did drugs. Like so many Americans, he became addicted to opioid pain killers. There were rumors about him dying from HIV/AIDS and other health conditions, but after the police confirmed there were pill bottles and it was an apparent overdose, we didn't know the drug until the toxicology report was done a month later.
During the last 12 months, 100,000 people in the US died from drug overdoses. Most of it was from pills laced with fentanyl. that's what killed Prince.
I don't agree with all of her politics, but I think you should be proud of PM Jacinda Ardern
. Her government's handling of the Covid-19 Pandemic was a model for the entire world, and it a sign of how much the government values human life.
I'm not sure how supportive of the British Commonwealth and Monarchy, but your Queen is definitely someone to be proud of.
We don't have monarchy, but the president is Head of State, and before President Obama, was called a liar by a Congressman; it was unthinkable to call a president out of a lie before a live audience.
There not a Prime Minister's questions for the US president, but other members of the government can be questions by the media and the Congress. It's not quite as a violation of Royal Protocol, but it's very disrespectful to call any president a liar.
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@soberanobrasil9370 The media doesn't have to tell me anything. There are open source resources that have captured the destroyed Russian military equipment. The number of damaged vehicles and tanks are consistent with the number of Russian casualties and loss of military equipment. The figures reported by the Ukrainians, NATO, and US are more believable.
The only side that uses lies, propaganda, and disinformation is the Kremlin and their allies in the East. They're even desperate to hire trolls like you to serve as "useful idiots."
The reason you're pretending not to know the dire situation of Russia is either because 1) you're uninformed; 2) intentionally trolling; or 3) you live in a country desperate for cheap Russian gas and oil.
You can have your own opinions, but you can't lie to someone with critical-thinking skills and access to uncensored media and accurate statistics.
Russia and the CCP are the corrupt states and great powers that rely on lies, trolls, and fake news to keep their own citizens from knowing the truth.
Zelenskyy, NATO, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces have no reason to lie because their results speak for themselves: Russia has been militarily defeated on the ground, and the suffering from the economic warfare and financial sanctions that have cut Russia's international trade, frozen assets of Russian oligarchs and has weakened the ability of the Russian Central Bank to stop the inevitable economic recession.
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@justwallace You can't possibly be a real person defending Russia if your from America. Are the world thinking the world's countries (The West) are bullying on Russia just to be mean, and that the US is only interested in starting a war with another country with nuclear weapons?
I've followed Putin and listened to his speeches since he replaced Yeltsin when I was 16. The man's a compulsive liar and will literally say anything. This whole act of being a tough guy and spymaster always outsmarting the US is fake.
He's just a glorified government bureaucrat with a bunch of online trolls protecting his image and reputation. His advantage over the US is not due to his intelligence or his military; it's his tenure in office and ability to just wait until a hostile US president (e.g., Bush, Obama, and Biden) leaves office.
His government is run by criminals, and although he does kills political opponents and bullies smaller countries, he's not crazy enough to do that with the United States.
At the beginning of George W. Bush's presidency, he claimed to have looked into Putin's eyes and saw his soul. At the end of the Bush Administration, Putin was in a conflict with Georgia for seeking ties with NATO.
Clearly, something changed in the US-Russia relationship. Instead of blaming everything on the nation you claim is your home, you should find WHY Russia has fewer allies now than it did before 2014.
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@Madame702 I never heard of this "Cuban American war." There was the Spanish-American War that involved Cuba. There was also the Cold War/Fidel Castro and Cuban-Missile Crisis.
I'm not sure what drugs you're on, but I know my own country, and it history in int'l affairs. You don't even have a valid point. You're just jealous that there is only one superpower controlling world affairs.
I know it's unfair and it won't last forever, but stick to that instead of spreading misinformation. My post is that seeing the US fully mobilize for war would scare Russia, Putin, China, or anyone.
There more money, technology, advanced weapon systems, and the strongest military here. Why would anyone underestimate this country, when it's mostly know for war.
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@TheNefastor The questions of education and reading comprehension might work on other people, but I can see through your BS. I'm not a historian, but I'm pretty confident this is not a topic you understand.
If you were simply making a case against US foreign policy and Nato, you would have had a respectable point. It would have been wiser had you not presented yourself as an expert and troll because you obviously don't know what the ultimate objectives of any US-led war were.
You've decided to take the low road by revising history and attempting link withdrawal of troops as a shameful act. The US has the resources to establish a permanent base and continue killing with impunity.
Essentially all post-WWII military conflicts have been police actions commencing (mostly) with a request of US or Russia military advisors. There was a never a total war, and the new system international law requires the UN Security Council approval.
It's just naive and disingenuous to claim that these poor nations that have been invaded, occupied, and colonized are having military victories.
Your oversimplified assessment of the military history could explain why there is always little or no support in the US for Marshall Plan-style aid, rebuilding, reparations, and setting claims against US military intervention.
You've admitted that you're neither American nor Russia. If that's the case, stay focused on your own domestic politics. There's nothing you can add to the discussion because there's not much you know about it. It's pitiful because there are so many people who don't know when to shut up.
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@Phil-ui4tm Communism never works and would have eventually collapsed, but even in socialist governments, wars and imperialism (adding new communist nations and markets) can lead to an increase in government spending and grow the economy.
In the short run, they create jobs, increase GDP, raise prices and wages, and increase the demand for the weapons industry. It does backfire at times; e.g., the current Russo-Ukraine War, which led to sanctions and damage to Russia's international trade and the Ruble/U$D exchange rate.
I got too wordy and lost my original point 🤔. It had something to do with the Soviet-Afghan War, Perestroika and Glasnost, and the dissolution of the USSR.
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@citizensallianceaustralia2025 That's a much better explanation, and it's clear you didn't wing it. If I got it right, it wasn't a single event or miscalculation. It was the totality, and not just Afghanistan alone that caused the collapse. You mentioned the following:
1. The Afghan Invasion, Chernobyl disaster, and economic stagnation increased costs and kept the Red Army preoccupied;
2. Perestroika (privatization) was used to transition to a free-market system to gain revenue but eventually caused shortages;
3. Glasnost (protected political speech) gave the people the right to petition the state, and exposed the fragility of system, which encouraged solidarity and protest movements;
4. Warsaw Pact + Satellite state + whatever you consider Yugoslavia realized they had their own domestic problems with civil unrest and couldn't rely on the Red Army or economic assistance from Moscow;
That makes sense and is a much more detailed explanation, but what caused the end of détente? Did something trigger the Kremlin to see a US threat in Afghanistan? It had been a Soviet satellite state with a communist government. The US re-established relations with Mainland China and Taiwan, but its position in the Middle East wasn't too stable either. The Iranian Revolution, War in Lebanon, Libyan-backed terrorism, and Iran-Iraq War all occurred at nearly the same time.
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@Phil-ui4tm I have a background in economics, and most of the time even I forget Marxism is an actual economic theory and not just about political control, class warfare, Iron Curtains, Stalin, gulags, and anti-capitalist revolutions.
I was born during the final decade of the Cold War in America and have been accustomed to hearing "communism" and "socialism" associated with all things evil and anti-American.
Proving that with economics, human behavior, and financial data has always been fascinating. The "Red Scare" still lingers today and taking an unbiased approach and proper analysis is difficult since it's still considered taboo, even in universities and corporate America.
I still feel required to first condemn communism, and make the remark about how "it never works" before using circular reasoning to come to the conclusion that supports the capitalism arguments.
The spread of communism did pose a genuine threat to US and UK business interests, overseas investments, and access to international markets to offset the costs of WWII debt, but in order to prove it requires a mastery of Karl Marx's theory. in corporate America, reading anything from Karl Marx would be similar to them discovering you have a signed copy of Mein Kampf.
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@jerrybobteasdale Do you at least understand the position of the Left, and why they considered Trump different and more dangerous than any other GOP politician?
The election was a referendum on him, and yes outside of FoxNews, every media organization supported the democratic candidates. It had nothing to do with wanting corruption or hating Trump for "draining the swamp."
Trump presented himself as a decent and caring human being, only to his supporters. It's been four years, and at no time did he ever try to appeal to Americans who didn't vote for him.
A simple meeting with the opposition or even BLM would have had a huge difference, but he allowed the narrative about him begin a demagogue, fascist, and racist to go unchallenged. He alienated half of the country, and rather than being the Donald Trump of the 80/90s who was respectable. He encouraged divisiveness and hate, and used America achilles heel (racial tension) to benefit himself politically.
As the election results will eventually show, the establishment GOP got rid of him, not election fraud.
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