Comments by "Dale Crocker" (@dalecrocker3213) on "" video.

Britain is not at war with Russia, not is it in its pocket. It's the US which is pulling our strings.
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@benwilson6145 Not as much as the whole country is in America's pocket. In any case donations from these so-called "oligarchs" are absolutely minute in terms of international finance.
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@vladimirputin4822 You're quite welcome to them. They are past their sell-by date.
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@highpath4776 The west won't strike first -but Russia might.
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@srb7006 How can we capitulate to a country we are not at war with? In the present extremely volatile world of geopolitics we might as well ally with Russia as anyone. We've had our tongue up America's ass for too long.
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@goodactiondaily8779 How do you define "dirty" money? The way Russia (and Ukraine) have transitioned from Communism to Capitalism might appear somewhat unsavoury to genteel Western temperaments, but it is what it is. Money is money.
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@drastberry1454 Certainly. I just don't think it matters that much.
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@peterebel7899 Nonsense. It's just a bit of beer money.
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@tonymccake3057 The very same - although the situation will be much improved when Trump gets back in and Johnson is replaced with a proper Conservative.
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@goodactiondaily8779 Putin is by no means mad. The invasion is a calculated risk with at least four good reasons for it and every chance of it strengthening Russia's position in the world once it's over. It's a cruel world and no-one cares for anyone else unless there is an advantage to be gained from the relationship. America is falling. Its days are numbered. China is burning itself out. Europe's imperial ambitions are doomed to failure. Under these circumstance Britain will be wise to keep all options open.
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@carlossaraiva8213 You are an idiot. This war IS America's fault - and the EU's too to a certain extent. NATO has been pushing westwards with country after country becoming missile bases for America. The EU is trying to seduce Ukraine from its long-standing economic ties with Russia. Russia can't be expected just to sit back and take it. And it won't.
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@carlossaraiva8213 Compared with Ukraine (and Russia!) the Tory Party are innocent choirboys.
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@walterschluterjun5594 At the moment he doesn't give a fuck. If war comes though we have some chance of remaining neutral if we have the right government in place. A slim chance perhaps, but a chance just the same. Russia is nobody's enemy. It is just a target for the greed of the American military/industrial complex. America is weak and growing weaker. In a conventional war in Europe Russia will win. If it goes nuclear of course then we can all kiss our arses goodbye.
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@carlossaraiva8213 Politics is not a talent contest. Grow up.
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@gregoire59 Russia's relationship with Ukraine is somewhat one-sided I agree. But you cannot blame Putin for wanting to keep it going any more than you can blame (some) Ukrainians for wanting to take their business elsewhere.
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@handarokadath1515 No I'm working for the Intergalactic Federation of Rational Thinkers - IFART for short.
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@srb7006 The freedoms we enjoy in the West are somewhat more severely rationed in Russia, I agree. This is a necessary requirement, given the volatile Russian character. But things are improving and closer tie with Britain would doubtless have a soothing effect.
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@highpath4776 I don't think it McDonalds or Coca-Cola Russia objects to as much as having nuclear missiles pointed at it from all directions.
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@walterschluterjun5594 I'm by no means convinced that there are any reasons for Russia to want to recreate the boundaries of the Soviet empire. Putin has said as much and in very believable and cogent terms. He is motivated by patriotism and pragmatism, not a political ideology. He is, however, a risk-taker, but one who carefully considers the options before playing his hand. I think his move on Ukraine is directly linked to the US disaster in Afghanistan and the strong possibility of Trump regaining the Presidency. The present US administration is a laughable failure. If Trump is returned there is every possibility that NATO will crumble but that at the same time Putin will be provided with economic incentives to stay in his own backyard. Otherwise he might well feel inclined to take nips out of countries where there is a sizeable ethnic Russian population if he thinks he can get away with it. In this event Germany should be safe unless it is foolish enough to take up arms in support of other EU countries.
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@Dash8Q400Channel Traitor to what exactly? I am a patriotic Briton and we are at war with no-one.
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@srb7006 Putin is entirely rational and Britain could be too. There's no longer any need for us to side with Europe against Russia apart from our obligations to NATO and these should be open to negotiation if we are lucky enough to have a sensible US President and a sensible UK PM at the same time.
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@jonovens7974 Do you really believe the stuff the Western media chucks out is the whole story? Have you been told, for instance, that Russia has tried four times to join NATO? Or that Ukraine is now well on its way to securing membership? Or that America has pumped billions of dollars into the pockets of Ukrainian governments in order to keep this most corrupt of countries on side? Are you aware of the bloody civil war in the Western provinces which has been going on for eight years? Have you heard of the Azov Brigade or the Alley of Angels?
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@srb7006 Domination doesn't enter into it. Survival would be nice though.
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@walterschluterjun5594 Putin has no final solution in mind I'm sure. He just wants a bit of respect. In any case it will be easy enough to judge his ambitions after Ukraine is defeated -which I think it will be, and very soon. He is in no position and nor does he have enough life left to extend much further, I would have thought. He has stood by while NATO has spread unremittingly eastwards, but Ukraine would be a step too far. You cannot separate it from Russia in the same way you can other former Soviet republics or territories. The relationship is too intimate.
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@Dash8Q400Channel Odd. I don't feel the slightest bit embarrassed.
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@jonovens7974 The civilians are leaving because Putin is coming in with all guns blazing. That's obvious. Russia has sought four times to join NATO. Putin even made informal enquires in 2000, but was told, somewhat haughtily, that he would have to make a formal application. He should, of course, have been welcomed with open arms. That would not have suited the US military/industrial complex, however, which since the end of World War II has been responsible for untold death and devastation most of the countries you mention -and a good many more.
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@walterschluterjun5594 Ukraine has always been a line in the sand. I think. NATO's expansionism has been condemned for years, and rightly so. The Americans lied from the very start saying they would not push NATO eastward "by one inch" after 1991. Now look at the former Soviet territories in NATO. It is clear that both Ukraine and Georgia are in their sights. NATO (the Yanks really) have been asking for trouble, and they've got it. The true wishes of the Ukrainian people as a whole are impossible to judge, since it is just as corrupt as Russia. What is pretty clear though is that the Donbass provinces want to secede and if they had been allowed to do so this tragedy may not have been happened. Indiscriminate shelling of civilian targets by the Ukrainian army and sending in Nazi death squads certainly hasn't helped either.
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@mrnobody3161 I don't necessarily dispute these allegations in principle. If Putin helped Brexit come true then I am very grateful to him. As for "dirty money" - what does that even mean?
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@peterebel7899 What are we supposed to be the innocent victim of?
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@highpath4776 I think the American disaster in Afghanistan has changed everything. The nuclear stand-off depends on psychology and right now the thought might well exist in Putin's mind that if he chooses his moment he could cripple the US without drawing an unsustainable degree of retribution. And if the Americans think he thinks that they are at an immediate disadvantage.
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@therealrobertbirchall Nothing the Tories have ever done comes anywhere close to what goes on in Ukraine. It is one of the most corrupt countries in the world.
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@DavidMoxham957 Do forgive me for intruding upon a private conversation but you are showing every sign of paranoia. Are you simply incapable of dealing with the idea that there may be people in the world who disagree with you? I am "infesting this forum" because: a)Having intelligent conversations with people I disagree with can be useful in moderating my outlook. b) I like a good argument, c) I enjoy humiliating fools like you.
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@jonovens7974 What error? Please point it out to me. I must have missed it the first time.
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@DavidMoxham957 Now your paranoia is really showing. You do not need anyone to gaslight you. You seem to have done a good job on your own. I am tempted to let you continue to believe I am a Russian agent The image if you carefully wiping your doorknob is quite refreshing.
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@ulfosterberg9116 Lost me there, chum. I do, however, have a lovely vision of Britain, Russia and the USA uniting against a common foe, as in the War. Same foe too, more or less. Scandinavia will be invited to join.
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If the effects of sanctions are only going to be similar to those of Brexit, Putin has ever justification in ignoring them.
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@ab-ym3bf The effects of sanction compared with effects of Brexit. The key word here is "effects."
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@jiversteve But imposed due to a reasoned response.
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@jiversteve You can if you like, but these minor inconveniences (such as they are) would not prevent me from going to war should I think it necessary.
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