Comments by "Meh Pluribus Unum" (@pluribus_unum) on "Times Radio" channel.

  1. Willful ignorance and arrogance are the only thing these three bring to the table. Typical Tory noise.
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  2. I don't buy the idea that Putin could've been mellowed by "more honey and less vinegar". The press has a dangerous habit of ignoring the depth to which white nationalism and ethno-nationalism are intrinsic to Putin's power -- as, to a less extreme degree, it is intrinsic to the Republican party and Tory party's power. In the U.K., U.S. and Europe, the white nationalism is a toxin that can't be extracted from the right-wing's rhetoric about progress against discrimination, declining birth rates, increasing of diversity, and increasing migration (in no small part due to human-induced climate change and resulting catastrophe and disaster).
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  3. No. But they will use the notion as a pretext to continue to bomb and strike Kyiv with missiles intended for ships as a part of their ongoing campaign of crimes against humanity and war crimes.
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  4. No, it's not the West's decisions that brought Russia to this point, it's the course that ethno-nationalists run as autocrats. Trump rode the wave of white nationalism in the Republican party that arose when they traded away ethics for power 50 years ago as a changing electorate found less and less reason to vote for them based on their policy proposals. Putin sowed his own fate when he chose power over progress for Russia.
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  5.  @sb_dunk  - I get you don't see that, and a good argument can be made it's not defensive. The larger point is, NATO draws tremendous strength from the collective, pragmatic and defensive nature of its structure and mission. We can feel however we want about the NATO no-fly zone and bombing of Libya under the UNSC resolution. At the end of the day, it doesn't impact the power NATO derives from its defensive alliance status, no matter how many times it's raised as a criticism.
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  6.  @sb_dunk  - And you'd by no means be alone. It's my own view that NATO is, at its best, a self-aware necessary evil. At its worst, I feel, it's complicit in wars of aggression and illegal invasions because -- based upon its peacekeeping and security missions alone -- it is relied upon by aggressor nations like the US to come in and be a major part of reconstruction after the destruction. It's complicity in my view because this is true whether it is after a war of aggression or an act of of defense and preservation of sovereignty and/or self-determination.
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  7. And his coup attempt and espionage will hurt him.
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  8. What is often left out of these criticisms of the West is the thousands of right-wing politicians who take Russian oligarch money for campaigns. In short, too many on the right are compromised. If we want to defend Ukraine, anti-corruption policies at home should be a major focus for reform. Period.
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  9.  @mrsusan5672  - I have no idea, but wanting to show off is one element involved.
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  10.  @SamDoyle-gc8ci  - I'm adding a comment about SUVs and trucks so consumers are informed. This is a large vehicle that obscured the driver's view of the children being hit -- but no, that isn't the reason this occurred.
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  11.  @arto9775  - They didn't need to. What did you [bring] to the discussion again?
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  12. The right is dead wrong. Don't vote for isolationist bigots.
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  13. No.
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  14. Putin knows nothing but threats and bluster. South Africa is on Russia's side, whether by necessity or choice. Only those already looking for a rationalization will buy this theater.
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  15. Putin doomscrolling isn't useful or productive, but it sure is profitable.
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  16. Joe Biden is the most underappreciated U.S. President since Carter. · U.S. economic growth is better than it's been in 30 years. · Wages are up. · Unemployment is at its lowest in 50 years. · Labor union organizing and mandatory apprenticeships required of federal contractors. · The most action against climate change by any country ever. And more.
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  17. Putin's Special Military Operation for the Renazification of Ukraine
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  18. Trump won't be President again. He is only cementing the voter blocs he already had. He is not expanding his support base.
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  19. The armchair Generals in conservative parties are acting like children playing with toys. Meanwhile, the unity and effectiveness of the coalition actually arming, training, and funding Ukraine in their fight against Russia is getting the job done as they continue to flex their jaws.
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  20. In 2014, after Russia first invaded, President Barack Obama started the European Deterrence Initiative and instantly we in the United States of America began supplying 90% of Ukraine's foreign aid for defense, security, intelligence, and military training. President Trump then used that program to extort Zelenskyy in an attempt to make Ukraine traffick a Russian disinformation campaign against the United States of America.
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  21.  @tonupharry  - Complete disarray, if you ask me.
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  22. Putin is dying and attempting to take Russia with him.
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  23. Trump is toast.
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