Comments by "Oblithian" (@Oblithian) on "Professor Gerdes Explains 🇺🇦 " channel.

  1. "We should not be involved" but every time Europe is about to put the screws to Russia, look who comes running in from the sidelines.
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  2. As my friend in the states said at the time (2016) Rubio would have been a far better preaident and candidate Trump should have never been endorsed by the republican party.
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  3. Even Italy isn't that un-self aware.
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  4. 12:10 Thanks Mertz. We have been saying this the whole time. Initially preventing Ukraine from reciprocating in Russia, ensured that only Ukraine felt the hardships of the war. Keeping public pressure off of Putin to stop. While also allowing Russia to continue war logistics and manufacturing unhindered. Meanwhile Ukraine had to exclusively fight from a disadvantage of having lost territory.
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  5. ... Donald Trump is bad at business. The uncertainty alone caused by sudden tariffs doesn't go away when he takes them off. I can no longer consider operating a business in the US. Because even if the tariffs are what makes moving there worthwhile, as soon as they are gone, the competitive advantage disappears again and you are stuck with a massive investment and a product that cannot compete.
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  6. I couldn't hear the Shapiro clip at all sadly
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  7. One of the misunderstandings people have is what the other means by winning. Do they mean 'close to victory', do they mean 'more gains than losses', or do they mean 'making progress'. Because overall, objectively whether Ukraine is turning things around on the front or not. Ukraine is losing. If fighting stopped today, they will have lost control of far more territory than Russia. Blame foolish demands of allies for that. (Had they been allowed to push past the line, they clearly would have a more balanced control and less of a disadvantage). Why does that matter? Having significant territory means fighting with less resources and often limited supply lines. So with Russia's size advantage and largely unassailable assets eventually Ukraine would lose under the unending onslaught by the larger nation with more resources. But but hopefully allies will contribute enough to allow the independence of their country. Ukraine never should have been restricted, it may even have forced an earlier end. Effectively restrictions allowed Russia to advance from an unthreatened staging point. Not unlike if aliens attacked from a planet we could never hope to reach.
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  8. "Yes means yes and no means yes"
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  9. 18:47 Something we often forget as well WWII may not have even happened had (what Trump refers to as) Russia not helped kick it off. So Germany, Italy, Japan... He can't even play it like they are better in the regard for holding grudges for past misdeeds of leadership long gone. So let's look at now, Germany strong advocate for the environment, order, and humanitarian aid. Japan, had a complete cultural overhaul it is possibly the most peace loving nation I know. No nation (that I am familiiar with at least) is perfect, but the citizens of Japan have a strongly engrained appreciation for life, ingenuity, cooperation, and respect. Japan made it a priority to learn from the tragedies of the past. What has the Russian government done? a little bit of despotism, sprinkle in croneyism, corruption, subversion, anti-western propaganda. Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin was around the time the nation had the most positive and cooperative outlook. It wasn't perfect, but there was hope.
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  10. Slightly misleading title, must dislike.
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  11. I wouldn't be surprised if the anti-establishment types helped facilitate a clear path for the US, possibly even Israel.
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  12. I prefer to remain uninformed. #MAGALIFE
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  13. Even drones aside people like to ignore that much relies on mutual trust and the perception of security. Like the anti-firearm folks. Sure limiting varieties of the most dangerous may make sense (in places where there are no rights on that front), but anyone can build things from what's at a hardware store. So there is no sense in banning everything to feel safe because you cannot ban enough things, else you make life impossible. Ex: "Oh, fire is dangerous so anything that can make an open flame is illegal" (doesn't stop the ability possessed by everyone to create friction, but it does stop you from having barbecues, furnaces, stoves, especially heating in remote areas). "Oh, $+@¶¶!n&$ are bad so you can't have sharp objects" (so we can't cook now? we can't do construction, we can't have machine shops, or sew). "Oh, bad things can be made with 3D printers, so let's ban those." (...You can wittle something bad if so inclined.) Oh, electricity is dangerous so you can't buy a code book and fix the wiring in your house. (but the people who would be inept won't care to stop, and they are now more likely to be uninformed, also better to leave the bad wiring ignored I guess...🤦‍♀️) Are there solutions to these problems absolutely, but solution will ever be perfect. Even free will aside, there is always cold, hard, probabillities. Enough events occur, anomolies are guaranteed.
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  14. The number of people incorperating AI searches into their process of validating information, (as if it can't invent answers or use bad sources) is HIGHLY concerning.
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  15. The bar has fallen so low that the, response to a president spewing false statements is "So what?". I don't disagree at all with the point, but I also have to acknowledge the fact it managed to become the reality for the USA is objectively staggering.
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  16. Not really spiders web. But vaguely similar.
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  17. It sounds like a russian official just threatened war or fearorism (you toob is silly).
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  18. Thank you for sharing the donkey memes,🤣 hilarious.
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  19. Me, I would see to the st4ging, the day before. Then transit after. Obviously multiple venues at a time. It's a festival after all. Might be good to forward some extra e-mails to the usual recipients online as well, on the day (something is bound to get reallocated). But the day of... No need to play into it if they're inviting guests. But it's not up to me
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  20. if 400 is the rainy day that's barely above what it was a week or two ago. But they probably were waiting on those air defences getting redirected.
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  21. To be fair, mineral exploration has been fairly minimal since probably the 60s(?) at least. I am sure there are a lot more rare earth minerals, but people actually have to survey to find them. And much of the planet is fairly remote. And so many mineral rights are tied up with ambiguous ownership a relic of a paper system nolonger maintained and inconsistently ported.
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  22. As Trump would say... "This is totally unacceptable. Horrible for America. Horrible for the world. Nukes in Iran... Never would have happened if I were president. Never would have happened. Under Biden, no nukes; under Obama, no nukes; under Trump, they got the nukes. I always said, never give them the nukes. When I am president, I will have them dismantled in a day. Weak president. Very weak. TACO, I call him. Mr. TACO..."
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  23. Questioning Trump is a lot like questioning the mandating of Vaccines. Fear and zealotry make for a lack of foresight and rationality.
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  24. Why is anyone even humouring him at this point.
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  25. ...Isn't HE making america weak??
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  26. If Trump was that jacked I would have more respect for him. Because then at least you know for certain he is working hard on something.
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  27. Talk is just that. Unless Orban takes real tangible action there is no point in believing him.
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  28. Harris was a terrible pick. This is why you don't choose a VP based on checkboxes and not their abilities and favourability.
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  29. I paid attention in grade nine social studies. The cuban missile crises was far closer than now. But since they were built that pandora's box can't be closed it looms in the background.
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  30. 🤦‍♀️
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  31. It is 'Hero she-ma' Tulsi. I know when said quickly sounds may blend and emphasies may vary but, there is no "ih" (as in pick) sound in Japanese.
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  32. Those elderly women were reading from a script🤦‍♀️.
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  33. "nothing you can't ask me" Doesn't ask questions about the Russian government that would put ger in an awkward spot.
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