Comments by "Rick74" (@rick7424) on "Good Times Bad Times" channel.

  1. Predicting the future is extremely hard. Too many contingecies and unknown variables. But what we do know is that Ukraine has time on its side. Russia can neither win or sustain this conflict. NATO can.
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  2. Hindsight is 20/20. The Coal and Steel Community was meant to prevent another war between France and Germany due to resource dependency. Germany applied that strategy to Russia. It failed.
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  3. ??? After the cold war you mean. West Germany had 340,000 soldiers in 1989
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  4.  @sinoroman  No counterarguments? No maidens?
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  5. Timothy Snyder disagrees.
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  6. This channel should have stated upfront that this particulat video is an opinion piece, not so much an analysis. Some of these claims in the video are highly opinionated if not devisive.
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  7. The current Polish government does not care that much for freedom. You can ask people who are no straight or happen to be a judge or journalist.
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  8. Russia is a capitalist nation, just one with more state control. But do not mistake oligarchy for communism. It was capitalism that put them were they are.
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  9. They are litterly fighting to defend their own nation and people, kid.
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  10.  @RK-cj4oc  ???
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  11. You seem state that with the delusional idea that Russia can sustain a long war or has the capability to somehow win this war. It has neither.
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  12.  @austina701  What interests? International isolation, dictatorial power graps, a reduction of the free press and education leading to an exodus of intelectuals?
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  13. Cope.
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  14.  @giovanniamadardjo247  It is not abnormal to ban parties that support an enemy while your nation is at war.
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  15. How is Russia winning and how is Ukraine fascist?
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  16. What?
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  17. Cope harder.
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  18. Empathy? Human rights?
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  19. Proof it.
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  20. Yet you don't mention a single argument to supprot your position.
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  21. Commas. Use them.
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  22. I completely disagree with your last notes. Russia currently lacks the strength to break through the Ukrainian defences in a significant way and does not possess the finacial resources to win a war of attrition. This is made clear by the Institute of War studies and their coverage of the current crisis. Liveuamap helps make this issue equally clear. I would love to know what claims about the Maidan revolution you think are inaccurate. Your subscription to the JoeRogan podcast also highlights that you seem to not always care about the factual nature of information.
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  23. The same happened during the Iran-Iraq war when both nations carried out terror strikes against each others cities. It only rallied support instead of shattering morale.
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  24. Cope.
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  25. Greta Thurnberg is seen as a threat to Ukraine because she is not busy with Ukraine's survival?! What kind of logic is that?
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  26.  @advisorynotice  The invasion of Afghanistan did not fail. Its occupation did.
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  27. Sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind.
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  28. No.
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  29. ???
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  30.  @Student0Toucher  Racist
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  31.  @blacksky7091  No? What are you talking about? Which party argued that?
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  32.  @random-mx5ug  So North Vietnam lost the Vietnam war because they never captured any American cities? You seem to have not even the slightest grasp of logistics or the economic resourced needed to sustain a war.
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  33. Stop it with your gune excuse. Those guns were distributed by the government to form militias and it was not about private ownership at all. "Citizens are permitted to own non-fully automatic rifles and shotguns as long as they are stored properly when not in use. Handguns are illegal except for target shooting, those who hold concealed carry permits, and handguns awarded for service." From the wiki about the gun laws in Ukraine.
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  34.  @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714  No.
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  35. I see you don't understand geopolitics or basic IR theory.
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  36. You really have no arguments do you?
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  37. Smug? Wtf are you talking about?
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  38.  @sharknado623  Yes, but they have been limiting the power of the judicial branch while expanding that of the executive branch.
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  39.  @gledatelj1979  Racist.
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  40. Nope.
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  41.  @gocool_2.0  Mussolini's granddaughter is also a fascist. If anything she backs Russia.
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  42. Russia has proven to be unable to force a breakthrough. Consequently it cannot end the war in Ukraine with a victory, and the Ukrainian have no intention of letting the Russians have Eastern and Suuthern Ukraine.
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  43. I am surry he didn't include Kremlin propaganda, but this is a geopolitical analysis. Climate change reports also do not care for the public comments from conspiracy nuts.
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  44. She is the acting speaker of the House of Representatives.
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  45. It was indeed the escelation by King George III that led to the civil war/war of independence.
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  46. Iraq never won.
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  47.  @ratatosk8935  They want to force concessions from NATO on their aid to the YPG in Syria.
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  48.  @MuninnTheLost  The US has never and will never direct the EU to do anything.
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  49.  @kordellswoffer1520  Why? What organization should their standard tank brigade adopt? How large should the supporting company be? Will its fire power largely rely on the Air Force or MLRS?
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  50. Let's check the Freedom House: "Several states governed by the BJP passed or proposed “love jihad” laws meant to curb the alleged practice of Muslim men marrying Hindu women in order to convert them to Islam—a Hindu nationalist conspiracy theory. The legislation effectively created obstacles to interreligious marriage and came in the context of escalating threats and violence against the Muslim community." "Hindu nationalist campaigns aimed at discouraging forms of expression deemed “antinational” have exacerbated self-censorship. Online disinformation from inauthentic sources is ubiquitous in the run-up to elections." Yeah, your "everything is fine" speech already seemed too good to be true.
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  51.  @random-mx5ug  Losing Urkaine as a geopolitical partner and being itnernationally isolated hurts Russia. Russia's decision to invade Crimea and support an uprising in the Donabss in 2014 led to these events. Russia shot itself in the foot.
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  52.  @adrianatgaming8640  You think Trump understood geopolitics before or after he was impeached for withholding aid to Ukraine? He was interested in saving money and using soundbites. He lacked a coherent foreign policy and treated Russia as anything but a threat.
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  53. France which spent 2% of gdp on defence and has nuclear weapons : "Am I a joke to you?"
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  54. While I get what you mean, this channel refers to victory from a military and long term geopolitical perspective.
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  55. Oh will you knock it off. Deterministic bs.
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  56. No u.
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  57. Dictator?
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  58. lacks citation
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  59.  @NoumenonAndPhenomenon  That does not make you a historian or political scientist.
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  60. Putin started this war, not the bankers kid.
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  61. What?
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  62. Long answer: Russian can't win the war quickly, nor can it sustain a long and protracted war. Ukraine has already won, Russia just does not see it yet. Russia has the watches, but Ukraine has the time.
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  63. A phyrric victory is a victory.
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  64. You clearly do not like things that contradict your world view.
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  65. No.
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  66. He is a political outsider who ran on an anticorruption campaign beat out the previous president who is a billionaire. Elaborate your statement.
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  67. Slava Ukraine.
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  68. Dude, look at the actual situation on the ground. Luveuamap and the Institute for the Study of War are a good start
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  69. An opinion without a basis in reality. Try elaborating next time.
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  70. Nice try Wang.
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  71. ???
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  72.  @tyemich8820  "International law is more like a decleration" Did you just justify war crimes including genocide and wars of agression?
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  73. Nobody has time for fundamentalists.
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  74. ???
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  75. Even the ethnic Russians of Kharkiv have turned against Russia and Putin.
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  76. yes.
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  77. Trump was not warning them. He just wanted to save costs. He couldn't give a damn. He didn't know where Finland was on a map and withheld aud from Ukraine for which he was impeached.
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  78. The European Council on Foreign Afairs, Reuters, Deutsche Welle and Al Jazeera have been pretty on point.
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  79. A scale? You have poor grammar.
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  80. A disgusting comment.
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  81. Revisionism? You went from baseless accusations to historical falsification real quick. Explain.
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  82.  @joeschmoe5583  Blatant nazi.
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  83. No.
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  84. Proof it
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  85. A nice little buzzword with no meaning in this context. You project your rather pretentious American culture unto others. If all left wing political supporters are in an echo chamber and you are not in that chamber, aren't you in a right wing echo chamber? After all, there are no "leftists" in your chamber. Congratulations, you played yourself. The Polish government is rightwing yet supprots Ukraine. Are you just going to skip that in your simplistic black-white worldview?
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  86. Considering the level of partisanship in the US, I can safely say alot of people do not trust the government depending on which administration is sitting in the Oval Office.
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  87. Disgusting. You consider the death of tens of thousands a a boring joke?
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  88. Russia: Commits war crimes This guy: tHe WeSt haS nO syMpAthY
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  89. Ah, the classic argument of "I am a democratic nation so I am allowed to invade Iraq without UN approval."
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  90. All evidence to the contrary.
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  91. Cope harder.
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  92. And when will the fighting stop? It won't under those conditions.
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  93. Ukraine is a sovereign nation.
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  94. Ukraine did sign unto the Minsk accords. What are you talking about? How did Ukraien supposedly lose before the war started? Why should I believe a person subscribed to Russian propaganda channels?
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  95. Ukraine has the right of self determination and Russia has no say in whether Ukraine wants to join NATO.
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  96. Patrick Lancaster is quite litterly a Putin apolagist. Why should I lsiten to one man over the academic community? Why should I place any value in the opinion of someone like you who has no credentials in this field?
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