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Are the Democrats about to cook up a fake war
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everyday Russians are shocked - shocked! - as Ukraine brings the war into Russia.
www.moneycontrol.com
‘Everything changed’: The war arrives on Russians’ doorstep
A spate of assaults, most recently by militia groups aligned against Moscow, has sparked the largest military evacuation effort in Russia in decades.
www.moneycontrol.com
I'm old enough to remember this article.
foreignpolicy.com
Russia’s Next Land Grab Won’t Be in an Ex-Soviet State. It Will Be in Europe.
First he came for Georgia, then for Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s next target is likely to be a non-NATO nation in the EU.
foreignpolicy.com
Russia is very powerful and is likely to start WW3.I'm old enough to remember this article.
Russia’s Next Land Grab Won’t Be in an Ex-Soviet State. It Will Be in Europe.
First he came for Georgia, then for Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s next target is likely to be a non-NATO nation in the EU.
“Russia has a completely weak army.”
”If we don’t stop Russian army in Ukraine they will take over Europe.”
Doublethink
Doublethink is a process of indoctrination in which subjects are expected to simultaneously accept two conflicting beliefs as truth, often at odds with their own memory or sense of reality. Doublethink is related to, but differs from, hypocrisy. George Orwell coined the term doublethink in his 1949 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. In the novel, its origins within the citizenry is unclear; while it could be partly a product of Big Brother's formal brainwashing programs, the novel explicitly shows people learning doublethink and Newspeak due to peer pressure and a desire to "fit in," or gain status within the Party—to be seen as a loyal Party Member. In the novel, for someone to even recognize—let alone mention—any contradiction within the context of the Party line is akin to blasphemy, and could subject that person to disciplinary action and the instant social disapproval of fellow Party Members.
Two things can be true concurrently. Left completely to fend for itself Ukraine gets rolled by Russia, who feels empowered to do it again. Yet, with just a bit of backing, Ukraine is able to fight an obviously weaker-than-promised Russian army.
The part 20 minutes in about our help for Stalin is just insane:
We never should've fought any of these wars.
With a bit of backing the death and destruction, and weapon sales, can be prolonged.
Our tax dollars are supporting the continuing deaths of hundreds of thousands of people so that defense contractors can get even more wealthy and corrupt politicians can launder money. All while supporting actual nazis.
This whole thing is really disgusting and extremely dangerous.
Lindsey Graham appreciates your support.
PS: we’re sending billions in cash and hardware to what was deemed (just a couple years ago) “the most corrupt country in Europe” and NOBODY is even interested in tracking where it’s all going.
No, we're tracking it. The money is being laundered through the Zelensky regime into the pockets of our lobbyists and politicians.PS: we’re sending billions in cash and hardware to what was deemed (just a couple years ago) “the most corrupt country in Europe” and NOBODY is even interested in tracking where it’s all going.
Why do you think it’s not being tracked?PS: we’re sending billions in cash and hardware to what was deemed (just a couple years ago) “the most corrupt country in Europe” and NOBODY is even interested in tracking where it’s all going.
The vast majority of aid has been equipment, training and weapons, not cash.
great quote DUFFMAN!PS: we’re sending billions in cash and hardware to what was deemed (just a couple years ago) “the most corrupt country in Europe” and NOBODY is even interested in tracking where it’s all going.
got a source?
Actually, Russia is considered the most corrupt country in Europe.
Welcome to Ukraine, the most corrupt nation in Europe
The long read: While the conflict with Russia heats up in the east, life for most Ukrainians is marred by corruption so endemic that even hospitals appear to be infected. Can anyone clean the country up?
www.theguardian.com
First link on the duckduck.
This one says second most corrupt.…
10 Facts About Corruption in Ukraine - The Borgen Project
Massive corruption in the Ukrainian government has left Ukraine and its people in a state of developmental stagnation for decades.
borgenproject.org
U.S. cable warns of major barriers to tracking Ukraine aid
The State Department cable surfaces amid growing calls for strict oversight of the money and weapons flowing to Ukraine.
www.politico.com
“That sentiment has fueled calls for more scrutiny of how U.S. assistance is being used in a country known for its struggles with corruption.”
It looks like it might be ok to talk about Ukrainian neo-Nazi battalions again:Welcome to Ukraine, the most corrupt nation in Europe
The long read: While the conflict with Russia heats up in the east, life for most Ukrainians is marred by corruption so endemic that even hospitals appear to be infected. Can anyone clean the country up?
First link on the duckduck.
This one says second most corrupt.…
10 Facts About Corruption in Ukraine - The Borgen Project
Massive corruption in the Ukrainian government has left Ukraine and its people in a state of developmental stagnation for decades.
Nazi Symbols on Ukraine’s Front Lines Highlight Thorny Issues of History
Troops’ use of patches bearing Nazi emblems risks fueling Russian propaganda and spreading imagery that the West has spent a half-century trying to eliminate.