Things that made you Facepalm today (Political Version)

[Solkern]

I was just wrapping things up. Glad we're on the same page.

How much of our resources is enough though to where we keep putting our own problems on the back burner so we can throw all our money at Ukraine? How many billions/trillions do they need to "win"?

That’s a damn good question, and I honestly can’t answer that. At the same time, Russia is our enemy, one of our biggest enemies, if we can weaken Russia to the point where they aren’t a threat anymore, without losing US troops, I would say that’s worth quite a bit.

We forked over 2T for nothing in Afghan, at least here, we are weakening a strategic enemy.

[Methais]

Question, would you say, allies and friends, are a resource?

Sure, but I wouldn't consider it a "that goes without saying" resource.

[Solkern]

Sure, but I wouldn't consider it a "that goes without saying" resource.

I would say, that because Russia attacked Ukraine, Ukraine has more resources than Russia, because The US made itself a resource to help weaken or cause Russia to collapse. Ukraine and America are friends because they are using each other, friends of convenience, or to fight a common enemy.

[Neveragain]

Russia is our enemy

I can't think of a single Russian that's been a direct threat since the fall of the wall. (except maybe the arms dealer we just handed over for a basketball player)

I need you to be specific about why I should consider Russia my enemy. (every Russian I have ever met seems pretty normal)

[Solkern]

I can't think of a single Russian that's been a direct threat since the fall of the wall. (except maybe the arms dealer we just handed over for a basketball player)

I need you to be specific about why I should consider Russia my enemy.

I’m sure Google can help you with that.

[Solkern]

I can't think of a single Russian that's been a direct threat since the fall of the wall. (except maybe the arms dealer we just handed over for a basketball player)

I need you to be specific about why I should consider Russia my enemy. (every Russian I have ever met seems pretty normal)

Since I believe you’re looking for an answer on a specific thing they have done, to you. That’s up to you. Using that logic, no one is our enemy.

[Methais]

I would say, that because Russia attacked Ukraine, Ukraine has more resources than Russia, because The US made itself a resource to launder a bunch of dirty money.

This is correct.

I’m sure Google can help you with that.

"Google it" is the weakest of weak cop outs after making a claim on a message board where the whole purpose is back and forth conversation.

[Solkern]

This is correct.




"Google it" is the weakest of weak cop outs after making a claim on a message board where the whole purpose is back and forth conversation.

Because he’s looking for a specific thing that has happened to him.

I can think of a lot of reasons.
The vast majority of the population hates us. Thanks to government propaganda.
Even my wife’s mother HATES america and would celebrate every 9/11(quite a lot of Russians do) before I married her daughter.
The vast majority support anything Russia does to undermine America.
They actively do what they can to undermine the US, both home and abroad. They have threatened America more times than I can count.
Their entire government international policy is geared towards anti-America.
They take US citizen hostage and throw them in prison for phony charges.(no I’m not referring to the basketball player)

The list goes on and on.

[Methais]

Because he’s looking for a specific thing that has happened to him.

I can think of a lot of reasons.
The vast majority of the population hates us. Thanks to government propaganda.
Even my wife’s mother HATES america and would celebrate every 9/11(quite a lot of Russians do) before I married her daughter.
The vast majority support anything Russia does to undermine America.
They actively do what they can to undermine the US, both home and abroad. They have threatened America more times than I can count.
Their entire government international policy is geared towards anti-America.
They take US citizen hostage and throw them in prison for phony charges.(no I’m not referring to the basketball player)

The list goes on and on.

See, wasn't that more productive than "go to google and type 'WHY IS RUSSIA BAD?'"

One thing though...

The vast majority support anything Russia does to undermine America.

Do you think most of them (them = Russian citizens, not Russian government) truly support all that? Or do you think it's more that they're just afraid to show non-support out of fear of getting pwned by Putin?

[Neveragain]

Because he’s looking for a specific thing that has happened to him.

I can think of a lot of reasons.
The vast majority of the population hates us. Thanks to government propaganda.
Even my wife’s mother HATES america and would celebrate every 9/11(quite a lot of Russians do) before I married her daughter.
The vast majority support anything Russia does to undermine America.
They actively do what they can to undermine the US, both home and abroad. They have threatened America more times than I can count.
Their entire government international policy is geared towards anti-America.
They take US citizen hostage and throw them in prison for phony charges.(no I’m not referring to the basketball player)

The list goes on and on.

Now replace Russia with the US and you will discover how easily the prol's, like you, get suckered into patriotic intoxication.

"For all the US homeless that will be sleeping under a bridge this Christmas eve, you should just be happy you're not sleeping under a Russian bridge."

The vast majority of the population hates us. Thanks to government propaganda.

Propaganda like "The Russians changed the election results!"?