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Posted: 11/24/2022 3:23:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 7empest: Russia can never win with Ukrainians like that. Seriously Ukrainians are some bad ass mofos. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 7empest: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest:  https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiSuTs0XkAAKQdq?format=png&name=small Russia can never win with Ukrainians like that. Seriously Ukrainians are some bad ass mofos. We used to have that kind of heart too. 
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Posted: 11/24/2022 3:26:31 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/24/2022 3:29:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By elcope:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiVqvWnWAAAJoPH?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiVqwGGWYAArudv?format=jpg&name=medium In dreams and Psychology, light usually means consciousness.. Evil lives in darkness. Fuck the Devil! |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 3:33:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
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Posted: 11/24/2022 3:34:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: The advantage a thermal weapon sight gives.
Jesus, keep shooting till their light stops moving. That mag dump has to have come from pure anger. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 3:40:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AROKIE: That's wild, they pretty much just lay there if it's your time to go then it's your time to go mentality. What a backward way of thinking. Russia is wasting lives for no damn reason Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AROKIE: Originally Posted By MelGibsonEnthusiast: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Brutal.
That's a fucking insane amount of casualties. That's wild, they pretty much just lay there if it's your time to go then it's your time to go mentality. What a backward way of thinking. Russia is wasting lives for no damn reason Lives, money, equipment, good faith from the world, They're treating it as if nothing matters but Putin's ego. Agree, such a fucking waste. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 11/24/2022 3:42:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 74HC: Those are your opinions, but my opinion is that Orban is setting up the long game with that scarf. Maybe but how? Hungary has the military of the Delaware National Guard. Certainly Russia wont conquer any territory to "gift" over to Hungary. The concept of Greater Hungary is a nostalgic story of the old days. Basically, like some Native American tribe showing pictures or maps of their ancestors' territory. Hungary is no more likely to retake W. Ukraine than the Seminole tribe is taking Orlando. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 11/24/2022 3:49:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By elcope: Hell with that. 30mm VOG17 vs. 40mm M203 is the real argument. I almost said that!!! The VOG is better for troops in the open, the HEDP better for hitting the tops of vehicles. There I said IT. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 3:54:21 PM EDT
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I expect that purpose built drone drop munitions are coming soon. Like a looooooong 40mm frag round.
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Posted: 11/24/2022 4:02:53 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ryan_Scott: I expect that purpose built drone drop munitions are coming soon. Like a looooooong 40mm frag round. Wish granted. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/24129/these-pods-could-let-drones-carry-throngs-of-small-smart-bombs-and-its-just-the-start  Hatchet: Miniature Strike Munition |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 4:06:42 PM EDT
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Quote Historyfile saying "too big" to view :( |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 4:08:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By elcope:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiVqvWnWAAAJoPH?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiVqwGGWYAArudv?format=jpg&name=medium Looks like a decent portion of Russia is also without power. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 4:14:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jungatheart: Jesus, keep shooting till their light stops moving. That mag dump has to have come from pure anger. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jungatheart: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: The advantage a thermal weapon sight gives.
Jesus, keep shooting till their light stops moving. That mag dump has to have come from pure anger. At least he didn't shoot the bunny.
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Posted: 11/24/2022 4:27:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Maybe but how? Hungary has the military of the Delaware National Guard. Certainly Russia wont conquer any territory to "gift" over to Hungary. The concept of Greater Hungary is a nostalgic story of the old days. Basically, like some Native American tribe showing pictures or maps of their ancestors' territory. Hungary is no more likely to retake W. Ukraine than the Seminole tribe is taking Orlando. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By 74HC: Those are your opinions, but my opinion is that Orban is setting up the long game with that scarf. Maybe but how? Hungary has the military of the Delaware National Guard. Certainly Russia wont conquer any territory to "gift" over to Hungary. The concept of Greater Hungary is a nostalgic story of the old days. Basically, like some Native American tribe showing pictures or maps of their ancestors' territory. Hungary is no more likely to retake W. Ukraine than the Seminole tribe is taking Orlando. Se füle, se farka....  szerintem... nagy port vert fel let them be.....we can be proven wrong in the end what will really happen. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 4:31:27 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Dracster]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By doc540: file saying "too big" to view :( Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By doc540: file saying "too big" to view :( It's the same video from the "tactical group Adam" twitter link from the previous page. |
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IL, USA
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Posted: 11/24/2022 4:33:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By centex_SR-15: A screenshot I took of Armenians protesting Putin at the summit. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/260794/15EBC4AC-50D1-4B00-B57C-F79A9ED68256-2612159.jpg Flying our flag is one hell of a slap in the face. Full video. Time stamp is at about 6:45  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5lkIbxKNdcQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By centex_SR-15: Originally Posted By Tiberius: Putin betrayed the Armenians, there was no “inability to help”. It was due to a combination of wanting to stay on good terms with the Azeris (and their Turkish patrons) and putting Armenia in a position of increased dependency on him for “protection”. He didn’t let Baby Assad twist in the wind like he did to Armenia. A screenshot I took of Armenians protesting Putin at the summit. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/260794/15EBC4AC-50D1-4B00-B57C-F79A9ED68256-2612159.jpg Flying our flag is one hell of a slap in the face. Full video. Time stamp is at about 6:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5lkIbxKNdcFrench and Ukrainian flags, too. Lol. Looks like they understand Putin is using them like a Shake ‘n Bake bag and don’t like it. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 4:39:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dracster: It's the same video from the "tactical group Adam" twitter link from the previous page. thnx |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 4:48:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jungatheart: I wonder which one of those guys fucked the Drone master's sister because it looks personal to me. Wouldn't it be personal if Russians were invading East TX? |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 4:57:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By doc540: file saying "too big" to view :( Works fine in the app |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 11/24/2022 5:07:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 74HC: You sound conflicted with one hand you want the territory back. On the other hand, you think it's not worth it and leave the borders be. Hungary is not on my list of places to live. Too many roving thieves, or maybe there is fewer now that they are roaming the EU pick pocketing, running ruses to steal stuff to unsuspecting people. It's nostalgia. Like when I look back at the America I knew in the 80's and 90's. Although very few people alive can remember "Greater Hungary" from pre WWI. Personal story. My dad was born in Hungary during WWII. After the war, our home town was given to Romania by Stalin. Everyone's passports were collected and Romanian papers were re-issued. Everyone had to learn Romanian (and Russian).Towns and streets were re-named. Many Hungarians fled to Hungary while many Romanians were moved in. In some places and settings, it is STILL inadvisable to speak Hungarian there. But I have zero animosity towards Romania or Romanians. In fact I consider them almost like kin. No one alive made the discissions to change the borders. As far as safety in Hungary...you may be a victim of a gypsy pickpocket but you will not be physically harmed or shot in a drive-by like in most US cities. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 5:10:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jozsi: Se füle, se farka.... szerintem... nagy port vert fel let them be.....we can be proven wrong in the end what will really happen. Egyet ertek. (Agreed). |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 6:08:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Finslayer83: Wouldn't it be personal if Russians were invading East TX? Yeah, it would. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 6:15:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
Excellent! If there is anything in this world I like reading about more than dead Russians, it is dead Iranians. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 6:26:50 PM EDT
[Last Edit: stone-age]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MelGibsonEnthusiast: That's a fucking insane amount of casualties. Yeah. But russia is slowly but surely and deliberately moving forward as they simply pour in more and more and more people. They have a plan of taking Bakhmut before they run out of disposable people. It seems like himars need to be moved into this area. What matters is how many are not dead and how many more are coming. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 6:33:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jungatheart: We used to have that kind of heart too. Yep. And it's not the number of trans or polyamorous or whatever people that is the problem. The problem is the MASSIVE number of spoiled, lazy, selfish entitled americans across all spectrums that is the problem. It's a rot. I'm going to get us back on track when I'm king and a lot of people won't like it. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 6:52:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Finslayer83: Wouldn't it be personal if Russians were invading East TX? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Finslayer83: Originally Posted By jungatheart: I wonder which one of those guys fucked the Drone master's sister because it looks personal to me. Wouldn't it be personal if Russians were invading East TX?  Red Dawn - Because We Live Here Happy Thanksgiving everyone 
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Posted: 11/24/2022 7:10:12 PM EDT
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Lukashenko has made decision to Invade Ukraine, under certain conditions.
https://english.nv.ua/nation/belarus-lukashenko-has-made-decision-to-invade-ukraine-under-certain-conditions-50286492.html |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 7:24:26 PM EDT
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https://www.newsweek.com/russia-planned-attack-japan-2021-fsb-letters-1762133
Russia Planned To Attack Japan in 2021: Leaked FSB Letters The FSB agent suggested that Russia instead chose to invade Ukraine months later. "Confidence that the countries would enter the stage of acute confrontation and even war was high. Why Ukraine was chosen for war in the end [the scenario was not changed much] is for others to answer," they wrote. The whistleblower detailed movements of electronic warfare helicopters targeting Japan, while Russia's propaganda machine was also initiated, with a huge push to label Japanese as "Nazis" and "fascists." Kuril Islands A peace treaty formally ending World War II has never been signed by Russia and Japan, largely because of disputes over a group of islands claimed by Japan, but occupied by Russia. The Kunashiri, Etorofu, Shikotan and Habomai islands of the Kuril Island chain were seized by the USSR at the end of World War II. Tokyo claims the islands as its "Northern Territories" and the issue has strained relations between Russia and Japan for decades. According to the FSB agent, a "key stumbling block" between Moscow and Tokyo is the Kuril Islands. Because of their location between the large Japanese island of Hokkaido and Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the islands offer a number of military and political benefits. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 7:36:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sq40: https://www.newsweek.com/russia-planned-attack-japan-2021-fsb-letters-1762133 Russia Planned To Attack Japan in 2021: Leaked FSB Letters The FSB agent suggested that Russia instead chose to invade Ukraine months later. "Confidence that the countries would enter the stage of acute confrontation and even war was high. Why Ukraine was chosen for war in the end [the scenario was not changed much] is for others to answer," they wrote. The whistleblower detailed movements of electronic warfare helicopters targeting Japan, while Russia's propaganda machine was also initiated, with a huge push to label Japanese as "Nazis" and "fascists." Kuril Islands A peace treaty formally ending World War II has never been signed by Russia and Japan, largely because of disputes over a group of islands claimed by Japan, but occupied by Russia. The Kunashiri, Etorofu, Shikotan and Habomai islands of the Kuril Island chain were seized by the USSR at the end of World War II. Tokyo claims the islands as its "Northern Territories" and the issue has strained relations between Russia and Japan for decades. According to the FSB agent, a "key stumbling block" between Moscow and Tokyo is the Kuril Islands. Because of their location between the large Japanese island of Hokkaido and Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the islands offer a number of military and political benefits. Lol they'd get curbstomped. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 7:40:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DonKey153: Lol they'd get curbstomped. Yep by Japan alone. But attacking Japan means the US is going to push your turds in. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 7:58:40 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ludder093]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sq40: https://www.newsweek.com/russia-planned-attack-japan-2021-fsb-letters-1762133 Russia Planned To Attack Japan in 2021: Leaked FSB Letters The FSB agent suggested that Russia instead chose to invade Ukraine months later. "Confidence that the countries would enter the stage of acute confrontation and even war was high. Why Ukraine was chosen for war in the end [the scenario was not changed much] is for others to answer," they wrote. The whistleblower detailed movements of electronic warfare helicopters targeting Japan, while Russia's propaganda machine was also initiated, with a huge push to label Japanese as "Nazis" and "fascists." Kuril Islands A peace treaty formally ending World War II has never been signed by Russia and Japan, largely because of disputes over a group of islands claimed by Japan, but occupied by Russia. The Kunashiri, Etorofu, Shikotan and Habomai islands of the Kuril Island chain were seized by the USSR at the end of World War II. Tokyo claims the islands as its "Northern Territories" and the issue has strained relations between Russia and Japan for decades. According to the FSB agent, a "key stumbling block" between Moscow and Tokyo is the Kuril Islands. Because of their location between the large Japanese island of Hokkaido and Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the islands offer a number of military and political benefits. Other countries would have come to Japans aid. It would have been an epic ass kicking. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 8:07:24 PM EDT
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  Can't say if this is legit. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 8:10:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KELBEAST: PSA? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KELBEAST: Originally Posted By jough43: A small start-up small arms ammo loading equipment manufacturer in Southern US has been to Ukraine at least a few times setting up their state of the art equipment. There's a saying on Wall Street that the market can stay irrational longer than the individual investor can stay solvent. Russia seems to be a parallel, weirdly self induced. PSA? Close. I think PSA has purchased from them. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 8:22:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryWell we were in a massive blackout during the date shown. Personally no power, water, and barely cell service. So I'd say plausible. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 8:29:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryHere's the non-legit version. 
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Posted: 11/24/2022 8:33:21 PM EDT
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FUCK THAT CUNT COUNTRY.. .FUCK ALL OF THEM..... GROUNDED TO FUCKEN POWDER as I SAID since the beginning.
I want fucken orcs and their entire families living in caves with bear for cloaks and wood for shoes. cavemen is what they are.... |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 8:40:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiPrMBZWYAAcaYk?format=jpg&name=large Thought the ruble is worth more than the USD now? Lol |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 8:47:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KELBEAST: PSA? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KELBEAST: Originally Posted By jough43: A small start-up small arms ammo loading equipment manufacturer in Southern US has been to Ukraine at least a few times setting up their state of the art equipment. There's a saying on Wall Street that the market can stay irrational longer than the individual investor can stay solvent. Russia seems to be a parallel, weirdly self induced. PSA? Oh man, PSA helping Ukraine would put half of GD between a rock and a hard place, lol. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 9:02:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By stone-age: Yep. And it's not the number of trans or polyamorous or whatever people that is the problem. The problem is the MASSIVE number of spoiled, lazy, selfish entitled americans across all spectrums that is the problem. It's a rot. I'm going to get us back on track when I'm king and a lot of people won't like it. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By stone-age: Originally Posted By jungatheart: We used to have that kind of heart too. Yep. And it's not the number of trans or polyamorous or whatever people that is the problem. The problem is the MASSIVE number of spoiled, lazy, selfish entitled americans across all spectrums that is the problem. It's a rot. I'm going to get us back on track when I'm king and a lot of people won't like it. 
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Posted: 11/24/2022 9:08:16 PM EDT
[Last Edit: jungatheart]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jozsi: FUCK THAT CUNT COUNTRY.. .FUCK ALL OF THEM..... GROUNDED TO FUCKEN POWDER as I SAID since the beginning. I want fucken orcs and their entire families living in caves with bear for cloaks and wood for shoes. cavemen is what they are.... You should be a politician what with your subtle way of getting your point across.
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Posted: 11/24/2022 9:08:31 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/24/2022 9:16:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jozsi: FUCK THAT CUNT COUNTRY.. .FUCK ALL OF THEM..... GROUNDED TO FUCKEN POWDER as I SAID since the beginning. I want fucken orcs and their entire families living in caves with bear for cloaks and wood for shoes. cavemen is what they are.... Maybe just start with getting your government out of bed with Putin. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 9:28:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sq40: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/49447/A744819E-0741-472B-A8B6-BA816006D70C_jpe-2612564.JPG I'm gonna need some help with that one. 
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Posted: 11/24/2022 9:36:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DPeacher: I'm gonna need some help with that one. WARNING! Thursday, November 24 IL@ UKRENERGO STATE IN THE ENERGY SYSTEM UKRAINE: at 19:00 50% of the country's consumption needs are covered. A large part of the heating and cooling systems are working hydroelectric power stations Nuclear plants are gaining power |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 9:38:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ryan_Ruck: I would just first like to point out that I did word my post very specifically for a reason. "Nazis" are a non sequiter as it's demonstrable no white supremacist party has any control in Ukraine's government and they've largely long been rooted out of their professional military. It's also been demonstrated on multiple occasions that the Russian definition of "Nazi" is quite divergent from the Western accepted definition and rather just a convenient scapegoat for Russia. Intelligent people recognize what they are. The low information use it as a thread to weave a grand conspiracy, the root of which can be traced back to the Russian government (and Russian Communist Party as well). It matters because it goes towards character of Ukrainian leadership and Russian efforts to discredit and undermine it. This is another line of argument that when people making it are pressed the best they can offer are pictures of Zelensky in his previous job during acts, the same of which many, many other "normal" actors/comedians have done. Conflating Ukrainian culture with Middle East culture is a mistake for many obvious reasons. Maybe it's happening, maybe not. Regardless, if it is, it is so inconsequential as to be another point devoid of any evidence. In fact, when MTG demands an audit, I'm personally all for it because I'm confident enough it will make her look like the idiot she is. Are there kickbacks to US politicians occurring in this? Almost certainly as there is with any US government transaction. That's not how the claim goes, however. The claim is that the kickback scheme is is so vast that it is nearly the sole deciding factor in American support for Ukraine. It is often disingenuously made by conflating the value of hardware sent with literal dollars sent. Still yet another point never backed up with evidence to support the claim. Probably but considering a nation is using that gear to ensure it's survival, it's a safe bet that's low likelihood. The one independent investigation done into it showed it wasn't happening and was yet another seed of doubt sown by the Russian government to undermine Western support for Ukraine. A thief will always come up with justification for their thievery. I hope that clarifies why I posted what I did. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ryan_Ruck: I would just first like to point out that I did word my post very specifically for a reason. Originally Posted By R0N: - Widespread prevalence of Nazis in Ukrainian societyNot wide spread but there was and similar can be said the Russians "Nazis" are a non sequiter as it's demonstrable no white supremacist party has any control in Ukraine's government and they've largely long been rooted out of their professional military. It's also been demonstrated on multiple occasions that the Russian definition of "Nazi" is quite divergent from the Western accepted definition and rather just a convenient scapegoat for Russia. Originally Posted By R0N: - The US conducting covert biowarfare research in Ukrainian labs There were, but for purposes of biological surveillance, combine the numerous lies about COVID (remember, back a few month, it went from you are racist to think it came from china and only a nut would say we funded it, to it probably did and we probably did) and DoS screwing up the response and made it an issue Intelligent people recognize what they are. The low information use it as a thread to weave a grand conspiracy, the root of which can be traced back to the Russian government (and Russian Communist Party as well). Originally Posted By R0N: - That Zelensky is a sexual deviant he was an actor, so who know and who cares - That Zelensky is a drug abuser see above It matters because it goes towards character of Ukrainian leadership and Russian efforts to discredit and undermine it. This is another line of argument that when people making it are pressed the best they can offer are pictures of Zelensky in his previous job during acts, the same of which many, many other "normal" actors/comedians have done. Originally Posted By R0N: - That Zelensky and other Ukrainian leaders are engaged in corrupt practices to profit directly from US aid next you will tell me AFG and Iraqi officials got rich during our involvement there, impossible, that never happens. Like it or not it probably is just a cost of doing business during wartime Conflating Ukrainian culture with Middle East culture is a mistake for many obvious reasons. Maybe it's happening, maybe not. Regardless, if it is, it is so inconsequential as to be another point devoid of any evidence. In fact, when MTG demands an audit, I'm personally all for it because I'm confident enough it will make her look like the idiot she is. Originally Posted By R0N: - That Democrats are getting any appreciable kickbacks from aid sent to Ukraine as some sort of vast money laundering scheme not just the Dems, or do believe that Congressmen and women are just remarkable at picking stocks? Or that retired GOs are put on boards of MIC companies for more than their Rolodex? Are there kickbacks to US politicians occurring in this? Almost certainly as there is with any US government transaction. That's not how the claim goes, however. The claim is that the kickback scheme is is so vast that it is nearly the sole deciding factor in American support for Ukraine. It is often disingenuously made by conflating the value of hardware sent with literal dollars sent. Still yet another point never backed up with evidence to support the claim. Originally Posted By R0N: - That US provided weapons are being sold on the black market by profiteers probably some of that is happen, that is what is happens in wars Probably but considering a nation is using that gear to ensure it's survival, it's a safe bet that's low likelihood. The one independent investigation done into it showed it wasn't happening and was yet another seed of doubt sown by the Russian government to undermine Western support for Ukraine. Originally Posted By R0N: - That Russia was somehow provoked into invading Ukraine Russians are paranoid, the first thing they tell you is they have a innate fear of invasion from their east and west, anything they see on either boarder is assumed as a potential invasion, that does not give them an excuse to do it but its just the way it is A thief will always come up with justification for their thievery. I hope that clarifies why I posted what I did. Well-thought-out post with good points. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 9:46:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DPeacher: I'm gonna need some help with that one. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DPeacher: Originally Posted By sq40: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/49447/A744819E-0741-472B-A8B6-BA816006D70C_jpe-2612564.JPG I'm gonna need some help with that one.  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 9:53:57 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/24/2022 9:55:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By borderpatrol: I think you missed the point of my post. Cessna A-37 Dragonflies in a drone role could be built cheap and be very effective for trench warfare. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By borderpatrol: Originally Posted By DASJUDEN: Originally Posted By borderpatrol: I know most people won't have any idea about what I'm referring to, but I think a drone based on the Cessna A-37 Dragonfly would be perfect for Ukraine. Strafing runs with the mini-gun and rockets/bombs as needed. Fly it just over the tree tops, striking troops and light vehicles as needed. Hellfires for harder targets. Build it as cheaply as possible, consider it disposable. Perhaps a .50 BMG mini-gun (the current three barrel version) could be an option. As far as I'm tracking the only hellfire's Ukraine's gotten is 160 from Norway very recently. We aren't sending them. I think you missed the point of my post. Cessna A-37 Dragonflies in a drone role could be built cheap and be very effective for trench warfare. Explain where these A-37s are going to come from and why you think they can be converted to drones cheaply. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 9:55:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sq40: https://www.newsweek.com/russia-planned-attack-japan-2021-fsb-letters-1762133 Russia Planned To Attack Japan in 2021: Leaked FSB Letters The FSB agent suggested that Russia instead chose to invade Ukraine months later. "Confidence that the countries would enter the stage of acute confrontation and even war was high. Why Ukraine was chosen for war in the end [the scenario was not changed much] is for others to answer," they wrote. The whistleblower detailed movements of electronic warfare helicopters targeting Japan, while Russia's propaganda machine was also initiated, with a huge push to label Japanese as "Nazis" and "fascists." Kuril Islands A peace treaty formally ending World War II has never been signed by Russia and Japan, largely because of disputes over a group of islands claimed by Japan, but occupied by Russia. The Kunashiri, Etorofu, Shikotan and Habomai islands of the Kuril Island chain were seized by the USSR at the end of World War II. Tokyo claims the islands as its "Northern Territories" and the issue has strained relations between Russia and Japan for decades. According to the FSB agent, a "key stumbling block" between Moscow and Tokyo is the Kuril Islands. Because of their location between the large Japanese island of Hokkaido and Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the islands offer a number of military and political benefits. Sounds dumb. If they already occupy the islands, why start a war over it? Besides that, I think Japan's Air Force and Navy would really humiliate the Russians. Of course, the Russians probably didn't know that then. They certainly do now. |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 10:00:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jozsi: Treaty of Trianon was because of Wilson and his bullshit policies. I mean who does that and carves out 4 million people into other countries unless you want to create another war. In the end, you don't live here, I do and all Orban wants is that Hungarians can practice and do their own fucken thing. The EU can be a guarantee of that but borders moving around again is never happening. But do on and listen to the shit needs on it. In all fairness, if you don't start history in 1918, Hungary was a pretty big asshole to all its minorities prior to WW1. Ironically, Hungarian parochialism was probably the second largest factor in Austria-Hungary's humiliation during WW1, if Hungary had fully supported the war effort they might not have lost so completely. |
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