Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (Official Thread)
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It doesnt make sense economically because that war is ideological. We can find some justifications like them wanting to take over some of Ukraine's wheat production or the Donbass mines but otherwise, there is no real footing to that war, it's beyond reason to me.
levitate
I love you, you know.
RIP to him.
Clapsteel O'Neal
put a red dot on your head like a hindu
Idgaf...hopefully one less nicca out the paintThat'll still not make Arsenal contenders any way
More seriously, will Moscow17 have to rename themselves ?
esp them mouthy clowns 
Annnnnnnnd.....moscow isn't named moscow cos of the place
just so you know
TheAlbionist
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To be fair, that's pretty much what everyone thought before WW1.
Two enormous blocs like the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente could never be stupid enough to go to war... and then they did and it was as bad as everyone thought it would be.
Times are different.
Back then, economies weren’t so intertwined.
The world was able to watch and kinda wait until they were forced in.
Now countries are too intertwined/unified. It’s why we’ve seen Russia canceled on the world stage as quick as they have been.
You literally can’t be a world bully in 2022 unless you are America
And really I don’t think the world would allow America to do another Afghanistan at this point. Those times are over imo.
I'd take that L in this case. Hard reasoning with someone that clearly isn't reasonable anymore. Tried to treat him as a political equal through multiple presidencies since he's been in office. Crossed a red line and this time we finally acted on it. It's something we really should've done post-Crimea and definitely at some point for the 2016 election. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
He'll do the same undermining to China when they inevitably make him squirm and try to assert power over his "territory".
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Times are different.
Back then, economies weren’t so intertwined.
The world was able to watch and kinda wait until they were forced in.
Now countries are too intertwined/unified. It’s why we’ve seen Russia canceled on the world stage as quick as they have been.
You literally can’t be a world bully in 2022 unless you are America
And really I don’t think the world would allow America to do another Afghanistan at this point. Those times are over imo.
Thinking it can't happen is how it does happen. Especially with our species. A healthy and rational level of fear and caution is still good to have.
Tribaligenesis
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So apparently the Russian authorities arrested some primary school kids for laying flowers at the Ukrainian embassy.
thatrapsfan
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Ukraine live updates: Russia attacks key Ukraine cities as invasion intensifies - BBC News
BBC News (tv) running live and 24/7 on their website. Quite good coverage.
BBC News (tv) running live and 24/7 on their website. Quite good coverage.
Unemployed GM
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Not buying these takes on sanctions. The Russian economy is going to get wiped out.