Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Mr Kobayashi]

I do not have a degree in twitter like SWPs Back, so didn't think it was my place to reply.

You're a very naughty Rascal, with very strong revolutionary spirit.

I did recall that in a moment of ignorance in 2014, that you were too generous to Islamic State. Western Imperialism and all that.

Think you have got this one wrong again mate. If you take off those bottle-bottom spectacles of idealogy that you are currently wearing and put your pragmatist hat on...

you might reflect that you have inadvertently been doing exactly as George Monbiot has described above.

 

[Oldham Exile]

city2 said:
I’m thinking has Putin got a incurable health issue and wants to go out in a blaze of glory not giving 2 fucks to anyone.

from what ive read he had cancer in his back in 2020 and operated on,who knows it may have come back and he may not have long

This does not seem to get as much consideration as perhaps it should.

Putin actually looks deranged when on TV and seems to be on some form of 'crusade' as if he wants to make his mark in history

He seems willing to trash decades of (sort of) progress in undermining the West and establishing a private fortune to try and take over Ukraine - why?

Either he has simply totally underestimated the response or he his other factors are making him so desperate and rushed

Worries me that there may be something in this 'terminal illness' story - if only because I cannot think of other circumstances that would explain such irrational actions

 

[bluethrunthru]

world beating and doing our best?

 

[cleavers]

There’s a USAF strato tanker that’s I’ve noticed circling over Romania last couple of days. Are the B52s knocking about to give Putin something to think about?

No, they (B52's) were over Romania on Friday though.

The tankers, US, NATO, and UK are refueling NATO jets patrolling NATO airspace, ours are flying from UK and Cyprus.

 

[Bazzmand Show]

Scale of numbers of people displaced is staggering...

This is the other big impact the fighting is having in terms of destabalising the whole region further.

 

[Bazzmand Show]

This does not seem to get as much consideration as perhaps it should.

Putin actually looks deranged when on TV and seems to be on some form of 'crusade' as if he wants to make his mark in history

He seems willing to trash decades of (sort of) progress in undermining the West and establishing a private fortune to try and take over Ukraine - why?

Either he has simply totally underestimated the response or he his other factors are making him so desperate and rushed

Worries me that there may be something in this 'terminal illness' story - if only because I cannot think of other circumstances that would explain such irrational actions

Lot of people speculating that he is on some sort of steroid treatment as well.

 

[cleavers]

I've seen a local price of £1.71 for diesel. I'd fill up and run up and down Blackstone Edge if I thought we were getting a striker off the proceeds.

£1.89 at a Glossop garage this morning I'm told.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Lot of people speculating that he is on some sort of steroid treatment as well.

Probably why he won’t let anyone come near him due to covid and potentially having a weakened immune system. On having meeting with Macron before this kicked off they said is behaviour had completely changed from when they had met previously.

I hope their are some dissenting voices in the Kremlin who have seen their money and assets vanish prepared to put a bullet in him and stage coup.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

That’s what the ignore function is there for, tbf.

I guess you must tire of back seat moderators as much as you do those that continually veer off topic.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Very good - this may be the EU's hour. NATO has too much cold war baggage.

Perhaps NATO needs a name change to move away from that.

How about:

Peaceful
Until
TwatBananas
Invade
Neighbours