A Political Thread pt. 2

[TRF_Olyy]

Russia and Ukraine should just settle this like men,
Putin vs some stuffy Ukrainian politician - 1 v 1, unarmed combate
Someone like the Mayor of Kyiv

 

[Which Tyler]

Corbyn attracted younger voters because they blamed the Tories for Brexit but unfortunately they really didn't look into what he actually stood for. Think he was viewed initially as the British Bernie Sanders (sigh).

That's odd - seeing as most of them joined the labour party in order to vote for Corbyn a year before the Brexit vote (a campaign during which Corbyn was sulkily remain, and everyone knew he was a leaver)

He was majorly out of his depth and nowhere near fit to lead a country let alone a major political party. Being a backbencher is his level.

Now that's true

Weird how everyone talked about Corbyn being a security risk given how in bed the current government is with Putin and his mates

As is that

 

[General Melchett]

That's odd - seeing as most of them joined the labour party in order to vote for Corbyn a year before the Brexit vote (a campaign during which Corbyn was sulkily remain, and everyone knew he was a leaver)


Now that's true


As is that

Fair enough. Either way I'm sure they just saw him as something different i.e. a political underdog and Bernie Sanders type of normal bloke off the street but didn't really look into his history and beliefs.

Looks like millions of soon to be Ukrainian refugees will be heading across the Polish and Slovakian borders into the EU. I can imagine our Government will volunteer to take a fair share of them.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Sounds OK but not quite enough.

Serious undertones that the EU are out of lockstep with UK/US

 

[Which Tyler]

Looks like millions of soon to be Ukrainian refugees will be heading across the Polish and Slovakian borders into the EU. I can imagine our Government will volunteer to take a fair share of them.

Oh yes, we're famously welcoming to both refugees, and Eastern Europeans...

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Oh yes, we're famously welcoming to both refugees, and Eastern Europeans...

In the least bad way possible, we have a very different reaction when it is because of a conflict that the public "care" about I think.

That's hard to say but I think it's true as to the reaction on masse

 

[Which Tyler]

Please gods let this be true

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Labour Whips apparently instructing those MPs who have signed the Stop the war letter to withdraw their signatures.

Big respect to the Labour leadership if true

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Please gods let this be true

That seems... Odd?

What did they think they were doing there?

Edit: OK so it sounds like they thought they were on a recon mission? Tbh that sounds a little like the Salisbury sightseeing excuse and they've just deserted after losing their bottle. Still would be a good sign

 

[Which Tyler]

That seems... Odd?

What did they think they were doing there?

Edit: OK so it sounds like they thought they were on a recon mission? Tbh that sounds a little like the Salisbury sightseeing excuse and they've just deserted after losing their bottle. Still would be a good sign

Unfortunately, I'm not going to get my hopes up until independently verified by multiple sources

 

[General Melchett]

Unfortunately, I'm not going to get my hopes up until independently verified by multiple sources

It's possible that that particular platoon contained Russia's answer to Blackadder and Baldrick.

 

[Deleted member 53362]

Has anyone heard anything from the Chinese?

 

[Which Tyler]

Has anyone heard anything from the Chinese?

I suspect Putin's heard quite a lot from them

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Salmond left RT. He's still a prat but fair enough, right call too late.

Edit: "suspended" his show sounds like he'll wriggle back eventually

 

[Deleted member 53362]

Please gods let this be true

Doesn't surprise me. Remember in Kosovo when the Russians took an airport to stop NATO taking it. Seemed like a bit of a coup at the time until they realised they had no food and water and British soldiers ended giving them supplies. Poor sods having to eat compo rations

 

[Deleted member 53362]

Oh yes, we're famously welcoming to both refugees, and Eastern Europeans...

Could vet them for HGV licences?

 

[Gavin]

Incredible tweet from this arse

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Incredible tweet from this arse

I could only stomach part of watching his interview on Triggernometry

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

I could only stomach part of watching his interview on Triggernometry

Nigel Farage: I admire Vladimir Putin

Ukip leader praises Russian president's handling of Syria crisis, but describes Germany's chancellor as 'incredibly cold'

www.theguardian.com

He said that after Russia annexed Crimea The man is a ****.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

NATO enlargement since 2004.

2009 - Croatia and Albania
2017 - Montenegro
2020 - North Macedonia

Geopolitically irrelevant countries hundreds, if not thousands of miles away from Russia's 2021 borders. Plus there was no imminent plans to have Ukraine join and indeed it was unclear if this would have been permitted due to Ukraine's internal troubles post-2014.

EU expansion since 2004

2007 - Romania & Bulgaria
2013 - Croatia

I find it difficult to have any respect for the opinion that the above developments posed a threat in any way shape or form to Russian territory given Kaliningrad has been peacefully surrounded by both the EU and NATO since 2004.

Plus this is all irrelevant compared to Putin's argument that Ukraine is a non-state that should be part of Russia.