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So, were you just playing ignorant about it then? LOL, awe, poor lil Russia was in a funk and could not do anything about it? This was not a secret plan, it was known the US and other NATO countries were looking to expand for years and it took another couple of years to get them in. Russia had all the time in the world to launch a full scale invasion to stop them. But, now, of course, according to your bad logic and statement, Russia is having to teach all their children more NBC training than the average Canadian military solider gets in their entire career. Right? So... spending years engaged in diplomacy, building an alliance, providing support and aid... then having a country VOLUNTARILY join NATO in a mutual defense alliance, where you will have the aid and support of many others... is, *checks notes* no different than Napolean or any other tyrant? Dude, you are insane. If you really believe this shit, you are beyond insane.

Wow. I finally watched all the body camera footage. Just insane. This was an example of bad, unprofessional, ego-driven policing. Police are supposed to be professionals who de-escalate situations. They barely gave him any time to comply with the window being down, then he gets it opened up and they start demanding he get out, he was clearly trying to get out and they started ripping him out and aggressively cuffing him. For what? Just write him his speeding ticket and send him on his way. No need for any of this. Then, even worse, he is already in hand cuffs, surrounded by armed officers, and he doesn't sit down fast enough. He was clearly pleading with them to give him a moment and then an officer runs over and drags him to the ground mocking and cursing at him. There is no excuse for any of this behavior. They make police look awful when they act like this.

So is raising taxes on corporations and "wealthy" private business owners too... You guys don't seem to care about that, though.

You claimed otherwise... I identify as this guy... This kid didn't buy his rifle nor was that the only particular incident you are talking about... you want to focus on your fear and hate of guns instead of protecting kids. That is what you want. You want the good guys with guns to sit around. You want the little kids to die inside the school while they wait outside. So, all you are doing now is trying to justify your not giving a shit about women who kill themselves.

Wow, so you were talking about it before and forgot? This doesn't make you look any better. Or... Russia could quit or never have invaded, to begin with...

You are conflating love with acceptance. There is plenty of just cause to discriminate in some ways. The better person is the one more interested in truth than placating the delusions or fantasies of someone pretending to be something they are not.

Russia did not "allow" Crimea to join them. Russia annexed them with an invasion. You really are just a pro-Russia person on here. Sure thing, says the guy who didn't know NATO had already bordered Russia for some 20 years already.

Neither.

Once again, you hide your inability to articulate a well-thought-out and intelligent response behind this garbage.

Once again, you hide your inability to articulate a well-thought-out and intelligent response behind this garbage.

Yes, that is what you said. "I would rather people not have the means to walk into a school to try and kill a bunch of people at all." You seem like the fragile liberal type that might die if you got pushed too hard... no one has to easily acquire the means to do that... The point being, you can't possibly stop all bad people from being able to "easily acquire the means" to harm all you delicate liberal types. So, we protect you. You said you are more afraid of shootouts... what happens when those officers at Uvdale enter the school to stop the bad guy? Shootout. So, you are the coward who wants to hide outside while you wait for the bad guy to run out of ammo... or fall asleep, or kill themselves, only AFTER all the kids are dead. As opposed to your wanting to be a coward? LOL Don't worry, I fully believe you have all the first-hand knowledge of being one. I won't challenge you there. Your stupid argument about guns and suicides. You don't give a shit about women/girls who hang themselves. All you care about is hating guns.

Yawn... Yeah, I really needed a geography lesson and demographics lesson. How about, you actually answer the question in regards to the subject... you know... as to why Russia has to invade Ukraine and if they didn't would have to have their kids doing NBC training. I swear, you take obfuscation to a new level.

Pauls Letters, Gospels, Luke... Tacitus, Josephus... Pliny The Younger, Suetonius Lovely strawman you have here. I never claimed The Bible was a better representation of reality. I merely pointed out what is an obvious truth, it was a work of non-fiction, unlike the fiction of Harry Potter. That your arguments trying to compare the two are little better than childish insults from someone clearly ignorant about The Bible. No, these arguments already get muddled enough (see your absurd strawman above) without getting drug into a completely different argument. I am aware of the fields you mentioned, merely mentioning them is not any kind of argument. You are also arguing against a very specific understanding of Genesis, not Genesis it's self, specifically that of Young Earth Creationism.

What exactly have I said here that you are saying is CNN propaganda? How is it off-the-charts different? You are moving the goal posts. You got caught being ignorant and now you are like, Ukraine is different! How? Clearly not. At least, not until I pointed it out. What historically has a NATO alliance done not to be trusted here? My ignorance is not the issue here; you're being a sycophant for Putin, and Russia is. Yeah, their POV is one of conquest and aggression... my understanding of them is just fine. It is your POV of ignorance I am dealing with here. Yeah, it is becoming quite clear you are carrying water for Russian propaganda now.

Not interested in your dumb sea lioning routine. You asked for evidence, I gave it to you. That site compiles a ton of examples of SRO's stopping school shootings. So, you want to ban all guns now? Oh yeah, that is a realistic solution. How about, in the meantime, while you are working on your wet dream fetish, we actually protect the kids. Is that what you want? That is the question. That is what you are advocating for. So, you were glad that Uvdale police waiting outside while all those kids bled to death, you sick coward. Oh, good, you have a lot of experience being called out for the ignorant coward you are. *GASP* you mean, there are other explanations for suicide other than access to a gun? There may be hope for you yet. Maybe you should educate yourself before talking about a subject.

I never said a word about CNN here. There are no facts I have refused to accept. You are the one who was too ignorant to know NATO already borders Russia and has for 20 years now. Instead of dealing with that, you lash out like a child. You are the one who keeps refusing to respond to the fact that NATO is a defensive alliance. Their bordering Russia poses no threat to them unless Russia is the one attacking them. Instead of dealing with that, you lash out like a child.

Ah yes, of course. I am not calling you an a$$hole, just making an observation that you are one. Now... can you actually respond intelligently on the subject? It appears the answer is no.

Do you not get that the numbers of all mass shootings include those that take place in schools too? You asked for evidence, I gave it to you. That site compiles a ton of examples of SRO's stopping school shootings. I have studied response to active shooters and trained in the response to active shooters. One of the classic examples we reviewed is the Columbine shooting. Neither Klebold or Harris had unfettered access to firearms. They were a straw purchase by the girlfriend and an illegal private sale. Firefights in hallways... as opposed to whatever slaughter the bad guy wants? Seriously, yours is such an absurdly ignorant position. You are more afraid of a firefight... so just let the bad guy kill as many as he wants to? Do you want the police to sit outside and wait like Columbine too now, for fear of them going in to stop the bad guy and create a firefight? People like you have no damn clue about guns or tactics. Just pure fear of guns built on ignorance. Again, there are more suicides in Japan... Yours is also a bit of a sexist care for suicide too... not that you even understand that term or care.

Do you have anything useful or intelligent to contribute other than calling me stupid? This is your claim, not mine. So, are you unable to answer the question?

Share my world views? LOL, the only dumb person on here right now is you. You are conflating some overlapping agreement on one issue with an entire world view... You can't defend your idiocy on here anymore, so this is all you are left with, pushing the discussion to some stupid personal angle with me. Yet again, NATO is a defensive alliance built to counter Russian aggression... why would Russian children have to receive that kind of training because Ukraine shifts to being more pro-west and aligning with them? Is that what Russian Children are doing right now along other NATO country borders? You are the one acting like we didn't already discuss that point. So, if you wanted to move on to something NEXT that is on you.

You are conflating doing something illegal, driving drunk, with gun rights... no, the NRA doesn't defend anyone's rights to use firearms in such a negligent way or to prevent/make illegal the wrongful use of firearms. They are all for punishing the criminals out there. Like you only care about suicides when they use guns?

Oh man, I bet they might shop at Walmart, drink water, and sleep at night too, just like me! Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Feel free to articulate why, if you can.

This is the part where you pretend like we have never had this discussion before... The facts that the actual agreement Russia signed included no such language from the negotiation talks where Baker himself said he was over his skis. But yeah, sure, you want us to believe that the US/NATO is somehow committed to terms they never formally agreed to with Russia. Those facts.

So, this was the answer you were fishing for, that somehow you think the US would invade Canada if for some crazy reason they formed an alliance with Russia. Sure dude... sure. You have the mentality of a 8 year old playing risk.