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Sadly this seems to be correct. Tolerance to bandits is taken only as a sigh of weakness. Liberal West just cannot learn it by any means. That's just too bad.

"Barely relevant"? What about the living, glaring example of the "guarantees"? Who in their right mind now, seeing and hearing this, would let go of the nukes as opposed to getting them at the first opportunity. As a result of this, the international system of security is finished, dead. This is what happens if one doesn't remember and observe their commitments. Some "barely".

There's no other ways to look at it: post WWII order and system is gone. Dead. There's no incremental means to pedal it back: fantasies. Illusions. What the new age of the world will be, look and feel like will be decided in the course of a few years that follow. Don't say you didn't know it was a surprise.

"In 1994, Ukraine agreed to transfer these weapons (third largest stockpile at the time - M.) to Russia and became a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, in exchange for assurances from Russia, the United States and United Kingdom to respect the Ukrainian independence and sovereignty in the existing borders. Interesting times: we will know all there's to know. One party has all but given itself to the balloon of hot stinky air: no critical thought; no intelligence; almost no integrity left. Let's see what the other still has. Will it keep playing into its hands, ignoring the pleas of those who defend their freedom bleeding every day, forget the "guarantees"? All will be revealed.

A third largest stock of nukes given up for the "guarantees of security". The goods: payment now, the guarantee, as a service for an extended period. Three decades on, the partner has forgotten that something was given and is talking about "lending". You pay for something you already given and he pretends that he isn't fulfilling an obligation but providing charity, free gift. You know the word for this business right? Embezzlement. Crookedness. Else? Is this the new image of the United States, before the world?

Well, however it ends one thing one cannot claim here: they didn't know. This is a really interesting experiment of human psyche and intelligence. The stupidity, insanity test.

Remember: there are only two dead-brain buzzwaves: 1. "Worship Him!!!" 2. "ANATHEMA!!!" That's a diode-level intelligence, a dead bulb. An amoeba can do better, quite possibly. Four and half years of evolution, wasted.

Nothing bad can happen. Sleepwalking never hurts.

Victims seem to like their psycho kidnapper just fine. Four and half years of evolution: for nothing.

Right. With a bloodthirsty violent murder-psycho. Four and half billion years of evolution for nothing. Just wow.

No let's make peace and live in love and harmony with Hitlers. That would work sooo much better. The ancestors learned the hard way. So easy to forget.

Weakness of will and resolve are very, very bad when facing the enemy of this kind. The ancestors learned it the hard way. So easy to forget.

In pivotal times there's no such notion as the principle of least action, "the least action produces the lowest risk". Nope. None. The past gives no assurances. Nobody knows what "safe" means in this moment, and you don't know it Joe. The opposite is true though: by avoiding necessary action when it was necessary, one can precipitate an irreversible, catastrophic chain of events. This already happened Joe and your words, no deepest wisdom of them is a match for the reality, this reality. But maybe that's too far away, in your mind you're already watering those roses.

"From f-ck-up to f-ck-up" style of governance is the natural and probably unavoidable result of the evolution of any binary political system. The objective is to get to the power, not so much addressing problems and priorities of the society. Or is it, not at all?

Sounds like a plan Joe! Don't fight Putins too hard now so that they wouldn't win in the longer term. Makes sense, right? And this is exactly how the ancestors won it the last time, isn't it? In what world though? Your senile memoirs "how I tried my best but it didn't work too bad but I still have my roses"? Or just afraid, OK "cautious"? Why couldn't you say it plain and simple Joe? And what's the nonsense with the "prices"? Isn't Russia's oil under sanctions anyways? Don't you destroy prohibited stuff like drugs all the time - or care about prices, on the drug markets? Or not really, despite all the great talking? Could you make sense of it Joe finally, the great words all of them, or the act?

This is exactly how it happens: watch it live. First they won't move a finger; then they couldn't say a word. And next: they lost all of their former selves. Nothing, of self-respect, integrity and independence left. And they knew. Watch it live now.

Right, between senile impotence or outright insanity, which wins? Wow, the race is so close!

Thanks, corrected. What's going through the minds of Lloyd and Joe, beats me hard. Are they simply afraid of the little man with his big stick? And couldn't spill it, aloud?

Lacking independent critical thinking skills and independent checks we cannot prevent government overreaches in the society. Nobody could and will determine that this is (not was, 25 years or hundred, years back) a step or few too far. Now. Stop here and go back. The Covid story is as clear demonstration of the fact that this is a facade, veil quasi democracy as can be found. No independence and no critical, factual checks and controls. In this century and environment? Nah. Not going to work.

Negative progress, right

Right. Before, people went to fight because it was a right thing to do to stop the rising tide of evil. What a difference a few decades make. Just shame.

Bloomberg: US Slams Strikes on Russia Oil Refineries as Risk to Oil Markets While Russia's brutal attacks take daily toll on the cities and towns, civilians in the heart of Europe of this century, the statement comes out as both callous and hypocritical. "Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that Ukraine’s recent attacks on Russian oil refineries risk impacting global energy markets and urged the country to focus on military targets instead" Did PM Churchill and President F. D. Roosevelt know that they shouldn't have attacked the enemy's industrial facilities, fully contributing to his inhumane brutality and "focus on the military targets, instead"? What wars has Chief Ostin won recently, compared to the aforementioned leaders, to merit such a precious advice, a question begs? Sad and dangerous, in this time of unprecedented turbulence that the United States appears to be on the track to loose itself; it's long-standing principles; commitments; will and resolve to act. Through senile impotence or outright insanity: does it really matter?

The Republican House majority as a whole is now undermining the status and the credibility of the United States. Help to Ukraine is no charity: it is a solemn commitment given by a U.S. president for abandoning the third largest nuke stock at the time. The shame, and stink of this betrayal will stick for a long time. For generations, in fact.

If Hitler wanted it, he would have already taken it. As brought to you by dead brain waves.

Wall Street Journal: The satellite-internet devices are helping Russian fighters in Ukraine and paramilitary forces in Sudan; SpaceX hasn’t shut them off The company can trace the location of illegally procured terminals and disable them remotely, but apparently, has not been doing that. This is a direct contribution to grotesque and abysmal violations of the international law by Russia's aggression. From moral ambiguity to direct sponsorship of an abysmal evil is only one small step. Be warned and aware. Yes: you knew.