Moonbox Posted June 16 Report Share Posted June 16 1 hour ago, August1991 said: I am Canadian. Pierre Trudeau taught me about the dangers of nationalism. He evidently did not teach you much about European history, common sense or articulate communication. 1 Quote "A man is no more entitled to an opinion for which he cannot account than he does for a pint of beer for which he cannot pay" - Anonymous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted June 16 Author Report Share Posted June 16 9 minutes ago, Moonbox said: He evidently did not teach you much about European history, common sense or articulate communication. On the contrary. Trudeau, like Kissinger and Nixon, favoured counterweigths. ==== Biden wants to rule the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted June 16 Author Report Share Posted June 16 Trump merely wants to rule America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenmandy85 Posted June 16 Report Share Posted June 16 I am a Canadian too. The only way to deal with a bully is to kick him repeatedly in the balls. Quote A friend will help you move. A good friend will help you move a body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted June 16 Report Share Posted June 16 Just now, Queenmandy85 said: ... is to kick him repeatedly in the balls. "them" 😉 1 Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenmandy85 Posted June 16 Report Share Posted June 16 If Ukraine had not given up her nuclear weapons, Russia would not have attacked her. 1 Quote A friend will help you move. A good friend will help you move a body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted June 19 Author Report Share Posted June 19 On 6/16/2024 at 9:42 AM, Queenmandy85 said: If Ukraine had not given up her nuclear weapons, Russia would not have attacked her. That is the opinion of Mearsheimer. === In many ways, I agree with him. In others, I disagree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted June 19 Author Report Share Posted June 19 On 6/16/2024 at 9:21 AM, Queenmandy85 said: I am a Canadian too. The only way to deal with a bully is to kick him repeatedly in the balls. You are thinking like too many Americans. You think that this is the world of the 1930s Queenmandy, you think that Putin is another Hitler. I strongly disagree. ====== IMHO, we are in a world similar to the 1910s. As then, there is the potential for collective suicide. I think that now, in the 2020s, we are in a world that needs negotiation, a new structure pf peace. The cataclysm of Summer 1914 was avoidable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenmandy85 Posted June 19 Report Share Posted June 19 "You are thinking like too many Americans." No. I am thinking of Sir Winston Churchill. How do you negotiate an issue like Ukraine? Russia has no right to parts of Ukraine but will not withdraw. What compromise will Russia make? Putin is playing for time until President Trump resumes office in seven months. I admit, you can negotiate with a bully. But first, you have to get his attention. The most practical attention acquisition method is to kick him repeatedly in the balls until he is down, and then stomp on him until he is willing to listen. We tried to negotiate an "end" to the Korean War without success until the US offered to use nuclear weapons on the hydro-electric sites in Manchuria. (I may have the details of that wrong because I just woke up, but that is the jist of the event.) Suddenly we had a ceasefire. JFK negotiated with Russia over the Cuban missile crisis by assuring the Russians that if they did not remove their missiles, he would destroy the world. Chairman Khrushchev was a wise man and saved the world. He paid a heavy price and retired with a smile. Like all bullies, President Putin is a coward. President Biden might consider pointing out to President Putin that if Russia withdraws completely and pays compensation to Ukraine and returns the 2940 warheads removed from Ukraine by fraud, the US will not turn Russia into a radioactive glass plate. To make sure the Russians understand, President Biden can point out he is a frail old man facing defeat so he has nothing to lose. This can be seen as a drastic response, but When President Trump is back in office and gives Putin a free pass, the end result will be the same. If President Putin gets the Donbas and Crimea through negotiation, he will attack again to take the rest of Ukraine. There will be a second Holodomor to exact revenge. Without US support for NATO, Putin will attack a NATO member. That will trigger Article 5. The UK and France will respond and there will be a general nuclear exchange. The cole's notes version is, if Russia does not withdraw from all of Ukraine, we will have World War Three. Quote A friend will help you move. A good friend will help you move a body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athos Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 That's not a "Ukraine-Russian War" but a NATO-Russian War 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 On 6/16/2024 at 9:21 AM, Queenmandy85 said: I am a Canadian too. The only way to deal with a bully is to kick him repeatedly in the balls. Lol...ya how's that working out for ya Mandy? https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/ Oops...poorly. 1 Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUI_Offender Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 8 hours ago, Nationalist said: Lol...ya how's that working out for ya Mandy? https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/ Oops...poorly. One of those polls suggests Michelle Obama would trounce Trump by 11 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 52 minutes ago, DUI_Offender said: One of those polls suggests Michelle Obama would trounce Trump by 11 points. True...we will see but, Brandon just announced he's goin' all the way. Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenmandy85 Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 (edited) 9 hours ago, Nationalist said: Lol...ya how's that working out for ya Mandy? https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/ Oops...poorly. I wasn't referring to President Trump in this case. Putin is the yellow bellied bully I was referring to. 😉 Edited July 4 by Queenmandy85 Quote A friend will help you move. A good friend will help you move a body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Queenmandy85 said: I wasn't referring to President Trump in this case. Putin is the yellow bellied bully I was referring to. 😉 Oh. So you don't like Putin. Ok I can dig that. So how's kickin'him in the balls fairin' for ya? Not so shit-hot eh? I strongly dislike Trudeau. Can we kick him in the balls too? Edited July 4 by Nationalist Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUI_Offender Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 19 minutes ago, Nationalist said: Can we kick him in the balls too? His wife was granted them in the divorce. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenmandy85 Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 (edited) 1 hour ago, Nationalist said: I strongly dislike Trudeau. Can we kick him in the balls too? I was going to say he's not a bully. Then I remembered some of the women he has had issues with and I can't say he's not a bully. So sure, take your best shot. It is funny that so many nations are shifting from left to right...except the UK. They are going the other way. But then, they drive on the wrong side of the road too. Edited July 4 by Queenmandy85 1 Quote A friend will help you move. A good friend will help you move a body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 7 hours ago, Queenmandy85 said: I was going to say he's not a bully. Then I remembered some of the women he has had issues with and I can't say he's not a bully. So sure, take your best shot. It is funny that so many nations are shifting from left to right...except the UK. They are going the other way. But then, they drive on the wrong side of the road too. It is interesting but not unexpected. The existing governments have failed us. The public throughout Europe, Canada and the USA are p1ssed right off. Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted July 10 Author Report Share Posted July 10 On 6/19/2024 at 10:00 PM, Queenmandy85 said: ... Like all bullies, President Putin is a coward. ''' Putin is neither a bully nor a coward. IMHO, he is a typical Slav - stubborn. ==== After 1998, I was not surprised when Yeltsin chose someone like Putin - but I was surprised how well Putin did. Tony Blair flew often to Russia in the early 2020s. These were times of great potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 37 minutes ago, August1991 said: Putin is neither a bully nor a coward. IMHO, he is a typical Slav - stubborn. ==== After 1998, I was not surprised when Yeltsin chose someone like Putin - but I was surprised how well Putin did. Tony Blair flew often to Russia in the early 2020s. These were times of great potential. The emboldened part is very true. Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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