August1991 Posted April 30 Report Posted April 30 Zelensky? Putin? Strongly disagree. This foolish stubborn Slavic debate/war could have been avoided. ==== It happens that Zelensky is Jewish. This is not the problem. Quote
August1991 Posted April 30 Report Posted April 30 I was in Crimea in 2014. It is Russian. Heck, eastern Ukraine is largely Russian-speaking. And while I'm on the topic, what is the difference between the Russian and Ukrainian languages? Quote
Army Guy Posted May 3 Report Posted May 3 On 4/30/2026 at 12:53 AM, August1991 said: I was in Crimea in 2014. It is Russian. Heck, eastern Ukraine is largely Russian-speaking. And while I'm on the topic, what is the difference between the Russian and Ukrainian languages? Speaking a language is not a good indicator of nationality...both Canada and the US speak English does not make us British... Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
August1991 Posted May 5 Report Posted May 5 On 5/3/2026 at 3:27 PM, Army Guy said: Speaking a language is not a good indicator of nationality...both Canada and the US speak English does not make us British... Strongly agree. Very strongly agree. The Seven Years War was about Prussia-Austria. In 1763, there were two Treaties in Europe: one decided the fate of modern Quebec. Since 1867, we Canadians have a federal constitution. Before this, we got along with two religions, two languages. Quote
August1991 Posted May 5 Report Posted May 5 On 5/3/2026 at 3:27 PM, Army Guy said: Speaking a language is not a good indicator of nationality...both Canada and the US speak English does not make us British... Pierre Trudeau understood this well. He once asked this question: "Would you make the West Island the Danzig of the New World?" Quote
August1991 Posted May 5 Report Posted May 5 Nationalism? Putin, typical Russian, is protecting himself in a Kremlin. Russians will eat grass. Like Bulgarians, they survived. Zelenskyy is playing the Ukrainian nationalist card. Quote
Nationalist Posted May 7 Report Posted May 7 On 5/4/2026 at 10:31 PM, August1991 said: Nationalism? Putin, typical Russian, is protecting himself in a Kremlin. Russians will eat grass. Like Bulgarians, they survived. Zelenskyy is playing the Ukrainian nationalist card. The Poles make vodka with grass in it. I've had it. Its...different. Russians, Bulgarians, Poles, Ukrainians, even you...Will eat grass if you have to. Greeks eat dandelions. I tried that too. Not bad...with lots of salad dressing. The Green T-Shirt as a world leader? Don't you get robbed enough? Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died.
August1991 Posted May 18 Report Posted May 18 On 5/7/2026 at 12:56 PM, Nationalist said: The Poles make vodka with grass in it. I've had it. Its...different. Russians, Bulgarians, Poles, Ukrainians, even you...Will eat grass if you have to. ... Disagree, Americans generally get along - except when they fought a civil war about a person skin's colour. We Canadians get along - different religions, different languages. No civil war. And trust me, we Canadians can eat grass. Les filles du roy. Quote
Nationalist Posted May 18 Report Posted May 18 2 hours ago, August1991 said: Disagree, Americans generally get along - except when they fought a civil war about a person skin's colour. We Canadians get along - different religions, different languages. No civil war. And trust me, we Canadians can eat grass. Les filles du roy. Be that as it may...or may not. Zelinsky is no leader. He's a puppet. Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died.
August1991 Posted May 18 Report Posted May 18 1 hour ago, Nationalist said: Be that as it may...or may not. Zelinsky is no leader. He's a puppet. IMHO, we are living in a multi-polar moment, a black hole. In this void, Trump is correctly say, America is King. Quote
August1991 Posted May 18 Report Posted May 18 You guys won/lost the various battles in Vietnam and Korea. Wherever. Make no mistake. You won the the larger war. You defeated Soviet Communism. Quote
Nationalist Posted May 19 Report Posted May 19 On 5/18/2026 at 7:49 AM, August1991 said: You guys won/lost the various battles in Vietnam and Korea. Wherever. Make no mistake. You won the the larger war. You defeated Soviet Communism. Did they? Or did the people trapped behind The Iron Curtain defeat the Soviet block? When they lost the various militaries, the inevitable happened. Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died.
August1991 Posted May 20 Report Posted May 20 13 hours ago, Nationalist said: Did they? Or did the people trapped behind The Iron Curtain defeat the Soviet block? When they lost the various militaries, the inevitable happened. Make no mistake. Ordinary Americans fought in Korea, Vietnam. JFK stood up to these guys, Nixon tried to negotiate, Reagan said enough. Eventually, you Americans won the Cold War. Quote
August1991 Posted May 20 Report Posted May 20 As a Canadian, I'm inclined to prefer the Nixon approach. But Reagan (and Trudeau Snr) sometime have the better approach. Quote
Nationalist Posted May 20 Report Posted May 20 5 hours ago, August1991 said: Make no mistake. Ordinary Americans fought in Korea, Vietnam. JFK stood up to these guys, Nixon tried to negotiate, Reagan said enough. Eventually, you Americans won the Cold War. First of all...I'm not American. Second..."Reagan said enough"? Just what do you think Reagan did to end the Soviet? Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died.
August1991 Posted May 22 Report Posted May 22 On 5/20/2026 at 7:29 AM, Nationalist said: First of all...I'm not American. Second..."Reagan said enough"? Just what do you think Reagan did to end the Soviet? Reagan stood up to the Soviets. As did Nixon and Johnson and Kennedy. Truman, at first. ===== IMHO, if Androprov had lived longer, the Soviet Union could have survived. Gorbachev was well meaning but he killed the Soviet Union. Quote
August1991 Posted May 22 Report Posted May 22 Vietnam? IMHO, an important battle in a greater war that we in the west won. Quote
Nationalist Posted May 22 Report Posted May 22 (edited) 1 hour ago, August1991 said: Reagan stood up to the Soviets. As did Nixon and Johnson and Kennedy. Truman, at first. ===== IMHO, if Androprov had lived longer, the Soviet Union could have survived. Gorbachev was well meaning but he killed the Soviet Union. Reagan was in the right place at the right time. His gum-flapping didn't really effect squat. The Soviets realized years before that they were broke, isolated and losing their grip on the public. I'd say the increasing and readily available media had more to do with it than Ronnie. People behind the Iron Curtain could SEE how The West lived and wanted that. They wanted Nikes, fully stocked stores, cars, travel, etc. One thing about the '80's, it was a decade of decadence...and the young people in the Soviet Union wanted in on that. What they got...was bought out by the World Bank and the EU with their insanity. Except for Russia to a large degree. Now why do you think The West hates Russia and Putin so much? Because they attacked Ukraine? Pfft... 'I would rather create Russian oligarchs, than sell Russia to American oligarchs.' How much ya wanna bet THAT decision is at the root of the western hatred for Russia? Edited May 22 by Nationalist Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died.
August1991 Posted May 24 Report Posted May 24 On 5/21/2026 at 10:25 PM, Nationalist said: Reagan was in the right place at the right time. His gum-flapping didn't really effect squat. The Soviets realized years before that they were broke, isolated and losing their grip on the public. I'd say the increasing and readily available media had more to do with it than Ronnie. People behind the Iron Curtain could SEE how The West lived and wanted that. They wanted Nikes, fully stocked stores, cars, travel, etc. One thing about the '80's, it was a decade of decadence...and the young people in the Soviet Union wanted in on that. .... Strongly disagree. If Andropov had lived, the Soviet Union could have continued. Of course many people in the DDR knew the situation, so waht? Quote
Nationalist Posted May 24 Report Posted May 24 53 minutes ago, August1991 said: Strongly disagree. If Andropov had lived, the Soviet Union could have continued. Of course many people in the DDR knew the situation, so waht? It wasn't just East Germany. It was all of the Soviet States, including Russia, all at once. There was no saving it. Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died.
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