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PaulK Member Posts: 17827 Joined: Member Rating: 2.3
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Of course he doesn’t link to the article. He wouldn’t want you to read it. He got all pissy about the 538 article when I pointed out the bits he didn’t want anybody to know about.
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Tangle Member Posts: 9509 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8 |
Meanwhile back in the real world, the second Russian general has been killed in Ukraine. Word is that their communications are no longer secure. And why was a general so near to the front line?
Edited by Tangle, : No reason given.Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London.I am Finland. Soy Barcelona "Life, don't talk to me about life" - Marvin the Paranoid Android "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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Phat Member Posts: 18335 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.0 |
Wiki writes: ccording to Christina Petterson, "Politically speaking, tankies regard past and current socialist systems as legitimate attempts at creating communism, and thus have not distanced themselves from Stalin, China, etc."[3] According to The Guardian, "tankie" has re-emerged as internet slang for Stalinists, used by other leftist Marxists.[4] According to Vice, the contemporary expression is particularly popular among young democratic socialists.[5] Modern tankies generally do not get along with non-Marxist–Leninist segments of the left and many of those who oppose tankies also consider themselves leftists.[6] Were I to label anybody, I would agree that LNA leans toward the type of Marxismthat was authoritarian and was not as racist or prejudiced as Western cultures were perceived as. I would suggest that LNA is in favor of free global immigration and would like to see all people everywhere intermingle. The reason that *we* do not want that is because it would bite the hand that feeds us. I freely admit to having issues with Marxism and even socialism unfettered because it would bring me down to the level of ringos darling masses trying to level everything out. Im trying to get LNA to open up, but he likely does not want to do it publicly. He thinks that we, being all Americans, prefer a Western form of government rather than a Socialist one. Or some degree of consensus at any rate. Comments? LNA? Anyone? "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " *** “…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.” “The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
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Phat Member Posts: 18335 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.0 |
He seems quite young to have been a General. Or maybe it's just that I'm so old.
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " *** “…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.” “The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
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Tangle Member Posts: 9509 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8
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Phat writes: He seems quite young to have been a General. Or maybe it's just that I'm so old. Russian tend to have those round, baby, faces. But yes he's young and yes, we're old. And I'd be really grateful if we could talk about what's actually happening - people are dying defending their country and a Westerns democracy rather than calling a idiotic, and mostly incompressible, troll names. Perspective chaps, please.Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London.I am Finland. Soy Barcelona "Life, don't talk to me about life" - Marvin the Paranoid Android "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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Phat Member Posts: 18335 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.0
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Tangle writes: I agree. This war is sad and I feel for the brave Ukrainians and their brave leader. And I'd be really grateful if we could talk about what's actually happening - people are dying defending their country and a Western democracy rather than calling a idiotic, and mostly incompressible, troll names. Perspective chaps, please. Mostly I watch war news on either Al-Jazeera or the BBC. I fear that this conflict will embroil the whole world in one way or another, and I just heard that Shell is apologetic about buying crude oil after the sanctions went into effect and pledge to no longer do it. Putin is being pushed into a corner (of his own making, mind you) and Zelensky addressed the MP in the UK.
Ukraine war: President Zelensky speaks to UK MPs. Zelensky reminds me of Churchill. Russia facing setbacks in Ukraine, US intelligence officials say (From Al-Jazeera) Edited by Phat, : added Al Jazeera report"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " *** “…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.” “The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
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AZPaul3 Member Posts: 8551 From: Phoenix Joined: Member Rating: 4.9 |
And why was a general so near to the front line? Probably having a look see. His job, basically. A move this complex, and bungled, needs a lot of attention. General: What the fuck you mean it's full of maggots! Eat it anyway! That's what generals do.Eschew obfuscation. Habituate elucidation.
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AZPaul3 Member Posts: 8551 From: Phoenix Joined: Member Rating: 4.9 |
I have resolved the Fermi paradox. I have settled on the “they killed themselves off” resolution. Aliens had to crawl up out of the muck same as us. Our intelligent-life predecessors in this galaxy had similarly violent evolutions and killed themselves off before they could warn us. Just like we’re doing now.
Human life isn’t difficult enough with this Sword of Damocles hanging over our global climate. Why wait? Go ahead and set the whole damned throne on fire in one shot. So, whether we end in a burning flash after midnight or suffer generations of slow climate decline toward extinction we’re going to be dead before we can warn the next guys. See? That was easy. Existential dread solves many philosophical problems.Eschew obfuscation. Habituate elucidation.
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Tanypteryx Member Posts: 4441 From: Oregon, USA Joined: Member Rating: 5.1 |
Damn! I don't know how you always stay so cheerful...
What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq
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AZPaul3 Member Posts: 8551 From: Phoenix Joined: Member Rating: 4.9
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I read the bible.
Wait. That's not right. I can't remember what I was reading but it was dark. No. That's not it. I think they dropped me on my head when I was little. Must have been from a pretty good height, too.Eschew obfuscation. Habituate elucidation.
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LamarkNewAge Member Posts: 2418 Joined: Member Rating: 1.2 |
We are talking about Marxism.
If there ever was a "Marxist" government, then, like all parties, you would have a "left wing" and a "right wing", and it would be a salient distinction on economic policy. I would be on the "right wing" of the Marxist spectrum. My so-called "Marxism" would be limited to keeping as much land as possible in "public hands" (i.e. the government). Someday, Africa is at risk to be swallowed up by greedy "land claimers", not that it has not already happened. I would allow the "western" private land-ownership system to only be able to claim perhaps 5-10% of the African landmass. The rest would be in government hands, and available for future distribution. I am "Marxist" due to the strict anti-nationalism. All rights belong to all peoples. No national divisions allowed. The strick Marxist-rights have real reeth to them. NO PAPER TIGER "ALL MEN", LIKE THE ESSENTIALLY MEANINGLESS U.S. CONSTITUTIONAL TEXT. (I care little about the Marxist term "worker". Replace it with "human".) Lennin was in favor of an urgent world socialist revolution. Trotsky too. They would have been a disaster. Lenin died early enough that the brilliant Stalin too over soon enough. He changed "Leninist" world designs in no time, and thetecwas no time to loose. "Socialism in one country" (Russia/Soviet Union) saved the Marxist nation from being invaded by hostile Western powers who would have felt severely threatened by an ideology that the West already despised. Stalins purges were probably necessary to keep the Trotskyist lunatics from coming to power. If they did, then Red Russia would never survive long. In turn, Hitler would have not had the Soviet enemy that decisively defeated him. The world would be living under the German Swastika and many peoples would be extinct. Edited by LamarkNewAge, : No reason given.
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PaulK Member Posts: 17827 Joined: Member Rating: 2.3 |
here
…There was very little belief it was going to escalate – now it seems the same way of thinking got us through Crimea, through Navalny and slow but steady removal of our rights and freedoms, from voting to even mentioning lgbtq+ or feminism anywhere. We lived in hope, worked hard like a racing horse with blinders, achieved – it seemed like – good results in establishing cultural and economic links after the Soviet Union… And it all falls to rubble. The Russian state is clamping down hard on criticism. Fear is in the air. The effects of sanctions will hurt. Some are leaving, to get away from the looming tyranny. Even if the war stops, even if sanctions were lifted Russia is in a bad place.
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Tanypteryx Member Posts: 4441 From: Oregon, USA Joined: Member Rating: 5.1 |
CERN pauses future research collaboration with Russia at Ukrainian scientists' request
quote: What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq |
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Theodoric Member Posts: 9197 From: Northwest, WI, USA Joined: Member Rating: 3.2
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A follower of one of the greatest mass murderers in history. Not surprised at all.
What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence. -Christopher Hitchens Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts "God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness. If your viewpoint has merits and facts to back it up why would you have to lie?
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PaulK Member Posts: 17827 Joined: Member Rating: 2.3
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The way he wants to murder anyone who says anything he doesn’t like fits.
The lying to justify it also fits. He’d have loved Beria. The mass murder is probably part of the appeal.
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