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In Reply to: The easiest way to understand our government's hostility to Russia. . . posted by Chris from Lafayette on May 16, 2019 at 20:23:45:
...the evil as an innocent victim of our rotten politicians?
Ah... yes... I remember now: the communists are for people. Against the big banks, big pharma and "millionaires and billionaires".
I am ready for yet another liberal myth: Stalin was an asket.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Full agreement here - Victor Khomenko 07:55:54 05/16/19 (108)
- RE: Full agreement here - pictureguy 21:41:47 05/20/19 (0)
- Weekend schedule is heavier than expected - no new posts from me on this thread until Monday - Chris from Lafayette 00:47:32 05/19/19 (0)
- Russia is a prison camp disguised as a nation state - Jay Buridan 15:08:46 05/16/19 (16)
- RE: Russia is a prison camp disguised as a nation state - Aristarchus 19:26:41 05/16/19 (0)
- There are plenty of incidents in Russian history that are far from pathetic - Chris from Lafayette 16:51:10 05/16/19 (14)
- RE: There are plenty of incidents in Russian history that are far from pathetic - pictureguy 12:14:43 05/17/19 (1)
- Agreed, Mao seems to be the all-time champion of murder - Jay Buridan 12:49:51 05/17/19 (0)
- If Russia is nothing more than a prison camp then - Story 02:34:27 05/17/19 (0)
- "America didn't win World War 2 alone. But without the U.S., the war against Axis fascism would have been lost." - regmac 01:30:46 05/17/19 (2)
- Stalin created the hlodomor genocide in Ukraine - Jay Buridan 11:52:02 05/17/19 (1)
- RE: Stalin created the hlodomor genocide in Ukraine - pictureguy 18:40:05 05/17/19 (0)
- Stalin had a nonagression pact with Hitler - Jay Buridan 18:57:19 05/16/19 (7)
- Jeezus Christ - What is wrong with you? - Chris from Lafayette 20:04:52 05/16/19 (6)
- Agreed, the MIC is a three-headed beast from hell - Jay Buridan 21:32:09 05/16/19 (3)
- OK - sorry, it's sometimes hard to discern irony on the internet [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 00:34:50 05/17/19 (2)
- The West didn't realize how evil Stalin was - Jay Buridan 12:06:51 05/17/19 (1)
- Yes - even after Krushchev spilled the beans in the 50's [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 16:56:14 05/17/19 (0)
- RE: Jeezus Christ - What is wrong with you? - Aristarchus 20:49:02 05/16/19 (1)
- Yes - you're right about % of GDP vs. absolute terms [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 00:39:11 05/17/19 (0)
- RE: Full agreement here - regmac 08:17:21 05/16/19 (88)
- McCarthyism was Bad PERIOD - jedrider 11:02:51 05/18/19 (1)
- RE: McCarthyism was Bad PERIOD - Inmate51 11:06:16 05/18/19 (0)
- RE: Full agreement here - kavakidd 13:18:05 05/16/19 (0)
- McCarthy was fundamentally correct, it was the execution... - Victor Khomenko 08:32:44 05/16/19 (84)
- RE: McCarthy was fundamentally correct, it was the execution... - bean 11:56:00 05/16/19 (83)
- That's one great recommendation! - Victor Khomenko 12:20:34 05/16/19 (82)
- RE: That's one great recommendation! - Aristarchus 07:13:03 05/18/19 (0)
- RE: That's one great recommendation! - Aristarchus 19:09:52 05/16/19 (0)
- RE: That's one great recommendation! - Aristarchus 16:56:09 05/16/19 (0)
- RE: That's one great recommendation! - Wojciech 13:12:59 05/16/19 (17)
- I literally can't think of one good thing to say about Russia - Jay Buridan 12:20:18 05/17/19 (16)
- RE: I literally can't think of one good thing to say about Russia - Wojciech 16:10:11 05/17/19 (8)
- Why do you say that Poles would control Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania? - Jay Buridan 16:23:06 05/17/19 (7)
- RE: Why do you say that Poles would control Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania? - Wojciech 16:39:29 05/17/19 (6)
- Yeah, Poland is an interesting nation - Jay Buridan 17:42:17 05/17/19 (4)
- Now I don't know if you're being ironic or just naive [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 18:18:18 05/17/19 (3)
- Why do you say that Chris? - Jay Buridan 19:01:21 05/17/19 (2)
- The reason that's naive is because. . . - Chris from Lafayette 10:23:35 05/18/19 (1)
- Fair enough, Chris. - Jay Buridan 13:45:30 05/19/19 (0)
- I think you meant to refer to the Polish-LITHUANIAN Commonwealth? [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 17:33:03 05/17/19 (0)
- RE: I literally can't think of one good thing to say about Russia - Inmate51 14:46:25 05/17/19 (0)
- Well, here's one - Victor Khomenko 14:06:04 05/17/19 (5)
- Generalizations and stereotypes - Chris from Lafayette 17:28:11 05/17/19 (2)
- Wow - Inmate51 18:23:52 05/17/19 (1)
- NP - Threads get hijacked - it happens ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 18:41:38 05/17/19 (0)
- Agreed, there's an effed up mentality - Jay Buridan 15:53:21 05/17/19 (1)
- But it's people all over the world - it's not peculiar to Russia [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 17:29:35 05/17/19 (0)
- RE: That's one great recommendation! - regmac 12:51:30 05/16/19 (60)
- RE: That's one great recommendation! - Aristarchus 22:48:18 05/17/19 (2)
- Hitler was possibly responsible for some of the deaths attributed to Stalin - Chris from Lafayette 00:56:45 05/19/19 (1)
- Remember 1991? - Inmate51 08:39:00 05/19/19 (0)
- Some estimates go as far as 60 million. - Victor Khomenko 13:06:07 05/16/19 (56)
- "Unfortunately those idiots never learn, and today they give Putin 146% votes at their election" - Chris from Lafayette 14:13:21 05/16/19 (52)
- RE: "Unfortunately those idiots never learn, and today they give Putin 146% votes at their election" - Aristarchus 19:40:21 05/16/19 (15)
- The easiest way to understand our government's hostility to Russia. . . - Chris from Lafayette 20:23:45 05/16/19 (14)
- This never had anything to do with natural resources - Dave_K 08:33:55 05/17/19 (5)
- And you were doing so well until your final few paragraphs! - Chris from Lafayette 09:21:14 05/17/19 (0)
- RE: This never had anything to do with natural resources - regmac 08:47:06 05/17/19 (3)
- Hey, Reg - I like your dime store psychoanalysis! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 09:34:37 05/17/19 (2)
- RE: Hey, Reg - I like your dime store psychoanalysis! [nt] ;-) - Aristarchus 09:46:57 05/17/19 (1)
- Thanks for the correction! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 17:34:21 05/17/19 (0)
- How many ways you can twist into a pretzel, trying to present... - Victor Khomenko 05/17/1907:32:22 05/17/19 (7)
- RE: Hey! You leave our very own personal Bolshevik alone! - kitch29 08:19:02 05/17/19 (5)
- I appreciate the support, but I don't consider myself a Bolshevik [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 08:25:45 05/17/19 (4)
- Agreed. You are more of an enthusiastic apologist for Putin's autocratic regime. Or as the Washington Post... - regmac 08:37:43 05/17/19 (1)
- You're so right, Reg! Isn't it funny how. . . - Chris from Lafayette 08:50:57 05/17/19 (0)
- RE: I'll bet HUAC does. - kitch29 08:30:29 05/17/19 (1)
- No doubt! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 09:36:26 05/17/19 (0)
- Regardless of your assertions, the current system in Russia - Chris from Lafayette 08:17:55 05/17/19 (0)
- Unlike you, I have actually spent plenty of time in those hospital. - Victor Khomenko 14:19:41 05/16/19 (35)
- Yeah, Vic, I don't see the world's wealthy flocking to Moscow for that "quality" Russian medical care. ~:) - regmac 14:42:40 05/16/19 (29)
- The burrial, OTOH, is quite affordable :( - Victor Khomenko 15:18:33 05/16/19 (27)
- I don't mean to minimize your terrible experiences in the Soviet Union - Chris from Lafayette 16:21:43 05/16/19 (22)
- RE: I don't mean to minimize your terrible experiences in the Soviet Union - Victor Khomenko 18:37:54 05/16/19 (21)
- "The militarization is in full swing" - Chris from Lafayette 20:13:17 05/16/19 (20)
- I don't pay attention to all that Russian garbage - Victor Khomenko 05:42:33 05/17/19 (19)
- "there were periods in the Soviet history where people could travel rather easily" - Chris from Lafayette 08:38:40 05/17/19 (8)
- Your problem is superficial knowledge - Victor Khomenko 10:34:47 05/17/19 (7)
- The simplistic proclamations come directly from US propaganda in the 50's and 60's - Chris from Lafayette 17:45:27 05/17/19 (6)
- As I already said, that was the correct statement - Victor Khomenko 18:32:00 05/17/19 (5)
- Maybe so, but you still haven't supported your assertions [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 10:26:05 05/18/19 (0)
- RE: As I already said, that was the correct statement - Inmate51 19:05:27 05/17/19 (3)
- Is that about the IRIS? nt - Victor Khomenko 06:44:41 05/18/19 (2)
- RE: Is that about the IRIS? nt - Inmate51 07:05:49 05/18/19 (1)
- Yes, saw that one. - Victor Khomenko 07:32:29 05/18/19 (0)
- RE: I don't pay attention to all that Russian garbage - Inmate51 06:42:30 05/17/19 (9)
- And now that we have OUR missiles in Romania. . . - Chris from Lafayette 08:24:06 05/17/19 (8)
- What missiles do we have in Romania? - Dave_K 11:10:04 05/17/19 (7)
- RE: What missiles do we have in Romania? - Chris from Lafayette 18:16:52 05/17/19 (6)
- RE: What missiles do we have in Romania? - Dave_K 05:26:31 05/18/19 (5)
- RE: What missiles do we have in Romania? - Chris from Lafayette 16:13:44 05/20/19 (0)
- Can't reply right now - will reply later tonight [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 11:13:17 05/18/19 (0)
- The Russians have been in violation of INF for many years - Victor Khomenko 06:42:27 05/18/19 (2)
- The only country I know of today which has a significant and aggressive neo-Nazi - Chris from Lafayette 11:08:56 05/18/19 (1)
- RE: The only country I know of today which has a significant and aggressive neo-Nazi - Inmate51 11:49:13 05/18/19 (0)
- RE: The burrial, OTOH, is quite affordable :( - regmac 16:21:23 05/16/19 (3)
- RE: The burrial, OTOH, is quite affordable :( - Aristarchus 22:52:41 05/17/19 (0)
- Solzhenitsyn and despicable systems - Chris from Lafayette 16:35:20 05/16/19 (1)
- Everyone makes his own decisions - Victor Khomenko 05:47:01 05/17/19 (0)
- Maybe not, but. . . - Chris from Lafayette 15:01:09 05/16/19 (0)
- Yeah - when was that, Victor? Before WWII? ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 14:38:45 05/16/19 (4)
- Looks pretty deserted to me...especially if this is free medical treatment - Carl G 01:30:43 05/17/19 (3)
- In a follow-on video, the narrator explained that she specifically. . . - Chris from Lafayette 08:14:39 05/17/19 (2)
- Allocation of resources - Dave_K 09:17:01 05/17/19 (1)
- RE: Allocation of resources - Chris from Lafayette 09:32:06 05/17/19 (0)
- RE: Some estimates go as far as 60 million. - regmac 13:18:44 05/16/19 (2)
- RE: Some estimates go as far as 60 million. - Wojciech 19:13:25 05/16/19 (1)
- "it looks like HE [Putin] will be remembered as a leading Politician of the era" - Chris from Lafayette 20:30:46 05/16/19 (0)
Follow Ups
- How many ways you can twist into a pretzel, trying to present... - Victor Khomenko 05/17/1907:32:22 05/17/19 (7)
- RE: Hey! You leave our very own personal Bolshevik alone! - kitch29 08:19:02 05/17/19 (5)
- I appreciate the support, but I don't consider myself a Bolshevik [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 08:25:45 05/17/19 (4)
- Agreed. You are more of an enthusiastic apologist for Putin's autocratic regime. Or as the Washington Post... - regmac 08:37:43 05/17/19 (1)
- You're so right, Reg! Isn't it funny how. . . - Chris from Lafayette 08:50:57 05/17/19 (0)
- RE: I'll bet HUAC does. - kitch29 08:30:29 05/17/19 (1)
- No doubt! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 09:36:26 05/17/19 (0)
- Regardless of your assertions, the current system in Russia - Chris from Lafayette 08:17:55 05/17/19 (0)