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SmokeyTheBear

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  1. My read is that Russia cannot compete on the global stage anymore so their ethos is to bring the world down to them. Destabilize the world's governments, force mass refugees into your enemies lands (see Syria and now Ukraine into Europe), flood the world with misinformation, etc. I even think long term they could win in a climate changed world where their land becomes the new breadbasket of the world once it thaws. This feels like a loss for Russia in the short term but if he can empire build (with possible support with China), long term this could position Russia for some new Cold War that elevates Putin/Russia into real relevance.
  2. I absolutely remember this much hand wringing about Crimea. We didn't get what we needed out of the executive branch, last time. I think this current executive branch remembers that and some of that hindsight is driving the policy of today. Crimea was much more of a surprise attack than this slow and massive buildup.
  3. Yes. And? Thought exercise time: imagine a group of Mexicans on the Mexico side of the border blocking all traffic /commerce on IH35 in protest of immigration laws. You'd probably call them economic terrorists and want far more done to them than just shutting down their bank accounts.
  4. Like, bro. Did you see the panda look?
  5. Interesting read (site translated into English)
  6. Torbush
  7. Pretty sure I came across your review of it on the mezcal review site.
  8. A Prius driver who packs heat. Florida.
  9. Just picked this up today from Shaker (love that place). Been looking to get into pechuga and the guy totally geeked out on this one. This one is distilled with turkey, venison, rabbit and iguana so had to give it a try. It's so delicious and a major recommendation.
  10. Well yeah. What ideologies would they debate? The virtues of an autocracy over a democracy?
  11. So I used to work for oakley 20 years ago and have some brand loyalty (though they aren't oakley anymore). What are some solid socia-lib-omunist brands I need to put my government handout money towards? /sortofserious
  12. Shot for trespassing? Do we know why she was there?
  13. Cool, why were they shot?
  14. Why was someone shot and killed in the Capitol that day?
  15. I've never seen such fanboy devotion to a politician. And such a desperate need for that attention from a politician. It's so so weird and pathetic.
  16. No doubt it made him go from a pinhead to a full on fruit body
  17. Says someone who is a fervent believer in law and order.
  18. Has anyone ever lost by 7 million votes?
  19. Because +30% of the population is happy to use the 2020 election to further their agenda to tear down democracy. But let's just not talk about that and it'll go away on its own.... Jlawarenceokay.gif
  20. I agree on that. However, perception and awareness of that long turning of the ship into the iceberg is what I'm talking about.
  21. We as a country don't do well with slow moving things. This has been in the works for decades in broad daylight. But because it's not all done within a tweet, we can't see the danger.
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