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U.S. embassy warns of imminent attack in Moscow by 'extremists' (www.yahoo.com)

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[–] peopleproblems 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Are they saying "imminent terrorist attack" or "imminent false flag attack?"

Because I would wager a guess Putin is really trying to distract from Navaly now

[–] mojofrododojo 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Putin is really trying to distract from Navaly now

I don't put much stock in the ru populace but - it was inspiring - seeing how many turned out to honor his passing, when faced with the security services. That takes bravery and anger; I sincerely hope they can apply those emotions to other avenues and topple Putin.

[+] muntedcrocodile -43 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Why warn let it happen u had one job and that was shut the fuck up while ur enemy gets bombed.

[–] Fecundpossum 57 points 8 months ago (2 children)

So, during a state of lukewarm war, hotter than cold but not quite hot, America should just let a Jewish community get massacred by ISIS because it would leave egg on the face of our rival?

The world is pretty fucked up right now, I’m sorry for what it’s turned you into. Hard to keep your humanity when so few seem to care about having any.

[–] SteefLem 11 points 8 months ago

_ Hard to keep your humanity when so few seem to care about having any. _

Thats because for most ppl its all very far away. Moment its gets close or closer it becomes different. Everyone (including me) is a Rambo on his/her couch on the other side of the planet.

[+] muntedcrocodile -19 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Sacrifices must be made. Worse case senario its killing possible recruits for the war machine. Its just cold hard math and numbers dont give a fuck about humanity. In this cruel world we are forced to use the tools of our enemies so we can destroy them. I wish it didnt have to be this way but sadly dead people seem to be the only effective way to send a message.

Ohh and btw do u still buy cheap chinese crap build by slaves that have been forcfully sterilised or do u enjoy ur cushy life behind a keyboard consuming chinese crap powered by genocide without a care in the world.

We all make sacrifices to our morality every day but i guess as long as u dont have to think about it its not your problem. Everything is bathed in blood from the oil in ur car to the computer ur reading this on the only question is how much of that blood are you willing to accept is on your hands and how much more will you accept in the name of furthering ur goals.

[–] ghostdoggtv 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Innocent people should not be sacrificed because of your personal mental afflictions

[–] muntedcrocodile -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wow reverting to basless insults how mature. Innocent people will always be sacrificed its a sad reality if we dont do the same we are playing at a significant disadvantage.

[–] ghostdoggtv 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's not baseless, it's true. You sound like a crazy person. The rest is on you.

[–] muntedcrocodile 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I dont really care how it sounds all i ask is for you to find a statisticly significant reason for why i am objectivly wrong.

[–] ghostdoggtv 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You're not worth the effort

[–] muntedcrocodile 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Interesting way to say despite me being a cunt im right.

[–] ghostdoggtv 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You're fantasizing about the necessity of sacrificing innocent people. Seek mental health care.

[–] muntedcrocodile 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Im not fantasising about it im stating it as what happens and whats nessasary to acheive parity of capabilities with russia something we need to be capable of doing to counter them effectivly.

[–] ghostdoggtv 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

lmao, fuck off. All it would take is funding the defense of Ukraine. Go on. Fuck right the fuck off.

3 fucking days dealing with your bullshit

[–] Fecundpossum 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I totally, wholeheartedly agree that there is NO ethical consumption in the modern day. Every first world pleasure I enjoy is taken at the barrel of a gun. As a union worker I buy American, or buy from places less likely to have sweatshop conditions, when it makes sense to do so.

But none of that has anything to do with what we’re talking about. You’re a deranged misanthropic accelerationist, please seek therapy.

[–] muntedcrocodile -1 points 8 months ago

How is it different whos blood it is being spilled. Misantropic no accelerationist for our enemies thats the friggin point what do u think sanctions are for its to cause suffering and pain in the general populus and drive unrest to tie up resources solving that problem it sure as hell aint gonna effect the top of the line big rich fuckers it exists to cause suffering of the masses.

[+] Rapidcreek -6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Because the US and Russia still have a mutual war on terrorism.

[–] muntedcrocodile 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

The war on terror existed to surveil citizens any war on a concept is both a misdirection of purpose and doomed to fail.

[–] Rapidcreek 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

So, it has nothing to do with people murdering children in Russian schools or running planes into NYC buildings...

[–] agitatedpotato -3 points 8 months ago

Correct.

[–] muntedcrocodile -3 points 8 months ago

Nope russian kids getting killed has to do with putin wanted to russify its citizens and kill any sub ethnicity and 911 was the smartest target for a terror attack history will probably ever see (hitting the financhial center was sending a message about the us dollars global domination through the federal reserve) this resulted in the war on terror which was an excuse to implement the patriot act (if ive ever heard a bill with a name designed so u cant campaign against it the patriot act is probably the best one yet) which was used to take away the citizens privacy in the name of think of the terrorists.

Terror attacks are exactly that attacks of terror designed to induce terror nothing less nothing more the deaths are pretty negligable in the scheme of things. Terror attacks often end up being very usfull politically to quickly move a bill through to oppress people in the name of security (hence the 911 was planned conspiracy theoryies, i wouldnt be suprised if it was tbh). This is why terror attacks in russia are good cos putin will overreact tightening the noose on the russian populus people will suffer (thats the plan at least) and it will drive civil unrest reducing their war effort.