BlitzoTheOisSilent

Do you think we'd be sending them weapons (and buying up their assets for pennies) if this battle wasn't yours?

Welcome to the world under capitalism, guess we should just do nothing then, fuck all the actual people that live in Ukraine and have had their lives upended or destroyed because of the war.

Seriously? Fuck off with that bullshit.

They've also supported Israel. By that logic, you, personally are assisting them in genocide.

Yep, and I'm fucking pissed about it. This discussion also isn't about Israel, so don't change the subject.

I will serve crack before I serve this country. Look at every military action in this country's history since WWII. In none of them were we the good guys.

Edgy, wow, impressed. Never said we were, just said I've served, so don't put words in my mouth.

Oh fuck off. He knows more about the situation than you do. He is right there experiencing it.

By his own admission, he left Ukraine before the invasion, so no, he isn't there experiencing it. He's safely in another country, acting like he understands what's going on in a country he currently doesn't live in. And then acts like he speaks on behalf of Ukraine when they democratically elected their leader, continue to fight against their unjustified invaders, despite apparently living in a prison-state worse than Russia.

While also claiming Russia is not actively engaged in the very same activities he is accusing Ukraine of.

So go fuck yourself, I don't know why you're defending some Russian troll.

1. It's not my battle, my country wasn't invaded. His was, but he had already left, and refuses to go back and help, but defends the people invading his country. That's pathetic and cowardly, and spoken by someone in a position of privilege from foreign soil (again, he left before the invasion) but claims to speak for his countrymen and women actually living through the atrocities and attacks.

2. My country is supplying military aid to Ukraine via my tax dollars, so while I'm not directly fighting, my country and myself are assisting them in their effort to defend themselves against an unjustified invasion.

3. I am a veteran of my country's armed services, can you say the same?

4. I also never told him to go fight, but it seems pathetic and cowardly to sit behind a computer screen in another country, claim to speak on behalf of your home nation while propagating Russian-media talking points. So I stand by what I've said.

Or has a pet. I could see a cat doing that over time, and my recliner in my living room has a similar tear because it's basically my dog's chair/bed, and he does that digging-to-make-the-ground-comfortable thing before he lays down.

At least I'm not selling out my supposed homeland to their invaders.

Pathetic coward.

If I were in Ukraine, I'd be wishing for opportunity to go to Russia, because it's one of the few ways to escape it... Thankfully I've left before the war started, so I don't need to.

So again, pathetic and a coward, assuming you're from Ukraine at all, Comrade. 🙄

Supposedly?? What the hell do you mean by that? https://theconversation.com/why-banning-men-from-leaving-ukraine-violates-their-human-rights-178411

Huh, a country being invaded needs men to fight, who would've fucking thought. So what's your solution? End the war and let Russia have their way? Makes sense, it doesn't affect you in the slightest as a coward who fled his homeland and now comes online to trash it and defend the invaders.

Pathetic coward.

Well, exactly so that you have a chance to see it, and stop thinking of yourself as a good guy who is helping Ukrainians while in reality you are helping to murder us.

Right, so if the West stopped supplying arms to Ukraine to defend themselves against an unlawful aggressor, Russia will immediately stop the invasion?

Tell me, is that why Ukraine's military chooses to bomb and seek out strategic resources for their attacks, while Russia bombs apartment buildings and city centers? Yep, must be that pesky western influence that wants to check notes stop the authoritarian creep of Russia as they attempt to reclaim their Soviet satellite states.

You're right, the West is to blame for Russia invading another country, raping, and slaughtering its people. I'm sure the people being killed and injured in Russia's bombing attacks really wish the Russians would just take over already and turn them into second-class citizens, at fucking best.

Pathetic coward.

Well, I never claimed that Russia is the good guy here, but they are not doing exactly the same.

No, you are, because if you weren't, you wouldn't be defending Russia at all in any of this, because they are 100% in the wrong, from start to finish. And yes, they are doing exactly the same thing. Russia has pulled people out of their prisons and sent them to the front lines, so do they not count as people to you, because they're prisoners?

Russia has also been sending captured Ukrainian troops to the front lines, along with kidnapping their own men off the streets and sending them into battle with few supplies, if any. Like, are you fucking dense, man? Eyes wide shut kind of thing?

Pathetic coward.

Zelensky's regime decided to turn country into a mass-prison and kidnap people and send them to die. It is not "country choosing to defend itself".

Zelensky was elected by the Ukrainian people, it's not a fucking regime. And he went to war with the backing of his people. I'm sorry Ukraine was the first target Russia had in their quest to reclaim the glory that was the Soviet Union 🙄 But they are, and they could have chosen to bend the knee to Russia, or rightfully, defend themselves.

They, the people of Ukraine, chose to defend themselves, so fuck right off with this "Zelensky evil dictator" bullshit. He's not, he's just fucking not. If the people of Ukraine didn't want to defend their homeland, the troops would just surrender instead of fighting back, and they're fucking not.

So fuck right off, you pathetic coward, and I feel sorry for whatever country your cowardly ass ended up in. Hope they're never invaded, we'll all know the first person will be that starts sucking his invaders cocks down to the balls.

Then go to Russia, I'm sure they'd be more than willing to send you to the front to kill your fellow Ukrainian brothers and sisters, and it'll get you out of the "prison" that is supposedly Ukraine. 🙄

Wtf is the point of your comment chain? I've seen and heard no claims that Ukraine is kidnapping people off the street to be sent to the front, outside of Russian owned state media. The same media that hides and covers up the fact that Russia is doing exactly what you're describing to its own citizens.

Ukraine was invaded, and the country chose to defend itself as opposed to roll over and take Putin's boot on their throat. The invasion was begun under a completely fabricated claim about historical Russian boundaries. Zelensky and Ukraine have, to me, been nothing but up front about their motives, their rationale, and pride they have for their country.

I'm sure they'd be ashamed to know you think so little of your brother and sister Ukrainians, but then again, it sure sounds like you'd rather have a Russian boot on your neck than a Ukrainian uniform on your shoulders. Cowardly, and pathetic. I wouldn't spit in your direction, it'd be an insult to the spit.

My dad worked for a private company that was a government contractor for almost 30 years before they were bought out by some international corporation.

I asked my dad if they used to have years where they didn't turn a profit. "Oh absolutely, but we made up for it the next year, or they had money set aside, or..."

None of that happens anymore. Those chickens, I guarantee, caught those diseases because of the practices put in place by the 4 or 5 companies that basically produce all of the poultry for this country. They made poor business decisions, they chose to pinch pennies and not put money aside for unexpected emergencies, they continued to pay out dividends and issue stock buy backs instead of creating an emergency fund like they tell us poors we need to do.

So no, I don't care to imagine any of their costs, because if they were a legitimate business, they would have contingency plans in place beyond "jack the prices up as high as they'll go and keep em there until it starts to hurt our wallets enough." They would take the hit for fucking once instead of passing the cost along to those who can least bare it so they can maintain their lifestyle built on greed and stolen wages.

"High thoughts," almost like shower thoughts, but driven by weed and, in my experience, learning an interesting fact or tidbit.

So they're not a scientist and don't have formal training in sounds or plants or animals, they learned a fact and got high and connected some dots, haha

No, deploying the police is a recipe for disaster.

The military not only actually teaches their personnel rules of engagement and de-escalation techniques, they also tend to hold their people more accountable thanks to the UCMJ.

And over the last few years the police repeatedly show they've only got two responses: do nothing if it threatens them or it's anything Republican; or, beat the shit out of peaceful protestors and kill/arrest minorities.

Can't wait to see another multi-billion dollar corporation get bailed out while I still don't have health insurance, and I'm still paying off credit card debt from during the Pandemic when the government gave people a measly $2400 over two years but handed out PPP loans and forgiveness to anyone that asked.

Fuck this country makes me ashamed to be a veteran.

Ok, then start issuing them social security numbers as soon as they've confirmed your pregnant so parents can start applying for and receiving benefits before the child is even born.

Not attacking you, but I hate this fucking argument about fetuses being people: if they're people at the moment of conception, then they need to be treated as such. Conservatives can't have it both ways, despite the fact I know in their minds they can.

On an unrelated note: I think it's time we got rid of "under God" and "In God We Trust" from the pledge of allegiance and all of our currency. We're not a Christian nation, I don't believe in a God, and shouldn't have to handle currency that goes against my lack of religious beliefs.

But half our country wants a Christian-Theocratic-Sharia-Law institution as our government, and I'd prefer they just fuck right off.

I used to eat at McDonald's a LOT, and the main reason was you could get a large quarter pounder meal for under $10. Now it's $12+, depending on where you go. I used to get a solid quarter pounder, now it's a 50/50 chance the thing is so soaked in grease that it soaks through the cardboard and the bag, and the fries are 50/50 already luke warm.

But the innovation thing got me thinking: right before the pandemic, McDonald's in the US was doing "Meals from around the world," and it was basically McDonald's items you could only get outside the US (I think they had a French one, definitely a Canadian one, I think Brazil, etc). They changed every couple months, and it was cool! You go to try something that you may not otherwise get to.

They also used to have a lot of them open 24/7 (as did a lot of businesses), and then the pandemic shut everything down and they stopped doing it. When I worked nights and would get out of a catering event at 2 am, I'd be able to swing by McDonald's on the way home and I knew I was getting a decent meal. Now?

I'm lucky if when I order a large meal with a large drink, I actually get a large drink. Idk if this is happening all over, but I'd say 6/10 times now, I order a large meal and the cashier automatically puts in a medium drink. When I ask about it, they say they'll let the people know up front, and then they don't. And then I feel like a jackass for having to tell the people at the window my drink was supposed to be a large (I know they're the same price, but if I ordered a large meal, why would I order a medium drink?), and they usually give me a look or an eye roll.

Whereas before the pandemic, I was once asked to pull up to the second window to wait for my food. I wanted 5 minutes, tops, and the manager brought me my food and gave me 2 free meal tickets for the inconvenience. I went last week and waited 10 minutes and the kid didn't even confirm my order before basically dropping it through my car window and walking off.

I don't blame the employees, even in my state McDonald's wages are laughable, so who gives a fuck? But wtf happened to the corporation, where's the care? It's disappointing to see, not that I have sympathy for a billion dollar corporation.