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Meanwile, in the real world: Russia < Europe China < US Russia + China < Europe + US

It seems it’s not going to happen: https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2024/11/05/1203198-security-concerns-force-uefa-to-relocate-besiktas-match.html But the match between France and Israel will be played on its normal schedule, so there may be some problems in Paris next week.

They had no problem when Finalnd joined NATO, which is right next to St.Petersburg. I wonder why. Maybe it has to do with the fact that they couldn’t afford a second front and were afraid that NATO would actually come to defend Finalnd. For Finland it did work like that. They joined NATO...

Most people who condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine also condemned the US invasion of Iraq and condemn Israel’s butchering of Palestinians. But when it comes to US invasions and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there are three big differnces: 1) A US invasion is quick and succesful in...

It is exactly the same. People coming from a differnt continent to settle the land. And they had a legal mandate back in the day, from the world powers of that time. British settlers had a mandate from the British Government, Spanish settlers had a mandate from the Spanish Monarchy, etc. That...

Whether you use the term “abandoned”, or “left”, or “forced out”, or “sold the land”, or “migrated from”, or “moved”, or “were expelled”, or ”were conquered and had to flee”, etc., it is irrelevant. We’re talking about people who left that land centuries ago. They lost all their property and...

The current state of Israel is made mostly of jews from Europe or America. Most of them have no connection to the Middle East, and even those who are actually descendants of the jews who left millenia ago, they have no right to claim a land their ancestors abandoned so many centuries ago...

Only time will tell if Trump will be able to deliver on his pre-election promises. Once he becomes president, he may find the situation to be much more difficult to deal with than what he expects. And there will be a lot of pressure on him to not give Putin a clear victory. The media will make...

What I’m talking abut is the proximity and the level of danger of each threat. The war is right now and it is far more dangerous. Climate change is just a theoretical threat in the distant future (even if we accept the curent “science” around it). Any discussion about very long term potential...

They would give up on Ukraine if the alternative would be the disintegration of Russia and complete collapse of the regime. If the West applied economic sanctions in a meaningful way, coupled with more help for Ukraine including capabilities to strike deep inside Russia (Especially against...

Yes, you summed it up well. I think that Russia would give up on Ukraine if pressured hard enough, but so far even the economic sanctions have not been implemented seriously, and they were designed in a way to keep Russia afloat and able to fight.

This list is basically made of countries with a large muslim population and countries with hard left or communist leaders. One of the big problems of Palestinians when it comes to gathering support outside the muslim world is their association with communists and far left politicians, which...

You seem to think Ukraine is somewhere far away (like Canada is for Russia), but Ukraine is actually in Central Europe (from a geographical point of view), and it has direct borders witb EU countries. So Ukraine is just as close to the EU (and NATO) as it is to Russia. Why should the EU and...

This is so wrong, I don’t even know where to start. First of all, Ukraine is not “basically-Russia-anyway/Russia Jr". Maybe it is in the eyes of some uneducated MAGA Trumpists, but they would think the same about the Baltic countries as well. Ukrainians have decided they want to part ways with...

This statement alone shows that you are just a fringe conspiracy theorist who doesn’t have a clue about the real world. Whenever I see someone mentioning Blackrock and their evil scheming, I know that is a person with kindergarten level of understanding and knowledge of modern capitalist...

It is normal for Russia to have more Ukrainian bodies than Ukraine has Russian bodies, because the areas where the latest battles have been fought have come under Russia control. Even if there were 10 Russian dead for one Ukrainian, Russia would still be able to “collect” more Ukrainian bodies...

I think Zelensky speaking about nuclear weapons is a warning to the West. He is basically saying: “If you don’t accept Ukraine in NATO, we have no other option but to pursue nuclear weapons.” His mention of nuclear weapons is also a warning to those who think that Ukraine will simply accept a...

He is off with many things, but in this case he has a point. Claiming a land in the XX century because you originated from there and left two thousands years ago is absurd, and no other people would get away with something like that. What if the Roma people (also known as gypsies) would claim...

It’s sad if they think this way, because it means there is no way the Cyprus issue will be resolved anytime soon if this is the case. I was hoping that after 50 years since the conflict, people from the younger generations will have less fear and hatred of the “others”. In Europe there are now...

You speak as if there is a Western conspiracy against Muslim nations, but there are clear examples of Muslim countries that are getting developed and are receiving a lot of foreign investment, and they are in good relations with the West. The UAE is the best example, but even a large country...