I have found that the overwhelming bulk of people supporting Russia follow exactly the same line, they start with 'I don't support the invasion of Ukraine, but.....' then they justify the invasion of Ukraine. And then they get upset when you point out they they are supporting the invasion and they claim that they 'are just being even handed'. Finally, they response to all evidence of Russia violence as 'media propaganda' and 'fake news'.
It's almost like there is a script for them all to follow. The NPC meme actually fits.
Anybody who has actually seen the evil done to others has no doubt that those pictures represent reality. I can understand that they might be staged, but so many? In the end people can become worse than animals themselves in their depredations. I do hope what they have done haunts them for the rest of their lives. And to think the US went ballistic over the image of a US soldier urinating over a dead enemy, mild stuff. Wrong, certainly, but understandable. To torture, rape, kill those who can't fight back - criminal.
On a lighter note, in my South London neighborhood (modestly posh), we were surrounded by all the necessary shops. Quite walkable. My late wife was the odd American who connected well and was treated well. At the meat market, the manager would pre-select cuts for her and set them aside and confess their origins back in mad-cow days when mistrust was high. We had no car but a valuable parking spot for our flat. A neighbor would allow her to join for longer, bigger markets. But in reality we had no room for the typical large appliances. I miss those easier times although my ex-pat work was excessively demanding of my time. It's lovely to imagine your circumstance and prayers for your future.
Apr 4, 2022·edited Apr 4, 2022Liked by Graham Seibert
"I will look into getting a Franklin stove" - an Amish stove would be way more practical (https://amishcookstoves.com/) If you can't find it in Ukraine, maybe that is the business you should start over there right away? I know some guys with a shop in Lviv doing welding I can refer you to. The design is out of patent protection, the designs should be available online.
I've researched them extensively. They are all available here. "Franklin stove" is my generic term. They have improved vastly in just a couple of decades.
"These apartments have a Soviet flavor to them. 10 to 12 stories high, with dark, slow elevators" - so true, so dark and claustrophobia-inducing! A Russian contribution to the world architecture.
Not unique to Russia. These bleak buildings are often built because of low costs and easy construction. But it proves the designers really didn't care about the residents, only the owners.
In the case of the USSR, the owner was the state. It was all the prols deserved or could muster, and all the party was generous enough to dole out, after all the tanks, missiles, and fighter jets got their allotment. And the prols were still immensely grateful for that - could have been executed instead.
This is a great insight into the minds of useful idiots by Jerusalem Post: And now, after the sh*tstorm of the useful idiots' indignation, please read this from start to finish:
Quite a piece. I saw the business about the Azov troops and began to study a bit about the Donbas. A very complex situation there of long history. I've looked at the charges about the 2014 activity and how the CIA supposedly had a big role, except it seems more like the US took advantage of an internal situation for it's benefit. I can fully appreciate the corruption that stems from a rather long history of that sort of thing; it isn't that uncommon. To discover that the Azov types are private armies tolerated because they aligned with some major political interests, as distasteful as they are isn't such a big surprise. But Zelenskyy seems to have arrived and seems to be acting in the best interests of his electorate. Once this is over I imagine he may have acquired some well earned boots to even make his country better. Who knows?
I have found that the overwhelming bulk of people supporting Russia follow exactly the same line, they start with 'I don't support the invasion of Ukraine, but.....' then they justify the invasion of Ukraine. And then they get upset when you point out they they are supporting the invasion and they claim that they 'are just being even handed'. Finally, they response to all evidence of Russia violence as 'media propaganda' and 'fake news'.
It's almost like there is a script for them all to follow. The NPC meme actually fits.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/war-crimes-realism-and-why-some-in-the-west-don-t-back-ukraine-analysis/ar-AAVO14C?ocid=BingNews
Anybody who has actually seen the evil done to others has no doubt that those pictures represent reality. I can understand that they might be staged, but so many? In the end people can become worse than animals themselves in their depredations. I do hope what they have done haunts them for the rest of their lives. And to think the US went ballistic over the image of a US soldier urinating over a dead enemy, mild stuff. Wrong, certainly, but understandable. To torture, rape, kill those who can't fight back - criminal.
On a lighter note, in my South London neighborhood (modestly posh), we were surrounded by all the necessary shops. Quite walkable. My late wife was the odd American who connected well and was treated well. At the meat market, the manager would pre-select cuts for her and set them aside and confess their origins back in mad-cow days when mistrust was high. We had no car but a valuable parking spot for our flat. A neighbor would allow her to join for longer, bigger markets. But in reality we had no room for the typical large appliances. I miss those easier times although my ex-pat work was excessively demanding of my time. It's lovely to imagine your circumstance and prayers for your future.
"I will look into getting a Franklin stove" - an Amish stove would be way more practical (https://amishcookstoves.com/) If you can't find it in Ukraine, maybe that is the business you should start over there right away? I know some guys with a shop in Lviv doing welding I can refer you to. The design is out of patent protection, the designs should be available online.
I've researched them extensively. They are all available here. "Franklin stove" is my generic term. They have improved vastly in just a couple of decades.
"These apartments have a Soviet flavor to them. 10 to 12 stories high, with dark, slow elevators" - so true, so dark and claustrophobia-inducing! A Russian contribution to the world architecture.
Not unique to Russia. These bleak buildings are often built because of low costs and easy construction. But it proves the designers really didn't care about the residents, only the owners.
In the case of the USSR, the owner was the state. It was all the prols deserved or could muster, and all the party was generous enough to dole out, after all the tanks, missiles, and fighter jets got their allotment. And the prols were still immensely grateful for that - could have been executed instead.
This is a great insight into the minds of useful idiots by Jerusalem Post: And now, after the sh*tstorm of the useful idiots' indignation, please read this from start to finish:
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/war-crimes-realism-and-why-some-in-the-west-don-t-back-ukraine-analysis/ar-AAVO14C?ocid=BingNews
Quite a piece. I saw the business about the Azov troops and began to study a bit about the Donbas. A very complex situation there of long history. I've looked at the charges about the 2014 activity and how the CIA supposedly had a big role, except it seems more like the US took advantage of an internal situation for it's benefit. I can fully appreciate the corruption that stems from a rather long history of that sort of thing; it isn't that uncommon. To discover that the Azov types are private armies tolerated because they aligned with some major political interests, as distasteful as they are isn't such a big surprise. But Zelenskyy seems to have arrived and seems to be acting in the best interests of his electorate. Once this is over I imagine he may have acquired some well earned boots to even make his country better. Who knows?