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The *OFFICIAL* Russia Is About To Invade Ukraine Thread

??? Marxism is founded on an unrealistic notion of human nature. I'm opposed to any Modern theory of history/capital (of which Marxism is but one), because they all mistake the model for the reality.

I don't know any antifa.

Some do, some don't.

Marxism: no one
Soviet Union: does not exist to be supported
 
Funny thing is if the US didn't help Ukraine at all and Russia took Ukraine for themselves and then moved on to invade more counties and that prompted more counties to get involved and really did start world war 3 then jazzyfresh would be in here posting about how the democrats were so dumb for not helping Ukraine and stopping Russia in the beginning.
 
I agree. Putin would have waited for Trump to withdraw from NATO before invading.

Ukrainians don't have the right to die for their freedom?
 
Moldova, Estonia,. Georgia.

Belarus is kind of an edge case because of the common union, but it would probably be absorbed if Russia's push through Ukraine was successful.

Honestly, this conversation is a little bit surreal. I don't think you're even pretending to know anything about any of the countries or players involved; but you're still extremely confident that you understand the dynamics and costs involved of simply allowing Russia to conquer Ukraine.
 

I don't say this lightly sir:

****

YOU

There is no word strong enough in English, so I'll use the one that applies here: пиздец. Completely and totally.

The idea that I "love" this war is atrociously offensive. I have spent, conservatively, 500-600 hours in the last year doing nothing but talking to people who lost homes and family members as a result of the war and helping them get set up with resources to rebuild. I was at Disneyland on the first day of the war, and spent the entire day ignoring all my friends and family because I was texting every person I know in Ukraine trying to make sure they were safe, and setting up financial resources for them to get through the next few weeks. I spent Christmas Eve on a bus traveling through Russian occupied Transnistria to get to an active war zone to meet with partners in the region and document their work for future fundraising, and spent the entire holidays in a city that had no reliable electricity. I have lost personal relationships with people I care about in Russia over this war. I've had people I work with through my charity die during this war. I've taken the phone calls when people find their loved ones dead, or log into tiktok and find videos of Russian soldiers living in their homes and pissing on their carpets. Those calls happen at 3:00 AM my time because of the time difference, and I take them because people need me to take them.

This war is hell.

The idea that I want it because I love and crave war is monstrous. That you think you're making a point by saying that, just demonstrates you're an *******. You keep mentioning the cost of war. This war has cost you nothing. Nothing. You're not a brave truth teller; you're a coward who is sitting on the sidelines while real people get killed.

You think you're asking a "basic" question by saying "when does it end." That's a stupid ****ing question. It's a war. It ends when the invading force packs up and goes home, or it ends when they achieve their military goals. The reason it's a stupid ****ing question is because no one knows the answer for that timeline, and anyone who tells you they do is an idiot or a liar. It's the Kremlin, they are famously opaque with their thinking and it's not clear they are even in reality about what's happening on the ground.

I could give you a much longer answer as to why the end of the war is indefinite. Some of it is related to Russian domestic politics and the lack of a clear Putin successor. Some of it is related to relationships between Moscow and central asian regions of the federation like Buryatia. Some of it is related to concepts of Russian identity and the mythological place Kyiv holds in Russian thought. Some of it is related to how Russians remember the mid-90s and the fear of returning to an uncertain future.

But it's not worth the scratch because you're just a jerk; and you're not capable of understanding it anyway.

I love the war - what a prick.
 
What does this board gain by having Jazzy stick around and harass members? We all know who Steak and Mongoose are. Why not ban them right now? And if he creates alt accounts, ban them too when it becomes obvious that he's not going to attempt to abide by rules set by the board. When was the last time he even attempted to discuss issues with people?

What is gained by letting obvious trolls continue to derail threads?

At some pt, the lack of moderation; the unwillingness to uphold the rules set by moderators with letting pieces of **** who get their rocks off by harassing people online, becomes a detraction to this board. I think we're well past that pt. Here we have someone with actual experience in Ukraine and Russia, someone with real connections to the situation, and he's harassed nonstop by this pathetic troll.
 
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I don't say this lightly sir:

****

YOU

There is no word strong enough in English, so I'll use the one that applies here: пиздец. Completely and totally.

The idea that I "love" this war is atrociously offensive. I have spent, conservatively, 500-600 hours in the last year doing nothing but talking to people who lost homes and family members as a result of the war and helping them get set up with resources to rebuild. I was at Disneyland on the first day of the war, and spent the entire day ignoring all my friends and family because I was texting every person I know in Ukraine trying to make sure they were safe, and setting up financial resources for them to get through the next few weeks. I spent Christmas Eve on a bus traveling through Russian occupied Transnistria to get to an active war zone to meet with partners in the region and document their work for future fundraising, and spent the entire holidays in a city that had no reliable electricity. I have lost personal relationships with people I care about in Russia over this war. I've had people I work with through my charity die during this war. I've taken the phone calls when people find their loved ones dead, or log into tiktok and find videos of Russian soldiers living in their homes and pissing on their carpets. Those calls happen at 3:00 AM my time because of the time difference, and I take them because people need me to take them.

This war is hell.

The idea that I want it because I love and crave war is monstrous. That you think you're making a point by saying that, just demonstrates you're an *******. You keep mentioning the cost of war. This war has cost you nothing. Nothing. You're not a brave truth teller; you're a coward who is sitting on the sidelines while real people get killed.

You think you're asking a "basic" question by saying "when does it end." That's a stupid ****ing question. It's a war. It ends when the invading force packs up and goes home, or it ends when they achieve their military goals. The reason it's a stupid ****ing question is because no one knows the answer for that timeline, and anyone who tells you they do is an idiot or a liar. It's the Kremlin, they are famously opaque with their thinking and it's not clear they are even in reality about what's happening on the ground.

I could give you a much longer answer as to why the end of the war is indefinite. Some of it is related to Russian domestic politics and the lack of a clear Putin successor. Some of it is related to relationships between Moscow and central asian regions of the federation like Buryatia. Some of it is related to concepts of Russian identity and the mythological place Kyiv holds in Russian thought. Some of it is related to how Russians remember the mid-90s and the fear of returning to an uncertain future.

But it's not worth the scratch because you're just a jerk; and you're not capable of understanding it anyway.

I love the war - what a prick.
As I remember, you were/are a lawyer and then became a pastor/church leader recently, correct? Sometime, I'd be interested in hearing your journey. Maybe it's already been explained here but I missed it. I remember you used to wear Fess jerseys.

What's your charity? I think I'd like to contribute to it if possible.
 
As I remember, you were/are a lawyer and then became a pastor/church leader recently, correct? Sometime, I'd be interested in hearing your journey. Maybe it's already been explained here but I missed it. I remember you used to wear Fess jerseys.

What's your charity? I think I'd like to contribute to it if possible.
I'm still a lawyer, and I work primarily on catastrophic losses related to power grid failures. The most high-profile thing I've done in the last year was oral arguments against the Electric Reliability Council of Texas related to the 2021 collapse of the Texas electricity market.

The best way to donate to the charity is here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EEPEU6BSXZR3J

Every dollar counts, and every dollar donated goes directly to purchase goods in Ukraine. My co-founder and I personally pay all transaction fees and take no salary or reimbursement for running the charity. We write updates every couple of weeks showing photos of what we've bought, where it went, and who it helps.

Here's an example of one of those updates. Would LOVE to have you on the team: https://unitedukraine.substack.com/p/delivering-aid-under-fire
 
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