Why is Putin Popular in the West?

And I bet they let you win.

Yes, such a straight talker that the principles of “seriously-not-literally” and “alternative facts” (both coined by Trump supporters) had to be invented to rationalize his endless lying, equivocation, verbal crutches, and malapropisms.

I hope Pfizer gets that pill out soon.

Russia is a threat as they have 1500 nuclear weapons pointed at us but it’s unlikely to go that far barring extreme circumstances.

By comparison, China is a huge long term threat that we will have to face sooner or later.

Don’t forget the Uyghur body parts and enriching Virus science

If we mind our own business, why is Russia a threat. Ukraine is not a US state or territory.

Hey, I never claimed Joe Biden was Cicero, or generalized about the parties. The self-aggrandizing claim I was responding to is total ■■■■■■■■■

You don’t care about the Uguyrs

More of that virtue signaling you guys like decry and engage in simultaneously.

That’s not very civil. How could you possibly know that?

Because of the Supreme Court thread in part i can assume.

Because of being accused a blood drinking satan worshipper takes a bit away from civility

Bush the Younger was very straightforward; often to his political detriment.

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You can assume? It’s your claim.

I can absolutely assume. Yes it’s my claim because i am assuming.

You know kind of like when somebody tells you they have friends in an industry the sarcastic response of sure sure is a claim that what that poster is saying is not true because we all assume and then accuse. Directly or indirectly. I was a bit more direct.

Your intent was unclear.

Your example falls short. I just don’t believe them.

I care about the Uyghurs. Prove me wrong.

Nor do I in this case. I assume because i don’t believe. May be that was unclear. That’s on me.

You claimed it. I’ve seen no evidence of such. Pretty strong accusation.

You have no evidence that the poster doesn’t have friends or relatives in an industry….

I am not sure what your point is

I accused because i don’t believe, just like i don’t believe the whole “won’t someone think of the children” in reference to the Supreme Court nominee. It’s virtue signaling. Nothing more nothing less.

The mere existence of those weapons pointed at us makes them a threat. Same goes for the Russians in regards to the United States. We both have had knives at each other’s throats since the 1960s when they reached nuclear parity. It impacts how we view each other, how we talk to each other, how we deal with each other. It’s the elephant in the room that clouds every American-Russian dealing.

BUT it’s only an active threat if something goes horribly wrong on one of our ends. If one of us make a horrible mistake or do something insanely stupid. So I would call the Russians a “passive” threat for the most part. Other than their nuclear force, they’re mostly a gas station at best. A gas station that can’t even function without Western assistance on software.

Whereas China is an active threat currently and will be for the entire 21st century assuming they don’t collapse under their own weight. Russia is a member of SCO with China but they don’t decide the policy. Xi Jinping decides the policy of their alliance. So Xi Jinping and the CPC are our greatest active threat. They’re challenging us all over the world, including in our own hemisphere. They also have a habit of threatening two of our closest allies, Japan and South Korea.

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Nonsense.

It’s genocide and blatant.