Russia(gate/bot) Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

Marduk

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Stop attributing to stupidity that which can be adequately explained by malice
Politicians are not stupid, they are trying to fuck you over

Obama is, first and foremost, a muslim.
But all the shitlibs around him aren't, they are genuinely as clueless about the subject matter as anyone can imagine, and they are just as bad in terms of ideas.
So in practice it's a philosophical distinction with no effect whether he's a jihadi in deep cover or just one of them.
 

Lord Sovereign

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Stop attributing to stupidity that which can be adequately explained by malice
Stop thinking they're far smarter than they actually are. That sort of paranoia is not good for your mental health.

Edit: They're a bunch of fat cats waddling around in the liberal daydream known as "the End of History." They are not a Council of Sith Lords out to enslave you, not nearly that impressive.
 

Cherico

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Stop thinking they're far smarter than they actually are. That sort of paranoia is not good for your mental health.

Edit: They're a bunch of fat cats waddling around in the liberal daydream known as "the End of History." They are not a Council of Sith Lords out to enslave you, not nearly that impressive.

They are malicious but you are also right that they are also dumb. Its a group of people who essentially are the nepo babies of actually competent people who will most likely be replaced by even more and more incopetent nepo babies, and they have more or less closed off the path for any one competent to take power.

They have gone full court of decadent idiots.
 

Lord Sovereign

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They are malicious but you are also right that they are also dumb. Its a group of people who essentially are the nepo babies of actually competent people who will most likely be replaced by even more and more incopetent nepo babies, and they have more or less closed off the path for any one competent to take power.

They have gone full court of decadent idiots.
I unironically believe corruption devastates IQ because enough of it cuts a person off from reality. Therefore they do not observe/are oblivious to reality until reality batters their door down.
 

AmosTrask

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Well, no one said the new divisions have to be mechanized divisions :D
Guess they just want more meat for the trench warfare meatgrinder. No armored vehicles below company HQ level, the grunts get driven up to near the frontline in a converted civilian truck up until enemy FPV drone range, and they are stuck walking since then.
They announced full army with fully equipped armor and mechanized infantry, artillery and IFV within a year from now.

As to the attacks it may be a Putin special after all. A lot of Russians are calling it a false flag. It took them 1h 20 min to enter the building from the start of attacks. If you stand in a public square with a protest sign you'll last 30 seconds before police come out of nowhere to swarm you.

Am I the only one who remembers how Putin became president? A fake Chechnian attack killing 300 civilians.

A lot of fishy shit happened before and during the attack.
 
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I unironically believe corruption devastates IQ because enough of it cuts a person off from reality. Therefore they do not observe/are oblivious to reality until reality batters their door down.
And you'd be wrong, just like others who think the Dems are idiots who don't understand a lot of what they are doing or what it will cause.

Corruption, successful corruption, is something that requires a not small amount of brain power and wits to pull off, along with at least some ability to plan. And the Dems tend to plan 2 generations out, at least, while the GOP rarely plans more than 2 years out.

Just look at the fact Russia is still functional despite how corrupt their entire governmental system is, and it proves corruption doesn't equal stupidity, nor does it equal non-functionality in government.

The Dems also understand that reality can be manipulated, and a new 'reality' created for the average person, if you can control the media, social definitions, overton window, and censorship agencies/groups.

The Dems aren't stupid, aren't morons, and are not blind to the second/third order effects of their policies; your mistake, and the mistake of so many on the Right, is thinking that the Dems do not want the destruction and bad things that come out of their policies. Whether it's part of the 'managed decline' theory many Dems work under, or intentional destruction for 'Build Back Better' reasons, the end result is often the same.

In many regards the Dems looked at how the KGB and security services control Russia, and decided they want that for the US, just with a few more frills and fig leaves.
 
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Marduk

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They announced full army with fully equipped armor and mechanized infantry, artillery and IFV within a year from now.

As to the attacks it may be a Putin special after all. A lot of Russians are calling it a false flag. It took them 1h 20 min to enter the building from the start of attacks. If you stand in a public square with a protest sign you'll last 30 seconds before police come out of nowhere to swarm you.

Am I the only one who remembers how Putin became president? A fake Chechnian attack killing 300 civilians.

A lot of fishy shit happened before and during the attack.
TBH if it was a fake, they could also get properly larped ukronazis for the narrative they are trying to push, complete with prominent swastikas and Azov chevrons, not some Tajiks.

According to this, it makes a lot of sense - police, FSB and all the other silovki have been ordered to put the bulk of their attention to the war and public discontent about it.
Lots of guarding important military, political and industrial targets, lots of people in plainclothes trying to spot any sign of protest...
But life is a matter of priorities, so guess what suffered...

A concert hall is not something they would expect Ukrainians to attack for obvious reasons, and no need for heavy security to deal with a few protesters, as opposed to a team of jihadis armed for bear. The delay may well be because they thought it's some fake call, a ruse to open up to attack something they care about by making them reallocate armed assets.
 

Bacle

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Russia.

Functional

Do you see where you went wrong?

Russia has proven it can function despite endemic corruption.

It's not a democracy, it's not an 'honest' system, but the fact is Russia's central gov and local govs still have power, international partners, and resources to back it up their corruption.

I'm not sure why you would classify Russia as 'non-functional' due to corruption, outside of wishful thinking.
 

Zachowon

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That doesn't disprove anything I said.

wait what?
can you please expand on what you mean by "lying to the world" and how it helps russia "survive" (which itself is a reply to an argument on whether or not russia is "functional")
What we see and how they operate is a lie they put on to show the world they are superior.
When the corruption has led to so much of a disconnect between the citizens and the oligarchs
 

Bacle

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What we see and how they operate is a lie they put on to show the world they are superior.
When the corruption has led to so much of a disconnect between the citizens and the oligarchs
Yes, it is a bunch of lies to prop up their corrupt system; that doesn't mean it's not effective at propping up said system.

Just because something is corrupt, built on lies, and creates a disconnect between rulers and ruled, doesn't mean it doesn't work at keeping society functional at a base level.

At a certain point, when you reach the level of corruption that is found in Russia, it becomes part of the society that is effectively impossible to get rid of or curb much.

However, Russian society still functions despite said corruption; if it didn't function, Russia wouldn't be invading Ukraine right now.
 

AmosTrask

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Here we go! Putin is pinning the blame on Ukraine. What a fucking surprise! It's the Chechnian war playbook. Play by play.
Fucking FSB!



Meanwhile three Siberian Guards units stopped replying to Army Command and are marching south towards Moscow. I'm doubtful they'll succeed any better than Wagner did
 
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mrttao

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What we see and how they operate is a lie they put on to show the world they are superior.
When the corruption has led to so much of a disconnect between the citizens and the oligarchs
It is funny because you literally described the west.

The citizens are not happy over the mass replacement migration. But the oligarchs do as they will. And operate based entirely on lies.

Society still functions, both in USA and in Russia, despite oligarchs lying to the plebs.
 

Marduk

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It is funny because you literally described the west.

The citizens are not happy over the mass replacement migration. But the oligarchs do as they will. And operate based entirely on lies.

Society still functions, both in USA and in Russia, despite oligarchs lying to the plebs.
So double the lies.
Russia is as much of a newly discovered nation of immigrants as the worst of the west, reminder courtesy of recent event:
 

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