re: Unpopular opinion: Putin has a legitimate gripe

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If Ukraine citizens want to join nato, why the frick should Russia have a say? Ukraine is an independent nation.

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Because it undermines American national security.

NATO membership increases the risk of conflict with Russia.

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If Ukraine citizens want to join nato, why the frick should Russia have a say? Ukraine is an independent nation.

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Your understanding of foreign policy is horrendous

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If Ukraine citizens want to join nato, why the frick should Russia have a say? Ukraine is an independent nation.

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What you state is true, Russia shouldn’t have a say in Ukraine’s internal political mechanisms.

However, if Russia feels threatened by NATO being on their doorstep, then Russia is going to defend their back yard.

If my neighbor started inviting people over to his house, and then they began threatening my family, well, at that point it’s...

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if the USA had strong leadership Putin wouldn’t be pulling this BS.

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You right about that. For a person like Putin (and any and all others like him) this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to push the U.S. around like a little bitch. No telling how much damage this old boy will do once it’s all said and done. How many years, decades or worse of gains he will erase. Thanks Biden.

And I’ll just come out and say it - there’s but one dude who straight out of the package can stop it in its tracks and quickly get us going back in the direction of undisputed top dog again: Donald The Iceman Trump

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ussia and China are looking at the long game. Globalism does not favor the continued existence of monolithic peoples/nations, and it's not difficult to see NATO posing a threat to their national stability in all of the ways I mentioned in the previous post if globalism is the end game. China is in the same situation with Taiwan as they have to control the shipping lanes around SEA to have a chance at survival. Neither Russia nor China wants a global market that compromises their national/ethnic sovereignty, and quite frankly, neither do many Americans. However, we are just to damned punch drunk on entertainment to realize the dangers of a NWO where individuals are not entrusted to govern themselves or share a common set of values with others at odds with a global version of ESG. Another thing is that the Ukrainian government paid Biden off handsomely expecting an intervention on its behalf. Russia is not.having.that. shite., and is going to take action now since Biden has such weak numbers. Else, the majority of the US populace might be willing for us to intervene. I can't blame the Russians (or the Chinese for that matter), but I damned sure don't want them attacking my fellow countrymen and brothers in arms put out there to be sacrificial lambs for globalist elites. Can't fricking win.

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You dumb motherfrickers.

Russia is about the least ethnically “monolithic” country in Europe and rivals Brazil or Mexico or Colombia in diversity (oh yea, it’s about 2 - 3X more Islamic as a % of its population compared to France or Britain). What does “globalism” have to do with this, you moron?

Russia doesn't need to put nukes in Cuba. Pootin has Reminded us time and time again that Russia has hypersonic missiles that can carry nukes.

Wow, such sharp language for a really unsupported claim. Russia is about 80% white (Slavic or Germanic), and although the remaining 20% of their population contains a large number of different ethic groups and yes, even Muslims within its borders, those numbers individually are minute. To cite two of the counties you mentioned: Brasil is 47% white, 43.1% multiracial and various others comprising its population while Panama is about 65% Mestizo, 12.3% Native Panamanians, 9.2% black, 6.8% mulattoes, and 6.7% white. China is 91% Han, by the way.

I've explained much of my take on this and am not going to spend time on a subforum of a rival site explaining what's obvious to everyone but you.

Spare us the ad hominem attacks and get educated. Otherwise, sit down, write your Mom and Dad a letter and tell them that you just didn't get enough logic or social skills training growing up.

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You dumb motherfrickers.

Russia is about the least ethnically “monolithic” country in Europe and rivals Brazil or Mexico or Colombia in diversity (oh yea, it’s about 2 - 3X more Islamic as a % of its population compared to France or Britain). What does “globalism” have to do with this, you moron?

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If Ukraine citizens want to join nato, why the frick should Russia have a say? Ukraine is an independent nation.

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So, if Iran, North Korea, and any other nation want nukes, why should we try to prevent them from building or obtaining them? They're all free countries to make their own decisions, right?

SMDMFH

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NATO does not use its military force to expand and take over other sovereign nations.

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You are correct. NATO only bombs the shite out of other sovereign countries, occupies them for a period of time, and then leaves after the party so the rats can come out of the woodwork and take over the place.

We need to stay the hell out of the business of other sovereign nations. Our congress also has to take back their constitutional authority as the sole branch of government who can authorize war. The United States has not fought or conducted a constitutionally legal war since Japan surrendered in 1945.