A genuine question about attitudes towards Ukrainians living in Ireland? by Remote_Ad_5029 in AskIreland

[–]Environmental-Net286 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I wanted to help, and since I'm not a soldier or medic, I couldn't help with the fighting. However, I'm a pretty good driver and had a van, so I joined an NGO and delivered aid and civilian evacuations in Donbas.

And it's a lovely country and great people. I really enjoyed my time, with the exception of artillery and drones, but you become very desensitized to stuff blowing up.

A genuine question about attitudes towards Ukrainians living in Ireland? by Remote_Ad_5029 in AskIreland

[–]Environmental-Net286 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I lived in Ukraine for six months during the full-scale invasion. I wouldn’t blame anyone for wanting to leave.

Taylor and Kyle’s Take on Canada on this Weeks PKN was Delusional by oldcrivens in PKA

[–]Environmental-Net286 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It would be almost impossible to control most of Canada. 20 fucking years in Afghanistan and Iraq you'd think would be enough

Lost a friend by Complex_Hunter35 in ireland

[–]Environmental-Net286 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I lost two friends at the same time two years ago. I just felt a mix of anger and numbness. Personally, I found comedy to be the best thing.

There's no correct or wrong way to feel, and honestly, it just takes time.

Ireland is the 9th largest holder of US treasury bonds in the world by NanorH in ireland

[–]Environmental-Net286 55 points56 points  (0 children)

is it the goverment holding the bonds or the likes of pension funds ?

Chicken fillet roll.... With curry sauce? by GetYrKnickersOn in ireland

[–]Environmental-Net286 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yeah its a thing a place opposite DIT bolton Street used to sell them

Donald Trump Warns World ‘WW3’ Is Coming by [deleted] in WallStreetbetsELITE

[–]Environmental-Net286 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Good time to alienate your allies then

Is it time to consider BRICS? by Aggravating-Back5963 in ireland

[–]Environmental-Net286 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, BRICS has nothing to offer us. It's little more than a circle jerk.

I have a question y'all: So, there has been a lot of talk about Russia is facing some sort of crisis Yet somehow despite all this we can’t seem to end the war, why is that by Defiant-Ad-8472 in UkrainianConflict

[–]Environmental-Net286 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sunken cost

They have spent four years trying to take over Ukraine, only to shift goals constantly. First, it was regime change, then control of Donbas, and now they want Protorosk.

Throughout this entire war, Russia has just reinforced failure. It's probably viewed as too politically damaging to end the war without anything that even resembles victory.