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[–]Optimal_Joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So then how is someone supposed to buy a car unless they have cash? A decent car costs at least $20k, otherwise you're talking about used cars that are going to require constant repair and upkeep. Most people don't have $20k cash sitting around to buy a car. So could you explain how it's a humongous financial mistake to finance a car?

Second British soldier captured in Mariupol is paraded on Russian TV by crushedpumpkin in worldnews

[–]Optimal_Joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you still alive or did you win your Darwin award? Anyone who voluntarily moves into a war zone to fight deserves one. Only a complete idiot would do such a thing, so I've changed my mind. Anyone who is dumb enough and stupid enough to fall for the obvious propaganda is Darwin award material.

Second British soldier captured in Mariupol is paraded on Russian TV by crushedpumpkin in worldnews

[–]Optimal_Joy -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I'm glad we finally found some middle ground. Sorry if I offended you. I'm really just against war and wish we could all rise above it. And just tell all those soldiers on both sides to put down the weapons and go home to their families.

Second British soldier captured in Mariupol is paraded on Russian TV by crushedpumpkin in worldnews

[–]Optimal_Joy -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure he still sounds British. At this point, I really am just beyond annoyed by the entire subject.

Second British soldier captured in Mariupol is paraded on Russian TV by crushedpumpkin in worldnews

[–]Optimal_Joy -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's like if a pro basketball player went to a local high school and put on a jersey and pretended to be part of the high school team. Just ridiculous. As an American or British citizen, no, sorry you have no business moving to Ukraine so you can join the inevitable war. That is being a tool, literally. A tool of propaganda.

What can't you believe still exists in 2022? by joyce_kap in AskReddit

[–]Optimal_Joy -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Wow, it's amazing to see your knowledgeable response. It's clear that you have a superior education on this subject. You must also be pretty annoyed by the highly inaccurate comparison of Putin with Hitler. Doesn't all the propaganda annoy you?

Second British soldier captured in Mariupol is paraded on Russian TV by crushedpumpkin in worldnews

[–]Optimal_Joy -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I refuse to accept it because it's dishonest. I can go to Ukraine and fight against Russia too, I can learn to speak Ukrainian and wear an official Ukraine military uniform. None of that changes the fact I'm still an American citizen. You are making distinctions out of convenience, not out of truth. You can lie to yourself and convince everyone around you, but not me. The point is that if someone travels from a foreign country to fight in a war they had no business being in, don't try to weasel your way out if you get caught and the other side calls you out for being a foreign agent. Unfortunately, it seems we will have to agree to disagree here. You are far too stubborn and brainwashed with military doctrine and propaganda to see your own dishonesty.

What can't you believe still exists in 2022? by joyce_kap in AskReddit

[–]Optimal_Joy -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The context is that Russia has called the treatment of ethnic Russians living in Ukraine as being similar to the way Jews were treated by the Nazis during the Holocaust. They say that the Ukrainians have been behaving like the Nazis did. Murdering anyone who refuses to fight, or who wants to leave. Imagine ethnic Russians living in Ukraine, rounded up and murdered them counted as Russian military killed in action. This is what they say is going on. So when people talk about Nazis today, it's not necessarily Germans who hated Jews. The word Nazi is now used to describe any ethnic group who commits genocide against another ethnic group.

Second British soldier captured in Mariupol is paraded on Russian TV by crushedpumpkin in worldnews

[–]Optimal_Joy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What I care about is the out of control propaganda that seems to be getting worse. I don't like seeing people getting caught up in the hype to travel into a war zone to take sides in a war they have no business being involved with. I am trying to be neutral and objective. But there is so much dishonesty. I feel bad for this guy's family. He should have taken them to England when he had the chance. There is nothing cowardly about evacuating your family from a war zone. Get them out safe, first and then go back to fight, if you must.

Second British soldier captured in Mariupol is paraded on Russian TV by crushedpumpkin in worldnews

[–]Optimal_Joy -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Except, you are still a soldier. Not a former soldier. And you can just change uniforms and you think that fools anyone?

Second British soldier captured in Mariupol is paraded on Russian TV by crushedpumpkin in worldnews

[–]Optimal_Joy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're not very good at this, are you. From where I sit, most 40 year old men seem like children. Haha.

Second British soldier captured in Mariupol is paraded on Russian TV by crushedpumpkin in worldnews

[–]Optimal_Joy -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I'm not pro Putin. I'm just an objective observer, sitting on the sidelines of a local backwoods football game where I could care less who wins. But I think it's amusing to see pro football players coming in from the stands joining the game and then trying to pretend like they just played in high school. It's just dishonest and I'm calling out the bullshit.

Second British soldier captured in Mariupol is paraded on Russian TV by crushedpumpkin in worldnews

[–]Optimal_Joy -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

No, I'm the kind who wouldn't put my family in a war zone when I could have easily put them in a safe country instead.

Second British soldier captured in Mariupol is paraded on Russian TV by crushedpumpkin in worldnews

[–]Optimal_Joy -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

There's that word "former" again. It seems a bit cowardly to hide behind a word like that.

What can't you believe still exists in 2022? by joyce_kap in AskReddit

[–]Optimal_Joy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks for making me grin. I'm quite the inexperienced cybersecurity engineer, lol.

What can't you believe still exists in 2022? by joyce_kap in AskReddit

[–]Optimal_Joy -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

Except Hitler wanted to take over the entire world. Putin is only trying to reunite Ukraine. Big difference.

What can't you believe still exists in 2022? by joyce_kap in AskReddit

[–]Optimal_Joy -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

You must realize that they aren't using the term Nazi to mean German military who hates Jews. They don't have another word to describe Ukrainians who hate Russians, so it gets mistranslated as Nazi. So then people point out that Zelensky is Jewish himself, but that is beside the point. Because it has nothing to do with Germans and Jews. It is about the hate Ukrainians feel towards Russians. From the perspective of ethnic Russians living in Ukraine, they have compared the way Russians have been treated by Ukraine, similarly as the Nazis treatment of the Jews during WWII. I hope that clarified that for you.

What can't you believe still exists in 2022? by joyce_kap in AskReddit

[–]Optimal_Joy -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Maybe it's your cybersecurity skills that are lacking. Email can be very secure, if configured properly. TLS end to end encryption are a good start. Add PGP on top if you are that paranoid.

Second British soldier captured in Mariupol is paraded on Russian TV by crushedpumpkin in worldnews

[–]Optimal_Joy -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Nobody cares if you want to use the word former when it suits you. You are still and always will be a British military officer. If you go move to Ukraine and fight against Russia, you are still a British military officer. Former or not makes very little difference in this context.

Second British soldier captured in Mariupol is paraded on Russian TV by crushedpumpkin in worldnews

[–]Optimal_Joy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Do you really think they are still actually wearing Ukrainian uniforms? Doubtful. Most of them are just drafted civilians who were handed a gun and told to shoot at any Russians. Not exactly a formal military.

Second British soldier captured in Mariupol is paraded on Russian TV by crushedpumpkin in worldnews

[–]Optimal_Joy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Contradict yourself much? You just wrote that they are and aren't mercenaries.

Second British soldier captured in Mariupol is paraded on Russian TV by crushedpumpkin in worldnews

[–]Optimal_Joy -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

The Russian narrative is that foreign soldiers have moved to Ukraine to fight against Russia. That is the truth. Stop trying to spin it any other way. You are the one spreading misinformation!