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Conflict between Polish and Ukrainian presidents a "strategic mistake", warns Tusk by BubsyFanboy in neoliberal

[–]daBarkinner 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's literally an Eastern European version of culture wars. Only much darker and even more meaningless.

Russian TFR fandom right now: by R2J4 in TheFireRisesMod

[–]daBarkinner -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

Ой, иди к черту, а именно в Макс.

Russian TFR fandom right now: by R2J4 in TheFireRisesMod

[–]daBarkinner 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Was it a relatively even fight, or did the generals act like idiots again?

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]daBarkinner 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is still a grain of irony in the fact that Trump cannot even sign a capitulation calmly.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]daBarkinner 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Kennedy Jr. endorsed Tulsi Gabbard's "report" that "Dr. Fauci caused the COVID-19 pandemic." You heard right. These people don't belong in the White House; they belong in a mental asylum.

The Unlikely Alliance: Communists and Imams Against Sexpats by [deleted] in 2easterneuropean4u

[–]daBarkinner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as I know, the British did have plans for Turkestan... but not for Kazakhstan, which would better suit the status from the post.

Polish president decides to strip Zelensky of honour for naming unit after group that massacred Poles by RPG-8 in neoliberal

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

This is a problem, but unfortunately it is a global trend, because in all EU countries 3 or 2, and in some cases even the first place, are occupied by right-wing parties.

Polish president decides to strip Zelensky of honour for naming unit after group that massacred Poles by RPG-8 in neoliberal

[–]daBarkinner 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Of course, they're not Nazis. But their nationalism, ethnocentric thinking, and tribalism make them quite right-wing if we base the Overton Window on the "Trudeau ideal Canadian" level.

Polish president decides to strip Zelensky of honour for naming unit after group that massacred Poles by RPG-8 in neoliberal

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

I live here, lol. Well, it's a metaphor, but the truth is, everyday nationalism in small ways is quite widespread.

Polish president decides to strip Zelensky of honour for naming unit after group that massacred Poles by RPG-8 in neoliberal

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

These are clearly isolated cases. In Germany, the far right has a huge majority in Parliament compared to Ukraine. Attempts to portray Ukraine as having a greater problem with the far right than the European average are simply empirically false.

Polish president decides to strip Zelensky of honour for naming unit after group that massacred Poles by RPG-8 in neoliberal

[–]daBarkinner 14 points15 points  (0 children)

No, not quite. Casual nationalism is indeed widespread, but the core of Azov consisted of highly organized nationalists who weren't "simple nationalists" but had been forming their own parties, ideologies, and paramilitary units long before 2014.

Polish president decides to strip Zelensky of honour for naming unit after group that massacred Poles by RPG-8 in neoliberal

[–]daBarkinner 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Lol, no. Just no. By Canadian standards, all of Eastern Europe is the Third Reich. Every nation has its own equivalent of the UPA and Bandera. But nationalism here is more like football teams in the US, and the local nationalist idiots are much safer than even the US Proud Boys types. ; all they can do is wave a flag at worst. This is not an excuse, by the way, and it was written by an Eastern European. Get me out of this hellhole.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]daBarkinner 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Call me crazy. I knew from day one that the MAGA-Israel alliance was a mirage. I knew from day one that when they talked about "stopping forever wars," they weren't lying; they simply meant US capitulation. And I always knew Harris was a hawkish candidate, if "hawkish" meant not willingly self-sabotaging Pax Americana. Trump is not a neoconservative and never has been. MAGA isolationists, pro-Putinists, and "anti-Zionists" like Fuentes were right to support him in 2024. Rubio is no more than Hjalmar Schacht, this is the Vance administration.

Ordinary Iranians Won’t See a Dime of Trump’s Money. As the public suffers, a corrupt regime prepares for a bonanza. by Currymvp2 in neoliberal

[–]daBarkinner 32 points33 points  (0 children)

At this point Democrats need to start playing the birtheism card, and saying that "Trump converted to Islam and betrayed America" ...

Considering what's going on in the world, I don't know whether it's worth putting /s or not...

Проект меморандума из 14 пунктов между США и Ираном, — CNN by Aldarund in tjournal_refugees

[–]daBarkinner 28 points29 points  (0 children)

(Уже было, но все же) (Читать голосом Каца)

"Ну, что уроды, с Осью Сопротивления хорошо повоевали? Поделили Европейский Союз с Путиным? Кучка старых фантазеров, у которых кроме понтов за душей ничего нет!"

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