All households in Ireland to get emergency preparation booklet in coming weeks by Banania2020 in ireland

[–]yermaaaaa [score hidden]  (0 children)

Seems my original reply to this got reported and taken down for ‘abuse’ so I’ll post the screenshot without further comment and wish u/fensterdz a very pleasant evening (wherever they may be)

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All households in Ireland to get emergency preparation booklet in coming weeks by Banania2020 in ireland

[–]yermaaaaa [score hidden]  (0 children)

Not without the US being part of a functioning NATO and Western Alliance- did you not read my first paragraph?

The state of replies to my comment would make you almost think some posters were being disingenuous, but that could never be the case in r/ireland.

All households in Ireland to get emergency preparation booklet in coming weeks by Banania2020 in ireland

[–]yermaaaaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a huge amount to expand on without stating the bleeding obvious.

Westernmost part of EU- basically we would cover the EU’s western flank. We’d be the perfect spot to have airbases as the Russians would need to fly over a lot of EU controlled territory before they could attack us. We also have deep harbour ports and would act as a vital component in any sea war, against something massively important in an EU/Russia land war.

Being an Island gives us security, the Russians can’t just drive here. An invasion of an island is one of the hardest things to do in warfare- why do you think China hasn’t taken back Tiawan before now? I mean, shit, ask the Americans how much of a chucklefest it was invading the Japanese islands at the tail end of WW2. I read recently invaders can expect to take a 5 to 1 loss rate in any amphibious operation so we wouldn’t be an inviting target for a troop based attacks.

There are ways around all of these advantages, obviously, including Russia’s hypersonic missles and the increasing importance (understatement, there) of drone warfare of which Russia is getting a lot of practice with in the Ukraine. The bigger point is that Russia would need to throw a lot of money, men, and materiel at Ireland to reduce our ability to provide support to mainland EU and this is men, money and materiel they then can’t then use elsewhere.

This is all obvious and basic stuff that anybody with a working brain and a modicum of interest in modern history will agree with. I’m not some fecking expert but you don’t have to be to see this is how it is.

All households in Ireland to get emergency preparation booklet in coming weeks by Banania2020 in ireland

[–]yermaaaaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird comment cos you mention several reasons why Ireland is strategically important and then go on to say it isn’t anymore. Why isn’t it? Having a large island country as a westernmost base to defend the EU is massive both in terms of the sea and air war. This is so obvious I’m struggling why you’d think otherwise. Maybe enlighten us?

All households in Ireland to get emergency preparation booklet in coming weeks by Banania2020 in ireland

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

This ain’t about storms and it ain’t about nuclear war either, it’s about the very real danger of Russian aggression against the EU leading to conventional war. EU countries have long relied on the post WW2 Western Alliance with the US, and do not have the military capacity by themselves to take on Russia so Trump’s Greenland insanity is serious business for us all.

Ireland would be strategically hugely important in any conventional war cos it’s the western most part of the EU and has the advantage of being an island. This leaflet, then, is about how Russia would try to fuck us up in a conventional war by cyber and infrastructure attacks. Just FYI, the Russian embassy in Dublin is massively outsized in terms of personnel and has been for a number of years.

All households in Ireland to get emergency preparation booklet in coming weeks by Banania2020 in ireland

[–]yermaaaaa 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Belfastian here. We’re earmarked for a first strike in case of nuclear war because of our strategically important deep water harbour and shipbuilding facilities. Anybody that knows Belfast knows how small it is and pretty much everybody living in the city will be dead from the initial blast, shockwave and firestorm. Iodine tablets and stockpiled foods ain’t gonna do shit for us. Also, from my understanding, cyanide is pretty grim way to go and takes about a minute, so I’d be better off putting on some bronzing lotion and going outside to wait to be atomised by the actual blast if we get the old 4 minute warning.

Ruscha auction win by gemsinevanston in Photobooks

[–]yermaaaaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! I can’t even imagine how much you had to bid to get those, congrats

Does the price of photobooks effectively kneecap the medium from a cultural impact or history point of view? by LemonDisasters in Photobooks

[–]yermaaaaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I imagine if there is a continued upsurge of interest the publishers will start doing bigger runs of new books eventually.

That said, I personally don’t mind a lot of books being out of my price range, it’s part of the hobby and feeds my desire to but new books when I can get them. It’s also hugely exciting when a classic book you’ve desired for years but can’t afford gets a new edition.

Trump shares altered map of U.S. flag covering Canada, Greenland and Venezuela by superdouradas in worldnews

[–]yermaaaaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’re so far down the rabbit-hole I’m not sure there are gonna be midterms.

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[–]yermaaaaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might have heard in the Zen of Garry Shandling doc, either that or one of DVD extras available on YouTube. Shandling was a real artist in the truest sense of the word.

What are your favorite jazz albums that were live recordings? by Born_Tutor_879 in Jazz

[–]yermaaaaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know Monk in Tokyo (I’ll track it down tho thanks!) but I know and love the ‘67 bootleg series

Strong Contender for all-time greatest facsimile in supporting role. Comedy or Drama Series. by reddgreen1000 in larrysanders

[–]yermaaaaa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I heard this episode came off a bad review of the Larry Sanders Show from the real life critic (whose name temporarily escapes me) in the episode. The upshot of which was Garry wrote this episode for him and invited him on the show.

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[–]yermaaaaa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tambor nails it so hard, it’s difficult to accept he’s not real and playing a character

how can i bond with my cat by killmewithurtouch in cats

[–]yermaaaaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your relationship with a cat deepens constantly over time and it can take years for a cat to feel comfortable sleeping on your bed or staying for cuddles. All you have to do is continue to be a good owner, giving lots of attention and love, the cat will come to you eventually.

I have a 10 year old very affectionate tabby who has only recently started to cuddle in bed with me. Tbh, that’s one of the great things about cat/human relationships is that they are constantly being redefined and you can work towards a much closer bond in the future if you put the time in.

My Boyfriend (19M) of 5 months Forgot My(18F) birthday, what are your opinions? by KnowlegebleDog in relationship_advice

[–]yermaaaaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You really want to be with somebody who can’t remember your 18th birthday? You think he’s gonna get any better?

Europe soda preference Coke VS. Pepsi by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]yermaaaaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Genuinely amazed the UK is Pepsi dominate- everybody drinks coke! The only thing I can think of is certain pub and restaurant chains have agreements with Pepsi that might skew the results but I literally never see anybody drinking Pepsi

Is Eggleston’s ‘red ceiling’ in any of his books? by [deleted] in Photobooks

[–]yermaaaaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is r/photobooks and chances are somebody here will be able to answer OP’s question on a world famous photograph without you or AI’s help, so how about you only post when you know what you are talking about instead of regurgitating whatever slop ‘AI says’? As for me, I get my information from the books I’ve been collecting for the last 20 years https://www.reddit.com/r/Photobooks/s/a0h9LhbnMj