Comments on: Russian Wikipedia Bug

By: Kellomies

Kellomies — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 10:46:57 +0000

The US outing into Iraq had “poorly thought-out clusterfuck” written all over it from the very beginning, which is doubtless why they had to dig themselves into that sandy hole essentially without allies. And the vapidity of the blatant bullshit they tried to feed everyone as the casus bellum was an outright insult to intellect.

Anyways, I could care less about which state the Crimea belongs to; it’s not like it’s been a part of Ukraine for particularly long anyway (specifically, Kruschev joined it into the Ukranian SSR by adminstrative fiat in, what, ’54). But I’m not a big fan of the brazenness of the Russian policy there nor of the rah-rah nationalist rhetoric employed, nor of you apologist weenies who with a straight face use “freedom and democracy” in the context of *that* state.

Also the last I heard the Russian miltiary was a ramshackle pile of shit only good for bullying small neighbours that are even worse off, and that with reservations. The big fish of a small pond, as it were.

By: Mugen_FTW

Mugen_FTW — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 02:39:09 +0000

Did you react the same way when US invaded other countries on false pretences? We all know how and why they went to middle east. It was all about oil = money = power. All tho Russia is suffering through it’s own economic problems it still has a big enough Army and enough nuclear warheads. (plenty of countries have them too). So that’s what actually keeping them at a table ( all tho they don’t really negotiate shit). My ”freedom and democracy” was a refference to how for example USA handles stuff. They said that in Kosovo case, that people had a right to decide if they want to go independent or whatever. So now it doesn’t apply to Crimea? Hmmm talk about double standards.

By: Kellomies

Kellomies — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:39:23 +0000

The grand total of relevant “Post-Soviet states” is the three Baltic small fries, Belarus, Ukraine and that geographical rounding error nobody really remembers, Moldova. Everyone else was a sovereign state under varying degrees of Soviet hegemony.

By: Infernal969

Infernal969 — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:25:16 +0000

Yeah, Jugoslavia was always sort of another universe, forgot to count them in, mainly thought about Eastern Europe.

By: Kellomies

Kellomies — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:55:19 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegemony
Does not equal direct rule. Plus the last I checked several of the lot – Tito’s Jugoslavia and Hoxha’s Albania – were anything but tractable.

By: Infernal969

Infernal969 — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:44:36 +0000

It was just a thing on the map. Separate governments, but Moscow always had the last word. When it wasn’t the case you enjoyed glorious Red Army saving you from fascist rule with their tanks.

By: Kellomies

Kellomies — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:39:23 +0000

Most of them never were part of Russia, or even the USSR. Let’s keep the record straight at least.

By: Kellomies

Kellomies — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:37:28 +0000

>implying Russia has army, ships and jets
:P

By: Infernal969

Infernal969 — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:34:49 +0000

You should read SerB more often. But I have two great, inspired sentences for you. Here they come.
How terrible. Don’t read FTR.

By: Infernal969

Infernal969 — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:32:02 +0000

Oh, wow. You got that info from Russia Today?
Can’t wait for Putler trying to “protect Russians from highly unstable US government” and land his arm… I mean, to support with diplomacy the “self-defence forces” that bought ships and jets from local store at Florida.