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It's just the beginning and they say #Russia has lost lol...
The territory in red (excluding DPR, LPR, Transnistria) is bigger than Great Britain and was taken in 8 days. pic.twitter.com/GIaaZm7IkM

— The Eurasianist (@Russ_Warrior) March 3, 2022

Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 7:32pm

evening nycvg...

whenever i see lavrov doing his diplomatic thing on video, he seems quite reasonable and competent. he addresses key issues and questions directly. this is not what i see from the spokesdroids on the u.s. side.

i also believe that putin/russia will not back down. they consider this an existential issue from which there is no backing away. both american diplomats and the u.s. media try desperately to avoid this and putin/russia's efforts to get the attention of the u.s./nato for many years, but there's an awful lot of evidence out there, so bluster and censorship is their only hope.

have a good evening!

Submitted by snoopydawg on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 8:08pm

Speaking of the spokesdroids on the u.s. side

https://www.reddit.com/r/WayOfTheBern/comments/t4yngo/are_russians_the_n...

Psaki faces BRUTAL questions on energy:

"Why not...increase domestic production here?"

"Is there nothing that the administration can do?"

"We should just continue to buy Russian oil?"

"Aren't we financing the war?"

Psaki says we should invest in clean energy. pic.twitter.com/8mbV3fpLqK

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 3, 2022

Psaki then said this is an opportunity to 'reduce our reliance on oil,' suggesting that America can "do more to invest in clean energy, more to invest in other sources of energy, that's exactly what we can do to prevent this from happening in the future."

Sure Jan we can do that, but it ain’t gonna help us not paying out the nose for gas soon. I don’t remember if Utah ever had $4 gas before, but I’m definitely not happy paying that right gd now. Boy that is going to hurt a lot of people already living on the edge. And for the doofuses in the back opening the keystone pipeline isn’t going to do jack for oil prices because it’s all sold on the world market. Isn’t it just for tar sand anyway that comes from Canada to ports on the coast?

ICYMI here’s Kamala being brilliantly stupendous!

Kamala Completely STUMPED By Reporter's Question on Russian Oil— Talks in Endless, Meaningless Circles

pic.twitter.com/nM0K5rBr73

— Benny (@bennyjohnson) March 3, 2022

But wait there’s more..

OH… MY… GOD

Q: “What’s going on in Ukraine?”

Kamala: “Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine so basically that’s wrong.”
pic.twitter.com/gDJDJQVsWb

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 1, 2022

Wow give that girl a prize.

—

There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?

Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.

Submitted by ggersh on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 3:55pm

Thanks for the edited edition of the EB's Joe!

I hope this catches the eyes of all that come here. To me it's spot on as to what should be considered extremely scary!

Are Russians the new Jews in Germany's 1935-38 ?

May be what we are seeing all around us are Russians treated like the New Jews - the üntermenschen (sub-human underclass) who need to be booted out from civilized spaces, de-platformed, kicked out, bullied and possibly incarcerated? Kind of like the Japanese were after Pearl Harbor but with even more severe racist undertones? a little more persecution?

T listen to some Twitterati and on-line agitated souls, now wrapped in Ukrainian flags as if they were Prussian Iron crosses, some are practically advocating for a modern version of Kristallnacht, complete with Vodka bottles splashed against Russian skulls (or anyone figuratively deemed to advocate something "Russian"), may be literally do a little Pogrom against some hapless Russian looking shops or individuals who spoke a touch to earnestly?

You think I am exagerating? in the Czech Republic they announce 8+ years f prison sentence for DARING to speak of Russia non-negatively. A famous conductor was fired from his orchestra position in Italy for NOT denouncing Russia more strongly. Athletes are required t "bend the knee" and denounce Russia forcefully, or else. And that BTW is exactly how things went in those early days when the Social nationalists (that's what they called themselves) Germany (for those of you who don't know lots about that history). It all started with a few steps and then it escalated ever faster. Are we so sure it can't happen here and across the so-called civilized West?

Back in the day (that'd be 1935-1940) it was the Jews who were considered Evil because they were “different", "non western", "alien" and had nefarious plans to take over the world. It started slowly at first - fire them from work places, kick out the students from universities, de-platform the artists, boycott their stores and products, villify their culture/religion, and generally just show them your hate. Your contempt. Your outrage.

Sounds far fetched? based on the mass psychosis we are witnessing (turned on a dime from rage against the s-called "anti-vaxx") it kind of seems like the same playbook, but now it's Russians (otherwise known as "snow n....s" **)..

Back in these long gone days, Goebbels’s greatest propaganda achievement was to equate the "Jewish element" with the Bolshevik-Communist threat from the East. Back then they rounded up the Commies and their Jewish "sympathizers" first. It was gavel-to-gavel propaganda - then, like now. Russians = Commies. Putin = Devil. Just transpose a few things and bingo! next they'll all be rounded up and shipped off somewhere - isn't that what they are all baying for?

Even little Israel had serious hesitations about condemning Russia - why, it took days and days of elbow twisting to force them on the bandwagon, and even so they ain't joining in on no sanctions. Could it possibly be that it all seems a bit too close for comfort? perhaps some of them heard one thing too many about Babi Yar and the role of the Bandera thugs in that 20-30K "little" massacre?

Then again, after a brief interlude where - for the first time in human history - Israel, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iran, seemed to be somehow on the same side - well, Israel just had to, had to join in this condemnation exercise but not without reservations, and quite half-heartedly. After all, they do have 100's of 1000's who came from both Russia and Ukraine who ain't all on the same page. Here is a sample: https://www.jta.org/2022/02/25/global/in-israel-some-russian-speakers-su... .

** Credit to the saker

—

I never knew that the term "Never Again" only pertained to
those born Jewish

"Antisemite used to be someone who didn't like Jews
now it's someone who Jews don't like"

Heard from Margaret Kimberley

Submitted by Wally on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 5:08pm

Funny how it's the Ukrainians who are the refugees

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-698947

. . . and pretty much all of Ukraine's Jews have escaped to Poland. etc.

I've seen some shocking analogies but that Saker one takes the cake.

I hope this catches the eyes of all that come here. To me it's spot on as to what should be considered extremely scary!

https://www.reddit.com/r/WayOfTheBern/comments/t4yngo/are_russians_the_n...

Are Russians the new Jews in Germany's 1935-38 ?

May be what we are seeing all around us are Russians treated like the New Jews - the üntermenschen (sub-human underclass) who need to be booted out from civilized spaces, de-platformed, kicked out, bullied and possibly incarcerated? Kind of like the Japanese were after Pearl Harbor but with even more severe racist undertones? a little more persecution?

T listen to some Twitterati and on-line agitated souls, now wrapped in Ukrainian flags as if they were Prussian Iron crosses, some are practically advocating for a modern version of Kristallnacht, complete with Vodka bottles splashed against Russian skulls (or anyone figuratively deemed to advocate something "Russian"), may be literally do a little Pogrom against some hapless Russian looking shops or individuals who spoke a touch to earnestly?

You think I am exagerating? in the Czech Republic they announce 8+ years f prison sentence for DARING to speak of Russia non-negatively. A famous conductor was fired from his orchestra position in Italy for NOT denouncing Russia more strongly. Athletes are required t "bend the knee" and denounce Russia forcefully, or else. And that BTW is exactly how things went in those early days when the Social nationalists (that's what they called themselves) Germany (for those of you who don't know lots about that history). It all started with a few steps and then it escalated ever faster. Are we so sure it can't happen here and across the so-called civilized West?

Back in the day (that'd be 1935-1940) it was the Jews who were considered Evil because they were “different", "non western", "alien" and had nefarious plans to take over the world. It started slowly at first - fire them from work places, kick out the students from universities, de-platform the artists, boycott their stores and products, villify their culture/religion, and generally just show them your hate. Your contempt. Your outrage.

Sounds far fetched? based on the mass psychosis we are witnessing (turned on a dime from rage against the s-called "anti-vaxx") it kind of seems like the same playbook, but now it's Russians (otherwise known as "snow n....s" **)..

Back in these long gone days, Goebbels’s greatest propaganda achievement was to equate the "Jewish element" with the Bolshevik-Communist threat from the East. Back then they rounded up the Commies and their Jewish "sympathizers" first. It was gavel-to-gavel propaganda - then, like now. Russians = Commies. Putin = Devil. Just transpose a few things and bingo! next they'll all be rounded up and shipped off somewhere - isn't that what they are all baying for?

Even little Israel had serious hesitations about condemning Russia - why, it took days and days of elbow twisting to force them on the bandwagon, and even so they ain't joining in on no sanctions. Could it possibly be that it all seems a bit too close for comfort? perhaps some of them heard one thing too many about Babi Yar and the role of the Bandera thugs in that 20-30K "little" massacre?

Then again, after a brief interlude where - for the first time in human history - Israel, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iran, seemed to be somehow on the same side - well, Israel just had to, had to join in this condemnation exercise but not without reservations, and quite half-heartedly. After all, they do have 100's of 1000's who came from both Russia and Ukraine who ain't all on the same page. Here is a sample: https://www.jta.org/2022/02/25/global/in-israel-some-russian-speakers-su... .

** Credit to the saker

Submitted by ggersh on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 6:22pm

Yep, but why are Jews fleeing, maybe to avoid the Azov?

@Wally Please stop with your state media propaganda BS

. . . and pretty much all of Ukraine's Jews have escaped to Poland. etc.

Hundreds are goin to Poland

Hundreds are going to Israel

https://israelb.org/2022/03/jews-fleeing-ukraine-to-arrive-in-israel-nex...

—

I never knew that the term "Never Again" only pertained to
those born Jewish

"Antisemite used to be someone who didn't like Jews
now it's someone who Jews don't like"

Heard from Margaret Kimberley

Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 7:45pm

evening wally...

@Wally

do please note that for the last 8 years, the refugees and the civilian dead have mostly been ethnic russians living in the eastern regions of ukraine. for 8 long years nato-funded nazis have executed in the neighborhood of 10,000 ethnic russians in the eastern regions.

where was all the wailing and gnashing of teeth then?

where were all of the stalwarts of international rectitude at the un while nazis were slaughtering ethnic russian ukrainian civilians?

like you, i don't want war and i wish that putin had made other strategic choices, but you can't say that he failed to attempt to get the attention of the world and global institutions in the long run up to the current mess. the failure is not all his.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 8:00pm

He has been told that for days

For some reason he isn’t hearing it and just keeps repeating the same thing. He also doesn’t believe that about the Nazis either. I’m out of breath.

—

There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?

Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 5:24pm

I’m seeing some of this already

A Russian restaurant in DC was vandalized earlier this week and I bet that they aren’t going to be the only one in not so long. I’m very sad to see my uncle getting on board with the xenophobia that is creeping up around me. Of course we have lots of congress critters pushing people into it.

History repeats itself because people forget the lessons of the past.

I hope this catches the eyes of all that come here. To me it's spot on as to what should be considered extremely scary!

https://www.reddit.com/r/WayOfTheBern/comments/t4yngo/are_russians_the_n...

Are Russians the new Jews in Germany's 1935-38 ?

May be what we are seeing all around us are Russians treated like the New Jews - the üntermenschen (sub-human underclass) who need to be booted out from civilized spaces, de-platformed, kicked out, bullied and possibly incarcerated? Kind of like the Japanese were after Pearl Harbor but with even more severe racist undertones? a little more persecution?

T listen to some Twitterati and on-line agitated souls, now wrapped in Ukrainian flags as if they were Prussian Iron crosses, some are practically advocating for a modern version of Kristallnacht, complete with Vodka bottles splashed against Russian skulls (or anyone figuratively deemed to advocate something "Russian"), may be literally do a little Pogrom against some hapless Russian looking shops or individuals who spoke a touch to earnestly?

You think I am exagerating? in the Czech Republic they announce 8+ years f prison sentence for DARING to speak of Russia non-negatively. A famous conductor was fired from his orchestra position in Italy for NOT denouncing Russia more strongly. Athletes are required t "bend the knee" and denounce Russia forcefully, or else. And that BTW is exactly how things went in those early days when the Social nationalists (that's what they called themselves) Germany (for those of you who don't know lots about that history). It all started with a few steps and then it escalated ever faster. Are we so sure it can't happen here and across the so-called civilized West?

Back in the day (that'd be 1935-1940) it was the Jews who were considered Evil because they were “different", "non western", "alien" and had nefarious plans to take over the world. It started slowly at first - fire them from work places, kick out the students from universities, de-platform the artists, boycott their stores and products, villify their culture/religion, and generally just show them your hate. Your contempt. Your outrage.

Sounds far fetched? based on the mass psychosis we are witnessing (turned on a dime from rage against the s-called "anti-vaxx") it kind of seems like the same playbook, but now it's Russians (otherwise known as "snow n....s" **)..

Back in these long gone days, Goebbels’s greatest propaganda achievement was to equate the "Jewish element" with the Bolshevik-Communist threat from the East. Back then they rounded up the Commies and their Jewish "sympathizers" first. It was gavel-to-gavel propaganda - then, like now. Russians = Commies. Putin = Devil. Just transpose a few things and bingo! next they'll all be rounded up and shipped off somewhere - isn't that what they are all baying for?

Even little Israel had serious hesitations about condemning Russia - why, it took days and days of elbow twisting to force them on the bandwagon, and even so they ain't joining in on no sanctions. Could it possibly be that it all seems a bit too close for comfort? perhaps some of them heard one thing too many about Babi Yar and the role of the Bandera thugs in that 20-30K "little" massacre?

Then again, after a brief interlude where - for the first time in human history - Israel, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iran, seemed to be somehow on the same side - well, Israel just had to, had to join in this condemnation exercise but not without reservations, and quite half-heartedly. After all, they do have 100's of 1000's who came from both Russia and Ukraine who ain't all on the same page. Here is a sample: https://www.jta.org/2022/02/25/global/in-israel-some-russian-speakers-su... .

** Credit to the saker

—

There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?

Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.

Submitted by lotlizard on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 8:36pm

The Powers That Be cheerlead an anti-Russian Kristallnacht…? n/t

@snoopydawg

Submitted by Marie on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 12:16am

In NYC

@snoopydawg @snoopydawg
War in Ukraine empties out NYC's Russian Tea Room Unknown if the emptying is the result of customer ignorance (their version of the 2003 Congressional "Freedom Fries") or fear of a Molotov Cocktail thrown in the place by some ignorant USian or a NaziUkie in solidarity with his/her compatriots.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 5:49pm

From the comments

marku52

There certainly is a racist element to this as well. After decades of non-white people being blown up, with no western comment, we get pictures of white people hiding in a basement, and the west goes into a total freak out.

Strange, ‘innit?

I hope this catches the eyes of all that come here. To me it's spot on as to what should be considered extremely scary!

https://www.reddit.com/r/WayOfTheBern/comments/t4yngo/are_russians_the_n...

Are Russians the new Jews in Germany's 1935-38 ?

May be what we are seeing all around us are Russians treated like the New Jews - the üntermenschen (sub-human underclass) who need to be booted out from civilized spaces, de-platformed, kicked out, bullied and possibly incarcerated? Kind of like the Japanese were after Pearl Harbor but with even more severe racist undertones? a little more persecution?

T listen to some Twitterati and on-line agitated souls, now wrapped in Ukrainian flags as if they were Prussian Iron crosses, some are practically advocating for a modern version of Kristallnacht, complete with Vodka bottles splashed against Russian skulls (or anyone figuratively deemed to advocate something "Russian"), may be literally do a little Pogrom against some hapless Russian looking shops or individuals who spoke a touch to earnestly?

You think I am exagerating? in the Czech Republic they announce 8+ years f prison sentence for DARING to speak of Russia non-negatively. A famous conductor was fired from his orchestra position in Italy for NOT denouncing Russia more strongly. Athletes are required t "bend the knee" and denounce Russia forcefully, or else. And that BTW is exactly how things went in those early days when the Social nationalists (that's what they called themselves) Germany (for those of you who don't know lots about that history). It all started with a few steps and then it escalated ever faster. Are we so sure it can't happen here and across the so-called civilized West?

Back in the day (that'd be 1935-1940) it was the Jews who were considered Evil because they were “different", "non western", "alien" and had nefarious plans to take over the world. It started slowly at first - fire them from work places, kick out the students from universities, de-platform the artists, boycott their stores and products, villify their culture/religion, and generally just show them your hate. Your contempt. Your outrage.

Sounds far fetched? based on the mass psychosis we are witnessing (turned on a dime from rage against the s-called "anti-vaxx") it kind of seems like the same playbook, but now it's Russians (otherwise known as "snow n....s" **)..

Back in these long gone days, Goebbels’s greatest propaganda achievement was to equate the "Jewish element" with the Bolshevik-Communist threat from the East. Back then they rounded up the Commies and their Jewish "sympathizers" first. It was gavel-to-gavel propaganda - then, like now. Russians = Commies. Putin = Devil. Just transpose a few things and bingo! next they'll all be rounded up and shipped off somewhere - isn't that what they are all baying for?

Even little Israel had serious hesitations about condemning Russia - why, it took days and days of elbow twisting to force them on the bandwagon, and even so they ain't joining in on no sanctions. Could it possibly be that it all seems a bit too close for comfort? perhaps some of them heard one thing too many about Babi Yar and the role of the Bandera thugs in that 20-30K "little" massacre?

Then again, after a brief interlude where - for the first time in human history - Israel, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iran, seemed to be somehow on the same side - well, Israel just had to, had to join in this condemnation exercise but not without reservations, and quite half-heartedly. After all, they do have 100's of 1000's who came from both Russia and Ukraine who ain't all on the same page. Here is a sample: https://www.jta.org/2022/02/25/global/in-israel-some-russian-speakers-su... .

** Credit to the saker

—

There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?

Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.

Submitted by ggersh on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 6:17pm

Hypocrisy 101-404

@snoopydawg Those who are backing ameriKKKa are backing Neo-Nazi's, period!

But if we don't go along with their narrative then we are Putin's
puppet, fuck em.

—

I never knew that the term "Never Again" only pertained to
those born Jewish

"Antisemite used to be someone who didn't like Jews
now it's someone who Jews don't like"

Heard from Margaret Kimberley

Submitted by snoopydawg on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 6:49pm

Scott Ritter nails many Americans

Neither Europe nor the United States, it seemed, would be intervening on behalf of Ukraine against Russia. Zelensky and Ukraine were on their own, their only choice for national relevance being to commit suicide on the international stage while the West, from the safety of their homes and offices, cheered them on like bloodthirsty Romans watching gladiators do battle in the Colosseum.

Wowzer that’s a home run! It does seem that lots of people here are cheering for the Ukrainians whilst hoping that they give Russia a bloody nose. But sadly they are very ignorant of what pushed Russia into action.

While Biden lionized Ukraine and its beleaguered president, he failed to explain to the American people why there was a war, beyond the sophomoric argument that “Putin did it.” No talk of America’s role in the Maidan back in 2014, no discussion of the role played by Ukrainian right-wing ultra-nationalists in oppressing the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine, no mention of the shelling of the breakaway Donbass region, no discussion of the role that NATO expansion played in creating an untenable security situation for the Russian state.

I’m sure that Biden will say that he feels our pain.

Russia has yet to respond to the US-led economic war being waged against it. When it does, rest assured that these sanctions Congress so enthusiastically applauded will prove to be a double-edged sword – one that will cut into a US economy still reeling from the consequences of the Covid pandemic. When that time comes, President Biden could find that many of those politicians who rose to their feet to cheer on the sacrifice of Ukraine will turn on him.

War, it is said, is but an extension of politics by other means. Given the deep partisan political divide that exists in the US when it comes to the economy, it is clear neither Biden nor the American public is ready for what is about to happen when the consequences of their anti-Russian hysteria finally comes home to roost.

I don’t know much about what causes inflation, but I know that closing down the world had a huge effect on supplies that we still haven’t recovered from. Won’t higher energy prices and higher everything else make it worse? People are almost paying double for used cars. Lots of newer ones are sitting in lots because they don’t have chips for them. I forgot what neon makes, but Ukraine supplies about 90% for the world.

—

There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?

Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.

Submitted by ggersh on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 6:56pm

Ritter and snoopydawg both get it!!!!

@snoopydawg

The supply chain broke because of mandates, demand which usually helps cause higher prices wasn't a factor at all. It was monopolized corporations raising prices because they had no competition. Think insulin, epi-pen etc.etc.etc.

The price of oil is impacted now by hedge fund/WS banks buying oil just because, when in
reality their is no shortage or stoppage of oil

#2.3.1 Neither Europe nor the United States, it seemed, would be intervening on behalf of Ukraine against Russia. Zelensky and Ukraine were on their own, their only choice for national relevance being to commit suicide on the international stage while the West, from the safety of their homes and offices, cheered them on like bloodthirsty Romans watching gladiators do battle in the Colosseum. Wowzer that’s a home run! It does seem that lots of people here are cheering for the Ukrainians whilst hoping that they give Russia a bloody nose. But sadly they are very ignorant of what pushed Russia into action. While Biden lionized Ukraine and its beleaguered president, he failed to explain to the American people why there was a war, beyond the sophomoric argument that “Putin did it.” No talk of America’s role in the Maidan back in 2014, no discussion of the role played by Ukrainian right-wing ultra-nationalists in oppressing the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine, no mention of the shelling of the breakaway Donbass region, no discussion of the role that NATO expansion played in creating an untenable security situation for the Russian state. I’m sure that Biden will say that he feels our pain. Russia has yet to respond to the US-led economic war being waged against it. When it does, rest assured that these sanctions Congress so enthusiastically applauded will prove to be a double-edged sword – one that will cut into a US economy still reeling from the consequences of the Covid pandemic. When that time comes, President Biden could find that many of those politicians who rose to their feet to cheer on the sacrifice of Ukraine will turn on him. War, it is said, is but an extension of politics by other means. Given the deep partisan political divide that exists in the US when it comes to the economy, it is clear neither Biden nor the American public is ready for what is about to happen when the consequences of their anti-Russian hysteria finally comes home to roost. I don’t know much about what causes inflation, but I know that closing down the world had a huge effect on supplies that we still haven’t recovered from. Won’t higher energy prices and higher everything else make it worse? People are almost paying double for used cars. Lots of newer ones are sitting in lots because they don’t have chips for them. I forgot what neon makes, but Ukraine supplies about 90% for the world.

—

I never knew that the term "Never Again" only pertained to
those born Jewish

"Antisemite used to be someone who didn't like Jews
now it's someone who Jews don't like"

Heard from Margaret Kimberley

Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 7:37pm

evening ggersh...

Even little Israel had serious hesitations about condemning Russia - why, it took days and days of elbow twisting to force them on the bandwagon, and even so they ain't joining in on no sanctions.

it seems that perhaps israel's actions are more reasonably explained as caused by a fear that russia will make them stop bombing syrians. if israel gets on russia's nerves, i would imagine that israeli planes will start dropping out of the sky over syria and syria's defense systems will likely improve dramatically.

I hope this catches the eyes of all that come here. To me it's spot on as to what should be considered extremely scary!

https://www.reddit.com/r/WayOfTheBern/comments/t4yngo/are_russians_the_n...

Are Russians the new Jews in Germany's 1935-38 ?

May be what we are seeing all around us are Russians treated like the New Jews - the üntermenschen (sub-human underclass) who need to be booted out from civilized spaces, de-platformed, kicked out, bullied and possibly incarcerated? Kind of like the Japanese were after Pearl Harbor but with even more severe racist undertones? a little more persecution?

T listen to some Twitterati and on-line agitated souls, now wrapped in Ukrainian flags as if they were Prussian Iron crosses, some are practically advocating for a modern version of Kristallnacht, complete with Vodka bottles splashed against Russian skulls (or anyone figuratively deemed to advocate something "Russian"), may be literally do a little Pogrom against some hapless Russian looking shops or individuals who spoke a touch to earnestly?

You think I am exagerating? in the Czech Republic they announce 8+ years f prison sentence for DARING to speak of Russia non-negatively. A famous conductor was fired from his orchestra position in Italy for NOT denouncing Russia more strongly. Athletes are required t "bend the knee" and denounce Russia forcefully, or else. And that BTW is exactly how things went in those early days when the Social nationalists (that's what they called themselves) Germany (for those of you who don't know lots about that history). It all started with a few steps and then it escalated ever faster. Are we so sure it can't happen here and across the so-called civilized West?

Back in the day (that'd be 1935-1940) it was the Jews who were considered Evil because they were “different", "non western", "alien" and had nefarious plans to take over the world. It started slowly at first - fire them from work places, kick out the students from universities, de-platform the artists, boycott their stores and products, villify their culture/religion, and generally just show them your hate. Your contempt. Your outrage.

Sounds far fetched? based on the mass psychosis we are witnessing (turned on a dime from rage against the s-called "anti-vaxx") it kind of seems like the same playbook, but now it's Russians (otherwise known as "snow n....s" **)..

Back in these long gone days, Goebbels’s greatest propaganda achievement was to equate the "Jewish element" with the Bolshevik-Communist threat from the East. Back then they rounded up the Commies and their Jewish "sympathizers" first. It was gavel-to-gavel propaganda - then, like now. Russians = Commies. Putin = Devil. Just transpose a few things and bingo! next they'll all be rounded up and shipped off somewhere - isn't that what they are all baying for?

Even little Israel had serious hesitations about condemning Russia - why, it took days and days of elbow twisting to force them on the bandwagon, and even so they ain't joining in on no sanctions. Could it possibly be that it all seems a bit too close for comfort? perhaps some of them heard one thing too many about Babi Yar and the role of the Bandera thugs in that 20-30K "little" massacre?

Then again, after a brief interlude where - for the first time in human history - Israel, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iran, seemed to be somehow on the same side - well, Israel just had to, had to join in this condemnation exercise but not without reservations, and quite half-heartedly. After all, they do have 100's of 1000's who came from both Russia and Ukraine who ain't all on the same page. Here is a sample: https://www.jta.org/2022/02/25/global/in-israel-some-russian-speakers-su... .

** Credit to the saker

Submitted by QMS on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 3:59pm

One week into the Russian special operation in the Ukraine

from the saker ..

But here are the stone cold fact about the Ukie military:

Air Force: gone
Navy: gone
Long range, standoff capabilities: gone
Air defenses: gone
Regular ground forces: no less than 65% (some say up to 80%) of the Ukie military is surrounded and condemned
Assorted Nazi units: I don’t have the figures, but A LOT of them are now either in the Donbass cauldron or in Mariupol. They will mostly not be taken prisoner, except for the leaders who will be tried and sentenced for their innumerable crimes.

So, in terms of the Russian goals, here is how I would score this:

Ukrainian disarmament: mostly already done, the Ukraine has nothing to threaten Russia with
Ukrainian denazification: only at the early start, but conditions are excellent and I am confident that most of the hardcore Nazis will soon be dead.

But what’s next?

Russia will/has disarm(ed) and will soon denazify the Ukraine, that is a given.

But what after that? Please remember that this is NOT about the Ukraine, this is about the entire future security architecture of Europe.

I will just say this: while, no, Russia won’t invade the EU or even Poland, the Russian war to push back NATO has only begun, it will last MANY MONTHS so be prepared for this. MONTHS.

Please ready yourself for a long and difficult struggle.

Submitted by Wally on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 5:29pm

So the Baltic States next?

@QMS

If that's the case, it's time for all of us to say goodbye.

LUNACY!

Buh bye. We're all sooooo phlucked.

[video:https://youtu.be/CsBwBct0_5U]

[video:https://youtu.be/-CZ06Lq_mUw]

[video:https://youtu.be/en1uwIzI3SE]

Submitted by QMS on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 6:49pm

Noooo, the rooskies are not going there

@Wally

I can understand your paranoia about war & etc.
but you have to understand the bear is more comfortable
hibernating during these cold winters of human non-compassion.
If prodded, the awakened bear will destroy the instigators.
But your precious little baltic states did not start this fight.
Clarity is the key to consciousness.

Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 7:57pm

evening qms...

@QMS

heh, i don't know if it's time for the scorecard, yet. the propaganda is so thick and deep, i presume on both sides of this that i am going to wait a while for more indisputable facts before i start tallying some sort of score.

that said, i am certain that russia is doing far better than the embedded western press stenography pool lets on.

Submitted by ovals49 on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 9:04pm

RT (on Rumble live feed today)

acknowledged appx. 500 dead and appx 1,500 wounded of the Russian troops. No figures that I could find on Ukrainian troop casualties, so nothing to compare to show who’s “winning”. War has a way of insuring plenty of losses for all involved.

—

“ …and when we destroy nature, we diminish our capacity to sense the divine,and understand who God is, and what our own potential is and duties are as human beings.- RFK jr. 8/26/2024

Submitted by usefewersyllables on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 4:02pm

I've taken to

simply leaving a full glass of bourbon and the bottle of vermouth right by the door to the deck, to save time when the balloon goes up. That way all I will have to do is put in a tiny splash of vermouth as I run out the door, and I'll have my Manhattan. I may not have time to both get into my tux, and also make the drink. Gotta plan ahead.

I'd make it ahead of time, but the drinking cat doesn't like vermouth. He does like a lick or two of bourbon from time to time, though, so peace reigns doing it this way. I don't want him pushing my glass off the counter. The other cat is a teetotaler, and I have no idea why. He's something of an ascetic, in many ways.

We used to have a llama that really liked Crown Royal, but never cared for good bourbon. And we had one that liked Chardonnay, but nothing red or distilled. And my wife's late horse really used to like a cold beer after a ride on a hot day, like most horses. Picky, picky... Oh, well, we try to take care of our critters as best we can.

—

Twice bitten, permanently shy.

Submitted by QMS on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 4:02pm

The bourbon sounds good

@usefewersyllables

sorry to hear your cat doesn't do manhattans
Don't think the tux is necessary, but if it feels good
wear it!

Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 8:00pm

evening usefewersyllables...

@usefewersyllables

heh. i guess maybe i should pull a bottle of scotch out from under the sink and leave it in the basement, just in case.

have a great evening and my best to your critters!

Submitted by QMS on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 4:33pm

Yeah, so the military idjits decided now was not a good time

to test a nuclear warhead rocket.
#1 they don't know if the old thing works anymore
or if they can control it.
#2 if it blows up Montana, it may not look good for the bazillions they spent
on these war toys and
#3 perhaps it would be asking for trouble with the *enemy* aka Russia

I kinda doubt they are interested in playing such war games at this point in time.
Well at least the dummies in the military bureaucracy held back such an asinine
test today.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 5:08pm

From Ian Welsh

I’d really hate to be China’s leadership right now. This is rock/hard place for them. If they don’t keep Russia alive they will have no ally when it’s their turn, but the US and Europe are likely to put a ton of pressure on them for sanctions & that will start the cold war (for them, it’s already on for Russia,) earlier than they wanted.

It’s not quite that simple for China. They have made lots of agreements with Russia just because they both knew that NATO was coming for them.

He ends with this:

Cold War 2.0 isn’t one in which the West are necessarily the favorites to win.

Gee it’s not like China makes many of the things that Americans need and want because our government’s masters told it to offshore jobs and close down factories here. We got a taste of this when the epidemic hit and we found out that our cupboards were bare for the things we needed. We import basic medical needs too and hey isn’t China holding a lot of our debt? I think China has a good hold on America’s gonads. And as we are aware Russia are now fast friends. Didn’t a few people warn against pushing them together?

Thanks Biden you PoS. I paid $4.00 for gas today and super unleaded and diesel are well over that. Hey maybe he can send us the $600 he owes us to offset high gas prices?

—

There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?

Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.

Submitted by Azazello on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 6:42pm

Heard on NPR ...

@snoopydawg
No lie, "Americans will be happy to pay $4 a gallon, they know they're doing their part to defend democracy."

—

We wanted decent healthcare, a living wage and free college.
The Democrats gave us Biden and war instead.

Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 8:25pm

heh...

@Azazello

i knew that there was a reason that i stopped listening to the radio in the car.

Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 8:24pm

evening snoopy...

@snoopydawg

heh, i paid $3.60 for mid-grade a few days ago and premium was right around $4. the price has literally been going up daily here. i'm going to need to fill up in a couple more days and i am expecting sticker shock.

fuck joe biden. and fuck the greedy oil and gas industry that he serves.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 9:06pm

Amen to that!

They are just being greedy fcks and they are just gauging us to drive up their profits of course Biden nor congress will give a crap about those who can’t afford to live anymore. Housing, rent, food, gas is getting out of reach for so many and congress yawns and doesn’t even talk about it or getting them help. And even if someone does say hey let’s help people there are always some who say no. Helping them just gives them more chances to buy drugs. Right Joe Mansion-Houseboat-Mazaratti? Maybe the truckers will get their attention, but I’m afraid that they are being set up so Biden can further implement his domestic terrorism bill. I thought that the shitlibs were going to push him left?

—

There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?

Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.

Submitted by NYCVG on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 6:12pm

Crime Spikes as Mayor Without a Brain Takes Over

According to NYPD, overall crime spiked nearly 60% in February compared to the same period last year. From NYPD press release pic.twitter.com/3PuDdkqr43

— Zack Fink (@ZackFinkNews) March 3, 2022

January was similar.

The New Mayors' attacks on crime is correctly seen as a war against Black and Brown New Yorkers. This is the reaction from the streets.

Yes, the MWAB is Black. On the outside, but not in fact.

His idiotic wars on "Crime" and "Gun Control" come directly from his puppeteer, Michael Bloomberg. All of this is wrong, and it failed under Bloomberg's heel for 12 endless years.

NYC had been a transformed city while de Blasio was in office-----UNTIL he made the fatal mistake of joining in the Covid agenda of the Democratic Rulers.

Now we are back to the bad old days and the violence gets more widespread and shocking every day.

—

NYCVG

Submitted by QMS on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 6:43pm

damn shame the people of your city are fighting

but if they are fighting the right, enemies of social justice ..
you call it crime? sounds like reactions to jack boots to me
when cornered, most animals tend to fight back

Submitted by NYCVG on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 8:27pm

Shocking stabbings

@QMS smearing victims with feces

The subway has become unusable.

Cornered victimized people fighting back hard.

—

NYCVG

Submitted by lotlizard on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 8:46pm

Like San Francisco, which I read is also becoming unlivable… n/t

Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 8:27pm

heh...

well, now there's a mayor with a growth agenda.

Submitted by Azazello on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 6:44pm

Evening all ...

I know, I'm losin' it, going senile.
I've been listening to this the past couple days:
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo2qQmj0_h4 width:600 height:360]

—

We wanted decent healthcare, a living wage and free college.
The Democrats gave us Biden and war instead.

Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 8:32pm

evening azazello...

@Azazello

i never really listened to acdc, they got popular after i got tired of the local rock stations, which were pretty dreadful at the time.

the senility might be spreading, though, i pulled out a bunch of old brownsville station albums the other day and listened to a couple of them.

have a great evening!

Submitted by Azazello on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 8:41pm

But they're dead wrong, I know they are ...

@joe shikspack
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVDzbGsAXHw width:600 height:360]

—

We wanted decent healthcare, a living wage and free college.
The Democrats gave us Biden and war instead.

Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 8:57pm

well, now you've done it...

@Azazello

here ya go...

Submitted by janis b on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 8:32pm

Evening joe and bluesters

I can’t decide whether most media is a circus performance or a reality show. There’s probably not much difference anyway, and there are no real winners. At least at the circus you can win a stuffed animal, or on reality tv, a partner. /s

I especially enjoyed your responses tonight, and Irma. ’Time, time, time is my side’ is such a great classic. ‘Fancy’ isn't bad either. Thanks.

Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 8:37pm

evening janis...

@janis b

heh, it's only reality if you believe it and there's no good reason why reality can't also be a clown show. i guess after he gets finished distributing the masks and covid rapid tests, biden can distribute rubber noses, rainbow wigs and squirting flowers.

Submitted by janis b on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 8:46pm

; )