Re: International Politics
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 5:07 pm
Geez the propaganda machines are in full force at the moment, anyone have any independent sources with people on the ground in Ukraine?
stan wrote:Geez the propaganda machines are in full force at the moment, anyone have any independent sources with people on the ground in Ukraine?
stan wrote:Day 26 of the Russian special military operation and will all the fake news out there it's hard to work out what's going on.
However at day 26 the Russians have yet to capture and otherthrow the government.
You would have to suggest that it's not going to plan and the Ukrainians are digging in and fighting hard.
MW wrote:stan wrote:Day 26 of the Russian special military operation and will all the fake news out there it's hard to work out what's going on.
However at day 26 the Russians have yet to capture and otherthrow the government.
You would have to suggest that it's not going to plan and the Ukrainians are digging in and fighting hard.
I've got another theory. I don't think the Russians have any intention of taking over Ukraine this time around , it is all about destruction and making them weak. The take over will happen in the years to come when Ukraine are struggling to get back on their feet after the destruction caused by this invasion.
It is an issue, at the moment Russian demands are that Criminea is formally given to Russia. A North East section of Ukraine is an "independent" republic from Ukraine aka a Russian puppet state and that they never join NATO.Armchair expert wrote:MW wrote:stan wrote:Day 26 of the Russian special military operation and will all the fake news out there it's hard to work out what's going on.
However at day 26 the Russians have yet to capture and otherthrow the government.
You would have to suggest that it's not going to plan and the Ukrainians are digging in and fighting hard.
I've got another theory. I don't think the Russians have any intention of taking over Ukraine this time around , it is all about destruction and making them weak. The take over will happen in the years to come when Ukraine are struggling to get back on their feet after the destruction caused by this invasion.
Russia can't afford that, they can't occupy either. The world will rebuild Ukraine eventually.
This is the biggest own goal in history.
Welcome to Nato Finland and Sweden
Germany finally spending on their military, more bad news for Russia.
Belarus is going to take out Putin stooge Lukashenko
This ends when Russian Karens hit the streets asking where their sons are.
stan wrote:Day 26 of the Russian special military operation and will all the fake news out there it's hard to work out what's going on.
However at day 26 the Russians have yet to capture and otherthrow the government.
You would have to suggest that it's not going to plan and the Ukrainians are digging in and fighting hard.
Very much so, that's why Putin is looking for a regime change rather than building it back himself.shoe boy wrote:stan wrote:Day 26 of the Russian special military operation and will all the fake news out there it's hard to work out what's going on.
However at day 26 the Russians have yet to capture and otherthrow the government.
You would have to suggest that it's not going to plan and the Ukrainians are digging in and fighting hard.
It is one thing to bomb shit out of a country or city and another to occupy ie Syria , Iraq , Afghanistan ,Vietnam for example .
Now it becomes a dirty street from street fight.
am Bays wrote:Another year another Italian Government
Two Centre left parties came in 2nd and third
I give this coalition 12 months, tops
I remember a stat from Contemporary European history lecture at Flinders Uni in 1990, In the 45 years since WW2 Italy had had 37 changes of government
This government seems to be more pre-occupied with internal social issues, namely who are coming across the ditch from Africa....
Jimmy_041 wrote:
Should be a law they can only change governments when Glenelg wins a premiership
I don’t follow NZ politics closely but have a couple of Kiwis at works who are Jacinda voters and said whilst she did a great job during the pandemic she has let other things slide and that NZ has plenty of problems currently. They did seem to think she would be in trouble at the next election and that perhaps her stepping aside might give them a better chance going forward.gadj1976 wrote:They used to say Richmond eat their own. Seriously, politics eats their own. She's a good egg.
Jim05 wrote:I don’t follow NZ politics closely but have a couple of Kiwis at works who are Jacinda voters and said whilst she did a great job during the pandemic she has let other things slide and that NZ has plenty of problems currently. They did seem to think she would be in trouble at the next election and that perhaps her stepping aside might give them a better chance going forward.gadj1976 wrote:They used to say Richmond eat their own. Seriously, politics eats their own. She's a good egg.
From afar it looks like she was doing a good job but it sounds like some discontent is growing over there