Meanwhile in Ukraine

[Smitty-48]

that being said

I don't expect NATO to fight

if they try, the alliance will break down into factions

so NATO backing down and negotiating in the face of Escalation Dominance seems the most likely scenario

[Smitty-48]

the existential danger I see is more Russia related unto itself

if this spirals out of Putin's control

if he comes under threat at home

if the Kremlin is under siege in Moscow

okay, then he might do something desperate

that is where things could get really hot

[SilverEagle]

that being said

I don't expect NATO to fight

if they try, the alliance will break down into factions

so NATO backing down and negotiating in the face of Escalation Dominance seems the most likely scenario

Putin knew how that would play out before he sent troops to the border. NATO leaders are pussies and Biden is a fucking potato…..so yup.

[Smitty-48]

that being said

I don't expect NATO to fight

if they try, the alliance will break down into factions

so NATO backing down and negotiating in the face of Escalation Dominance seems the most likely scenario

Putin knew how that would play out before he sent troops to the border. NATO leaders are pussies and Biden is a fucking potato…..so yup.

there is existential danger on the NATO side none the less

not so much that Brussels goes to war with the Kremlin

but rather if NATO countries in the east, led by Poland

breakaway from NATO and go to war without Article V being invoked

[Smitty-48]

is Poland really going to let their proxy in Kiev fall ?

while Poland does nothing ?

is Poland really going to sit still for this ?

or might Poland decide that NATO is useless and they need to take action on their own ?

that is the vector I am watching for now

[Smitty-48]

Russia is not the Soviets

Russia is not that big

Poland is not that small in the face of them

Russia might be able to take Ukraine down easily enough

Poland on the other hand, that is a serious problem for the Kremlin

especially if Poland formed a Contact Group

with Ukraine, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland & Sweden

then you would see the fur fly methinks

[C-Mag]

Justin Trudeau is jealous that Putin is stealing his authoritarian spotlight

[C-Mag]

Russian armored vehicle runs over a car
https://gab.com/VitoBoscaino/posts/107860031686944683

Ukrainian Soldiers burning documents
https://gab.com/Cynthia_Holt/posts/107860025394677417

[Haumana]

Dude language is what is missing on a global scale. Toxic masculinity is a horseshit misnomer. Naa, this is just how shit gets done ultimately. Martin's recounting of 5th grade locker room shit is really still what drives the vehicle. The rubber has to meet the road at some point and here we are. All of this namby pamby bullshit is not going to override evolution. Dudes don't have a uterus, no matter how much make up and hair that they put on themselves they can't make it true. Apex predators will still take the best part of the kill. Ultimately, when all the bullshit is boiled away, might does make right. It is the very basis of why people willingly pay their taxes. No one really wants the weight of the State, and their impunity to shoot you on the spot, bearing down on them.

What is the difference between government and the mafia?

More shit written down?

[Smitty-48]

What is the difference between government and the mafia?

the mafia follows its own rules and/or kills those within its ranks who fail to do so