February 19, 20241 yr We’ve already checked the persecution and imprisonment containers, just have death in prison left to go.
February 19, 20241 yr Latest war updates don’t sound good for the Ukrainians https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-duran-podcast/id1442883993?i=1000645900593 meanwhile the west keeps marching to WW3
February 20, 20241 yr Multiple sources reporting Ukraine has shot down four Russian aircraft so far this weekend. Looks like 3 x Su-34 and 1 x Su-35….all surface to air losses! https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-shoots-down-3-russian-jets-one-morning-air-chief-2024-2
February 20, 20241 yr Russian pilot that defected murdered in spain https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-pilot-defected-ukraine-mi-225126196.html
February 22, 20241 yr On 2/19/2024 at 8:42 AM, brabus said: We’ve already checked the persecution and imprisonment containers, just have death in prison left to go. Yeah that’s horseshit. did ya get some gold shoes?
February 22, 20241 yr Eh, it was a bit tongue in cheek, but there is plenty of political persecution going on in our country. Not saying it’s of comparison to many terrible examples throughout world history, but it is pretty damn bad relative to our own post-revolutionary war history. Edited February 22, 20241 yr by brabus
February 22, 20241 yr Post Revolution we more or less exiled any Loyalists, the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts criminalized being critical of the government, Lincoln threw critics of the Federal government into military jails without trial and/or banished them to the Confederacy and Canada, Woodrow Wilson jailed political opponents, McCarthy era, etc., etc. We are not at any new peak in terms of political persecution.
February 22, 20241 yr Anyone who thinks the USA is overly racist or that our government is a big offender for persecuting people due to political views or political speech…I highly encourage you to visit ::waives hands around wildly:: almost any other country.
February 22, 20241 yr On 2/19/2024 at 6:49 PM, ecugringo said: Russian pilot that defected murdered in spain https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-pilot-defected-ukraine-mi-225126196.html If you defect from Mother Russia, go to Argentina, there are still Nazi's down there. Edited February 22, 20241 yr by Biff_T
February 22, 20241 yr @Stoker great points and good historical refresher. Perhaps we’re just in a cycle that currently is somewhat like the red scare…emotionally biased to hate others that we suspect to not be carbon copies of ourselves. @nsplayr Yes, but the old “well it could be worse” argument is not a very good one. Never has been…despite the fact I say it to my kids! Edited February 22, 20241 yr by brabus
February 22, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, nsplayr said: Anyone who thinks the USA is overly racist or that our government is a big offender for persecuting people due to political views or political speech…I highly encourage you to visit ::waives hands around wildly:: almost any other country. I was vacationing in Australia last week and the taxi driver from the airport asked if the “the black monkey Americans were causing all the crimes in the U.S.?”
February 22, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Sua Sponte said: I was vacationing in Australia last week and the taxi driver from the airport asked if the “the black monkey Americans were causing all the crimes in the U.S.?” Here’s the clip from that interaction.
February 22, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, nsplayr said: Anyone who thinks the USA is overly racist or that our government is a big offender for persecuting people due to political views or political speech…I highly encourage you to visit ::waives hands around wildly:: almost any other country. What we were and what we have become is worse by almost every objective measure I can think of. Crime Social cohesion Life-span Cost of living Marriage rates Physical and mental health and so on and so on...we're not improving, we're getting worse. So the answer to the question "is the glass half full or half empty" depends on whether or not it's leaking or being filled up. We're half-empty. And yeah, to address your point, yes, our government is more racist now than at anytime in my entire life - more than 40 years.
February 23, 20241 yr Ukraine reportedly tagged another Russian A50 AEW aircraft. https://www.itemfix.com/v?t=en5f0
February 24, 20241 yr Ukraine reportedly tagged another Russian A50 AEW aircraft. https://www.itemfix.com/v?t=en5f0I see Operation Dreamland is going well. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
February 24, 20241 yr 30 minutes ago, Lawman said: I see Operation Dreamland is going well. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Great reference
February 24, 20241 yr Great referenceIf you’re looking for ~36 hours of road-trip material, it’s available on YouTube and Spotify.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
February 24, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, Lawman said: If you’re looking for ~36 hours of road-trip material, it’s available on YouTube and Spotify. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk I've got it on 'tape'. Read the paperback a few times way back in 92 and then a few times since then. Have since transitioned to 'tape' and have listened to the classics a few more times.
February 24, 20241 yr Ukraine reportedly tagged another Russian A50 AEW aircraft. https://www.itemfix.com/v?t=en5f0Paywall blocked but if someone has an account https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-claims-shot-down-a-50-russian-spy-plane-again-2024-2?ampSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
February 25, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, uhhello said: I've got it on 'tape'. Read the paperback a few times way back in 92 and then a few times since then. Have since transitioned to 'tape' and have listened to the classics a few more times. We talkin Red Storm Rising? Phenomenal book.
February 25, 20241 yr We talkin Red Storm Rising? Phenomenal book. Probably my favorite Clancy book. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app
February 25, 20241 yr 23 minutes ago, herkbum said: Probably my favorite Clancy book. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app Yeah. I don't think anything has come close to it for showing an all aspect full on modern war.
February 25, 20241 yr We talkin Red Storm Rising? Phenomenal book. There is a guy on YouTube taking the audio book and making videos out of DCS with it. All it does is further build my rabid demand to make a miniseries out of that book.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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