(September 4, 2022 at 1:23 pm)Helios Wrote:Quote:I think Zelenskyy has an inflated egoNope
Quote:Hillary Clinton had that same idea of doing a no-fly zone in Syria, which would have been absolutely bonkers and Obama and Trump knew better. But, seeing how close Hillary got to getting elected, shows that someone with really extreme policies like a no-fly zone could easily get elected. And enforcing a no-fly zone in Ukraine literally means shooting down Russian planes, which is basically World War 3. You don't actually want WWIII, do you?This isn't Syria
Quote:I think it's quite unlikely this whole situation right now leads to nuclear warfare, but scientists seem to take this prospect pretty seriously when talking about civilizations out there in the universe. You'll usually hear scientists speculate about whether most civilizations end up leading to their own demise with technology/ weapons of mass destruction. This is not something to take lightly, and you're basically endorsing WWIII by calling for a no-fly zone, whether you see it that way or intend that or not. You carry on this risky behaviour for hundreds of years in the future, and eventually the shit is going to hit the fan and the nukes will start flying. Eventually we are going to run into the wrong dictator who really is crazy enough to go all out. You play with fire long enough, you get burned.Nope, I'm endorsing we stop Russia bombing cities and if they choose to challenge that. That's on them, And Russia will never use its nukes nor will anyone else a nuke is a bluff....
Quote:We have no reason to believe Putin is going to start invading everywhere. That's pure speculation on your part and you don't really have much to back it up.Lol too bad all of Russia's neighbors disagree with you .....
Also, did you forget that Russia was also planning to invade Moldova....
People in the media and Western politicians have been painting the narrative that Putin is a mad man who could pull a Hitler and all of that nonsense. It's not happening. Like Chomsky said, Putin is the same man he has been. Yes, I'm aware of the happenings with Russia's neighbours, but that is what it is. Putin will very likely stick to the rivers and the lakes that he's used to (TLC). He's not going to try to pull off some crazy expansion into Europe. This is simply propaganda the media is pushing without evidence to ramp up support for the war.
I like how you're willing to put the whole planet at risk by shooting down Russian planes, and you're so sure they're going to back down and not respond. No military would dare try to establish a no-fly zone in Ukraine, or take that risk right now, and thank Jeebus that that level of sanity has prevailed at least.