Author Topic: International Politics Thread - Disease and Disaster (Read 1412063 times)

Nintex · « **Reply #9960 on:** December 01, 2021, 05:25:07 AM »

The Russians have hammered on the fact that the EU/US took liberties with WW2 history when it suited them so they consider it a 'reap what you sow' sort of thing.
One of the things that triggers them is the Molotov/Ribbentrop pact they they consider to be part of a big number of treaties that the Nazi's signed with other European powers before the war.

And considering the Russians did overthrow their own communist rulers they also feel like they defeated both the Nazi's and Communists.

It's a difficult subject considering there are a lot of grey areas and the records are incomplete. A lot of history has already been adjusted based on new findings, it took until 1990 for definitive proof to surface that the Soviets were behind the Katyn Massacre.
The irony is that these days mostly the Russians are digging through the archives of letters and intelligence reports. They arguably have the largest collection of historical materials related to WW2 especially on events leading up to the war as the Soviets had the most extensive spy network.

The Winter War is one of those strange events like the Spanish civil war (or even the Korean war) which puts into question when WW2 actually started (or ended) and who started it.
The fact that the Russians know their history well makes it easier for them to change the narrative to what suits them best. After all history is written by the winners.

benjipwns · « **Reply #9961 on:** December 01, 2021, 08:45:34 PM »

https://twitter.com/kendallbaker/status/1466124381407621121

Transhuman · « **Reply #9962 on:** December 02, 2021, 12:15:27 PM »

Fuck yeah

Nintex · « **Reply #9963 on:** December 02, 2021, 12:22:50 PM »

CCP getting cancelled

Nintex · « **Reply #9964 on:** December 02, 2021, 01:30:00 PM »

https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/1466350620370259970

https://twitter.com/markmackinnon/status/1466316017324412930

https://twitter.com/France24_en/status/1466471244807692301

Transhuman · « **Reply #9965 on:** December 02, 2021, 02:23:06 PM »

Finally tennis is interesting.

Nintex · « **Reply #9966 on:** December 02, 2021, 07:52:10 PM »

https://twitter.com/OKnox/status/1466552620240277506
They should answer the phone and yell:
"WHERE THE HELL IS PENG"
And then hang up on the Chicoms.

But they won't. They'll sell out the US and sing a song in praise of Eternal leader Xi Jinping.
Ah look there it is.

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Business executives that remain committed to China, however, continue to defend the Chinese leadership and backtrack rapidly if they offend Beijing, intentionally or otherwise.

Spineless cowards.

who is ted danson? · « **Reply #9967 on:** December 03, 2021, 03:31:10 AM »

Look China, you can't just "disappear" one of your own citizens. Get with the program!

Make them suicide themselves three times in the back of the head with a shotgun.

Or put them in jail for being "drunk and disorderly" and watch them suicide themselves with their suicide proof gown.

Or make a cop who is "having a bad day" catch them dropping litter.

Or drone strike them whilst they attend a wedding in Pakistan.

The possibilities are endless guys

Nintex · « **Reply #9968 on:** December 03, 2021, 06:51:33 PM »

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1466834172891254789

Ok, we're fucked now.

https://twitter.com/JulianRoepcke/status/1466878018643714051

https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1466925905482289156

Nintex · « **Reply #9969 on:** December 04, 2021, 12:57:24 PM »

https://twitter.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/1467190634566111238

team filler · « **Reply #9970 on:** December 04, 2021, 10:31:37 PM »

https://twitter.com/camilapress/status/1467235255203606532

Nintex · « **Reply #9971 on:** December 05, 2021, 04:25:40 PM »

Water is wet

https://twitter.com/MailOnline/status/1467464468321951749

They tested 12 sites around parliament, 11 tested positive for cocaine.

Nintex · « **Reply #9972 on:** December 05, 2021, 06:47:00 PM »

The leader of Donetsk is now officially a member of the Russia United Party.
Plus all those living in Donetsk will be granted Russian citizenship.
https://twitter.com/TadeuszGiczan/status/1467450269315252226

Medvedev about to brief the folks on where the GDI power plants are

1984
https://twitter.com/olegbut52/status/1467400774925922307

Nintex · « **Reply #9973 on:** December 06, 2021, 01:03:52 PM »

https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1467868291226116096

With nuclear talks stalled in Vienna the Israeli's want the US to

bomb bomb bomb
bomb bomb
~~Iran~~ Yemen

team filler · « **Reply #9974 on:** December 06, 2021, 04:41:52 PM »

Nintex · « **Reply #9975 on:** December 06, 2021, 06:51:12 PM »

https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/1467993777159778311

https://twitter.com/Rover829/status/1468003465163165699

It's a good thing Putin doesn't read anything
https://twitter.com/Rover829/status/1468006384079814659

benjipwns · « **Reply #9976 on:** December 07, 2021, 12:01:16 AM »

Quote from: Nintex on December 05, 2021, 04:25:40 PM

They tested 12 sites around parliament, 11 tested positive for cocaine.

It's probably the currency, 92% of U.S. currency and at least 80% of UK currency tests positive for drugs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contaminated_currency

U.S. currency is so saturated with drug residue that a drug dog "alerting" on it is generally not sufficient probable cause. One of the few actual restrictions on drug dogs. (Which is a borderline pseudoscience anyway, but I digress...)

Nintex · « **Reply #9977 on:** December 07, 2021, 06:26:43 PM »

No, they're all mentally insane and on drugs all day every day in Bri'ish parliament

https://twitter.com/mi6rogue/status/1468310428665233427

Nintex · « **Reply #9978 on:** December 07, 2021, 06:36:35 PM »

Don't worry guys, if Putin invades Ukraine we're going to
*checks notes*

*checks notes again*

Cut our own gas supply

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1468325762784714763

Or we nuke em

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1468327122133467143

T-Short · « **Reply #9979 on:** December 08, 2021, 07:59:29 AM »

https://twitter.com/gayblackvet/status/1468279448260648962

Nintex · « **Reply #9980 on:** December 08, 2021, 10:05:09 AM »

These takes are so hot they burn your fingers.

Nintex · « **Reply #9981 on:** December 08, 2021, 11:23:21 AM »

Quote from: Nintex on December 07, 2021, 06:26:43 PM

No, they're all mentally insane and on drugs all day every day in Bri'ish parliament

https://twitter.com/mi6rogue/status/1468310428665233427

Party's over folks

https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1468611476390879235

who is ted danson? · « **Reply #9982 on:** December 08, 2021, 12:03:36 PM »

Her fake cry is at least marginally better than Cockhands:

Nintex · « **Reply #9983 on:** December 08, 2021, 12:53:20 PM »

I'm sort of bewildered how Dominic Cummings continues to mount stronger opposition to the Conservatives than Labour

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #9984 on:** December 08, 2021, 01:17:44 PM »

the cumdog was the real resistance all along

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #9985 on:** December 08, 2021, 01:20:39 PM »

tbh all this shit just leaves me

, a Boris Johnson government operating on a rules for thee not for me basis, and giving out juicy gov contracts to their mates, only a blind man couldn't have seen that coming

Nintex · « **Reply #9986 on:** December 08, 2021, 01:29:28 PM »

https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1468633449816862725

Raist · « **Reply #9987 on:** December 08, 2021, 03:55:57 PM »

https://twitter.com/adorey_stephen/status/1468549744880463873

Propagandhim · « **Reply #9988 on:** December 08, 2021, 04:20:46 PM »

edit: beaten

Nintex · « **Reply #9989 on:** December 09, 2021, 05:53:22 PM »

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1469066130522312716

These clowns can't do anything right

benjipwns · « **Reply #9990 on:** December 09, 2021, 08:31:57 PM »

https://twitter.com/AfricaFactsZone/status/1468492824010178561

drag their asses king

Transhuman · « **Reply #9991 on:** December 10, 2021, 02:52:19 AM »

Quote from: Raist on December 08, 2021, 03:55:57 PM

https://twitter.com/adorey_stephen/status/1468549744880463873

What was dis

team filler · « **Reply #9992 on:** December 10, 2021, 03:53:21 AM »

it was an unreleased norm vid with him dropping n bombs in super dave's voice

benjipwns · « **Reply #9993 on:** December 10, 2021, 09:42:05 AM »

Quote from: T-Short on December 08, 2021, 07:59:29 AM

twitter.com/gayblackvet/status/1468279448260648962

https://twitter.com/Oday_M/status/1468323478738714627

benjipwns · « **Reply #9994 on:** December 11, 2021, 12:10:46 PM »

https://twitter.com/hkfp/status/1469333399462502400

don't think that's how it works

Nintex · « **Reply #9995 on:** December 11, 2021, 05:53:53 PM »

https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1469789654459338756

Quick Boris, invade France before the bastards get you!

https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1469806055987290115

team filler · « **Reply #9996 on:** December 12, 2021, 12:33:07 AM »

the tories are party animals

benjipwns · « **Reply #9997 on:** December 13, 2021, 04:14:43 PM »

https://twitter.com/adrianzenz/status/1470038546778001409

https://twitter.com/annalecta/status/1470486801261469697

who is ted danson? · « **Reply #9998 on:** December 14, 2021, 03:37:23 AM »

https://twitter.com/alfonslopeztena/status/1470516994285965319

Wow, Denmark. Actually jailing politicians for wrongdoing. That's pretty chad pilled.

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Nintex · « **Reply #9999 on:** December 14, 2021, 03:46:15 AM »

Underage? I guess Abdul likes them young like Jeffrey and Bill

who is ted danson? · « **Reply #10000 on:** December 17, 2021, 07:14:31 AM »

who is ted danson? · « **Reply #10001 on:** December 17, 2021, 12:48:51 PM »

Quote from: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/comments/riel3h/lost_my_job_for_gross_misconduct_what_now/

Lost my job for gross misconduct, what now?
I had acted inappropriately at a work do. What do I say to future employers asking why I left and how can I mitigate my losses here? My company stated they would not mention it to future employers and I got that in writing, but I am still worried.

Cheers

Edit: I was chanting IRA songs in England, in an English company and being a general dick head to people and other members of staff. I’m not even Irish.

Edit 2: wowzers this got more popular than I imagined, thanks for all the great responses. I wasn’t at my company long but, I think I’ll mention that it wasn’t right for me and I wasn’t being utilised appropriately. I’m just worried they’ll be asking about leaving early as apposed to just switching over jobs, hopefully I’ll figure out something.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #10002 on:** December 17, 2021, 02:13:46 PM »

Raist · « **Reply #10003 on:** December 17, 2021, 02:57:02 PM »

That's a bold strategy ~~Cotton~~ Johnson.

Unbelievable

https://twitter.com/SamCoatesSky/status/1471827747240566785

Potato · « **Reply #10004 on:** December 19, 2021, 12:23:28 AM »

https://mobile.twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1472300576146960388
Lol, the UK is so fucked

Raist · « **Reply #10005 on:** December 19, 2021, 09:05:15 AM »

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59719162

who is ted danson? · « **Reply #10006 on:** December 21, 2021, 11:18:39 AM »

https://twitter.com/invictu99865964/status/1472686104734310401

jorma · « **Reply #10007 on:** December 21, 2021, 01:34:36 PM »

Quote from: who is ted danson? on December 21, 2021, 11:18:39 AM

https://twitter.com/invictu99865964/status/1472686104734310401

I don't know how much the rest of you know about british terrace culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by pussifying your chant. If you censor yourself in britain, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repeatedly calling someone a cunt.
What this means is the british public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to like your post on either the forum or the discord, nor will they follow any of your social media accounts. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but you have alienated an entire market with this move.
publicly apologize and cancel yourself or you can kiss your social media presence goodbye.

benjipwns · « **Reply #10008 on:** December 21, 2021, 06:17:32 PM »

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/amazon-agreed-to-scrub-poor-reviews-of-xi-on-chinas-site-7tzgjhmt6?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1640017944

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Amazon quietly removed criticism of President Xi’s books by scrubbing bad reviews, ratings and comments from its Chinese site, it has emerged.

The US retail giant agreed to Beijing’s demand to have anything below a five-star review of Xi Jinping’s book The Governance of China removed from Amazon.cn about two years ago, Reuters reported, citing two unidentified sources.

The move is the latest example of western tech companies willing to work with Chinese censors for access to the country’s massive consumer market.

A search of Xi Jinping returned 82 results on Amazon.cn, and the vast majority of books either written by or written about the president had the ratings and comments disabled.

Won't even allow a four star review, "excellent but I have a couple critiques."

Potato · « **Reply #10009 on:** December 21, 2021, 06:21:29 PM »

Fragile as fuck

who is ted danson? · « **Reply #10010 on:** December 22, 2021, 11:43:19 AM »

https://twitter.com/mi6rogue/status/1473428791007535108

Another one.

HardcoreRetro · « **Reply #10011 on:** December 23, 2021, 06:08:09 AM »

I'm glad they warned about the bad language.

Cxxt is meant to be cunt.

benjipwns · « **Reply #10012 on:** December 24, 2021, 05:40:46 AM »

https://twitter.com/DanBoeckner/status/1472734461833928709

Tycoon Padre · « **Reply #10013 on:** December 29, 2021, 09:15:42 AM »

Definitely, totally, very much an honest answer:

https://twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1476140358711009281

benjipwns · « **Reply #10014 on:** December 29, 2021, 02:18:00 PM »

https://twitter.com/MargBarAmerica/status/1475932867389755408

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #10015 on:** December 29, 2021, 02:31:56 PM »

Afghan War is over, time to start new war.

who is ted danson? · « **Reply #10016 on:** December 29, 2021, 07:56:26 PM »

https://twitter.com/caoilfhionnanna/status/1476320335301595148

benjipwns · « **Reply #10017 on:** December 29, 2021, 08:07:26 PM »

Quote from: who is ted danson? on December 29, 2021, 07:56:26 PM

twitter.com/caoilfhionnanna/status/1476320335301595148

no fucks given by the Dersh:
https://twitter.com/sarahchurchwell/status/1476321690036719618
https://twitter.com/nadiawhittomemp/status/1476330469847412738

tiesto · « **Reply #10018 on:** December 29, 2021, 11:52:06 PM »

Quote from: who is ted danson? on December 22, 2021, 11:43:19 AM

https://twitter.com/mi6rogue/status/1473428791007535108

Another one.

I need to know the name of the original song of this, had it in my head all day...
it sounds like some mid 90s britpop, i.e. Sugababes, Girls Aloud, D*ream...

benjipwns · « **Reply #10019 on:** December 30, 2021, 12:39:08 AM »

https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1476281047935500289

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^anybody who tried to seriously check them

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