Malcador

That's some view of men working in STEM that they are mostly 'nerd boys' and are socially inept and 'entitlement issue-laden' (which I suppose one can work anything into).

I get the sense that Candyland isn't really a nice place....

Well, then I doubt they'd care that they're gone even more so and not bother leaving the Ukraine alone for it!

Can't be in demand all that much domestically if they're for sale abroad, no ?

True, but both sides have reasons to lie. Though, with the Russians' strong stance I'd imagine they just openly issue the ultimatum.

Likewise for the other side.

Oh boy, this thread is going to be fun.

They deny sending any such ultimatum, according to Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/03/ukraine-crisis-russia-control-crimea-live). Hard to tell from the outside, I guess.

Not sure that's akin to New Mexico now, but decent enough shot, heh.

True enough, I just always associate imperialism with stepping out of your borders to add to your state rather than just preventing some of your own from leaving (granted, what's defined as your own is dependent on the history and time they've spent as part of your whole).

Wow, you know how to lay a town out

Well, that's a case of having people with nothing to do, and I was finding that they were chewing through firewood FAST, so kinda crashed down a production chain for that. I could upgrade everyone to stone houses, but stone production is abysmal for me right now. Also some of the foresters I have just plant to grow trees for the gatherers and herbalists to work on (I think that's a good idea but might be wrong) Think I will restart.

Fighting secessionists is imperialism ?

Guns. Lots of guns.

Nice looking bike in the back

Had a bit of a scare running out of food but huzzah, finally have my village in a decent state

Watched Arsenal screw it up, again. Really need to find a better use of my time than bothering with this f'ing team.

~32 months until 2016 elections not counting the lag from the elections to the swearing in ceremony Shows what I know. Typically brinksmanship like this is what miscreants try when a President is beset elsewhere, or about to leave*. Mind you, what the hell has the Obama Whitehouse done internationally to deter any aggressive action against allies or potential allies? *On reflection I'm not sure they DO try stuff on the out Has there been any 'aggressive action' threatened to US allies recently ? And in any event, you think Russia's going to really care ?

So 2,000 Russian troops entered Crimea, apparently. Well at Gvardeyskoye, anyway.

Or when the Canadian Conservative party merged with the Liberal party to form the Liberal Conservatives (precursor to the PCs I believe) Then they merged with the Reform to make that Canadian Reform Alliance Party. (Ok, Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance but the acronym is pretty apt the way I wrote it. )

Trauma, lots and lots of psychological trauma.

Probably more hate against them too if the Western pressure succeeds in its aims, which is a shame.

I'd figure you'd be more a Jester...or that bald Captain that played pissed off guys in the 80s.

It never is, but I did say play it as if it were. Ah, the games the world plays.

Maybe Russia can play it like Kosovo, stepping in to defend an ethnic group from those that would harm them