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Now we going to hear " you MUST take a vaccine " ..lucky I took mine on Monday so no pressure on me

Gfted1, and others, do you think our futures are predetermined and if so do you think its possible to see the future in some ways ? I think we decide our own futures based on choices we make like the famous quote " Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less traveled ... " so I dont think our fates are predetermined But I do think you can see possible future choices or outcomes which explains my dream about Malc and what he said to me. Its like a fish swimming down a river, the fish is going to swim past certain inevitable rocks, and trees on the side of river but how he swims will be different and the route he swims will be different but the fish is always swimming down the river Thats how I see the future and can it be predicted but any prediction is not guaranteed because we have free choice. Im trying to explain my view in a simple way, Im not sure it makes sense?

Great insights about these countries. I like the way you frame the difference between Russia and China. It makes sense to me

You wont believe this but I have just had Deja Vu with you suggesting the same thing and I mean the exact same thing I have dreams sometimes and then years later I experience the same thing in RL I have always been fascinated by Deja Vu because of what it could mean for the whole time paradox and is the future predetermined because how else could I dream about something that hasnt happened? Anyway I dont have any definitive answers or any explanations how it happens but it happens to me https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Déjà_vu

war special military operation Yes its suppose to be strike through, I copied it above and the word war does have a line through it but its faint and that must be related to the cut and paste. Also it wouldnt make sense to call the invasion " war special military operation" because the propaganda point is Russia refers to it as a " special military operation " when its a war

Of course he is, thats why he crossed out the word war . ( I quoted him verbatim ) People that make that point are highlighting the absurd propaganda from Putin Its completely sarcastic

Sorry Majestic, I think you confused by the point I was making because of how I quoted it If you watch the video of Putins rant he talks about Russian people opposed to the war as scum and they should be removed from Russian society So the guy from Codex, who I absolutely agree with, is being sarcastic and repeating what Putin said. Watch Putins rant to understand So I appreciate you playing the fascist card again, it made me laugh as usual as very few things make me laugh about this Ukrainian invasion

I think you should do an IMMEDIATE scan of your PC and devices to look for any spyware !!!! Imagine the next speech from Putin" and as Katphood from Obsidian forums said we want Ukraine to be neutral "

@Gorth and others Have you seen these comments from Putin ? Below is a post from Codex that I am quoting verbatim. Its not my words but I agree with it 100% as it summarizes my views on the video above It's refreshing to see politician calling part of his population 'scum' and 'traitors' - even in the middle of war special military operation. You won't see that in most Western countries. No weak 'unite the nation' or anything like that - just a strong call to purge undesirable elements from the society. One thing that he forgot - was the call for celebration of victory. I've heard that Nazis are 'basically defeated' - for the second time - and it took much less sacrifices from Russian nation than the Great Patriotic War.

https://www.abc15.com/news/national/russia-ukraine-conflict/china-denies-us-claims-that-its-aiding-russias-invasion-of-ukraine I thought China didnt care about Western sanctions and that it would stand by its friend Russia ?

Great videos, even though I dont understand a word of that Russian lady singing its evocative and that sand art is amazing

Dogs that get involved in wars are so cute and I always find these stories heartwarming

I am opposed to Putin and his policies but I have no issue with the Russian people and its not personal for me For example I have always recognized the beauty of Russian women. Here is local Russian song that highlights this (I apologize if it has been posted already )

Many political commentators have been saying how over the last few years that the US political system has become so dichotomous that its almost impossible to get bipartisan support over real issues between the GOP and the Democrats But as far as sanctions towards Russia is concerned and being united around supporting Ukraine the US Congress is working together nicely. Nothing unites Congress more than a real foreign threat, Im sure we all remember the tragic events of 9/11 and how that united the US politically One of the greatest ironies with the invasion of Ukraine and Putins fearmongering about " Western and NATO expansion" is he has unintentionally united the EU and NATO and made them stronger. I would be thanking Putin if it wasnt at the expense of the lives and sufferings of Ukrainians

@Zoraptor I was going to ask you the same question " why would you think India should be sanctioned for buying Russian oil " but Elerond beat me to it Their are no sanctions around buying oil from Russia until Western countries can insulate themselves from buying energy from Russia and then you just need Western countries and their allies to not buy energy from Russia. I dont support sanctions against the likes of India anyway because I like India and Modi is a bulwark against China Of course its terrible to see the rise of aspects of Hindu nationalism and the egregious treatment of Indian Muslims but as you know the world doesnt really care about the mistreatment of Muslims unless the US or the West is involved then it presents an opportunity for outrage and venting about things like " Trumps Muslim Ban" But I digress, in closing you dont need energy sanctions to bring the Russian economy to its knees and cause a change to Putins War one way or another. But its a long term game, I predict 6 -24 months for the real damage to be seen to the Russian economy but these things can never be predicted with accuracy

Indeed and its going to go down as the greatest miscalculation of Putins life

Yes I think their is always a risk Putin may object to Ukraine joining the EU but thats something the Russian gaslighting has not focused on, its always been about NATO And at the moment their are EU countries not part of NATO so its going to be hard for the Russian propaganda machinery to really use that as excuse for further warmongering?

If Russia pulls out and Ukrainians agree not to join NATO I would go with that ?Ukraine can still join the EU when its suitable but it doesnt need to be part of NATO ?

If she is hot then definitely put some effort in, I have dated lots of single moms and they normally great and have patience with certain things that non-moms might complain about Important advice, never expect her to take your side over the kids ...the kids will generally always be the first priority. And unless you prepared to commit to long term relationship always remember you not the father, I dont believe in replacing the role that the father has unless he is absent and the relationship is long term . And trust me you can have a excellent relationship if you can respect these potential problems But when you say she isnt a Western liberal what is she? I have found all the women I spend time with dont really follow or care much about politics or geopolitical events

@bugarup Bugie I am interested in the complexity of the different languages and ethnic groups in regions like the Baltic states and East Europe Is the Lithuanian language similar to Estonia and Latvia and is your language similar to any other EU country? And what country would you say has similar dialect to Lithuanian? In SA we have 9 official black languages and some of the black languages are not similar at all so its interesting for me to see how variation of language in the world

Zora please post links when you make these types of posts so we can verify the veracity of these types of developments during the invasion

Only the CCP would still try to achieve a "zero Corona " strategy....I wonder why they think they should try to achieve this ?

What a strange way to look at the events of history, of course their are bad guys in almost every conflict. The NAZI were the bad guys in WW2 and Russia are the bad guys here They decided to recreate the borders of a sovereign country and then invaded that country. Yes they the bad guys and we should be able call them out

Dont waste your time with these types of debates with 2133, he is just mad because Putin has been proven to be the bigger liar and warmonger than the West and specifically the US. So now he will argue some arcane historical point as if it makes a difference but end of the day like you said " it doesnt change anything " and Putins legacy has been destroyed forever ....Putin cannot ever come back from this invasion of Ukraine But this invasion has united the West in ways I didnt think was possible and more important its united the EU even more and made NATO stronger

I posted a link after that post, she probably wont be charged with anything else but you never know