Malcador Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, BruceVC said: Also what difference does it make if the Ukrainians have lost more people than they are open about, why would that change anything? They the ones fighting against an invasion Well, catch them in a lie. Not that if they're being invaded matters there, it's a data point and, in theory, truth matters. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilloutman Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Malcador said: Well, catch them in a lie. Not that if they're being invaded matters there, it's a data point and, in theory, truth matters. well the point is that you don't want your enemy to know those data either, thats why they are confidential during war. I mean I am all for open government but I can see why at this point its not reasonable to expect such imformation to be shared. Its not like it contains 'truth' about biological weapons facittilies in Ukraine or some such nonsense 1 1 I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think, I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech, and freedom of choice. I'm the kinda guy that likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder, "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecue ribs with the side-order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol! I wanna eat bacon, and butter, and buckets of cheese, okay?! I wanna smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section! I wanna run naked through the street, with green Jell-O all over my body, reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly may feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiene" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmp10 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Macron is trying to set up peace talks with the help of China. Doesn't even want to wait for autumn, very likely all done behind the back of US. At this rate that facade of western-unity won't last much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azdeus Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, pmp10 said: Macron is trying to set up peace talks with the help of China. Doesn't even want to wait for autumn, very likely all done behind the back of US. At this rate that facade of western-unity won't last much longer. Ofcourse he would, he's French, surrendering is all those ****ers are good for 2 Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorth Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 /Ron Pearlman voice: War, war never ends... (badly misquoted) “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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