‘People Begin To Realize Moscow Is Our Main Problem’

[Mountaineer]

Smaland is an idiot.

Illegal immigration is obviously more an issue than a Russian politican ranting about taking back Alaska (and btw that same Russian wants Antarctica, also).

Check out my thread about it here: https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...TO-TAKE-ALASKA!!!

Smaland is genuinely autistic enough to think Governor of Alaska Dunleavy seriously thinking Russia will start WW3 for Alaska (oh, and Fort Ross, Cali).

It's a level of stupidity yet unseen on this forum.

Your belligerence is duly noted and serves as a sign that you've lost the argument. For the record, Smaland has acted far more gentlemanly than you and perhaps you can learn some basic social skills from him. Anyway, it's while amusing to watch Americans shill for Russia. Honestly, I hope Putin is compensating you for all the effort you put into defending him.

[Colonel Frank Grimes]

Your belligerence is duly noted and serves as a sign that you've lost the argument.

It's a sign of my annoyance, or do you think there is evidence of Russian desiring to conquer Alaska? Feel free to chime in.

For the record, Smaland has acted far more gentlemanly than you and perhaps you can learn some basic social skills from him.

Whether one's a gentleman or not is irrelevant to whether someone is right.

Anyway, it's while amusing to watch Americans shill for Russia. Honestly, I hope Putin is compensating you for all the effort you put into defending him.

Now we know the real reason why you're stroking Smaland's cock.

I'm not defending Putin. I'm just stating the facts. You have not addressed anything I've said. You're free to do so, or you can fuck off. Bitching to me is a sign that you have no argument.

Illegal immigration IS more relevant to Americans than imaginary Russian aggression against the US. It actually affects Americans.

[Mountaineer]

I'm not defending Putin. I'm just stating the facts. You have not addressed anything I've said. You're free to do so, or you can fuck off. Bitching to me is a sign that you have no argument.

Illegal immigration IS more relevant to Americans than imaginary Russian aggression against the US. It actually affects Americans.

If a country like Romania, Poland, or any country wants to join NATO, it's their business and not provocation to Russia. Let's face it, no European country with half a brain wants to be in Russia's sphere of influence and Russia needs to deal with this fact.

[Colonel Frank Grimes]

If a country like Romania, Poland, or any country wants to join NATO, it's their business and not provocation to Russia. Let's face it, no European country with half a brain wants to be in Russia's sphere of influence and Russia needs to deal with this fact.

If Mexico joined or was trying to join (but was basically armed and trained) by a nation/s antagonistic (who funded a coup in Mexico) to the US we would invade and justifiably so because we care about a foreign antagonist on our border.

Do you understand what is being said? Nations are not people with individual rights. Every nation should think and do in what is in its own best interests and the interests of its people. Poland and Romania being in NATO doesn't really matter. Ukraine in NATO does matter because it can be the jump-off point for an invasion of Russia and would be negligence for any Russian leader to ignore that fact and allow a foreign antagonist control of that nation.


Just as it would be negligence to ignore Mexico is the perfect jump off point to an invasion of the US.

Russia's approach is no different than what we would do in the same situation with Mexico.

Real life, you ever heard of it?

The acceptable solution would be for Ukraine to be neutral between Russia and NATO.

[oszkar07]

My humble opinion is that Hungarians in Romania already have too many rights

Up till this point you sounded kind of like you made some logical points but now seems like it was just probably opportunistic comment to express your in general anti Russian sentiment rather than actual real concern for any minority, as now you do the same way but on other side of the coin expressing your in general anti Hungarian sentiment.

Saying a community "has too much rights", who been in your country for 1000 years and for much longer than it was part of your country.
Why shouldn't they have rights over their historical region ...lets be honest it is not as if they are sacrificing the thousands of Romanians that were moved there in the Ceasescu days.
Its not as if they try to Govern or populate Bucharest et al.
Autonomy for Szekelyfold or stop talking about superficial virtue signalling BS for other minorities.

[Kess]

If Mexico joined or was trying to join (but was basically armed and trained) by a nation/s antagonistic (who funded a coup in Mexico) to the US we would invade and justifiably so because we care about a foreign antagonist on our border.

Do you understand what is being said? Nations are not people with individual rights. Every nation should think and do in what is in its own best interests and the interests of its people. Poland and Romania being in NATO doesn't really matter. Ukraine in NATO does matter because it can be the jump-off point for an invasion of Russia and would be negligence for any Russian leader to ignore that fact and allow a foreign antagonist control of that nation.


Just as it would be negligence to ignore Mexico is the perfect jump off point to an invasion of the US.

Russia's approach is no different than what we would do in the same situation with Mexico.

Real life, you ever heard of it?

The acceptable solution would be for Ukraine to be neutral between Russia and NATO.

Why the US hasn't invaded Cuba so far? By your logic, they should have done it long time ago.

[Carpatz]

Up till this point you sounded kind of like you made some logical points but now seems like it was just probably opportunistic comment to express your in general anti Russian sentiment rather than actual real concern for any minority, as now you do the same way but on other side of the coin expressing your in general anti Hungarian sentiment.

Saying a community "has too much rights", who been in your country for 1000 years and for much longer than it was part of your country.
Why shouldn't they have rights over their historical region ...lets be honest it is not as if they are sacrificing the thousands of Romanians that were moved there in the Ceasescu days.
Its not as if they try to Govern or populate Bucharest et al.
Autonomy for Szekelyfold or stop talking about superficial virtue signalling BS for other minorities.

I was being facetious in the face of Blondie's attempts to further derail the thread. It might have not been obvious to all. If you ask me, Hungarians in Romania have all the minority rights expected at the European level, plus more. Now the case of the Szekely land region having total political autonomy is a separate more complicated issue that should be discussed in a different thread.

[Kess]

At least Russia gived autonomy for many local folk, unlike Romania

The problem is that now they are stripping back. Since 2017, Tatar language classes are no longer mandatory in the schools of Tatarstan. Also, Putin revoked Tatarstan's president's title.

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-tatar.../28886468.html
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/russi...-title/2635597

[Victor]

The problem is that now they are stripping back. Since 2017, Tatar language classes are no longer mandatory in the schools of Tatarstan. Also, Putin revoked Tatarstan's president's title.

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-tatar.../28886468.html
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/russi...-title/2635597

Yea, I've mentioned this madness. Before 2017 everyone who lives in Tatarstan, including Russians, Bashkirs, Chuvashs had to learn Tatar language in school. Now you can learn it by desire. And you know, lots of Tatars, especially urban ones, using the free choice don't learn it like Russians and other non-Tatars.

Imagine Turks had to learn Kurdish language in regions where Kurds live. Nonsense. It was an idiotic Soviet relict, when you lived in some "national region" you had to learn the language, even if Russians made 90% of populace there.

[Kess]

The khans made promises to Russia, but the riots you mention happened when those agreements started to have consequences. So, de facto, Bashkirs lost their suzerainty 300 years ago, but if you want to count 400, be it the way you want - the point is moot anyway.

Tatars had their own statelets before Russia, and even superstates, like the Golden Horde.

All historians in Turkey blame Timur for crippling Golden Horde. They see the main reason for the rise of Russia is the downfall of the Golden Horde.