12-14-2024, 02:59 PM
(12-13-2024, 09:55 AM)quintessentone Wrote: Putin is offering college/uni students money to have children while they are studying. So this move can serve many different needs Russia is facing, but one thing for sure IMO Putin is definitely all-in, totally invested in this land grab. Are the students in college the next to be called into duty as cannon fodder?
The latest missile and drone launch on Ukraine infrastructure has me wondering if those missiles and drones were from NK.
As for what do we expect the West to do, well that depends on the country and other factors which would drive decisions, such as if Trump turns the U.S. to an isolationist country, then that leaves the European countries to take the reins.
I don't think it's white privilege, I think it's ego, corruption, power, greed...the usual evils. Look to non-white countries and we see the same evils at play.
The "white privilege" comment was tongue in cheek, I don't think the reasons can be summed up into sound bites in all honesty. If the US goes down the path of isolationism the rest of the world won't idly fall asleep. They'll still have the same thoughts and beliefs, they'll still feel as compelled to do the things they do... They'll just be a lot more hungry and desperate in their endeavours. Add in the sense that nobody will enforce the rules and you've got a recipe for disaster.
I'm sure that £750 is incentive enough to have kids whilst learning an education, I wouldn't know what support parents would get over time in Russia but I'm sure more will be merrier just as it is in any developed nation. Still... nothing costs more than life.
The latest missile and drone launch on Ukraine infrastructure has me wondering if those missiles and drones were from NK.
I think it would be plastered all over the news if anything unexpected was launched against Ukraine. Russia warned the US about their ballistic missile launch knowing full well the US knew what was being launched and when. Even if they didn't they would have as soon as it launched. Distinct characteristics and all that, similar things can be said about drones or any other weapon too.
Testing components and systems is probably happening a lot more than it should. The theatre is the real test of how something acts after all.