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I bet Mr P lives in a country that's not high up on Putin's bucket list. It's easy to call others idiots from that relative safety.

by jusssi 5y ago

unmole 5y ago
> I bet Mr P lives in a country that's not high up on Putin's bucket list. I guessed I missed the memo. Which countries are on this list? Belarus? It's already a Russian puppet state. Georgia? Been there, done that. The Turkic states? They don't really fit into the Rus ethnostate mythos. The Baltics? They are already in NATO.
- jusssi 5y ago
  > I guessed I missed the memo. Which countries are on this list? Who knows except the man himself. That's the problem right there. Belarus? Why not make it official? Georgia? Maybe they deserve another round? Baltics? It'll be interesting to see how much effort NATO puts in over those. Certainly not nukes. Can turn them into rubble to prove a point, if nothing else. What about Hungary and Poland? Also, aren't you forgetting a couple of countries, scroll up on Google Maps...
  - unmole 5y ago
    > Who knows except the man himself. That's the problem right there. But you do know that there is a list? And after being routed by the Ukrainians, the assumption is that Russia will then invade not just former Soviet republics but also other countries? That's an interesting take.
    - jusssi 5y ago
      Look at it this way: the man has shown he doesn't have respect for borders of other countries, he doesn't care about not having friends in the west for the foreseeable future, he doesn't mind expending men and material. He sees something he wants and thinks he can get. Why would he not try, former Soviet country or not? > But you do know that there is a list? Well obviously I can't know, and it's not the point. The point is, with how things have developed, you have to assume that there is a list. It's hard to know who exactly would be on it, but you can make some good guesses who probably aren't.

I bet Mr P lives in a country that's not high up on Putin's bucket list. It's easy to call others idiots from that relative safety.

by jusssi 5y ago

I bet Mr P lives in a country that's not high up on Putin's bucket list. It's easy to call others idiots from that relative safety.

unmole 5y ago

> I bet Mr P lives in a country that's not high up on Putin's bucket list. I guessed I missed the memo. Which countries are on this list? Belarus? It's already a Russian puppet state. Georgia? Been there, done that. The Turkic states? They don't really fit into the Rus ethnostate mythos. The Baltics? They are already in NATO.

jusssi 5y ago
> I guessed I missed the memo. Which countries are on this list? Who knows except the man himself. That's the problem right there. Belarus? Why not make it official? Georgia? Maybe they deserve another round? Baltics? It'll be interesting to see how much effort NATO puts in over those. Certainly not nukes. Can turn them into rubble to prove a point, if nothing else. What about Hungary and Poland? Also, aren't you forgetting a couple of countries, scroll up on Google Maps...
- unmole 5y ago
  > Who knows except the man himself. That's the problem right there. But you do know that there is a list? And after being routed by the Ukrainians, the assumption is that Russia will then invade not just former Soviet republics but also other countries? That's an interesting take.
  - jusssi 5y ago
    Look at it this way: the man has shown he doesn't have respect for borders of other countries, he doesn't care about not having friends in the west for the foreseeable future, he doesn't mind expending men and material. He sees something he wants and thinks he can get. Why would he not try, former Soviet country or not? > But you do know that there is a list? Well obviously I can't know, and it's not the point. The point is, with how things have developed, you have to assume that there is a list. It's hard to know who exactly would be on it, but you can make some good guesses who probably aren't.