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by deutschew 5y ago
Literally the article stats out with: President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is no longer pressing for Nato membership for Ukraine, a delicate issue that was one of Russia's stated reasons for invading its pro-Western neighbour.
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Zelensky: “No Longer Pursuing NATO Membership, Open to Compromise on DNR/LNR”(straitstimes.com)
13 points by deutschew 5y ago|15 comments
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by deutschew 5y ago
> they sure can’t do much against an enemy many times smaller than them. Neither could the US. Another factor here is that Ukraine isn't Afghanistan or Vietnam where natural barriers offer chance for insurgency to hide out, regroup.
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by deutschew 5y ago
What is clear is that Putin is highly paranoid and has been since taking power and he's willing to commit crimes against humanity to stay in power. He's already announced he is willing to use nukes if threatened and NATO will not
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by deutschew 5y ago
and survivor ship bias and entrepreneur pron really diminishes this. it really made me feel how out of control the world really is and as Charlie Munger said it the best, it is envy that drives capitalism.
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by deutschew 5y ago
The uncomfortable truth is that civilians will be used as shields by insurgency as it always has. We are starting to see some of this right now (and I'm not 100% certain) but for instance the alleged Azov battalion operating near DNR&#
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by deutschew 5y ago
lack of natural barriers, the Ukraine, Belarus lands are flat which means very little places to hide for the insurgency. in Afghanistan the Taliban could hide out in network of caves and there is just no flatten mountains, the Vietcongs cou
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by deutschew 5y ago
how much of this was contributed to banning all reporting from the Russian side of things? right now the atmosphere is like if you even remotely suggest that Russia is actually making slow progress despite losses you are viewed as supportin
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by deutschew 5y ago
Poker tournament is often called the microcosm of our own capitalistic "democratic" world and as I learn how to play it more and more I realize how true this is. As you've said luck is a very very important factor. As you get
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by deutschew 5y ago
As a long time marijuana user I am leaning towards that view and I've ceased using it but largely "permanent" is wrong and its the same thinking that lead to war on drugs. In large doses, it can bring about negative effects e
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by deutschew 5y ago
YMMV but based on my personal experience, psilocybin mushroom has created a lasting positivity that I dare say has uplifted my depression. I am not a believer in micro-dosing, there is a tolerance that rapidly builds up (possibly due to evo
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by deutschew 5y ago
I wonder if these weird sounds heard around the world are really just due to underground rocks or gas escaping? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=081FuoN8K40
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by deutschew 5y ago
usually I dont read too deeply into CVE because they are too complex but this article made me go holy sh- wish more would be written like this