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by deutschewelle 5y ago
This constant pandering to us-vs-them partisan narrative will only drive American policy makers to not weigh real geopolitical consequences in the long run but their own re-election prospects
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
Not sure why this comment is being downvoted, there is credible evidences that support this view, if not obvious from the US elctions
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
On ne peut pas lire un livre pour jouer du piano.
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
I see you just created another nick just to pretend to be german. Oh this is quite hilarious
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
why is it that even in the face of evidence, people still give Russia so much benefit of the doubt? Putin has been playing chess since the early 2000s and is it so far fetched to think creating a dependence on its energy resources is defini
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Shockingly Accurate Prediction of Russia-Ukraine Tensions 7 Years Ago(youtube.com)
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
well as long as the contrasts are obvious, generalizing was the intent
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
Here in Germany many small independent journalists were able to discover the industrial figures regularly interacting/receiving gifts, trips, stock certificates from Rosneft executives and oligarchs who are essentially actors for Russi
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
Fornetify chrome extension remains the fastest way to learn French with minimal effort to.
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
A bit of this but mostly as others pointed out, EU nations reliant on Russian gas also happen to hold large sway over other members is what is causing reluctance to destroy their own economy to serve the interests of US security umbrella. O
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
its tough to have discussion on this topic because HN users were triggered and flagging all of my comments without allowing me to explain through logic and call for calm. its outright censorship, which to me is the biggest irony of it all.
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
Thanks for explaining this much better than me. I totally get why people are upset, watching Twitter feeds and videos can get to some people, perhaps I should've been more sensitive that my opinions might be construed as defending Russ
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
And you are simply refusing to see reality as it is because you have biases going in, I'm simply trying to see why this is happening and who really started it but if you keep trying to reduce this to an us-vs-them juvenility then knock
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
You can't have your cake and eat it too. The same security concerns that America would face under similar circumstances as described, any rational individual would be cognizant that such logical deduction would be intensely rejected by
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
Here's where I differ and as much as I detest Russia's actions and Putins kleptocracy, he is a chess player, highly rational and calculating. The idea that Putin wants to reclaim the former USSR border is ludicrous to me because i
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
Demographically, Russian speakers in this part were reliant on Ukraine for much of its access to natural resources and capital, there is a sense of being poor and looked down upon by the Ukranians in the West and its exactly this class divi
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
This might be an unpopular opinion obviously being part of the l'occident world but NATO/US alignment of conflicting regional interests of EU members dependant on Russia's energy goods might be to blame. Eastern portion of
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
> The existence of an adaptive mechanism in an organism doesn't mean that any organisms that have such mechanisms are sentient to similar degrees. If there is an intelligence behind such mechanism, it still would not fit your defini
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
How do you know cows dont have fun too or engage in complex problem solving? Pigs seem quite intelligent also and capable of solving puzzles as do crows. Seems like having fun is a natural part of all sentient beings as boredom is inevitabl
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
Their whole concept of centralized governance is based on snitching and secret police since the Tsar days. The US is also a massive chunk of land with heavily armed populace, how does it deal with state wide enforcement? They both utilize a
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
There must've been some sort of evolutionary benefit in perception of time shortening as you get older for most people. Adulthood is rife with disappointments and positive apathy, if such cycles would seemingly get longer, existential
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
this reminds me of a small fish that used to visit me during my dives, it would take me to things he found, bottles, coins, shells. was not the first time it happened because the same fish with the same markings (im quite sure of it) would
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
I was talking about three letter acronyms being taught in American schools that many of the people in this industry support (obviously not all) to align with their political biases to put downward pressure on wages but I will be honest here
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
> My enjoyment levels have nothing to do with the discussion. When plants are usually cut, it emits a certain chemical as a warning stressor to communicate to other plants, who on a very slow time frame are just as capable of perceiving
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
> once I learned that the octopus is capable of thinking I stopped eating them (even though I eat other animals much higher up the evolutionary ladder)" Yes and this is exactly the issue here, that people in the world are increasing
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
> Besides, why should I let my opinion be swayed by an internet comment? Yikes, well I tried to avoid this type of emotionally charged ad hominem remarks, it seems you took great offence, as if my opinions caused you to perceive it as an
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
Do you actually believe that you would be able to enjoy the same level of human relationships with an octopus? How about a cow? Or a coackroach? You can attach romantic feelings towards anything since if you were so traumatized by having de
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
From your comment one might be inclined to picture that Koreans add it into everything which they do no more or less than other countries that consume it. You would have to specifically ask for this ingredient at a restaurant and it is only
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
The backhanded comment really wasn't necessary here. All I did was point out that a financial transaction needed to take place between an individual and a large corporation who push their own version of moral reality. To me that is THE
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by deutschewelle 5y ago
Yes this is one of the problems with this "TikTok" war, an ARMA 3 gameplay video (C-RAM shooting down A-10 plane) was used as a war footage in Ukraine, the Tianjin factory explosion in 2016 being retweeted as Kiev, and some paratr

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