There is virtually nothing, zero, Communist about modern day Russia and Putin’s regime.
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Oh boy…
Oh man!
Is us sanctioning them likely to affect UK energy prices even more?
You called me a clown and all I did was ask you a question
It wasn’t a serious question though was it? We were talking about Putin and then you suddenly brought up Hitler. Why would I consider Hitler to be a left or right winger? He is a person who has killed people in my family and tried to destroy the world. He is pure evil and doesn’t belong to any side of politics.
For anyone with a bit of knowledge of the history, how central would you say The Holodomor has been to the forging of modern Ukrainian national identity?
I'd like to think that they're doing these things just to be as prepared as possible without necessarily being convinced it's imminent.
I mean, yes? Totalitarian dictatorships do have many common features, obviously, but we shouldn't ignore the differences in goals, methods, nuances.
To cite a simplistic example: let's say it's 1936 and I have to decide whether I want to live in Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union. If I'm Jewish, than I'll probably make a different choice than if I'm, say, a rich peasant.
The answer is Hitler was far right, far right for 10 points.
I wonder whether NATO will help Ukraine with arms. It will be a bloodbath, however, when Russia starts facing real resistance as well as heavy sanctions it may have to retreat. In order to resist, Ukraine will need arms. They have dozens of millions ready to defend their homeland. All they need is weapons not soldiers.
The socialist party is right wing now? Cool story bro
Have they not already received many weapons as well as training from UK / US forces? I think they have.
Oh, and Germany gave them helmets.
It almost makes you glad the UK loony right wing media only wanted Brexit. I can't imagine living in a society with a state media channel pumping out content like that, sadly it's inevitable a decent chunk of the population buy into it.
and that was what I was hoping you’d say! Now who’s the clown.Please tell me that what you are doing here is clever satire of the most bonkers segments of the modern right-wing.
Well, it surely did some kind of impact. Especially when Moscow never admited that it was selective genocide
Yes, he's a right-wing extremist. What communist values does he have?
Really awful watching this all unfold. Worrying times.
Absolutely, zero redistribution of the means.
If we’re gonna play this game, I’m not sure what European countries have the right to exist. San Marino, England and Scotland, Monaco, Andorra, Denmark? The gall of Russia given how their borders have expanded and retracted over time.
Well yes and no. Not a bit of difference to most of the the victims, however.
To use properly modern weapons you need years of training. This was not a war which ak-47 will decide.
You are a clown for trying to make Hitler out to be some kind of leader with genuine policies. The guy was a monster who killed millions of people. He isn’t left wing or right wing no matter what you say, you can’t change history.
What am I doing ? Weird post
That's Imperialism for you. The straight lines on the world map weren't all drawn by Russia, by a long stretch. The gall of imperialists is more apt than the gall of Russia in my opinion.,
Lads and lasses, let's
Absolutely, but you need weapons to defend. Especially if it gets to the stage of a partisan war. How likely are US to go ahead and ban Russia from SWIFT if a full scale war starts?
The reason I'm asking is that calling Hitler 'left-wing' and 'socialist' because his party had the word 'Socialist' in its name is a particularly virulent form of modern right-wing idiocy, originating, as far as I can tell, from the US.
Also, Hitler had absolutely genuine policies, what on Earth makes you think he didn't? Mass producing affordable cars and building an extensive network of highways, for example. And also genocide.
Lads and lasses, please let us not derail this thread. Would be great to stick to the topic in the title.
Here’s Liz not answering the question about Russian money and it’s influence on the Tory party:
I've been trying for a while now to work out if @ManchesterManchester is 14 or 75 and I keep swinging back and forth.
This is very similar to what Hitler did
I agree with what your saying, I don’t consider him a socialist at all, was just disagreeing with the poster who considered him a right winger. He may of made Germany productive and industrial but his vision was total world domination. I don’t think he can be considered right or left wing. He is one of the most evil men in history.
Another insult
Your the one who acts as a kid mate. My kids act more grown up than you. Grow up
Most experts say (with which i agree) that reaching communism (by Marx's theory), is practically impossible. It is just an (stupid) idea which can't exist but is used to fool people.
I was genuinely curious, to be fair. It wasn't purely an insult.Another insult
Your the one who acts as a kid mate. My kids act more grown up than you. Grow up
Anyway, that gives me a better idea. Ta.
EDIT - Actually, I'll clarify. It's that you come across to me as someone who hasn't argued about politics online before, which is the case for younger people who've only recently gotten in to it and older people who have argued about it plenty but offline.
It is the gall of any former colonial empire that wants to play this game, as Kenya pointed out yesterday:
Hope your not as curious in real life although would love to see you going up to people asking if they are 14.
Cheers.
Bit easier to tell in real life.
I've edited in my reasoning, if it helps.