Russia - threadbanned users in OP

cnocbui · 27-10-2022 06:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119800799#Comment_119800799

You have to view this in the context that only Putin has any valid say in determining which Nations actaully exist and which ones only think they do, but don't.

This was in Putrids rant:

"The vast majority of countries now demand democracy in international affairs, not accepting any form of authoritarian dictate of individual states" 🤡

Thereby declaring himself a self acknowledged dictator. At least he can now spare himself the pretense of fake elections, now that he's admitted it.

EltonJohn69 · 27-10-2022 06:10PM

https://youtu.be/yzGqp3R4Mx4

Russia vs Japan…

thomil · 27-10-2022 06:15PM

Germany just shipped four mor Pzh-2000 self propelled howitzers, two MARS-II MLRS systems and, most intriguingly, two unspecified unmanned surface vessels to Ukraine:

Military support for Ukraine | Federal Government (bundesregierung.de)

There's no details to be found whatsoever on the model or capabilities of these unmanned surface vessels and whether they're armed or not. At least not on the websites I'm willing to acccess on a company laptop.

Gatling · 27-10-2022 06:46PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801238#Comment_119801238

No Putin need to bend the knee ...

zv2 · 27-10-2022 06:57PM

@Wibbs "For me the real pity is that Russia with all her resources and a people that could be extremely inventive and hard working might have turned out like a Scandi country, or better, but the reversion to type their need for a "strong king" with imperial ambitions sabotaged that time and time again."

It seems to me that Russians would be just like Europeans if they were allowed to be. They 'believe' in militarism and autocracy because they have never been allowed to know or believe in anything else, except for a brief period of democracy when the USSR broke up. It is the young people from this generation who are protesting against the war.

firemansam4 · 27-10-2022 07:07PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801160#Comment_119801160

Yet their are many who believe that Ukraine should stop fighting back for their freedom and that they should negotiate their surrender to Putin and Russia.

They think this is in the interest of Ukraine for the sake of their own people.

They believe that Ukraines entire future should be left in the hands of Russia who have bombed their towns and cities into ruble, terrorised their nation by targetting civilian infrastructure, whos army has commited rape, torture and other heinous crimes against their population. Who have callously abducted thousands of children from Ukraine to Russia. Who believe that Ukraine doesn't even have the right to exist.

Yet they would call any of us who support Ukraines right to fight back warmongers....

Larbre34 · 27-10-2022 07:14PM

Call me a warmonger so.

Give Ukraine the lot, offensive weapons, aircraft, drones, undersea drones.

I'm done with this Putin pr1ck and his maskirovka ravings.

Hobgoblin11 · 27-10-2022 07:46PM

https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2022/1027/1331823-ireland-russia-ukraine/

bye bye neutrality, hello Russian aggression, i hope we have paid our insurance on those undersea cables

27-10-2022 07:52PM

Can we tie this clown to Wallace, Murphy and Daly and get them to walk across a mine field, they’d finally do something useful.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2022/1027/1331823-ireland-russia-ukraine/

Hellrazer · 27-10-2022 07:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801535#Comment_119801535

That asshole should be fucked out of this country and the Russian embassy used to house Ukrainian refugees.

Better still just burn it to the ground with him and the rest of them still in it.

Why is he even still allowed media time?

prunudo · 27-10-2022 07:55PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801535#Comment_119801535

Time he was ejected from his little fortress on Orwell road. We'd house a good few refugees in there.

opinionated3 · 27-10-2022 07:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801050#Comment_119801050

Won't lie about it, I'm actually so embarrassed that he's Irish. I feel like apologising to every Ukrainian.....

prunudo · 27-10-2022 07:57PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801564#Comment_119801564

I really hope some of the usual Halloween hi-jinx is directed their direction on Monday night.

opinionated3 · 27-10-2022 07:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801535#Comment_119801535

Can we please kick this asshole out of our country?? And maybe Paul Murphy too??

gandalf · 27-10-2022 08:01PM

Those Orc Muppets in Rathgar need to be turfed out immediately and hand their embassy building over to Ukraine.

Larbre34 · 27-10-2022 08:02PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801535#Comment_119801535

F**k that guy. He should be arrested and charged with espionage and assisting in the prosecution of war crimes.

Our 6 remaining Navy ships are on rotating patrols of the cable routes, but we don't have the hi-tech anti-submarine gear that the NATO navies have and in that regard I expect that they will carry out their own active searches outside of the Irish 12-mile limit.

Fortunately, we are about to take delivery of 2 x C-295 maritime patrol planes, which DO have decent anti-submarine capability and so they can task the Navy patrol ships more effectively.

Also, the French Air Force Squadron paid what looks like a sighting visit, to the Air Corps base at Casement Aerodrome in Dublin yesterday, presumably in case hostilities do extend to Western Europe. In that event I imagine the Government have a bi-lateral contingency with our closest EU friend and neighbour to protect the island and extend the protection of Western assets in the North Atlantic.

gandalf · 27-10-2022 08:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801575#Comment_119801575

To be fair every country has their own versions of Wallace & Daly.

Larbre34 · 27-10-2022 08:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801602#Comment_119801602

They certainly do and in some Countries, they're in power. So we should be thankful for small mercies.

Also I feel the biggest mistake of W and D was moving to Brussels. Not only are they less relevant now, but the contempt in which they are held by most Irish people means its much less likely that they can hold on to their seats in the big Euro constituencies in 2024.

gandalf · 27-10-2022 08:21PM

Apparently the word on the street is Wallace won't be running for re-election. Daly probably will unfortunately.

Furze99 · 27-10-2022 08:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801676#Comment_119801676

Wallace be getting a good bollicking from the citizens of Wexford. Up to Dubliners to nail Daly.

thomil · 27-10-2022 09:07PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801695#Comment_119801695

That was pretty much the worst turn of phrase you could pick with regards to Daly. I’ll be right back, just need to find some eye bleach!

Curious_Case · 27-10-2022 09:12PM

On behalf of Ukraine, and bearing in mind that they are first in the queue, I would love to see every decent country taking the chance to kick Russia when it's down ("she" my arse).

*Not pleasant listening*

https://youtu.be/_9SxmWjaqIA

EOQRTL · 27-10-2022 09:22PM

Kyiv suffering more and more blackouts now as winter approaches. Going to be a very difficult few months ahead for them unfortunately.

Slava_Ukraine · 27-10-2022 09:54PM

Thankfully, they are a resiliant nation and people.

rogber · 27-10-2022 09:55PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801950#Comment_119801950

It's going to be bleak, refugee numbers are rising again, the many already abroad are being told not to come back for the foreseeable future, and European countries are already at breaking point. It's a disgusting Russian strategy, but a deliberate one, and calls to "negotiate" will, I fear, become louder in the mainstream as it drags on and on

Slava_Ukraine · 27-10-2022 10:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119802114#Comment_119802114

Scaremongering. Many from UA are working here and paying their way, have you a % Rogber?

Wibbs · 27-10-2022 10:07PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801535#Comment_119801535

Mine clearing has long been considered a humanitarian mission, not breaking neutrality, so he can right head off.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801368#Comment_119801368

Unfortunately that brief period of democracy coincided with a near collapse of social order and brigandry and was seen by Russians of that generation, and understandably so, as something they'd never want to see again, so democracy has been soured for many. They also feel the "West" did nothing to help, egged it on if anything as a punishment meted out to the ex Soviet Union and Russia to break and "invade" her. The two horrors of the Russian psyche for centuries; invasion(from without or within) and chaos putin and his minions were seen as those who brought a halt to it and the familiar and comfortable scraps from the master's table returned. And those were more than scraps, at least for those in the west, white, "christian" Russia. And of course putin and his minions have reinforced those narratives ever since.

So yes I'd agee Zv, the young(and the very old) are the real hope for change. They know more, have more access to other ideas and the 90's are a historry lesson. But that forgets the patriotism and pride(oft wounded) that is very strong in Russians, old and young.

Wibbs · 27-10-2022 10:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119801602#Comment_119801602

And tbh for all their Grade A utter bollocks, I'm glad we have them. We have dissenting voices, even voices that make us momentarily positively murderous in intent. That's the function and good sign of a proper democracy. Russia don't have that. China doesn't have that, and a host of potentate and junta run societies out there don't have that either.