Ukraine Thread

[Kralizec]

Well, yes. It was a French beach holiday by allied soldiers that was the beginning of the end for Hitler.

Indeed. Just like how in the Korean war the communist north managed to turn the tide in the middle of the summer. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese tourists, all eager to lend a hand.

[Ironside]

Indeed. Just like how in the Korean war the communist north managed to turn the tide in the middle of the summer. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese tourists, all eager to lend a hand.

With the high command's explicit approval. Actively state employed troops doing that would be prosecuted for desertion otherwise.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

With the high command's explicit approval. Actively state employed troops doing that would be prosecuted for desertion otherwise.

But they were "volunteers!" They simply happened to volunteer in organized units inherited from the PLA. They were a separate force {see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Volunteer_Army} entirely....

[Strike For The South]

It is January 13th, 2015 and Putin is still a fascist.

[CrossLOPER]

It is January 13th, 2015 and Putin is still a fascist.

You accidentally failed to use comic sans.

[Strike For The South]

You are just fufilling you're German duty to be attracted to an autocart. Putin gets things done therefore he is good.

I pity you

[Strike For The South]

It is January 31st, 2015 and Putin is still a fascist.

[Husar]

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/0...to-stop-putin/

First, has any debate ever been improved by comparisons to Hitler? It’s the one type of name-calling certain to drive people crazy. We see that happening in Ukraine. The debate about who is a fascist has been part of the political hysteria that may eventually make that country ungovernable.

A second reason to be sparing with the F-bomb is more subtle. The label makes us think we’re talking about politicians and political movements ready for Armageddon. Fascists love throwing themselves on funeral pyres—they seem impossible to deter by ordinary means. But that’s not Mr. Putin (and my guess is it’s not Narendra Modi, the likely new Indian prime minister, either). Mr. Putin often miscalculates–but he does calculate.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opi...329348214.html

Among the "Ten handy phrases for bluffing your way through a conversation about the situation in Ukraine", the British Spectator magazine suggested rather sardonically: "The similarities with Hitler and the Sudetenland/Anschluss/Peter the Great/Stalin and the Tartars/Genghis Khan are striking."
The article makes it clear that "Historical analogies are invaluable to the experienced bluffer, but the amateur must tread carefully."
It follows, "When in doubt, hedge: 'I am not saying that Putin is Hitler, but …' or 'It’s easy to get carried away with these comparisons, but...' Try to look pained, as if contemplating both the complexity and the imminent possibility of human suffering."

[Gilrandir]

It is January 31st, 2015 and Putin is still a fascist.

Every now and then every company changes its slogans and very often they (slogans) kind of echo the previous one. In view of this and the fact that the above one is like a year old and recent developments in Donbas I suggest we update it. What about "It is whatever date and Putin gets fascister than ever"? Yet I don't insist on this one and open for any ideas.
And another kind of update:
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukr...ltseve-n296841

[Husar]

It's January 14th here.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

It's January 14th here.

Not at the time he posted, even in Dresden it was still the 13th.

So put that in your asynchronous pipe and smoke it.

[Husar]

You are just fufilling you're German duty to be attracted to an autocart. Putin gets things done therefore he is good.

I pity you

Yes, I am German duty and I love autocarts, bit auto lovers everywhere here.
But can you show me where I said Putin is good?

Not at the time he posted, even in Dresden it was still the 13th.

So put that in your asynchronous pipe and smoke it.

You may not believe it, but I was aware of that, there is a little timestamp above every post after all.