TruNews: US Blindly Ignores Russian Warnings Not To Arm Ukraine
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️ Christina 1986-05-20 
— 3 years ago(January 25, 2023 03:59 PM)Russia still believes the Ukraine and other parts of Eastern Europe etc. are a threat to Russia?
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cryptoflovecraft — 3 years ago(January 25, 2023 04:08 PM)
NATO IS an existential threat to Russia, not Ukraine or other Eastern European countries per se. If Ukraine joined NATO there would be NATO military bases on Ukraine's border with Russia. Russia can't allow THAT just like the US would never allow Russia to put military bases on the Canada-US border or the Mexico-US border.
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cryptoflovecraft — 3 years ago(January 25, 2023 04:50 PM)
But Ukraine is much closer to Moscow, Russia's capital.
The NATO members Norway (since 1949), Poland (since 1999), Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania (all since 2004) all border Russia.
Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania should've never been brought into NATO. NATO should've never been expanded past Germany's border as a goodwill gesture to the Russians following the collapse of the Soviet Union. By expanding NATO eastward and bringing in former Soviet Bloc countries, NATO destroyed any chance of continued good relations with post-Soviet Russia. -
/. — 3 years ago(January 25, 2023 05:16 PM)
It may be closer, but Russia isn't facing a new threat. It's just an excuse.
It's easy in hindsight to say that NATO shouldn't have invited those countries to join, but at the time, Russia was highly unstable. Putin finally brought stability, but for years the oligarchs were vying for control. Who's to say that another leader might not have tried to restore the Soviet Union earlier than Putin is attempting to right now?
In all honesty, it wouldn't matter who took control. Russia would always have been a threat to the west. How well do you know Russian history? Their geography (situational and resources) dictates that they are always paranoid that they will be invaded. Nothing the west could do, or has done, would ever change their national psyche.
Every geopolitical decision they have ever made has assumed that the powers that surround them are out to conquer them. They've been like that since forever.
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WarrenPeace — 3 years ago(January 25, 2023 04:14 PM)
Have you ever seen the movie about a family that survives in the aftermath of a nuclear war called Testament?
If not then you can watch it here.
https://www.filmboards.com/board/10086429/
At least do me the favor and watch the scene just before the bombs explode starting at 17:30
It is one of the most eerie and realistic scenes I have ever seen filled with dread that depicts what it really might be like.
I can share in your worried feelings where we are going on about our normal day but then there is that bright, unexpected flash that I do not want to see.
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cryptoflovecraft — 3 years ago(January 25, 2023 04:20 PM)
Have you ever seen the movie about a family that survives in the aftermath of a nuclear war called Testament?
Yes, I've seen it. It's an excellent film about nuclear war and what comes afterward. Very realistic and grim. Everyone should see that film. -
/. — 3 years ago(January 25, 2023 04:29 PM)
Have you ever seen the movie about a family that survives in the aftermath of a nuclear war false alarm called Blast from the Past?
If not then you can watch it here.
https://www.filmboards.com/board/10124298/
At least do me the favor and watch the scene where he opens the bunker hatch and surprises the squatters.
It is one of the most eerie and realistic scenes I have ever seen filled with dread that depicts what it really might be like.
I can share in your worried feelings where we are going on about our normal day but then there is that crazy, uneducated idiot that I do not want to see.
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cryptoflovecraft — 3 years ago(January 25, 2023 04:34 PM)
Have you ever seen the movie about a family that survives in the aftermath of a nuclear war false alarm called Blast from the Past?
If not then you can watch it here.
https://www.filmboards.com/board/10124298/
Never heard of that one. Looks interesting. It says "access to video restricted" on my screen.
I'll keep an eye out for it though, I enjoy watching films like that.