Russia & Ukraine

Discussion in 'Politics' started by UsualName, Jan 18, 2022.

  1. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    Hispanics often pass as white and don't have the same degree of "salvage animal" stereotype amongst would-be racist employers. Why argue that "it's people's choices" if you'll fall back to the "they're subhuman" eugenic-centric trope?
     
    #12511     Jun 21, 2023
  2. zdreg

    zdreg

    Why not "so smart?"
     
    #12512     Jun 21, 2023
  3. M.W.

    M.W.

    My point is that either way, whether it is choices or dna, the rest of society should not be held hostage and accountable for their lives.

    And there is no fallback, we are all born with DNA traits but we all still have choices what we do with our lives. What we should not do is sit back and become a burden for the rest of society.

    Your point on "Savage animals" is ludicrous. Name me a single employer who would reject a black educated hard working applicant purely based on his or her skin color. I know of none. If anything, especially in the academic space, there are many job openings for which only indigenous or blacks may apply that are not open to anyone else, purely based on skin color. That's racism right there, yet nobody is allowed to point that out.

    I much rather hire an educated hard working black individual than you lazy asses who freeload on mom and dad and the rest of society and live in your bubbles of lies and fragile emotions.

     
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    #12513     Jun 21, 2023
  4. zdreg

    zdreg

    Hispanics are white depending on their background.
     
    #12514     Jun 21, 2023
  5. #12515     Jun 21, 2023
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  6. More drones reaching Moscow these days.

    More to come.


    Russia says it downed 3 drones outside Moscow, suspects it was attack by Ukraine

    Two drones were brought down outside Moscow as they approached the warehouses of a local military unit, Russian authorities said Wednesday, in what could be the latest attempt by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia during the early stages of Kyiv's most recent counteroffensive.

    Russia says it downed 3 drones outside Moscow, suspects it was attack by Ukraine (msn.com)
     
    #12516     Jun 21, 2023
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  7. RantaMin

    RantaMin

    I think they didn't anticipate such an outcome when they started.
     
    #12517     Jun 21, 2023
  8. RantaMin

    RantaMin

    Good news for Ukraine
     
    #12518     Jun 21, 2023
  9. terr

    terr

    This is hilarious.

    В Ингушетии школьники не смогли полностью сдать экзамен ЕГЭ по информатике, потому что на компьютерах кончилась пробная версия Excel, пишет (https://t.me/bazabazon/18722) Baza.

    In Ingushetia (one of Russia's ethnic areas) high school students could not finish the informatics graduation exams because (get this) "the trial version of Excel on the computers they were using expired".

    Yeah, I am sure it was the "trial version" too. Not pirated at all.
     
    #12519     Jun 21, 2023
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  10. SunTrader

    SunTrader

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    Russian mercenary boss says his fighters have yet to receive promised medals
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    FILE PHOTO: Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin speaks with servicemen during withdrawal of his forces from Bakhmut

    Andrew Osborn
    Tue, June 20, 2023 at 6:10 AM EDT


    By Andrew Osborn

    (Reuters) - Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin complained on Tuesday that most of his fighters had not yet received medals promised by President Vladimir Putin for their role in the Ukraine war's bloodiest battle, the latest twist in a feud with the top brass.

    Prigozhin's Wagner private army spearheaded the assault on the eastern city of Bakhmut, captured last month by Russian forces after nine months of fighting.

    Putin congratulated Wagner and the Russian army at the time and said that all those who distinguished themselves would get state awards.

    But Prigozhin, who has publicly accused the Defence Ministry and its leadership of incompetence and of failing to adequately supply his forces, said most of his men had not been decorated.

    "Of the state awards for Bakhmut, only Hero of Russia stars have been received. Nothing has been awarded to the fighters, the bulk of the fighters. The lists are with the Ministry of Defence," he said in a statement released by his press office.

    "According to my information, there is a fuss over signing off on the awards. Everybody has already forgotten that they fought and died there," Prigozhin added, accusing generals of instead "adorning themselves with trinkets".

    There was no immediate reaction to his criticism from the Defence Ministry which has ignored his public complaints.

    His outburst comes as he remains locked in a murky standoff with the Defence Ministry over an order for mercenary groups like his to sign formal contracts with the ministry before July 1.

    The move would more closely integrate Wagner and Prigozhin into the Defence Ministry's command structure in a subordinate position.

    Prigozhin initially refused to sign anything, and has since said, without providing details, that he is proposing an alternative contract himself.

    (Reporting by Andrew Osborn; Editing by Peter Graff)

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-mercenary-boss-says-fighters-101037791.html
     
    #12520     Jun 21, 2023