China begins military exercises around Taiwan

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1 hour ago, Lamaris said:

Twist the facts and remain blind to the truth.

Maybe in the future you will feel a similar terror in your vicinity, and then it will be a little clearer to you what it is like to live with the Nazis.

https://www.fairobserver.com/region/europe/medea-benjamin-nicolas-js-davies-ukraine-war-russia-ukranian-neo-nazi-fascists-azov-battalion-89292/

In your biography it says that you are from Bosnia, with that I say it all. Or do you want me to tell you what Croatians think of you? LMAO

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46 minutes ago, mdvdyk said:

In your biography it says that you are from Bosnia, with that I say it all. Or do you want me to tell you what Croatians think of you? LMAO

Croats are one of the three constitutive nations in Bosnia. I think I know very well what they think, since I live and work with them.

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21 hours ago, Lamaris said:

Croats are one of the three constitutive nations in Bosnia. I think I know very well what they think, since I live and work with them.

Assuming you are from Republika Srpska.. I think it's resonable to say that if a decently-sized area wants to secede and join another bordering country, they have a case. However, this applies to Kosovo (decently big, bordering Albania and consisting of ethnic Albanians). To me it's weird to support one, but not the other. Or maybe you don't support any Serbian movements except Kosovo. 

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4 hours ago, FfFfFfFF said:

Assuming you are from Republika Srpska.. I think it's resonable to say that if a decently-sized area wants to secede and join another bordering country, they have a case. However, this applies to Kosovo (decently big, bordering Albania and consisting of ethnic Albanians). To me it's weird to support one, but not the other. Or maybe you don't support any Serbian movements except Kosovo. 

I do not support the disintegration of BiH, because only together the people who live here have a chance for the future.

Unfortunately, the political elite uses the national narrative to maintain ratings and win elections.

For all that, they regularly go to the UK or US embassies for consultations and instructions.

Thirty years after the war, our politicians are immersed in crime, so the West has them in their grip.

Young people leave the country en masse instead of staying and trying to fight.

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Just now, Lamaris said:

I do not support the disintegration of BiH, because only together the people who live here have a chance for the future.

Unfortunately, the political elite uses the national narrative to maintain ratings and win elections.

For all that, they regularly go to the UK or US embassies for consultations and instructions.

Thirty years after the war, our politicians are immersed in crime, so the West has them in their grip.

Young people leave the country en masse instead of staying and trying to fight.

Bosnia is basically on the way to the population, I know.

I have a strong intuition some politicians also go to Russian centers to bring destabilisation into the region and get instructions.

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7 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

Bosnia is basically on the way to the population, I know.

I have a strong intuition some politicians also go to Russian centers to bring destabilisation into the region and get instructions.

They may go, but the influence of Germany, which sees Bosnia as a hotbed of cheap labor, is far greater. In addition, we have EUFOR in the country, which in recent days should be replaced by NATO forces.

Until a few years ago, Russian was taught in RS schools in addition to English, but not anymore. The German suppressed it.

If someone has opposite opinions to the West, it does not mean that he is pro-Russian.

Unfortunately, they impose such a story, but there is not much truth in it. At least from my point of view.

I suggest you watch the documentary EUROPA - THE LAST BATTLE.

Interesting research, I don't know how credible.

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14 minutes ago, Lamaris said:

They may go, but the influence of Germany, which sees Bosnia as a hotbed of cheap labor, is far greater. In addition, we have EUFOR in the country, which in recent days should be replaced by NATO forces.

Until a few years ago, Russian was taught in RS schools in addition to English, but not anymore. The German suppressed it.

If someone has opposite opinions to the West, it does not mean that he is pro-Russian.

Unfortunately, they impose such a story, but there is not much truth in it. At least from my point of view.

I suggest you watch the documentary EUROPA - THE LAST BATTLE.

Interesting research, I don't know how credible.

More of than not, in online discourse, the one anti-West are the same ones being pro-Russians. These two come together. This is very evident when Russian propaganda is so prevalent in Serbia and Serbian regions elsewhere.

You for instance probably see Luhansk and Donetsk "People"s Republics' secession from Ukraine as justifiable but not Kosovo's. Both are border regions dominated by a different ethnicity and helped militarility by a great power (Russia and NATO) - Serbia heavily condems one but not the other.

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45 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

More of than not, in online discourse, the one anti-West are the same ones being pro-Russians. These two come together. This is very evident when Russian propaganda is so prevalent in Serbia and Serbian regions elsewhere.

You for instance probably see Luhansk and Donetsk "People"s Republics' secession from Ukraine as justifiable but not Kosovo's. Both are border regions dominated by a different ethnicity and helped militarility by a great power (Russia and NATO) - Serbia heavily condems one but not the other.

I think that at the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, Serbia emphasized that it greatly respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Russia's influence is present, it would be stupid to deny it. But he is not as strong as they want to present him. After the NATO bombing in 1999, it is easy to see why the people are on the opposite side. With everything written, I want to emphasize that I will never justify the violence, misfortune and death of ordinary people. I deeply regret the fate of those who found themselves between two fires.

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1 hour ago, Lamaris said:

I think that at the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, Serbia emphasized that it greatly respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Russia's influence is present, it would be stupid to deny it. But he is not as strong as they want to present him. After the NATO bombing in 1999, it is easy to see why the people are on the opposite side. With everything written, I want to emphasize that I will never justify the violence, misfortune and death of ordinary people. I deeply regret the fate of those who found themselves between two fires.

“ Just as Russia resented the sale of arms to the Nazis in Ukraine [1]

There is so much to be found on the internet, especially articles about corruption and Nazism in Ukraine [2].

Unfortunately, due to the need to deepen the conflict, the replacement of theses of the mainstream media has taken off.

But it is not the first time that terrorist organizations [3] are declared a democratic army, “

Tell me that you are a pro-Russian without telling me that you are a pro-Russian.

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, FfFfFfFF said:

More of than not, in online discourse, the one anti-West are the same ones being pro-Russians. These two come together. This is very evident when Russian propaganda is so prevalent in Serbia and Serbian regions elsewhere.

You for instance probably see Luhansk and Donetsk "People"s Republics' secession from Ukraine as justifiable but not Kosovo's. Both are border regions dominated by a different ethnicity and helped militarility by a great power (Russia and NATO) - Serbia heavily condems one but not the other.

I was born near the Donbas region in Ukraine. I have family on both sides of the border. No one has ever cared about independence. The only ones who wanted independence in Ukraine were those from Crimea. The rest of the people have cared very little about nationalism since people have enough to earn money to eat and live.
 

It is disgusting to read the comments that there is Nazism in Ukraine, when millions of Ukrainians died not even 100 years ago because of the Nazi invasion that reached Minsk.

Unlike most countries in the world, Ukraine, among others, experienced Nazism first-hand, and society is well educated on the subject, since most of its grandparents or great-grandparents fought in the World War. So this is it for all who read this comment, it's disgusting that someone says that Ukraine is a Nazi state. As a curiosity, in Ukraine there are thousands of Jews who took refuge there, one of them, a descendant, is the president of Ukraine.

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On 8/4/2022 at 8:01 PM, Jester said:

People were saying the same about Russian military exercises a few months ago...

 

On 8/4/2022 at 8:42 PM, gypsy Hero said:

lol

People are traveling and working as usual here in Taiwan over the past 3 days. Taiwan accounts for more than 90% of global chips output and 90% of leading-edge chips used in US are from Taiwan. America values Taiwan so much not only because they share the same political value, but also because how crucial Taiwan is for US's and the world's economy. China knows it's not a wise time at all for them to start a war, especially when Mr.Xi is about to face the annual Beidaihe meeting in August. He can't start a war, but he sure needs to do something to solidify his power in the communist party.

The military exercises are only alarming for more frequently and bigger future conflicts.

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23 hours ago, Lamaris said:

I think that at the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, Serbia emphasized that it greatly respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. 

That is no longer the case when Serbia's president actively supports Putin's case and says the West should accept Putin' proposal for a ceasfire after it takes Donetsk - this isn't what someone that respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a country would say.

23 hours ago, Lamaris said:

After the NATO bombing in 1999, it is easy to see why the people are on the opposite side. With everything written, I want to emphasize that I will never justify the violence, misfortune and death of ordinary people. I deeply regret the fate of those who found themselves between two fires.

The NATO bombings were a wrongdoing that naturally alienated Serbia, this is actually a valid point (even though, truth be told, they didn't stop Serbia from participating in joint military exercises). The 1999 events made Serbia seek to be integrated into Russia's orbit and naturally buy into its own narratives of the war. However, for other countries Russia was the one doing the wrongdoings. When you propagate Russian-propaganda friendly takes you have to keep in mind that for other countries, everything NATO did to Serbia Russia did to them, and maybe more.

- Russia criticizes the West for aiding the secesionist Kosovo (populated by ethnic Albanians), yet Russia didn't think twice before aiding South Osethia, Abhazia, Transnistria - even though they are also break away regions that are internationally seen as belonging to anther country. Where is the consistency?

- Russia critizes the US for expanding its sphere of influence, yet it sees Eastern Europe, Central Asia (and more) as its own backyard, where they can freely intervene and use force if countries don't submit. Again, no consistency and therefore Russia has absolutely no right to criticize US's invasions of Afganistan or Iraq.

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19 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

That is no longer the case when Serbia's president actively supports Putin's case and says the West should accept Putin' proposal for a ceasfire after it takes Donetsk - this isn't what someone that respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a country would say.

The NATO bombings were a wrongdoing that naturally alienated Serbia, this is actually a valid point (even though, truth be told, they didn't stop Serbia from participating in joint military exercises). The 1999 events made Serbia seek to be integrated into Russia's orbit and naturally buy into its own narratives of the war. However, for other countries Russia was the one doing the wrongdoings. When you propagate Russian-propaganda friendly takes you have to keep in mind that for other countries, everything NATO did to Serbia Russia did to them, and maybe more.

- Russia criticizes the West for aiding the secesionist Kosovo (populated by ethnic Albanians), yet Russia didn't think twice before aiding South Osethia, Abhazia, Transnistria - even though they are also break away regions that are internationally seen as belonging to anther country. Where is the consistency?

- Russia critizes the US for expanding its sphere of influence, yet it sees Eastern Europe, Central Asia (and more) as its own backyard, where they can freely intervene and use force if countries don't submit. Again, no consistency and therefore Russia has absolutely no right to criticize US's invasions of Afganistan or Iraq.

I think there is a difference though.

Eastern Europe and parts of Asia are literally on the border with Russia.

It is still no justification for killing civilians, wars and oppression of the weak.

 

Unfortunately, we live in Orwell's 1984 where the three superpowers do what they want, while those in between have to suffer, choosing sides and putting their own needs aside.