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Do really think not giving in to an invader will bring peace? Hmm, I don’t know. Kind of a dumb question if you’re not going to examine any context. Also, do really think setting some kind of precedent matters. Capital will pursue its interests even while you gasp in horror and clutch your pearls about the violation of what you decided are the norms. Grow up.

Yes. Precedent matters, not in the legal sense, but in the sense of what a possible invader expects to happen. Capital will pursue its interests, but only by fighting back do we show that it's in their interest to not invade random countries.

Do you think the richest countries in the west that already pillaged Russia in recent history, ruining over 100 million lives, stealing so much of the former Soviet Union’s collective wealth that they cratered life expectancy, should be supported as they expand a military alliance in Russia’s borders so they can do it again?

Now that's the most loaded question I've seen in a while. It's not the "west" being supported here, it's Ukraine. You may be confused as to which way the money flows, and who requested it.

Second, you are similarly confused about how the west is expanding (by which you probably mean NATO). The US did not invade and conquer Poland, instead Poland was begging to join. Same with Turkey. Same with the Baltic countries, and now Sweden and Finland. Do you know why they all wanted to join?

Oh, and finally when did the west pillage Russia? And more importantly, how did they pillage Russia? If you believe that the US was able to control Russia so well in the 1990s, how do you know Putin is not their puppet now?

Do you really think that giving in to invaders demands will bring peace? Just like it did in 2014, like it did in 2008, and like it did in 1938?

And yes, before you bring up the US, the same applies there. We should have been more firmly against Bush's wars. Because this stuff does transfers - letting one invader invade without punishment will only encourage everyone else (including the US) to do the same. Do you really want to send a message to the US, to France, to China, to Israel, that they can invade other countries without repercussions? Because if you advocate for peace with Russia, that is exactly what you're doing.

Explain how.

Not just cutting the cost, but charging you extra for selling you a separate charger.

BRICS is not an alliance or anything, it's just a grouping of countries with (very roughly) similar development status.

You are sarcastic, but for electricity we could totally do that. We still choose not to.

Where are the bridges? How do you walk from one side to the other?

Oh yeah, right, of course. But how do you even drive from one side to the other?

It is great because it allows you to eliminate bad candidates very quickly. It can't be the only test, but it's very useful as the first one.

I think they meant 3/7/21 instead of the standard 3/5/15.

Um ... Tankies and Nazis often disagree with each other. Are they both doing something right?

A Windows version becomes considered "good" the exact moment a next version is released. No sooner, no later. Those are the rules.

No Niles?

I was a pretty big fan of Frasier so I'll probably try to see at least one episode (when I can get it in Europe), but I don't have hopes up. It seems nobody else does either.

On the other hand, Rodney Trotter? This just seems weird.