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Alan Jurek's avatar

Great writing I'm a new fan boy.

Meanwhile as the White Queen puts the Black King in check, the Yellow Queen on his own board looks at his 250 year plan for global domination and smiles like only he can.

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George Menyhei's avatar

I prefer 250 year plans to 25 month ones. Less destruction.

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Shade of Achilles's avatar

This is gud prose but I would like to see you expand on your points. Write MOAR and become the goulash-slurping Euralic Eugyppius you were born to be!

PS: in Romania and most other ex east bloc states social trust has gone backwards since the 90s (statistically)

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George Menyhei's avatar

Goulash is the poor man's Adderall, but it won't give me a German work ethic.

Yes, social trust collapsed in the 1990s and took a long time and effort to rebuild, but overall what we have today is better than what we had at the end of socialism. People treat the environment, animals better, and stop at passenger crossings. Even petty crime is lower, which is a major Ostalgie talking point.

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Shade of Achilles's avatar

oh ok

but nooooooooo you can't say that...I HAVE THEORIES!

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George Menyhei's avatar

Romania could be different. I would find a Haiti-like vitality next door quite intimidating!

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Shade of Achilles's avatar

Bits of it (you know in principle which ones) are rather Haiti-like yes. But you've got enclaves of Haiti there to match them, so there's nothing to worry about. In the event of an invasion you could use your Haitians, most of em already strategically positioned near the border, to stop their Haitians.

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George Menyhei's avatar

Hungarian is the best language for cursing, we'll win a war of voodoo.

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Hussein Hopper's avatar

“Ukraine certainly has the brainpower and the vitality to be a great country, it’s proving itself equal to a superpower in this war” - what planet are you on? The one’s with any brainpower at all fled to avoid being slaughtered , the vitality of those remaining is being crushed. The country is being destroyed.

Cretin

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AussieManDust's avatar

Do note that "superpowers" are only found in the Marvel Universe... and if the MIGHT & WEIGHT of the EU/UN/WEF/US couldn't knock Russia off, a pissant NAZI Ukraine; Did. Not. Have. A. Chance...🤷

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Andrew Ho's avatar

So you finally realized Ukrainians are nothing but pawns in the US’s game? And yet you failed to make the simple connection that would explain why Vladimir Putin had to commence the SMO?

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Hegesias Cyrene's avatar

Nailed it. Thanks.

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