2022: The year the world returns to war?

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by activeStick

Putin should ask them if this is like that time they got onboard with the weapons of mass destruction train that the US used to justify their invasion of another country, which would of course make it not exclusively "straight out of the Kremlin playbook"

Does it make it okay one way or the other?

Then why bring it up that ThE UsA DiD iT fIrSt

[FlamesAddiction]

Slobodan Milosevic did the same thing in 1990 to justify invading breakaway states. I am pretty sure this is just what they do to create a pretext for war.

[White Out 403]

#### off with this whataboutism. russia is a bad actor run by an authoritarian ####head whos about to invade a sovereign, democratic nation.

[NuclearFart]

Originally Posted by activeStick

Taking a page from the Americans by alleging genocide to justify action. Pretty savvy by Putin.

Originally Posted by activeStick

Putin should ask them if this is like that time they got onboard with the weapons of mass destruction train that the US used to justify their invasion of another country, which would of course make it not exclusively "straight out of the Kremlin playbook"

OK it has been duly noted that ActiveStick dislikes US hypocrisy, even though its not unique to the US, and has nothing to do with current Russian aggression.

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by White Out 403

#### off with this whataboutism. russia is a bad actor run by an authoritarian ####head whos about to invade a sovereign, democratic nation.

And, like, a nation everyone likes. Who doesn't love Ukraine and Ukrainians?

Perogies, babushkas, Cabbage rolls, the funny folk dancing, like come on. I bet 85% of the Canadian prairie was settled by those lovely people.

[White Out 403]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

And, like, a nation everyone likes. Who doesn't love Ukraine and Ukrainians?

Perogies, babushkas, Cabbage rolls, the funny folk dancing, like come on. I bet 85% of the Canadian prairie was settled by those lovely people.

Our shared Croatian ancestors were in fact settlers from Ukraine. Ukrainians everywhere!

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

And, like, a nation everyone likes. Who doesn't love Ukraine and Ukrainians?

Perogies, babushkas, Cabbage rolls, the funny folk dancing, like come on. I bet 85% of the Canadian prairie was settled by those lovely people.

Ukrainian Dance / Shumka dancing (at least in Alberta), not funny dancing.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by activeStick

Taking a page from the Americans by alleging genocide to justify action. Pretty savvy by Putin.

Originally Posted by activeStick

Putin should ask them if this is like that time they got onboard with the weapons of mass destruction train that the US used to justify their invasion of another country, which would of course make it not exclusively "straight out of the Kremlin playbook"

That's enough please.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

That's enough please.

What is it with users who have "stick" in their name and acting like complete donuts on this site?

[activeStick]

Originally Posted by NuclearFart

OK it has been duly noted that ActiveStick dislikes US hypocrisy, even though its not unique to the US, and has nothing to do with current Russian aggression.

Fair enough and you're right.

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

That's enough please.

Will do.

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Ukrainian Dance / Shumka dancing (at least in Alberta), not funny dancing.

No, I have Ukrainian friends so I can say that.

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by White Out 403

Our shared Croatian ancestors were in fact settlers from Ukraine. Ukrainians everywhere!

I thought initial Croatian tribes were of Illyrian and not Slavic descent?

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

And, like, a nation everyone likes. Who doesn't love Ukraine and Ukrainians?

Perogies, babushkas, Cabbage rolls, the funny folk dancing, like come on. I bet 85% of the Canadian prairie was settled by those lovely people.

How dare they attack the nation that gave us Mila Kunis

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by btimbit

How dare they attack the nation that gave us Mila Kunis

I've been trying to make up my mind on this subject.

I was back and forth, Ukraine/Russia/Ukraine/Russia.

You just ended that.

Thank you

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

No, I have Ukrainian friends so I can say that.

I have Ukrainian heritage and have family members that perform Ukrainian Dancing.

I don't consider it funny.

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

I have Ukrainian heritage and have family members that perform Ukrainian Dancing.

I don't consider it funny.

OK. I was trying to keep it light, I was joking that it was funny. I have great respect for the culture.

[Ozy_Flame]

Fair enough. If you said 'fun', then I'm on board. 'Funny' is a Shumka step too far

[FlamesAddiction]

I was actually in Ukrainian dancing from the age of 5 to 16 and danced at many festivals. Had the poofy pants, embroidered blouse, and sash to go along with it. My grandmother actually hand made the outfit. She taught me to read Cyrillic and some of the language as well. Even went so far to get school books shipped to me.

I am only 1/4 Ukrainian, but she was determined to try and raise me as a proper Ukrainian, much to my father's annoyance lol.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

I have Ukrainian heritage and have family members that perform Ukrainian Dancing.

I don't consider it funny.

I consider most things of my heritage to be funny, but then I'm Danish and we don't take ourselves too seriously.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by peter12

I consider most things of my heritage to be funny, but then I'm Danish and we don't take ourselves too seriously.

Danish, yeah right.

I am of Donut heritage.

Ha!