I watch Russell Brand quite a lot,even going back to when he was first on british tv in the early 2000s, he does make a lot of sense with a lot he talk's about, but also because he is human, like us he does sometimes get things wrong.
Hes right on politicans not working on behalf of us, the common peoples interest.
Respect
So with the IMF it benefits Ukraine financially(at a high cost to the country and its people) so its not based on financial gain, nor to those giving the loans, world debt takes a long to pay back.
The following is only based on one statement from Russell Brand being fact checked, so more needs to be checked.
https://www.politifact.com/personalities/russell-brand/
And many have started to believe that his channel is becoming alt-right.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/d ... xplained/?sh=5e463dbf1e8f
Russell Brand is a great speaker thats why people listen to him. And saying that him not being banned is due to him only telling facts on youtube, how come many thousands of other channels that we know are based on lies still not banned.
The one point i do agree with Russell Brand on, is politicians are not the right people to speak on behalf of us and do not represent our feelings.
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Have you tried downloading it again since the day you had the issue.
SMS Notification would be much better from my perspective, depending on how often people check their emails.
Explain more on the financial side of it. Give some context. In the context of the video links you posted in your other post, they're not about ending the war.
Russell Brand himself admits he's no politician and his views are not based on facts found. He was a television personality who is just outspoken with his opinions
Considering Ukraine was the most productive region for Russia, its most likely that it was financial based at first for them.
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Yes really. Read and see. I am more than happy to listening to other people's opinions but you have not given any context to your opinion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ... Soviet_Socialist_Republic
In 1939, Western Ukraine was annexed from Poland by the USSR. Ukraine was the most populous and industrialised republic after the Russian Soviet Republic. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union Ukraine regained its independence in 1991
https://www.britannica.com/place/Ukraine
And please, rooting for a football club, i'm no child, and football is something i've never had an interest in.
Considering Ukraine only became a part of the USSR in 1922.
Most of what is now Ukraine was formally governed by Polish-Lithuanian nobility prior to the 18th century,
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I agree, he definitley should be charged for his crimes, i think for it to happen he would somehow have to be removed from power prior to it happening.
Il be honest and say i don't have much understanding on how the ICC operates, if the following is not how it is run then it should be, members from all nations who have no ties to government members, and it should not matter if a country/nation does not recognise it, anyone committing war crimes would obviously not recognise an International Court due to the crimes they've committed.
The following is a link for a documentary that was made back in 2018, it's about reporters in conflict zones and what they endure to get a story. Its unrelated to this conflict but it does make a good watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdQCsugwzDY
It should not matter if a country fails to recognise the ICC, they should still be held accountable, it shouldn't be a choice, like for us as civillians cannot choose to recognise a courts jurisdiction.
American soldiers had been charged for murders in afghanistan though, even though Trump went on to pardon two of them
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ... 0to%20life%20in%20prison.
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Interesting read , but holds no relevance regarding the calls for Putin to charged for War Crimes. Putin is not an American or in america.
essentially all are equal, unless the opinion is meant as an insult to someone then it does not matter at all.
It doesn't imply that its ok, its probably in hope that a lesson is learned.
Anyway, aren't we all just going totally off-topic. This is all nothing compared to what the topic is about and what we're supposed to be discussing like adults.
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You've done a great job on this topic, and understandably when a post is reported, it will take time for them to be checked as you cannot be here 24/7.
Even though some on here do not hold the same opinion as myself, i have actually enjoyed discussing and hearing it from other peoples perspective.
@Scawen Sorry for pulling you away from what you had been doing.
Agree with you, if we're unable to discuss the situation respectfully, then we're just part of a problem
Regarding your link, its very sad to read and see what has happened in Bucha.
Some distressing scenes in the following video.
https://youtu.be/dwqZik96yRo?t=33
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The channel (youtube channel) is an Alt-Right channel. Once again (nothing new) you stray away from the actual topic and start writing baloney.
As stated a million times in this topic yes we know and agree with you about Iraq, but keep it on topic. And is there really any need for the sarcastic text/image regarding do you need a cuddle
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Damn if it was me id be disappointed(Please forgive me, a bad joke i know) I must say that you seem like a funny guy, we both have the same sense of humour, and can make light/fun even about our negative experiences.
His opinion would have more strength in him due to the fact he lost so many comrades/friends.
"To serve your country by any mean" , i would agree with him if he said "To defend your country by any mean" as that's something i believe in but many do think that's what they're doing, and it seems that many are realising they've been lied to when they see things are different.
Someone that's served in battle builds a relationship with others serving alongside them that can be stronger than with family. Only those that experience it same can understand you, so even if he knew or ended up knowing that the war was based on lies, it would not change his anger on the loss of old comrades
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id have to agree with you, in the past it's been something that had put me off joining events, not just on LFS but on other MP games also.
From what i have seen over the years, Russian Prisons make most other nations prisons look like a childrens nursery. Certainly not easy places to be
Ukraine is Ukraine not Russia. It was annexed in 1939 from poland !
We all must respect each others opinions and not argue, otherwise we're a part of a problem i guess.
While i'm against Putin on his decision of the attack, and have a lot of admiration for Ukraine, i do occasionally see things that i believe Ukraine does wrong. The most recent is a video of Ukrainian soldiers questioning captured soldiers and shooting them in the leg's.
If the video turns out to be genuine then someone should charges of war crimes, the same as Putin should face for the atrocities caused by him with the conflict.
Never said or meant it as they effectively provide peace, what i meant was that peace keepers are a part of the UN
Nato is defense based, without Nato what would stop Putin attacking Poland next for example. If Ukraine had already been in Nato, then its quite likely that he wouldn't have attacked.
Its the UN that provide Peace keeping (or they're supposed to.
Firstly you said "It's quite ridicilous that a majority of western people are all of a sudden pro Ukraine while most didn't know where it was located in the years before. Let alone know anything of the culture, history and especially what happened from 2014 onwards."
That is an assumption, you do not know what i or others know.
Guess you're one of the very few that does not see it for what it is, it's not only on this forum that Russian people agree that Putins accusations are lies and that they're fed lies through the only state media channel allowed, and is why Putin has banned Facebook and Instagram and Twitter.
If you look a couple of pages previous to this one you will see example's of the attempts of Misinformation, with one concerning a captured Russian soldier, it was suggested that the soldier was actually a Ukrainian soldier with a link to his facebook, only upon going to the facebook it become clear that the only similarity was he had a beard but was obviously not the same man.
How can anything that has been said and backed up with evidence be called Assumptions ?
The only thing that is going to come from the War is Putin being shown that he under estimates others, this 2 day "special operation" is now over a month in, and hes taken very little ground but killed many civillians alongside the Ukrainian soldiers.
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No worries its not Off-topic, and is something that i have always been a believer of.
Exactly , although when discussing the War, people keep diverting to accusations against Ukraine which so far not once have had any evidence to show as a fact(photos or videos) and only from the words of Pro-Russian sources and no independent sources, it's this that comes across as indirectly trying to justify whats happened by taking the focus away from Russia invading another country with no justifiable reason.
Zelensky is willing to talk about neutrality in peace talks with Russia, which what most say is what Putin wants, Ukraine to not be a part of Nato. So maybe some hope for that
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I know of the Braunhemden, i don't agree with anything to do with the Asov Battalion, and they should of been dealt with long ago. Cannot tar the rest of the armed forces(250.000 soldiers) with the same brush as the Asov (1500 soldiers).
Regarding Putins claims, find any Ukrainians(Not Russians living in Ukraine) that want "Liberating" by Russia, and any that agree with Putins claims.
Obviously some things are wrong on Ukraines side, such as the use of the Asov Battalion and another called Aidar, but that does not justify the war on its people and country.
Has anyone mentioned of the forced deportations of mariupol citizens into camps by Russia, which could also be likened to the Nazi's
Even though i don't agree with this, like you was saying about a democratic world and with peoples freedom of speech protected, that would make their beliefs protected aslong as they didn't go out and start doing as hitler had done.
Regarding Putins claims, find any Ukrainians(Not Russians living in Ukraine) that want "Liberating" by Russia, and any that agree with Putins claims.
Obviously some things are wrong on Ukraines side, such as the use of the Asov Battalion and another called Aidar, but that does not justify the war on its people and country.
Has anyone mentioned of the forced deportations of mariupol citizens into camps by Russia, which could also be likened to the Nazi's
Even though i don't agree with this, like you was saying about a democratic world and with peoples freedom of speech protected, that would make their beliefs protected aslong as they didn't go out and start doing as hitler had done.
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Yeah they had been turned into a national guard(Still a volunteer group) and not made members of the Ukrainian armed forces.
While any crimes by the battalion should be dealt with in the same that putins crimes should be(war crime), the video posted by Cargame is not an independent media source like id previously mentioned. He is embeded with Russian Forces and is known to be a Pro-Russian Media reporter/Vlogger, not exactly an unbiased view.
Its basically just a man saying they found something, unless they done the correct thing to do and photographed and collected evidence.
While any crimes by the battalion should be dealt with in the same that putins crimes should be(war crime), the video posted by Cargame is not an independent media source like id previously mentioned. He is embeded with Russian Forces and is known to be a Pro-Russian Media reporter/Vlogger, not exactly an unbiased view.
Its basically just a man saying they found something, unless they done the correct thing to do and photographed and collected evidence.
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First, the only similarity is that its a salute. And that it was once used by one Nazi allied Stepan Banderas in 1941, considering the phrase originated in a poem Taras Shevchenko in the year 1846, it cannot in any shape or form be likened to Heil Hitler. Thats obvious.
Regarding your video from Mariupol, i believe it could be true, as we know the Asov Battalion had been sent to maripol, and this should be investigated as a war crime.
The Asov battalion is a volunteer battalion and not an offical member of the Ukrainian Forces. The Emblem you posted is from the Asov Battalion, so you have told us nothing new.
Id go as far as to say as many others have said, that putin has become like Hitler.
You're opinion is that when you went to Ukraine, things didn't seem right, yet the Ukrainian citizens have taken up arms against the invaders and doing an excellent job.
You assume that you're the only person that travels the world and/or does not know geography. Thats comical
If things in Ukraine were the way that Putin had said and that you're portraying it to be, then like Putin had predicted, they would've been welcomed with open arms by its people.
Many Russian people have stated that they get fed lies from Putin, even one had said so within this topic of the forum.
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