Recent posts

#21
Something else / Re: Russia attacks Ukraine
Last post by dsanchez - March 18, 2024, 11:52:39
Glad to see people in Germany pushing towards negotiations. Escalating this war won't end well and a NATO vs Russia war will mean the end of the civilization as we know it
#22
#23
Something else / Re: Russia attacks Ukraine
Last post by MeltingMan - March 14, 2024, 19:16:59
Putin, if you only watched parts of his speech to the nation, is still very much in the "Soviet Union", if you ask me. I saw many worried and sometimes fascinated faces among the listeners. The war target is the entire Ukraine. The election advertising for March 17th leaves no doubt about it. Although I believe that the Ukrainians are basically willing to negotiate, they definitely do not want to return under Russian or Soviet control, name it as you want. That's understandable and the real sticking point. So it will remain difficult.  :anguished:
#24
Something else / Re: Russia attacks Ukraine
Last post by Ulrich - March 14, 2024, 14:04:06
Quote from: MeltingMan on March 14, 2024, 11:07:46The most Ukraine can do is prolong the war. Who wants that anyway?

Well, there is one side which can stop their aggression... if that ever happens, negotiations would be the next step.

IF the Ukraine gave up their territories, do we really believe Putin would stop there? Or would he continue trying to "get back" to the old "Soviet Union"?  :?
#25
Something else / Re: Russia attacks Ukraine
Last post by MeltingMan - March 14, 2024, 11:07:46
Quotewhat is the point of such negotiations?

Let's be honest: the war is devouring more and more resources, putting a strain on international relations, uprooting hundreds of thousands, promoting shady profiteers or those who want to profit from the suffering of others, while the upper class is little or not affected by the war. The most Ukraine can do is prolong the war. Who wants that anyway? The EU once received the Nobel Peace Prize. This is responsibility and obligation at the same time.  :1f633:
#26
New member? Introduce yourself here! / Re: New member
Last post by Ulrich - March 14, 2024, 08:56:10
Hey & welcome, I removed the URL from your post, that is not something to share in the 1st post. Also I moved this post from another topic, in which it did not belong!
#27
New member? Introduce yourself here! / New member
Last post by Dev8810 - March 14, 2024, 06:59:47
Hey, I am a blogger for multiple niche such as "vpnhike.com" in which I searching for VPN related blogs that can help me to enhance my security or privacy from hackers, malware, and phishing attacks. I saw or read your blog that was so fantastic for me. I would like to read more new or latest blogs on your website. This is my first visit on your website, and I appreciated for your passion towards your aim. Once, again I am enthusiastic to watch your new vidoes of your concert. I will come back when you'll post any new blog or song on your website.
#28
I'm a pretty new fan, I've only been a fan for a few months and yet they've very quickly become my favorite band. Last night, I  was listening all the way through Wish for the first time and it was great, But there was one song that caught my attention much more than all the others, And that was A Letter To Elise. While the instruments were completely gorgeous, As always from this band, My main focus were the lyrics. I've gone through this exact situation and Robert Smith truly does encapsulate how it feels. It's maybe my favorite song from them now and I can't get enough of it.
#29
Something else / Re: What made you annoyed toda...
Last post by Ulrich - March 13, 2024, 16:29:38
Banks... (the big ones).

https://act.ran.org/page/60362/petition/

QuoteBiodiversity collapse shouldn't be the business of banks, but that's exactly what many banks are causing. Our banking system is broken, and our governments are failing to act.

Banks like Citigroup, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Mizuho, Mitsubishi UFJ, Santander and Barclays are making billions of dollars in profits by enabling companies that are ripping through rainforests, turbo-charging climate change and harming local communities.

They're bankrolling some of the most destructive companies around — from beef companies like JBS clearing the Amazon, to palm oil giants like Sinar Mas destroying Orangutan habitat in Indonesia.
#30
Something else / Re: Russia attacks Ukraine
Last post by Ulrich - March 12, 2024, 13:03:50
Quote from: MeltingMan on March 12, 2024, 12:41:45As far as I know, Turkey has signaled that it will act as a mediator. A greater gift cannot be given to Mr. Erdogan, who will not run again. 

Yes, he keeps on trying:

https://www.euronews.com/2024/03/09/zelenskyy-declines-turkeys-offer-to-host-peace-talks-with-russia

QuoteTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose NATO-member country has sought to balance its close relations with both Ukraine and Russia, offered during a visit on Friday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to host a peace summit between the two countries.

Erdogan, who has repeatedly discussed brokering a peace deal, said at a news conference in Istanbul following his meeting with Zelenskyy that he hoped Russia would be on board with Turkey's offer.

"Since the beginning, we have contributed as much as we could toward ending the war through negotiations," Erdogan said. "We are also ready to host a peace summit in which Russia will also be included."

Let's hope he will get through with it...
Because, according to this article, negotiating could be frustrating and fruitless:

QuoteWhy are there no negotiations with Putin? This question is not as simple as it may appear. Nevertheless, there are two main reasons.

The first reason, the "image of the war," is obvious, but Putin does not understand it, and no one can explain it to him.

The second reason, which is much more significant, is structural: Putin lacks the ability to take on binding commitments. In reality, it's precisely this structural reason that impedes negotiations.

The difficulty lies in the fact that negotiations with Putin are currently pointless because he cannot make any meaningful commitments. He can make promises in words, but in reality, these promises are worthless. Over his 20-year rule, he has promised practically everything — his signature is on the border treaty with Ukraine, for example. And he violated all of it. Over the past two years, he has broken almost every promise he made. Again, Putin himself may not even know about this. I suspect it would be a terrible risk for his subordinates to remind him of what he said a month, a year, or even a week ago. But everyone else knows that he breaks all of his promises. No matter how pragmatic and cynical a negotiator might be, what is the point of such negotiations?
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/08/04/why-there-will-be-no-negotiating-with-putin-a82021