President Joe Biden warned Thursday morning a Russian attack on Ukraine could begin in the coming days, casting a new incursion into the country as all but certain and warning Moscow could stage events in the lead-up to generate a pretext for war.

Ok so sure we were wrong. There wasn't an invasion Wednesday. But you gotta trust me they're definitely invading in three days.

  • NotAnOp [comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    America is desperate to project some sort of imperial might. Getting wrecked in Afghanistan and by covid has shown the world how incompetent our government and leaders really are.

    This will also be a great excuse for Biden to inflate the military budget even more. "Gee man, I'd like to give healthcare, but the Russians man! Oh, those crazy Russians! I hear that Rasputin guy is a demon or something, so we are spending billions in anti-demon missiles."

    • half_giraffe [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      It sucks so hard that Biden has a bunch of easy problems that he can fix entirely with his own authority (student loan debt, drug criminalization, deportations, etc.) but instead this is America's priority. Just itching to sacrifice a bunch of people on the other side of the planet to prove that America can still do something. It's so bleak.

      • NotAnOp [comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        Biden likes all three of those things just the way they are. Dude's always been a ghoul.

        • half_giraffe [comrade/them]
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          3 years ago

          Oh absolutely, I never expected him to do anything about that. The only positive of his whole presidency will be me delivering a Cassandra-sized "I fucking told you so" to every one of my lib friends once the Dems eat absolute shit in 22 and 24.

          • RamrodBaguette [comrade/them, he/him]
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            3 years ago

            In hindsight, Biden getting voted in has been just marvelous for radicalization. On the other hand, it's going to cause the Mask-off Ghoul Party to get re-elected and plenty of Libs would rather double down and punch left than wake up and smell reality.

            • SaniFlush [any, any]
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              3 years ago

              If we wanted to use this as a talking point, how would we do that?

              • RamrodBaguette [comrade/them, he/him]
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                3 years ago

                Press people on how much Biden has fundamentally changed the "going-ons" of the US after Trump. After that, you need to have a response-tree prepared since libs have been somewhat creative in mental gymnastic-ing rationalizations. For example, if Biden doesn't want to rock the boat too much with what he actually could do (via executive order) to later enact necessary reform while keeping the US "stable", when? Before the GOP likely wins 2024? Furthermore, can they point to the part of American history where this has actual precedence?

            • half_giraffe [comrade/them]
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              3 years ago

              A lot of them are receptive but haven't taken the dive over into leftism. A few for sure will just say "Joe Manchin" until they turn into a corncob.