Before World War II, Luftwaffe chief Herman Goering went to Switzerland on a "diplomatic" mission. The Swiss put on a military parade for the visit. Then as now, the Swiss were capable of looking fierce because that's what they are.
Goering asked his host, the Swiss defense minister, "How many men can the Swiss army put in the field when it is fully mobilized?"
"Around half a million", the minister replied.
"And what would you do if Germany invaded with a force of one million?", Goering "jokingly" asked.
"I suppose if that happened each man would have to fire twice", came the unjoking reply.
and yet a % of the US public is beginning to tire of the war. Sadly, i believe this is what happens when 'the war' is just a thing happening elsewhere. Very very few people understand the ramifications of what may happen if Ukraine lose.
turning in neighbors for stealing extra potatoes from people’s glorious food collective. We do that here when someone steals extra potatoes from the ADM/ConAgra potato collective.
This paragraph did have me pondering our EXTENSIVE collection of squeaky toys but unfortunately they are all from Bark Box and are of the furry variety. Filling a bathtub with them would not contribute to the mood.
Putin is the author of this conflict, and he will churn out an endless line of "sequels" to it if he's allowed to get anything out of it other than the trial for war crimes that he richly deserves.Pretending a psychopathic gangster with an army at his disposal can be reasoned with or trusted to negotiate in good faith is how we got here.
And that is why part of the strategy is to promote support through social media. We have short attention spans, but a lot of conditioning with American Exceptionalism and pro-war sentiment. Making it clear to us that backing Ukraine is a war we should be proud to help fight, and that it makes us the good guys, is a great way to keep us engaged. Notice how much of the Ukrainians’ own social media has them smiling, even while standing amongst devastation. And frequently they report successes. It’s necessary to make sure people know that our assistance is actually working towards a goal. We mostly just don’t want more forever-wars. And, pro-Russia saboteurs have been loudly declaring that “most” people don’t want to help Ukraine. Those voices are loud and have propaganda outlets with elevated platforms with which to spread that sentiment. It must be countered.
1. Their Army sucks.2. They have not learned that they can not fly out of a 16th floor window.3. They are not good at holding their breath under water.4. They seem to have a lot of food contaminated with weird chemicals.
Before World War II, Luftwaffe chief Herman Goering went to Switzerland on a "diplomatic" mission. The Swiss put on a military parade for the visit. Then as now, the Swiss were capable of looking fierce because that's what they are.
Goering asked his host, the Swiss defense minister, "How many men can the Swiss army put in the field when it is fully mobilized?"
"Around half a million", the minister replied.
"And what would you do if Germany invaded with a force of one million?", Goering "jokingly" asked.
"I suppose if that happened each man would have to fire twice", came the unjoking reply.
Germany never invaded Switzerland.
Still not a bad sniper rifle.
"Debased western fuck ogres" I like the cut of my jib!
That's a lot of words just to type out, "Morale - how does it fucking work?"
and yet a % of the US public is beginning to tire of the war. Sadly, i believe this is what happens when 'the war' is just a thing happening elsewhere. Very very few people understand the ramifications of what may happen if Ukraine lose.
Well, Volodya is diminutive, so it fits!
turning in neighbors for stealing extra potatoes from people’s glorious food collective. We do that here when someone steals extra potatoes from the ADM/ConAgra potato collective.
Fifth paragraph! That ball has been hit out of Muscovy and will need a visa and bodyguards because it's going to land in Iran somewhere!
Gary, are you absolutely sure that Dame Noonington didn't feed you this entire post? Because brilliant!
This paragraph did have me pondering our EXTENSIVE collection of squeaky toys but unfortunately they are all from Bark Box and are of the furry variety. Filling a bathtub with them would not contribute to the mood.
Hanging upside down by his heels from a nice gibbet in Red Square might work, as well.
Putin is the author of this conflict, and he will churn out an endless line of "sequels" to it if he's allowed to get anything out of it other than the trial for war crimes that he richly deserves.Pretending a psychopathic gangster with an army at his disposal can be reasoned with or trusted to negotiate in good faith is how we got here.
Be sure to do a blues/balalaika cover of Rains of Castamere. Seems appropriate on several levels.
And that is why part of the strategy is to promote support through social media. We have short attention spans, but a lot of conditioning with American Exceptionalism and pro-war sentiment. Making it clear to us that backing Ukraine is a war we should be proud to help fight, and that it makes us the good guys, is a great way to keep us engaged. Notice how much of the Ukrainians’ own social media has them smiling, even while standing amongst devastation. And frequently they report successes. It’s necessary to make sure people know that our assistance is actually working towards a goal. We mostly just don’t want more forever-wars. And, pro-Russia saboteurs have been loudly declaring that “most” people don’t want to help Ukraine. Those voices are loud and have propaganda outlets with elevated platforms with which to spread that sentiment. It must be countered.
Well, we do enough stuff that we should be embarrassed about.
Four things we have learned about Russia:
1. Their Army sucks.2. They have not learned that they can not fly out of a 16th floor window.3. They are not good at holding their breath under water.4. They seem to have a lot of food contaminated with weird chemicals.