swampyankee
Chief Master Sergeant
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- Jun 25, 2013
"Tea enriched with polonium for that extra jolt"
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"Tea enriched with polonium for that extra jolt"I read that McDonald's found a buyer for their Russian operations. Probably will be called McPutin's.
What most people don't realize is that Chinese manufacturers produce to their customers specification - and most foreign customers (foremost the USA) obviously only want cheap skate stuff. So no surprise that China's actual industrial knowledge and capability is mostly unknown to the common people outside of China.It's amazing what happens when you focus on quality and not price. I've known a few people who have done business with Chinese factories, and they all say the same thing: If you beat them down on price, they simply drop the quality to reflect what you want to pay.
Now, do you think that the Chinese military are focused on price or quality?
looks good in this colors....I very highly doubt it. Mind you seeing something like below would be wonderful:
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Remember the post upthread where somebody dug into Putler's childhood and upbringing? The guy's a dedicated "true believer" communist in the religious sense of having been "raised in the faith" (even his elementary school classmates thought he was a little unhinged), and fanatics of that kind are immune to uncomfortable realities and accumulating wisdom with age. He will see what he wants to see and draw the conclusions he wishes to be true. Those he admires most and hopes to emulate or even surpass all made their mark through ruthless violence and cutthroat rivalry, so they're his yellow brick road.It baffles me that a career spook wouldn't see the obvious risk of blowback of this invasion. As I wrote far, far upthread, this is Putin's greatest blunder. He completely misread the willingness of Ukraine to fight, the ability of NATO to set aside squabbles and coalesce around the common cause, and the ability of the Russian military to function effectively. Three key elements he got completely and totally wrong.
Yum, yum, that Koolaid tastes mighty good, Comrade, da? Even better with a vodka chaser!Even the Russian Orthodox Church is endorsing his actions. The whole nation from the Religious Leadership on down is just as demented and as sick as Putin. I totally disconnected socially from a stupid butt munch who had the lack of mental capacity as to refer to Putin as some kind of Christian Crusader fighting evil in Ukraine. Stupid off spring of a promiscuous female dog.
Given their border disputes that one is very unlikely.Surprised India hasn't looked to China as an alternative for military hardware.
I agree on everything except for the communist part. Communism requires a socioeconomic order structured upon the ideas of common or social ownership (usually state ownership) of all property, including the means of production. He is only a believer on the authoritarian methods of soviet communism and the past greatness of the Soviet union/Russian Empire while allowing free market economy, and of course his oligarch friends. Which basically makes him a Fascist or a Nazi.Remember the post upthread where somebody dug into Putler's childhood and upbringing? The guy's a dedicated "true believer" communist in the religious sense of having been "raised in the faith" (even his elementary school classmates thought he was a little unhinged), and fanatics of that kind are immune to uncomfortable realities and accumulating wisdom with age. He will see what he wants to see and draw the conclusions he wishes to be true. Those he admires most and hopes to emulate or even surpass all made their mark through ruthless violence and cutthroat rivalry, so they're his yellow brick road.
You see that, I see that, but do you think he does? He grew up in the enforcer side of Soviet communism, and that's what he identifies with. It's all about power and control, and never mind the niceties of academic definitions of the economics. "If the Chinese can play capialist games and still call themselves communists, why can't I?"He is only a believer on the authoritarian methods of soviet communism and the past greatness of the Soviet union/Russian Empire while allowing free market economy, and of course his oligarch friends. Which basically makes him a Fascist or a Nazi.
Hmm… too close to the Canadian name.I read that McDonald's found a buyer for their Russian operations. Probably will be called McPutin's.
The biggest financial supporters of Putin's invasion are the Germans and other Euros that keep buying his natural gas.I don't care about the general opinion but those who support Putin are war criminals and that includes so called "civilians". That was the case with Germany in 1945 and applies just as easily to Russia today.
We are forced to buy this gas as we can't fully replace it for now. But this is in the works.
That's the problem is you buy most of your stuff from the cheapest source instead of diversifying your sources.
Imagine somethin happens between China and Taiwan, how to replace the cheap stuff from china and the electronics from Taiwan?