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KWSN - MajorKong Send message Joined: 5 Jan 00 Posts: 2892 Credit: 1,499,890 RAC: 0 |
In case it may have escaped your notice, for the present at least, the UK is a Member of the European Union, as are the Netherlands. You also de-colonised quite largely in the past, remember this lot Dutch Empire? OK, I am beginning to understand you and Chris going 'at' each other like this, Мишель. Мишель, are you holding a grudge because the English took away your New Netherlands colony in North America from you in 1664 (renaming it New York)? <wink/> Question, do you tell the people in those places that they are irrelevant? And you have the stones to call those of us from the UK and the USA imperialists??? Bwahahahah!!! You are making a LOT more sense now. |
Мишель Send message Joined: 26 Nov 13 Posts: 3073 Credit: 87,868 RAC: 0 |
Мишель, are you holding a grudge because the English took away your New Netherlands colony in North America from you in 1664 (renaming it New York)? Ohh the opportunities we lost that day. Who knows, we might have been having this conversation in Dutch if we had kept it for ourselves ;) Question, do you tell the people in those places that they are irrelevant? I meant irrelevant in the sense that they have a combined population of a little less than 300 thousand people, their combined GDP is about 6 billion dollars and their political influence on the world stage is....well, saying its small would be a very generous way of putting it. And compare that to the Netherlands (the country), which has 17 million citizens and a GDP of 800 billion dollars. See my point? And you have the stones to call those of us from the UK and the USA imperialists??? You can call the Netherlands imperialist and I wouldn't disagree with you. Hell, you could easily fill a whole topic with things that are wrong with the Netherlands, and I would probably agree with most of it. |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
10 countries in Europe have now parties and movements that are pro-russian. Many are also neo-nazis. How does that comply with Putins war against nazis and fascists in Ukraine? The Kremlin allows a Russian bank give a loan of 90 million to the National Front. The pattern has become increasingly clear in recent years. The Kremlin and Europe's populist parties flirts uncontrollably with each other. For the Russian part is party affiliation and ideological labels now uninteresting, more important is the common opposition to the EU and the US. https://translate.google.se/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=sv&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dn.se%2Fnyheter%2Fvarlden%2Feuropas-populister-foljer-putin%2F&edit-text= |
Мишель Send message Joined: 26 Nov 13 Posts: 3073 Credit: 87,868 RAC: 0 |
I'm gonna surprise Мишель by paying the Netherlands two compliments. First one is that the Dutch resistance movement in WWII was widely acclaimed as heroic and quite rightly too. And everybody loved Queen Juliana and her common touch with the people by cycling everywhere to meet the public. Not sure you could safely do that today :-(( It pains me to say that the first compliment is an undeserved one. At least, partly undeserved. The people that fought in the Dutch resistance were for the most part heroes and they have done some amazing work. But on the whole, the Dutch resistance was rather....minimal. Most people just stood on the sidelines and let everything happen. Worse still is the myth that we created right after the war that the Dutch resistance was this big thing almost everyone apparently participated in. But yeah, our Royal family is great! :) |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
I wonder how the Kremlin thinks when these proposals are put forward in the Russian Duma. Historical justice? Russia should require several thousand billion euros in reparations from Germany - as compensation for World War II. Duma member Mikhail Degtiarjov has formed a working group to assess how much today's Germany should pay Russia for the deaths and destruction during the war 70 years ago. http://izvestia.ru/news/582576 Sergei Narysjkin, Duma president and a close ally of President Vladimir Putin has ordered a working group to prepare a statement condemning German reunification in 1990 - or Duma president's words, "West Germany's annexation of the GDR". http://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/news/38741981/naryshkin-podderzhal# |
Мишель Send message Joined: 26 Nov 13 Posts: 3073 Credit: 87,868 RAC: 0 |
In 'Bad Times', most people are just trying to survive. Can't blame them. Just Human Nature. Well, I don't really blame them. The Germans treated the Netherlands a lot better than they did with other people of other countries. Our reluctance to resist is not a surprise. But I do blame them for pretending like we did such a great job resisting the Germans. We deported the highest percentage of Jews in Western Europe, and when the few survivors returned from the camps, they were treated with indifference and their experiences where downplayed (you think you had it bad in Auschwitz, you know nothing of how bad the hungerwinter was). Then congratulating ourselves for saving so many Jews is just a very sick joke. I guess its human nature, but that doesn't make it any less sickening, and its certainly not worth applauding. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30897 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
I wonder how the Kremlin thinks when these proposals are put forward in the Russian Duma. More of that lovely European idea of Corruption of Blood! Wonderful. Make Europe just like Palestine and Israel! |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
I wonder how the Kremlin thinks when these proposals are put forward in the Russian Duma. Hmm. European idea. What is that? Even EU member states cannot agree with each other. Does Russia and Scandinavia share the same values? |
Мишель Send message Joined: 26 Nov 13 Posts: 3073 Credit: 87,868 RAC: 0 |
Hmm. European idea. What is that? The question is, is Russia a part of Europe. And thats a discussion that has been going on for ages (literally). |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
Will it do to have the video? Was it worth watching? Does it help address my previous questions? Then, perhaps we can ask, was no one else thinking or saying the same thing, was no one listening to Glenn? |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
Haven't read the article yet, but I'm surprised no one has posted about Putin and Aspberger's. Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes. |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
I'm surprised no one has posted about Putin and Aspberger's I heard that one of the researchers had a last name of Schicklgruber. Well I heard that! |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
Britain leads the way as usual. And what does keeping a marriage going have anything to do with being a leader? Ive been divorced and widowed before I remarried a 3rd time. Sure I can guess why Putin got a divorce. And No, I dont trust him at all. Hes the guy you dont give an inch to. [/quote] Old James |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
Haven't read the article yet, but I'm surprised no one has posted about Putin and Aspberger's. Why? The blurb I saw with the link to the article said this was the hypothesis of some group such as the CIA, so ... ? Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30897 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
If you want to see another rehash of the domino theory of Communism taking over the world....Will it do to have the video? |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
Haven't read the article yet, but I'm surprised no one has posted about Putin and Aspberger's. I also doubt it. And if he has so what. He is in good Company such as Thomas Jefferson, Isaac Newton... http://www.asperger-syndrome.me.uk/people.htm |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
Haven't read the article yet, but I'm surprised no one has posted about Putin and Aspberger's. Looking at a USA Today article (in the middle of it): 1) I erred when I said CIA (but, I wasn't claiming I knew for sure which agency made the report). It was The Pentagon. 2) As for releasing the information, the article claims it was due to a Freedom of Information request. Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30897 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Biden's message: http://www.voanews.com/content/french-president-says-peace-deal-one-of-last-chances-to-end-ukraine-crisis/2632895.html wrote: The United States wants a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine but will continue to provide Kyiv with "security assistance," not to encourage war but to allow it to defend itself against Russia, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday. |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
2) As for releasing the information, the article claims it was due to a Freedom of Information request. Speaking of that, as I read further into the article, it reminded me of Israelis training the TSA to spot potential terrorists by physical cues given while waiting at the airport. Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes. |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
What we don't understand about Russia because we don't know their history is the satellite states or as I was taught buffer zone was Russia a thousand years ago. And what about those who trace their roots there back to earlier than 862? How should they view this Scandinavia "invasion"? Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes. |
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