Loss in terms of money or efforts. Could be recent or ancient.

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    Russia invasion of Ukraine. They used to be number 2 army with sophisticated weapons. Now they are number 1 world laughing stock with weapons that works exceptionally well for invading Mars but not on earth.

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      As they say, from number 2 army in the world to number 2 army in Ukraine.

      Now with a risk of becoming number 2 army in Russia…

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      I don’t think they used to be the number two military. I think people THOUGHT they were a world class military. Apparently hadn’t been for decades.

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          Tankie is sufficient. Filthy scum is a bit too far, imo. Like how I called a Musk apologist a bootlicker. But I didn’t say anything further. Let’s try to remain civil.

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            Then ban me then if you can lol. The real “civil” action is to allow people to express themselves as they choose. So if you’re expecting me to censor myself in order to appeal to your sensibilities I have a laundry list of items you can shove up your butt. Imo Russian apologists show a complete lack of understanding of the last 200 years of Russo imperialist history and deserve to be called out for being the idiots they are.