Just a coincidence I’m sure that the company was founded in Russia and called Gaijin.

It’s not an oligarchy yet.

Baldurs gate 3? One of the best games I ever played.

If it’s even an argument and not a simple refutation, I think it’s got to be based on personal anecdote, but it also kinda just sounds like “No, you’re wrong.” with a sprinkle of anecdote or no true Scotsman.

Argument from asininity?

Exactly. Who is this “you” that owns your brain. Your soul?

What do they need twitter for now? They have the NSA.

Not so well in Waco.

“While I have been exiled from Russia since 2000 due to my opposition to Putin, I have remained proud of the Stolichnaya brand. Today, we have made the decision to rebrand entirely as the name no longer represents our organization. More than anything, I wish for ‘Stoli’ to represent peace in Europe and solidarity with Ukraine.”

• Yuri Shefler, 2022

https://www.businessinsider.com/stolichnaya-vodka-changes-brand-name-stoli-russian-born-billionaire-founder-2022-3

What are their complaints about the Canadian system out of curiosity? Just the taxes?

When’s the last time you had blood work done?

You are manipulative against yourself Perogiboi.

I get angrier when I think of Musk or Trump because, bafflingly, my peers have been fooled into giving these frat boys control over parts of my life.

Not so much Putin. Yet.

Granted he is probably more objectively evil.

Sorry to hear. They’re living their best life out there somewhere.

I hope you’re right. I’ve heard nothing but how weak and poor etc. Russia is but it seems like they have been advancing their plans since Moldova, Georgia, Crimea, Belarus, Ukraine… and only gaining momentum.

They’ve been Russia’s main aid all along. The no limits agreement?

https://hir.harvard.edu/chinas-aid-in-the-ukraine-war/

https://cepa.org/article/russia-and-china-two-countries-one-threat/

Russia has almost totally shifted to a war-time economy

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/15/rate-of-russian-military-production-worries-european-war-planners

But they’re not fighting a conventional war. They didn’t invade the US or Belarus on foot.

Once they have Ukraine and US is not supporting NATO it’s not looking good for Europe.

Der Spiegel agrees

https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/donald-trump-and-the-new-world-order-the-end-of-the-west-a-b71fa1bd-6147-47a4-8738-5c17eff44a55

It’s a bit like trying to figure out who invented the car but I would tend to agree it’s when people turned their power over to daddy Regan and went shopping after Carter treated them like adults…

Still don’t get what OP meant vis-à-vis Russia and Europe.

What? When what started?

It was still the USSR in the 70’s.

Wrong comment?

I think it’s possibly the end of Western democracy. If Russia and China stroll through Europe with Trump’s help, that’s pretty much it, no?

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Hey it works!

To be fair I just moved and had to get Plex back up for the wife and audiobookshelf back up for me asap! Should look better soon