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  • DankZedong A
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    This WC is again a peak example of liberal activism by being mad for months/years but when push comes to shove they still watch it and do nothing. Same goes for social media canals and regular media canals. It’s months/years of shit talking Qatar and the WC, but they are now posting as much ‘fun’ content as possible.

    No wonder shit never changes.

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      WE MUST BOYCOTT IT! Thousands of people died while building the gladiator donut arena and everything else, what Qatar and FIFA are doing is unhuman!

      *WC starts

      ArE yOu WaTcHiNg ThE wOrLd CuP, dO yO kNoW wHo WoN tHiS oR tHaT mAtCh??

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        LOOK AT THIS SILLY ENGLISH CHAP THAT WALKED INTO A SHEIKS HOUSE LOOKING FOR BEER THAT GOT TO PET HIS TRAFFICKED BABY LION, WHOLESOME CULTURAL EXCHANGE

        This is a real story of today btw

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          Our media is insane, when it was a royal wedding in UK it was like: LOOK AT WHAT THIS BALD DUDE DID! LOOK AT THIS WOMAN SMILED ON MEGHAN AND SHE SMILED BACK!! LOOK AT THIS DUDE WITH FUNNY HAIRSTYLE!! LOOK AT THE OLD GRANNY QUEEN!!

          And then one time in some parade or what was it we saw naked kid hanging from window from palace trying to climb down

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      Good for you. It’s hard to distance ourselves from people who are no longer good for us. Are there any groups or clubs in the area based on your interests?

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          Definitely, I find just being friendly and engaging goes a long way to making new connections with people. Making friends is more difficult as an adult but at least we can have more choice over who we pick as friends.

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              Yeah not much point in having friends who aren’t nice lol. That’s awesome you have a brother you can connect with though. Family is a great way to meet new people through social circle exchange. Maybe you two could get involved with something and meet new friends that way.

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        Difficult conclusion to come to, but sometimes for the best. Sorry you’ve been struggling with love comrade, it is good to see that you’re moving on from what no longer seems like a worthwhile effort to you.

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        It’s fine to feel the way you are feeling, but trust me time heals all wounds, it will take a while you but you will get back to normal eventually

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    r/CommunismMemes has so many ultras its depressing.

  • DankZedong A
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    Does anyone know what happened to Spacecowboy? He was here on and off but eventually just left. That’s fine of course, just wondering if nothing happened that caused him to leave for good.

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    Man just thinking about the blackouts in Ukraine make my skin crawl. “Demilitarisation” is one thing, but leaving people with no electricity in cities in late November? The kind of shit you won’t wish on an enemy.

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      Living in an unheated appartment in Belgium already made me feel really bad for the people living in Ukraine. It’s even colder there. Like, I hope Ukraine gets defeated and all that but I also hope these people find the help and care they need. It’s not human to let people suffer so much.

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        What gas? Russian gas that’s getting pumped through Ukraine is getting sold to Europe. Yes, all this time gas has been flowing from Russia to western Europe through the Ukrainian pipeline. And it’s not just heating. Water pumps, sewage system, telecommunications, etc.

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      Surovikin’s plan is likely as follows: > Destroy Ukraine’s electric grid, water processing plants, critical infrastructure, etc. > It starts to get pretty cold >People think, “dang, I don’t want to freeze to death” >They move the West, which has energy problems of its own and a refugee crisis >Ukraine’s economy is by now not even crippled, it is disemboweled and shot in the head >Ukraine’s home front collapses, leaving its military out in the cold >Ukraine depends entirely on the West for weapons and money to keep fighting >The West is in economic crisis and can’t afford it anymore >Russia wins. Like, this plan is pretty fricking brutal, but I don’t think a lot of people are going to actually die from it. Also, Ukraine blocked water from Crimea for 8 years, so like, idk

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        Also, Ukraine blocked water from Crimea for 8 years

        With Russia providing an alternative water and electricity lines since pretty much the start of the takeover. It wasn’t much fun for the locals. Even with the much warmer climate.

        It’s currently around +1C during the day in Kiev, and colder during the night.

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    this humbling is going to be incredible hopefully they get battered so Iran go through ahead of the US

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    The idea of “West” is so dumb, Eastern Europe isnt considered West but fucking Japan, the east most country in the world is 110% western

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      Granted, “West” mainly refers to the Imperial Core and their puppets, rather then the cordial direction. So its more of an antiquated phrase that’s kept around even if it doesn’t make literal sense entirely.

  • ☭ Comrade Pup Ivy 🇨🇺M
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    I refuse to take off my boots. I will just have to put them back on again, and its a whole ordeal. Though I will take you up and sit on that chair.

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    Currently cooking 8 litres of soup for the neighborhood party my action group organised tomorrow. We are handig out free food for everyone stopping by. We’ve got music and games as well. Going to be fun.

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      Noooo, you redfash tankie, that’s not real community action, you’re supposed to dump out trash all over the curb and spraypaint “Anarchism Now” on buildings!

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        I’m gonna find a comically large painting to throw my 8 litres of soup against.

        In other news, I have just found out how difficult it can be to cook 8 litres of something. My kitchen looks like a battlefield. At least some people will not go to bed hungry tomorrow. I’m gonna shove spoons full of soup down their throats.

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          That’s how tankies roll.

          But seriously, that’s really good and necessary work you and your group are doing. Respect.

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    Coming to realise that lemmygrad is my own little source of copium

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      Imagine an impudent 4 year old challenging a 500-pound sumo wrestler. The match begins, and the 4 year old immediately starts to punch himself instead of actually fighting. This isn’t really economic warfare, its a borderline self-massacre.

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        so I am making sure I understand this idea right, the EU who is already facing high oil and gas prices and relied on Russian oil and gas, is now trying to dictate to Russia, a soverign nation, not part of the bloc, what price they can sell at, or their companies would not work with them, and from what I understand their companies are already not suposed to be working with them because of the sanctions? Are they trying to poke the bear?

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      It’s the same as going in a ferrari dealership and saying “I’ll pay 5000€max for that shining new red ferrari that has a market value of 500k”

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    It’s 30 degrees back at home in November… Fucking extricate us from this hell on earth.