Idk man, i dont think her hair just naturally pulled a Rogue (X-men character)?
Still, i dig it either way
Greys and whites have to start somewhere. I had a streak like that in my beard until more started coming in to even it out a bit. At some point Iāll probably have a single brown streak left, hopefully while Tulsi and I are retired together, splitting our time between Hawaii and northern Maine.
A lovely gal I know has just a few streaks really similar to Tulsiās marvelous locks, just not nearly as stunning.
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I canāt quite follow this, except for your disdain of Tucker C. He may say some things that I agree with, but he does not exude manliness to any appreciable degree.
Similarly, most men I know that are from the Right are patriotic/loyal to the idea of America, to their families, to traditions, to the differences between the sexes, donāt want a hand out, believe in God. Also are not frothing at the mouth to export blacks, hang queers, keep women in the kitchen, etc.
We are old fashioned but not desiring some 'white" cave man society.
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Well said @treco. The Christian men I know who actually go to church and practice the faith are all fantastic men.
It wouldnāt be perplexing to @loppar if he knew men like that too.
I was referring to the perception of Russia in US media, especially right-wing. Russia was supposedly a haven for manliness (remember the Russian vs. US army recruitment ad discussions?) ātraditional family valuesā and āshared Judeo-Christian cultureā not to mention a stalwart conservative bastion in culture wars. It was all BS, result of two decades of propaganda.
You could see this is Putinās last bizarre speech - whereās he bringing up cancel culture, trans rights and JK Rowling of all things. Heās losing the information war and is playing to the only crowd in the West thatās to some degree still susceptible to his propaganda.
But that doesnāt mean that the tankies (leftist supporters of Russia) do not lose their shit as well when they see a red star on Russian planes. Adamsomething is very good at debunking left wing pro-Russian propaganda.
Yep, all of that vague crowd, of whom Iām sure there are at least many dozens, perhaps even many thousands. I canāt say I know anyone who is cheering on the Russian Invasion Force in my conservative circles. Weāve all seen Red Dawn.
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The point of his propaganda is not that youāre cheering him on, but saying this:
I suppose you can be concerned about lack of Ukrainian support among American conservatives, but that can be for plenty of reasons that have nothing to do with Russian propaganda. I donāt think secret Russian brainwashing is taking hold of too many people. Not that I know, anyway.
Weāve got our own unstable leader saying and doing inexplicable things to worry about.
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No, Iām not concerned. That ship has sailed a month ago. Iām saying that until very recently, the image of āmasculineā, ātraditionalistā and āstrongā Russia permeated many US conservative circles. This Dave Rubin clip from almost a year ago aged like milk:
Well that regime change speech in RzeszĆ³w was surely something.
What?
Youāve never heard of tonsil boxing?
Bro. Your noob is showing.
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No it hasnāt. Iād say more Americans probably agree with the sentiment now than when it was aired.
Youāre confusing the idea of using Russia as a point of comparison with the fact that this is a commentary on internal American politics, society and culture that has absolutely nothing to do with Russian politics, society and culture. He wasnāt holding Russia up as a positive example of governance or leadership. Using a long-term adversary like Russia as a point of comparison has always been common in American political discourse.
Please accept my apology as an American. Thoughts and prayers?
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Well that beard is a turn off and thereās a non-negligible probability that heāll have you tortured and killed afterwards for having led him astray (happened occasionally) but just look at that car!
No, I understand. The idea was to make a foreign policy issue partisan, much like happened with the vaccines where the other side has to oppose it by default.
Our friend Kamil is predicting the collapse of the Russian state coming soon, as they run out of consumer goods and vital tech components for industry. Seems a little over the top, no? Russia still has countries willing to trade, like India and China. And Putin can still claim some kind of victory by May 9th. He can claim to have liberated Donetsk and Luhansk, and ādenazifiedā Ukraine or whatever. Maybe even have a land bridge to Crimea. If he can hold it, I donāt know. There will just be more and more western support coming to Ukraine.
Imagine Russia collapsing into separatist states though, that sounds like an absurdly dangerous situation. Wtf will be the last ditch efforts of the Kremlin if they are staring that possibility in the face?
Thats a Porsche, isnt it?
That kid must really be able to ātake a punchā.
I thought all of this was obvious. āEVEN THEY arenāt this pathetic.ā
Hollywood loves him. Like I needed anything more to convince me that heās a piece of shit.
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All roads lead to nuclear holocaust. Billions dead instantly. Millions more trickling into the great beyond for a couple of years after. Finally the last drabs of humanity expire and the planet is free once again. Banged up a little, but unburdened from the yoke of humanity, it will heal in just a few short millennia.
Doesnāt that sound nice?
It sounds great. Iām rarely that lucky though.
In my opinion, Kamil is very good at articulating observed phenomena in Russian society. His predictions are very outlandish, to put it mildly.
He is correct though about the ridiculous dependence on Western technology and know-how. It wasnāt just oligarch money and cheap oil & gas that made Russia so attractive as a ātrading partnerā, but a market for selling machinery and maintenance.
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