I picked the wrong week to quit methamphetamines.

Caffeine tablets it is then… Oh wait I bet those are going to be affected too. Fun times

It’s not just cover, it’s a downright genius distraction.

Don’t be daft. There’ll still be women and browns! They’ll keep the republican pickme women who want nothing in life other than to be bred, and the browns that mow their lawns.

Western NY is super red. Saw loads of Trump flags on lawns in 2022, not even a presidential election year. Very kind and friendly people though.

It’s just that what Zelensky is doing to us is infinitely worse than what would probably be “under Russian rule”.

I guess that’s true, I’m not a fan of forced conscription and punishable desertion either. But if Russia wins, have you escaped forced conscription for good? Or will you be forced to fight in Putin’s next conquest?

For now, you have a chance to build your own country still. Yes there’s a lot of corruption and many, many other issues. Yes, the GDP per capita is pretty weak so Ukrainians are better off working abroad. But you still get a say in matters. Zelenskyy the comedian was elected because people were tired of the status quo. Has he fixed everything? Probably not, but he can still be replaced. In the modern day Russian empire you either vote for Putin or your vote doesn’t count.

Crimean Tatars - I’m not very familiar with this topic so I’m not sure what exactly you’re referring to (I guess it’s the deportations?), but I’m sure it was also indeed a bad thing.

Yes, I meant the deportations. Russia deported every single one of them because they saw them as a geopolitical threat in Crimea. Here in the Baltics at least it was mostly people with land or nasty back-stabbing neighbours that were deported, not specific ethnic groups generally.

Anyway, I’m glad to see you’re not a Russian shill, but an actual person with a real view to the entire issue. Obviously I support your right to not go to war against Russia. But I think just laying down arms isn’t a solution either. Of course, I have a vested interest of my own. The more your brothers and sisters weaken Russia, the safer I am too.

Okay, that’s fair, Ukrainians never faced any serious discrimination under Russian rule. Unfortunately, as an Estonian, I know people whose families were affected by the forced deportations. By the way, how do you feel about Crimean Tatars or the Holodomor? Are those just anti-Russian propaganda too?

So what I’m gathering is, you rather would prefer to live under Russian rule?