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Sapient Donkey

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38. Many Pakistanis, along with their gov, look the other way
Sat Mar 12, 2022, 10:14 PM
Mar 2022

When it comes to Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Which even using the most charitable explanations that come from the Chinese state are extremely messed up.

People seem willing to ignore stuff if it’s convenient or if they don’t see it. We do it here too. I think about how for the months of August and September how much everyone felt so horrible about the horrors that people in Afghanistan were going to face. Particularly the younger people from the larger metro areas who didn’t want anything to do with the taliban ways. Six months later, how often do you think about those people who were desperate to flee but couldn’t? I’m guilty of this. It’s not much for me.

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God bless this man, and keep him safe... secondwind Mar 2022 #1
+1 CentralMass Mar 2022 #3
The right person in the right place at exactly the right time. paleotn Mar 2022 #5
Whatever the outcome, Time's Person of the Year for 2022. n/t OnlinePoker Mar 2022 #6
Absolutely! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #16
I wonder if putin thought because he was a tv star he was the same as trump and taking over mucifer Mar 2022 #10
I wonder if he called tfg to ask how the military and congress would react? getagrip_already Mar 2022 #24
Putin's plan was to keep Trump in power, then start his conquest while Trump runs interference. Eyeball_Kid Mar 2022 #28
It really is amazing, isn't it? NickB79 Mar 2022 #33
+1 tanyev Mar 2022 #22
This is true. They're enduring a horror show, but they are racking up some real numbers. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #2
I'm not sure even if they get 15,000 Syrians to fight CanonRay Mar 2022 #8
Wouldn't they just take their mercenary money and disappear? Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #9
There are Syrians who will accept Russian gold, and then flip to the UKR side. NCjack Mar 2022 #12
That's a possibility--or Ukraine/NATO offers money Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #15
yes, I don't see how Syrians could be an effective force for the Russians LymphocyteLover Mar 2022 #17
They possibly not meant to be..... lastlib Mar 2022 #30
depends what you mean by effective quakerboy Mar 2022 #34
Looking at a map they might have to go through Turkey KS Toronado Mar 2022 #13
Don't discount Syrian fighting ability left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 #20
What is their motivation for wanting to fight Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #21
Some people just live for conflict and war Sapient Donkey Mar 2022 #37
How will Syrian Muslims feel about fighting for Putin, whose forces are bombing mosques. Lonestarblue Mar 2022 #27
Many Pakistanis, along with their gov, look the other way Sapient Donkey Mar 2022 #38
He also said Ukraine had lost (KIA) 1200. OnlinePoker Mar 2022 #4
They should paint out the Z letters on the tanks and change them to Ns Wicked Blue Mar 2022 #7
That would be "H" in the Cyrillic alphabet! Lucky Luciano Mar 2022 #11
Any numbers on Russians who defected, changed into civilian clothes, and crossed into Poland? NCjack Mar 2022 #14
Go Ukraine!!!! LymphocyteLover Mar 2022 #18
Under Trump, I'd wake up every day and check my phone to see what horror he'd created overnight. BadgerMom Mar 2022 #19
I do the same. I almost dread checking the news every morning. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #23
Same here. PSPS Mar 2022 #25
I Think Most Of Us Did The Same Thing... GB_RN Mar 2022 #31
True for all this electric_blue68 Mar 2022 #35
I knew I wasn't the only one. I worry so much for the safety of this man. XacerbatedDem Mar 2022 #39
Give credit where credit is due, Putin is inflicting the biggest blow ever to Russian Federation. L. Coyote Mar 2022 #26
There's a Ukrainiam meme circulating ... Igel Mar 2022 #29
Glory to Ukraine! Cha Mar 2022 #32
This is like when the Russians face up against the Japanese in the early 1900s. Crowman2009 Mar 2022 #36
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