Off Topic The Politics Thread

I'm glad we all paused the chatter for Peaky Blinders. Presuming Putin paused to watch too.

 

Absolutely mate…..I guess they didn’t wanna upset the Turks and had to charge him……interesting story didn’t you think ?
I guess if I had to choose sides in any conflict…I’d choose him as a hero. A nationalist Turk from Istanbul might disagree though.

 

Oh, for ****'s sake!

 

I wonder how many of those “volunteers” are far right…….the same as happened in Bosnia I expect

 

I know 2 ex Para's that contacted them yesterday pal and believe me they are anything but far right. You also seriously wouldn't want to meet them in a dark alley lol

 

Better add they are retired and not mercenaries !

 

One of the best posts I've seen for a while that !

 

Fair play to them mate….I know a lot went over to Bosnia to fight for the Croats when it kicked off there…..my mate Roy was one of them. Couldn’t believe when we saw him on the TV in a documentary about the foreigners over there.
He famously stated…” My mum thinks I’m over working in Euro Disney”
Then waved to the camera and said “Hello mum”.

The whole thing turned him batshit crazy and last I knew of him he was preaching Christian verse in Wandsworth town centre.

 

I'm losing track now, weren't the Croats Nazis?

 

I reckon there will be many ex soldiers that would want to go and help ( from many countries).

 

Yep

 

Were the people you knew that went to Bosnia Nazis then?

Which side would they support in the Ukraine conflict, would you say?

 

****ing hell Strolls…I opened up about my dubious political past months ago….you and me even discussed it.
Now you’ve obviously forgotten all about it……I feel deflated.

Yes they were Nazis…..and yes they would definitely be fighting for Ukraine

 

Confusing isn't it?

 

What is mate ?

 

Whether or not to support the Nazis.

 

Not really mate….when you’re young, impresionable and looking for somewhere to belong…..bad, evil people will use that as a way of manipulation. Unfortunately I was one of them (the first not the second).

Fortunately I saw the light…but not before I shamed myself.

 

Any man can make a stupid mistake , one that has consequences for others and himself. But it takes a real man to own up to those mistakes and turn themselves into a better person ! Bravo

 

This makes very, very disturbing reading

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60551140

 

So Belarus expected to commit paratroopers to fight along side Russian forces

This **** is absolutely ****ing mad…….and it wouldn’t surprise me if he was willing to do it, if he felt the need.
Adding to the concern is that Belarus is intending to also commit paratroopers to fight alongside Russian forces.
Now, say a NATO country, say Slovakia (picked off the top of head) decide to ‘go it alone’ and pitch in to help Ukraine….and then get attacked themselves by Russian/BeloRussian forces….would that not mean that NATO would have no option but to get involved with all its might.
This is getting rapidly out of control