[Eleutheria5]

Get real. Duh West is not monolithic, and if Duh West had wanted to divvy up Russia, they would have done so in 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed and became destitute. Russia is losing in Ukraine, and Ukraine would be destroyed in the conflict, too, except that Russia is contained in the East and South, but it’s eating up men and resources, and has already disrupted two planting seasons and might cause the loss again of the winter wheat come spring.

Stop repeating Putinista talking points. He is not worth it. His folly and megalomania is destroying Russia, and Duh West is busy destroying its own lands’ wealth for stupid reasons. They have a death wish, and so does Putin.

If there is any conspiracy, it is the “great reset,” and Putin is as involved in it as any Davos fat cat. That would explain the wanton destruction of Russia’s and Ukraine’s men, as well as Ukraine’s lands.

But I’m sick of repeating myself. Once upon a time, Free Republic was where free debate happened, and there were well informed people exchanged information and ideas. Those days are gone. Instead, we are bombarded with idiocy here. I’m done. There must be some other forum.

[BlackbirdSST]

But I’m sick of repeating myself. Once upon a time, Free Republic was where free debate happened, and there were well informed people exchanged information and ideas. Those days are gone. Instead, we are bombarded with idiocy here. I’m done. There must be some other forum.

Opus?

[BroJoeK]

Eleutheria5: "But I’m sick of repeating myself.
Once upon a time, Free Republic was where free debate happened, and there were well informed people exchanged information and ideas.
Those days are gone.
Instead, we are bombarded with idiocy here.
I’m done. There must be some other forum."

I'm an old man now, but I've absolutely loved Free Republic for over 20 years, and there's no way I'm giving up on her, so long as there's a breath life left in both of us.

There have always been lots of controversies aired-out on Free Republic threads, some them running to hundreds, even thousand of posts.
Passions are often high, the language is not always 100% civil, and sometimes moderators have to step in to keep us from metaphorically killing each other.

On the subject of Ukraine -- the whole idea that conservatives might think Russia is somehow the "good guy" and justified in invading Ukraine is baffling and abhorrent to me.
I don't know where it comes from, or why, or how suddenly 1960s era pro-Russian hippy peaceniks are lecturing us about being "neo-cons" & "globo-homo" whatevers... it's inconceivable, but still, I wouldn't give up on Free Republic, all we can do is our best to defend traditional Western conservative values.
It's why we're here.

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[dforest]

In your originl post you tell people to make of it what they will.

When they do exactly that, you resort to arrogance and insults because apparently the opinions that people made are abhorrant to you.

It is a lie that Russia is losing in Ukraine. That untruth is no longer hidden as many western sources are reporting the debacles in Ukraine.

Free debate is happening on this thread and you are squashing it because others disagree.

Saying Russia is winning is not a compliment to Putin, it is a fact on the ground regarding their military.

I see people here who refuse to pat our own country on the back when the behavior of our leaders and foreign policy has become hypocritical and disgraceful.

We can’t be fixed until we acknowledge that and get rid of the globalists who have promoted the Reset. We can only speak for our own country and the Russians will have to speak for their own.