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Warbling J Turpitude's avatar

you rarely fail to deliver the goods with admirable punch and concision. I cannot deny that, upon fully absorbing such a retrospective, i am now perspectivally lost.

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Thomas M Gregg's avatar

I probably should have mentioned that this article was originally published in August 2022.

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Noah Otte's avatar

An excellent article, Mr. Gregg that not only recounts some very important history that is too little known but also a clarion call for why the United States must ensure an honorable peace for both sides and stand with Ukraine! Russia is no stranger to committing genocide. As the Soviet Union, the murdered around 3.5 to 5 million Ukrainians during the Holodomor. Intentionally starving millions of men, women and children to death in the name of building the prefect world as they saw it. Now as the Russian Federation they have done it again. Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine the likes of which haven’t been seen on the continent since the days of the Yugoslavian Civil War of the 1990s. Mass murder, mass rape, kidnapping children, bombing hospitals, blowing up apartment buildings full of people, germ warfare, fighting alongside Neo-Nazis in the Wagner Group, shooting stray dogs for the h*** of it, using ethnic minority soldiers and volunteers from Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa as cannon fodder, firing missiles at apartment buildings in broad daylight, carpet bombing urban areas, etc., etc. the list is endless. This war is to be sure, a bloody stalemate no one can win. But that doesn’t mean Putin should be able to sign a peace deal that’s basically a give away to him with no terms or conditions. Nor should Ukraine walk away with nothing. Russia is still despite their disastrous performance in the war, a major threat to all of Europe and the world. In negotiating this peace agreement we must ensure Ukraine comes out of this okay. Their security must be guaranteed one way or another, money must be set aside to help rebuild the country and Ukrainian refugees must be given assistance. In addition, the United States must send humanitarian aid to Ukraine. We must not abandon our staunch allies. The nations of Europe need to also do something that’s long overdue: increase defense spending and increase the size of their militaries.

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Thomas M Gregg's avatar

Aggreed. And thanks for reading

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Viktor Khandourine's avatar

Thank you. Very correct information, and correct conclusions. You have good sources and a rare ability to grasp the essence.

Out of ten of your articles, I completely agree with nine and a half. This is the highest rate on substack. (in my case).

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Thomas M Gregg's avatar

Well, thanks very much.

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Phineas Sebastian Craig's avatar

Without making any reference to the ethno religious makeup of the Bolsheviks/Ukrainian oligarchs/neocons and their eternal hatred of orthodox Christianity while stretching to compare the current military operation to the Jewish Bolshevik starvation of orthodox Christian Ukrainians during the Holodomor you come off as an ill informed, uneducated water carrier for evil. From your bio it looks like you’ve done that your whole adult life.

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Phineas Sebastian Craig's avatar

Also you never said bullshit and opinions you said bullshit opinions. Nice try retard

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Phineas Sebastian Craig's avatar

Nothing is more dangerous to a Jew than the truth

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Phineas Sebastian Craig's avatar

Nothing I said was an opinion

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David Blume's avatar

Right....it was just bullshit.

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David Blume's avatar

I am sure you will forgive me when I inform you that I dont give a flying fuck about your stupid opinions.

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David Blume's avatar

Another great reference source for this subject is...Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin...by Timothy Snyder.

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Thomas M Gregg's avatar

Haven’t read that one, though I did read a review of it.

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David Blume's avatar

I enjoy bringing Snyders book into discussions with proponents of communism....they dont seem to though for some reason.

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