To: marcusmaximus; Paul R.; Bruce Campbells Chin; PIF; familyop; MercyFlush; tet68; BeauBo; TalBlack; ..
2 posted on
02/25/2023 1:06:06 AM PST by
Zhang Fei
(My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
To: Zhang Fei
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His take appears similar to mine - that Putin is basically the 21st century face of Sargon all the way through Russia’s the Greats - a conqueror out for immortality through territorial gain. He’ll stop, but only to recharge, when his armies are exhausted, materially or spiritually, and can advance no further."
I'm guessing the same. There's also the large faction of Russian people with the same desire. The government there stokes it up each year.
Putin's Russia Has To Deal With the Legacy of World War IITime Magazine BY CATHY YOUNG (Reason Magazine contributing editor)
MAY 9, 2015
https://time.com/3852689/ussr-russia-victory-day-wwii-putin-ukraine/ "Having spent my first 16 years in the Soviet Union, I grew up hearing very little about World War II and a great deal about the 'Great Patriotic War'..."
9 posted on
02/25/2023 2:03:45 AM PST by
familyop
("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
To: Zhang Fei
His take appears similar to mine - that Putin is basically the 21st century face of Sargon all the way through Russia’s the Greats - a conqueror out for immortality through territorial gain. Unfortunately, Putin and Russians have not lost their imperial ambitions, unlike Germany and Japan.
11 posted on
02/25/2023 2:12:12 AM PST by
tlozo
(Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees )
To: Zhang Fei
Putin’s Russia has been around for 30yrs, some major imperialism by Russia in that time frame! S/
Is he self reflecting for the US?
28 posted on
02/25/2023 5:40:19 AM PST by
foundedonpurpose
(Praise Hashem, for his restoration of all things!)
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