Leo Gura

It's not merely revenge. They actually seek to establish their own governments and regimes. If allowed, they would do so. They are just usually killed before they can get that far. NATO supported or at least turned a blind eye to invasions of Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc. It's not merely about direct invasion. There is a much deeper geo-political and economic game being played. The West basically rules the world and Putin does not think this is fair. From Putin's POV the West is the world bully. Russia is the underdog. Ukraine is just a proxy for the American lead world order that Putin wants to challenge. This world order can be very exploitative of any countries not part of it.

I don't think it was a lie. And terrorists are not lying when they say that they are fighting for sovereignty over their homeland. Terrorists want self-determination, just like every other political party.

This is all relative. In this case, punching could be invasion while shooting could be launching of nukes.

It would not have cost anything to negotiate a compromise deal. Obviously any deal would only hold if there was never a future invasion. Russia has been asking for legal promises that Ukraine not join NATO for a decade now. This compromise was not taken seriously, leaving Putin few options. Just because you don't think Ukraine joining NATO is a big problem doesn't mean it is that way from Russia's POV. It's not a problem for you because you live in the West. But it is a big problem for Putin. It's such a big problem that he was willing to start a war over it. Think about that. Maybe you're not appreciating the depth of the problem.

Issues of survival trump empathy. You cannot run national security based on empathy. Well, you should read a biography of Hitler to understand who he was as a person, as a character. Very different from Putin.

Survival requires taking threats seriously. If you waited for every serious threat to materialize you'd be dumb and dead. Which in a sense is what happened to Ukraine. Ukraine sat around not taking Russia seriously. If you sit around like a dodo bird, you might get cooked for dinner. In geo-politics everyone is doing shady things all the time, trying to fuck each other over. I think they are not similar at all. Hitler was rabidly ideological and racist.

That's exactly how most people and countries operate. You are not going to care about another country's right, rules, and laws when you perceive them as a serious threat to you.

Corruption is rampant in Russia. It would exist even if Putin were killed. That's just the level of development of the country. I think Navalny has some good points but he is also not appreciating the complexities of running a country like Russia. I think Putin is corrupt but there is no way to get power in Russia otherwise, and I think Putin is not just in this for money or power. I think he also genuinely cares about creating a strong Russia. He doesn't want to allow NATO to bend Russia over a barrel.

I didn't say that the security of Russia is more important than the security of Ukraine. But from Russia's perspective, it is. Ukraine is trying to align itself with America and the EU. This is a threat to Russia.

Maybe you should consider the possibility that Putin is actually looking out for the security of his country. I know, that's crazy, right? Like... there's no way Putin could have legitimate national security concerns. That's impossible.

I don't.

We don't engage in demonization on this forum. I've never called Trump a mentally crazy psycho terrorist.

Be careful. If you continue with this kind of attitude you'll be kicked out of here. This forum is not for venting, it's for understanding reality. And right now your biases are blinding you. I understand you are upset but be mindful of your rhetoric on this issue.

Wake up and you will. No

For fuck's sake....

Blaming Putin's war on Biden? Did Biden leave the cap off your toothpaste too? Lol

Lol

No. One channel.

Lol Dude, just go develop confidence by talking to girls.

Unemployment rate is 4% as of 2022, about as low as it gets.

Whatever it takes to own the Libs

It's not a confusion. They are ONE.

No, your consciousness is Absolute. You imagine other people's lives. What God breaks through is the idea that things exist outside its mind. You are imagining things beyond your mind. Which is just your mind. When you are sitting on the toilet, all the exists is that toilet and the room it is in. That's what reality is: a room with a toilet in it. The rest is your fantasy. The room and the toilet is also your fantasy, but on a deeper level.

There are various degrees of it as a peak experience and also various degrees of embodying it in daily life. So it's complicated. Somes I use the term more broadly to mean any degree of awakening, and sometimes I use it for the highest degrees of awakening. Sorry, it is confusing because I had to go through many levels of it in my own journey. I had to figure it out while I was teaching it, which makes for a messy teaching. I will simplify and clarify my teachings in the future, so it's less hairy.