Re:Full consensus for disconnecting Russia from SWIFT achiev...
by geoduck14 on Saturday February 26, 2022 @07:54PM
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I did NOT hear about that. But, in the grand scheme or things, having a $25k ring confiscated is on par with customs confiscating laptops as you cross the border. And no one is upset about that.
Re:Full consensus for disconnecting Russia from SWIFT achiev...
by mlatu on Saturday February 26, 2022 @07:12PM
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holy crap, that plays into my theory that he is testing the nato, really the world.
i mean, he can get away with this much, what else are they gonna let him do until they realize he is not interested in talks?
In Germany our freshly elected politicians are making fools of themselfs calling out for Putin to return to the negotiation tables... they say "we are waiting for you mister putin"... while he thinks "keep on waiting then, ill have my way with eastern europe"
Re:Full consensus for disconnecting Russia from SWIFT achiev...
by reitanqild on Sunday February 27, 2022 @01:25PM
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> holy crap, that plays into my theory that he is testing the nato, really the world.
Yep, you see this with MH17 (which I think was an accident, but the communication afterwards was not), Russian athletes cheating brazenly etc.
I mean... Does anyone else remember the time (2004/5?) Putin stole a $25k Superbowl ring from a Patriot just because he knew he could get away with it (notably, while also observing "I could kill someone wearing this")? This is pretty much the same exact thing on a broader scale.
https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2020/09/1...
The global community should no longer stand open belligerence like this and I'm glad we're cutting them off from the world. Let's see how long they last in financial isolation.
It's too bad that the story that @Pornhub blocked Russia was fakenews, as that would have been hilarious.