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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by instig007 on Sunday December 08, 2024 @05:01PM (#42361026)
I would buy you munitions and send you personally on the battlefield, that would be a proper answer to support your cause that wouldn't violate anyone else's preference.
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by scott_w on Monday December 09, 2024 @01:47AM (#42363595)
Last I checked, Ukraine is choosing to fight this war, not the Americans. You might want to stop taking RT as your news source.
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by instig007 on Monday December 09, 2024 @03:43AM (#42364178)
I think I should be insisting on sending you on the battlefield to spare those who expressed their preference to cease fire: https://news-obozrevatel-com.translate.goog/ukr/society/bils...
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by instig007 on Monday December 09, 2024 @03:30AM (#42364108)
how did you check it?
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by scott_w on Monday December 09, 2024 @05:33AM (#42364805)
Here's a news report: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/26/europe/ukraine-zelensky-e...

I'll translate the quote to your native language for you: Мне нужны боеприпасы, а не поездка

I apologise if it's not exact, I used Google Translate.

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by instig007 on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @01:57PM (#42380108)
> I'll translate the quote to your native language for you

that's very presumptious of you

> Here's a news report

are you saying that CNN knows about the conditions and preferences of Ukrainians better than Ukrainians in Kiyv?

"You might want to stop taking [CNN] as your news source."

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by scott_w on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @02:51PM (#42380698)
> are you saying that CNN knows about the conditions and preferences of Ukrainians better than Ukrainians in Kiyv?

I'm saying CNN knows more about the conditions and preferences of the Ukrainian people than you do. I've yet to see a shred of evidence for any of your insinuations.

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by instig007 on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @09:13PM (#42383985)
> I'm saying CNN knows more about the conditions and preferences of the Ukrainian people than you do

delusional indeed, and a cowardly one

> I've yet to see a shred of evidence for any of your insinuations.

I'm yet to see you learn proper English. When shall I expect you arriving in Kiyv to volunteer straight into the war trenches?

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by scott_w on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @01:06AM (#42385234)
When you prove to me that Ukraine wants a peace agreement that involves Russia annexing the entire country to be their personal torture chamber.
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by instig007 on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @04:05AM (#42386069)
it's right there, in the post that you've conveniently ignored for two days: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42364178
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by scott_w on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @05:59AM (#42386652)
> When you prove to me that Ukraine wants a peace agreement that involves Russia annexing the entire country to be their personal torture chamber.

Try again. Your post only suggests a slight majority of Kyiv residents want a "ceasefire." That's not "capitulation."

I'll let you know that I'm British so I'm familiar with news papers/sites putting up polls that tell the reader what they want the reader to hear so, just like you disregard sources, I disregarded this straw poll.

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by instig007 on Friday December 13, 2024 @02:04AM (#42406513)
guess what, your post suggests nothing but cnn and Zelensky opinions, the latter is legally expired as a president, by the way.

> I'm British so I'm familiar with news papers/sites putting up polls that tell the reader what they want

Exactly my point, you're a delusional member of the delusional society that somehow believes that the poll in Kiyv isn't indicative of the people's preference not to exchange their lives for land anymore.

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by sabbaticaldev on Monday December 09, 2024 @04:40AM (#42364514)
what were the options given? Boris Johnson didn’t allow ukraine to negotiate with russia but at the time everybody thought it would be a walk in the park for NATO
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by scott_w on Monday December 09, 2024 @05:29AM (#42364774)
Boris Johnson is not the President of Ukraine. He has no power to force or prevent a negotiation with Russia.

Just in case you're confused, here's a link describing who the current President of Ukraine is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by sabbaticaldev on Monday December 09, 2024 @02:51PM (#42369824)
that’s why you guys lose elections and scream “russia stole it!”

completely out of touch of reality like a reality distortion field. screaming it louder won’t make you right.

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by scott_w on Monday December 09, 2024 @03:42PM (#42370357)
What part of “Boris Johnson isn’t President of Ukraine” is “out of touch with reality” or “Russia stealing elections?”
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by instig007 on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @02:11PM (#42380243)
the part where you dare to suggest that Ukrainians prefer start sending their 18 year olds on the battlefield instead of agreeing to cease fire and negotiations is completely out of touch with reality. I'll translate this to your native American English for Halwits: don't be silly, stupid.
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by scott_w on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @01:04AM (#42385224)
1. I’m not Boris Johnson.

2. I never said any of those things.

I don’t think I’m the one struggling with English.

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by instig007 on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @04:07AM (#42386073)
you're the one struggling with the keyboard warrior syndrome, a pathetic coward with an attitude
Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by dang on Thursday December 12, 2024 @04:39PM (#42403675)
Please don't do flamewars on HN, regardless of how wrong someone else is or you feel they are. You both broke the site guidelines badly in this thread.

If you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to them when posting here, we'd appreciate it.

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by dang on Thursday December 12, 2024 @04:39PM (#42403674)
Please don't do flamewars on HN, regardless of how wrong someone else is or you feel they are. You both broke the site guidelines badly in this thread.

If you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to them when posting here, we'd appreciate it.

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by aguaviva on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @02:26PM (#42380440)
Boris Johnson didn’t allow ukraine to negotiate

No, that's just a myth. Was a matter of speculation for a while, but when it got investigated, it didn't hold up.

See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41812302