Recent content by Senethro

Lots of gloating over Russian cruelty and Ukrainian suffering here. The implication seems to be that Ukraine should negotiate, but what conditions is Putin even offering? What even were Putins goals and what are they now? Can they be fulfilled by negotiations? I suspect not because Russia...

What even is the alternative explanation for Israel's allies moving to air cover enough of the sides so Israel has best coverage of the centre? What prompted this degree of coordination and atypical defensive stance that nonetheless was extremely appropriate to the specific event?

Yeah, if you have to pay to get your law, theres a lot of people who won't get that law.

What does this mean?

How easily you switched from "Sweet innocent Russia would never harm civilians!" to gloating daily over infrastructure damage.

Red Elk used to argue that Russia was good and in the right. Now he argues that Russia deserves permission to do war crimes based on whatever lies he thinks will sell. As always, a comfortable moscow dweller cheering for his braver countrymens senseless deaths for a greedy governments cause...

Its not generally a good idea to back people into a corner if you're trying to minimize damage across all groups.

Bad systems can utilise good people even against those persons intended goals.

I wish liberals did more to implement their values, or to defend against the undermining of their practice.

No, no, its much simpler than that. I'm saying that laws that require lawyers are law only rich people benefit from.

I somehow feel very certain that rich people will have their speech extremely protected, and other peoples speech about them very not protected.

What would a reasonable offer from Ukraine look like? What would an offer Russia is likely to accept look like?

Exotic attacks are often a message of some kind, which needs a clear recipient and usually an implied author. Polonium tea for example. Ignoring the "facts" of Havana Syndrome, what would the message even be if it were plausible?

Maybe conditions generally are on average slightly bad (in the centre of the west) but with the promise of continual decline without limits, and no clear route to reform?

Serious question here: What recent conflicts has Russia negotiated an end to, and not just unilaterally announced "We're done here".