It’s bad enough that 5 voted against, but even worse that 35 !!! Countries abstained. So 40 out of 193 did NOT support the motion.
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Russia invading Ukraine (NEWS/UPDATES)
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MirdifMakem
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To me this is like seeing a Sunderland fan being pummeled in the back streets of Gateshead while some of your mates are shouting don't intervene as the Toon fella has a hammer in his back pocket and he might use it.
I think I might just jump him while he's occupied rather than wait for him to catch his breath then start on the next one of us...
I think I might just jump him while he's occupied rather than wait for him to catch his breath then start on the next one of us...
Mercia Blackcat
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It's a motley bunch though. The world is united against them.
OOOSH YEAH
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I hope they put more thinking to it that I am sat here in the bath with a glass of wine talking shite on here
Mercia Blackcat
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These are the countries:
In an emergency session of the General Assembly, five voted against the resolution and 35 abstained. Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea and Syria voted against the resolution while China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa and Vietnam were among the member states that abstained.
South Africa is interesting.
Disagree with that, human behaviour has changed and will continue to change...whether a change of a state of mind is classed as evolution or not, I don't know, but a change of mindset is certainly possible, its the one thing we all have control of every waking second of our existence. We can make a conscious decision to be be greedy, delusional or hate filled, alternatively, we can choose another option.
And this is kind of what I'm hoping is going to come out of this, what we're seeing is widespread condemnation of war and invasion in this day and age...I've said it a few times, I hope world leaders sit up and take notice of the will of the people and find other ways to satisfy their power needs.
Its pacifism if I said no to any sanctions, I'm not saying that though, the sanctions that are imposed are the way forward, this is surely the way to fight wars now, economically. Not by using innocent people as cannon fodder.
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So we don’t fight back now? You’d let a hostile foreign power just take over the UK? No resistance? No fight? Just step aside and give them free reign to oppress and brutalise the population?
Why?
Silly Point
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It's nowt like that man. One mag with a hammer isn't going to end humanity
JL1985
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Surprised at India. A country that we give plenty of aid to and also has a space programme.
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Its not a case of not fighting back, just not fighting back in the way Ukraine are...but, its a hypothetical scenario, we have no idea how an invasion of the uk would look.
Beery
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That's not an analogy that works in this situation.
Maybe if he was also dangling everyone you held dear over a tall building directly above your head. You have a gun, but none of you can move from where you are. As soon you fire your loved ones drop on you and your mates head killing everyone mentioned in the analogy. Plus everyone else..... and all lifeforms
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ajthemackem
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Daresay a few sitting on the doorstep of Russia don't fancy being in Putin's bad books if he goes batshit nuclear.
Does this mean that when Russia says jump the rest of the world have to say how high? That’s what this argument seems to be leading to.
Wish you'd change your avatar, keep thinking its a mags badge
Why are you purposefully missing out the bit about sanctions? No one is saying let putin get away with it. Whats being said is fight in a different way. He's pulling the ultimate card with nuclear weapons, you really want to call his bluff?
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Concordsafc
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I think it’s time military step in now like, standing back watching saying we will cripple the ordinary Russian folk.
No point in being disgusted and upset if the countries are watching are not willing to do anything.
I don’t think putin cares about the sanctions we need to hit the rich if we are to do that.
No point in being disgusted and upset if the countries are watching are not willing to do anything.
I don’t think putin cares about the sanctions we need to hit the rich if we are to do that.
OOOSH YEAH
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No because I haven’t lived a life where I have faced violence all of the way through it. I’m calm and measured as that has been my life. I prefer to talk conflict over. These don’t have that option but have always had this threat hanging over them. They suffered badly in history too at the hands of tyranny so you can understand their MO.
You pretty much don’t have free will. You have no say into what comes into your head so you’re influenced by that massively. That however doesn’t undermine your morality or social freedom. Free will is an illusion.
You’re influenced by the background in which you’ve been brought up around. We’ve evolved because we have always wanted to have a pop at the bigger man. Also funny you should mention Neanderthals because being as soft as shite and letting Homo Sapiens fuck their most attractive females Is the reason they became extinct
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Military stepping is only going to lead to more deaths though isnt it? More deaths of innocent russian and ukranian folk. I'm pretty sure most people would rather suffer through having no internet or access to bank accounts than being dead.
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