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Which side has the upper hand in the military intelligence/cyber warfare battle that I assume is going on or being prepared in the background. I understand that Russia has very good capability but would be surprised and disappointed if Nato did not have a clear level of superiority if called for.

Reading that the denazification demand (regime change) may have been dropped. Also saw somewhere that Ukraine may be using hydrology around Kijv to protect the city.

Seems on topic "Pig grunts translated into emotions for the first time – study" https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/pig-grunts-translated-into-emotions-for-the-first-time-study-41419862.html https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-07174-8

You mean threaten the donating nation with a nuclear strike? He would only have that "card" to play,I think. He doesn't seem to have a great conventional warfare capability so as to open another front does he?

What to make of Putin's claim that all the Russian combatants were professional and not conscripts? Oh and does anyone know any Russian social media sites or discussion forums where non Russian speakers can contribute from outside the country?

How much would it cost to repair the damage and how long would it take? Could Russia be charged out of war reparations?

https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-03-22/index.html Think they are there attributing this quote to Zelensky But the very fact Russia launched an attack at the plant is itself an extremely dangerous act and could cause a potential catastrophe, he said. "There are 15 nuclear reactors in Ukraine. If one of them blows, that’s the end for everyone, that’s the end of Europe," he added (my bold) Does that sound like hyperbole ?

They say the fire had been contained at the nuclear site now. Apparently a melt down at that site would/could be worse than at Chernobyl. How bad could it be if it was deliberately or accidentally bombed by the Russians (or anyone)? Would it stop the war in its tracks,for example?

My old girlfriend 's father from Bordeaux told me that during the War as children they used to go around stealing the saddles from the bikes of the German occupiers.

Some would presumably be worried about being given the "off ramp" if they voiced anything less than 100% approval ,especially now. As an aside ,didn't sycophants originally have food tasting for the tyrant as their job? (think sykos is Greek for "fig")

Well I was reasonably happy when he took office because he seemed competent and might hold Russia together rather than see more turmoil. I don't recall asking myself under what authority Yeltsin handed over the reins of power to a man of his choice(hardly democratic) I didn't foresee his craze for power and his amorality.

Have there been any polls yet to indicate how many (in the US) will openly support the attempted military take over of Ukraine by Putin's Boy Soldiers? (They would be a Trump constituency I'd have thought,)

Cometh the moment ,cometh the man (and the people) They have already won by their example. Time for the Russian people to step up? (I agree the Russians have security concerns,but not at others' expense)

Are you serious? That might be one of the better outcomes,but I would not wish it on Ukaine who deserve better for sure. Best outcome would be for Russia to get their monkey off their back.

Really?Source please.

Well I hope for a 100% to 0% body count in favour of the Ukranians with that 100% being zero from here on in because the hostilities would have ceased for whatever reason. In the real world I hope the Russians get a bloody nose and join the queue of the rest of us finding our place in the world.

Now I have reported your earlier post.

https://youtu.be/ReW9uUYm-DA John Fahey Poor Boys Long Way From Home

I wonder where the analogy breaks down. Or is the question so trivial and pointless that an analogy can cover it seamlessly?

Can we also talk about "my determinism in your RF and "your determinism in my RF"?(following the analogy)

How would that differ from free will being an illusion? I mean,anyone other than the subject of the experience can judge the claim of others to free will as unjustified . The subject of the claim is the only person who finds that claim appealing. Others will say they agree (that everyone has free will) but this is based on grounds of "well I feel I have free will so you must also have free will because we are so similar " But they could turn that around and say "because I judge you not to have free will ,then I can deduce that neither do I ** ,because we are so similar" **against my innate feeling

When it comes to sanctions,will Putin's game be to wait for Biden's term to end and then make apparent concessions in the hope of getting Trump back in office. I understand he has the coffers to tide Russia over for a few years .

Am just wondering what might be the contribution of the Maxwell Demon scenario to this question Can one have any kind of a will without information and is that information of an external nature? Would that give the lie to any concept of a free standing (absolutist) "will" ?

Good points but you should apologise for your outburst earlier.Your language and intent was deplorable.

The Russians and the Germans in recent history have bulldozed their neighbours in this way Both have lived to regret their short term gains The populations they trampled over did not forget and to this day Germany is vulnerable to rebukes from the likes of Greece when they need an easy scapegoat Russia is storing up resentment and scorn over the coming generations, especially as it does not have the wherewithal to have an uncontested empire like the British once did It feels to me that the people around Putin are not free to speak their minds even if they realize that Russia is going down the wrong path ( "wrong" in the sense of "against its own interests")