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2023-01-01 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

McFaul pretends to be an idiot by asking stupid questions

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Posted by badanov 2023-01-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [21 views ] Top

#1 This "who speaks what where" business was supposed to be resolved by Esperanto...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-01-01 00:25|| 2023-01-01 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2 How did an American diplomat manage to graduate from university with absolutely no knowledge of history?

Trick question, right?

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-01-01 07:24|| 2023-01-01 07:24|| Front Page Top

#3 "Rather, I compare the situation as if Bavaria had separated from modern Germany and they would begin to call themselves Bavarians, opposing themselves to the Germans, developing German sentiments in the country. Plus, they would begin to develop Nazi ideology in Bavaria, sing songs "our father is Hitler, and Bavaria is our mother." What would Michael call it???"

Oh dear. The Bavarians have called themselves Bavarians for more than a thousand years. Bavaria was already a state before Russia even existed.

It's always embarrassing if you try to give history lessons to others if you don't know shit about history yourself.

"Eastern Ukraine is 80% ethnic Russians even now, when Ukrainians are singled out."

Indeed. Bavaria would be quite flat without mountains.

Posted by European Conservative 2023-01-01 15:50|| 2023-01-01 15:50|| Front Page Top

#4 ..blink

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-01-01 16:19|| 2023-01-01 16:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Duchy of Bavaria under the Merovingians — sixth century, carved out of a couple of Roman provinces. Thank you, European Conservative — I thought you might enjoy that.

Posted by trailing wife 2023-01-01 16:24|| 2023-01-01 16:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Of course nothing what this Russian author claims about Ukraine matters: Ukraine is a sovereign country and has been recognized as such by Russia.

Posted by European Conservative 2023-01-01 16:34|| 2023-01-01 16:34|| Front Page Top

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