Quote (ferdia @ 11 May 2022 01:55)

i saw no Q&A in that video.

Quote (ferdia @ 11 May 2022 02:02)

I am changing my view as follows:

previously I had said that Ukraine could not beat Russia. I am changing this view.

From a conventional standpoint it is looking more and more likely that Ukraine CAN beat Russia via conventional force of arms. I think, now:

1. That the Russian army is inept, unskilled, unmotivated, ill equipped and poorly run with no ability to rapidly resupply/repair or bring new tools to the table. (is it too harsh to say they are not experienced in modern warfare?)
2. That the Ukrainian army is well trained, skilled, motivated and getting more and more equipped (with years of advisors experience to boot) and with key victories (such as the news of the sinking of that Russian flagship as well as the fact that Kyiv was not taken) they can actually win.



whats your view on this ? also, whats your view on Ukraine attacking Russian soil? my position is this would be a tactical blunder noting it might scare putin into doing something...unconventional.

Quote (Hamsterbaby @ 10 May 2022 21:16)

Which is also true that with or without democracy Russia won't fly.

Quote (Saucisson6000 @ 11 May 2022 05:24)

For sure, democracy is probably useless, especially when i don't have it.

https://vividmaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/regimes.gif

Quote (Hamsterbaby @ 10 May 2022 21:27)

Just because your democracy works in your country doesn't mean it works in others.
Some culture are suited for it, some culture are their people or not.

Quote (Saucisson6000 @ 11 May 2022 05:40)

For sure some are pretty much stuck, but when you see this map the evolution is inexorable. Damnit this democracy is oppressing me!
Btw best civilization level is when citizen are so hightly educated than you could pick anyone in to be in charge and competent.
Happened in ancien greece. Next step is no leader at all, but i would concede it to libertarian Sci-Fi.

Quote (Hamsterbaby @ 10 May 2022 21:48)

In the East , South East and South

Here are the countries that have democracy.

Those that are Working.

Japan
South Korea
Singapore


Those that are very very barely working

India ( But they are trying their best and it looks promising )
Taiwan
Malaysia
Thailand

Those that are not really working as it is supposed to be.

Indonesia
Philippines
Sri Lanka ( Ceylon )
East Timor
Papua New Guinea
Bangladesh
Pakistan

Countries below are not democratic

China
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Myanmar

Quote (Saucisson6000 @ 11 May 2022 06:07)

The only thing i'm afraid of is when education, information, become too specialized and restricted so authoritarian regimes can start to "breed" their own citizen like animals on several generations, totally controling them, to ensure their ruling.

Quote (Hamsterbaby @ 10 May 2022 22:16)

But isn't that what the West and Democratic countries are doing now.

Democracy used to work. But barely anymore.

To deserve Democracy and freedom of speech.
The leaders you elect have to be somewhat responsible to the common people.
The government have to act as a " Trustee " of her people.
Freedom of speech and democracy is great, but it needs to be responsible and viable in our more than ever interdependent world.

Democracy and Freedom of speech is being abused.
It was already being abused 30 to 40 years back, with the introduction of the internet , social media etc it is being exploited even further by the elected government to manage her people.

Quote (Saucisson6000 @ 11 May 2022 06:25)

Democracies are under attack for sure, inequalities, nepotism, and neo-populism are terrible threats. This is hot life, we are alive.