Russia won the Cold War

Is it? Trump has just appointed a man as Secretary of State who is do far up Putin's arse it's unreal. Trump has openly praised Putin. The Russians got involved in the election through hacking. Sure there comes a point where questions need to be asked?

Also, why would an isolationist like yourself be cool with Russia interfering in American affairs?

Where did you get the idea I was an isolationist.

And a "regime" of a nation is far, far more than whoever happens to be president at the moment.

Besides which, so what Trump praised Putin? IIRC it was President Bush who supposedly "looked into Putin's heart" and saw.......something. Was the Bush Admin. a puppet of the Russians?

Don't bother. Kremlin Troll.

Yeah, where the hell is my cheque from the effing KGB? Should have arrived last week! Damn Roooskies can't do anything right.

That made me laugh. Thanks

Gorbachev: U.S. lost peace

I agree to a point, that point being that I'm not overly anxious to get into a world war with Russia. The thing is, Russia is starting to look a lot like Austria-Hungry in the nineteen teens.

You're an unsuccessful teacher in Arkansas, the shitiest education system in America. Your "credentials" are shit and your credibility is non existent.

Sure, in RL he's a putz, but on WF he's a minor deity.

I wouldn't say that Arkansas is the "shiniest education system in America" though it has been improving dramatically over the last couple of decades.

But thank you for noticing.

By what possible standard do you label me "unsuccessful"?

Really? Your inability to hold a job and when you do hold one you seem to be under constant threat of termination. Combine this fact that you're working in school systems that seem desperate for teachers that will provide he barest of education.

Isn't the fact that teachers are under constant scrutiny and subject to possible termination a point in favor of an education system? isn't holding teachers accountable supposed to be a good thing.

And as I've pointed out before, almost my entire teaching career I've been a football coach.

And football coaches stay only about two years at a school typically.

You're not a football coach and never have been.

And shut up about "scrutiny". That's not unique to teachers. Cry me a river.

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/k0a3be/stand-up-lewis-black--arkansas-education

At this point Gorbi is just regurgitating Putinisms. The "triumphalism" was no existant and their solr example of said triumphalism was NATO agreeing to let in new members who desperately begged to be let in.

Hardly triumphalism at all. To Russians Putin is trying to get them to believe that the economiv basket case which was and is post Soviet Russia was some how all the work of evil Americans. When reality is it was always about Russian incompetence.

Much like Putin wants Russians to believe that Ukrainians getting pissed off and tossing out a hyper corrupt government with universally hated policies was some how an "American coupe". It is just pure lies Russians resort to in order to not admit how fucked up they are.

You can't really blame Eastern European nations for wanting to join NATO and you can't really blame NATO for admitting them.

It is almost as though the Russians want to say "the rest of the world owes us for not going out in a blaze of glory and destroying the world".

UPDATE: Four Years Later...

Looks like Trump and Giuliani are doing more damage than even Russia and China could have ever hoped.

These two assholes are undermining the very fabric of American democracy, and 70-million dumbass Americans are buying it hook, line and sinker.

Well played, Russia and China.

Well played.

Let's see, dumb/fantasy reps from:

- Dayton
- Federal Farmer
- Captain X
- T.R.
- Ghost Echo

Anyone else think I'm on the right track?

Oh this is why I’m getting facepalms from @Shirogayne over posts I made four fucking years ago. How pathetic.

To borrow from Galaxy Quest, "It isn't always about you, is it?

If you intend to stay on WF (and I hope you do), you need to either (A) stop taking the trolls/assholes [the two are often interchangeable] seriously or (B) understand that there are some posters here who will troll anyone/anytime because as, for example, @Ten Lubak, for them RL is just an empty rote of "Check on the factories... check with the accountants... check with the distributors... take another flight to wherever-the-hell-I'-going-because-I'm-so dazed-I can't-even-remember, brag about my wonderful successful life on WF... go home to the wife-and-kid... avoid killing myself because I'm completely unimaginative except when I am a MAJOR TROLL ON WF!!!!!!"

Simple rubric: A truly successful man doesn't have to keep telling you how successful he is. If Trump has taught you nothing else, take that one home with you.

Cue stupid @Ten Lubak ageist/sexist/all-purpose smarist post in three, two, one...

I facepalmed some newer posts from you today, too

I know because you're the Flashlight of the left, it's all you got.

Yes.... that is the only reason why....

Looks like you called it.

Nono, just read the thread. It’s all America’s fault.

How about seven years?

Also, this thread aged well.

If you mean, it’s America’s fault for 80 years of trying to force the world to comply with America, then sure. But, if you’re just being a drama queen, then, well, not everything is about you.