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In Moscow, McDonald's packs up, radio falls silent and the brain drain begins

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Re: In Moscow, McDonald's packs up, radio falls silent and the brain drain begins

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Post by kevin_thibedeau »

TillE wrote: post #31
_8j50 wrote: post #9

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I agree with the blunder part but only if he ends up failing to control ukraine. So long as he succeeds there, the russian people will lose big time but Putin will do just fine. But if he loses, I don't think he will leave peacefully but he will leave.

I don't really know anything about his personal goals - he's an old man who will probably be dead in around 10 years. But it's difficult to see how even a successful conquest of Ukraine is a positive result. Russia would have gained some territory of minimal value at the cost of crushing sanctions. There's no rational benefit, it's just the bizarre thinking that a physical buffer between Moscow and NATO is somehow he…

Imagine Hawaii declared independence and gave the US Navy a lease on Pearl Harbor. Then 30 years later entered into a defense pact with China.

Re: In Moscow, McDonald's packs up, radio falls silent and the brain drain begins

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Post by GekkePrutser »

smoyer wrote: post #30
GekkePrutser wrote: post #21

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No but at that time those stockpiles were also in the process of being decommissioned. I have to echo that positive sentiment. And in some areas like Eastern Europe that's exactly what did happen of course.

I was in my late twenties and expecting my first child ...it was definitely a positive time and the economy was just starting to pick back up. Even the first gulf war seemed like a just cause (liberating Kuwait). I did a lot of work in Europe as well as a couple projects in Brazil and Americans weren't largely disp ised then.

When people mention US aggression the first gulf war is never really one of them. I think most people still consider it pretty justified. I'm sure their motive was more about the oil but Iraq totally started it.

It also didn't leave a power vacuum in the country afterwards that allowed a worse enemy to grow (Like Isis in Iraq, the Taliban's return in Afghanistan). Civilian casualties were also an order of magnitude lower. The local population was better off with the intervention than if it hadn't taken place.

PS I don't despise Americans at all! Although I was opposed to the wars in Iraq (2003) and Afghanistan and my own country's involvement in them. However I don't blame the American people for it, same way I don't blame the Russian people for Ukraine.

These wars are orchestrated by interests so far above the heads of common people that they really have no control over it.

Re: In Moscow, McDonald's packs up, radio falls silent and the brain drain begins

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Post by crooked-v »

throwawayboise wrote: post #52
oneoff786 wrote: post #44

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What does this mean?

Western schools teach a lot of crap that is fundamentally useless, at the expense of mathematics, science, and history.

Like what, specifically, and where exactly has the curriculum changed in this way?

Re: In Moscow, McDonald's packs up, radio falls silent and the brain drain begins

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Post by VWWHFSfQ »

throwawayboise wrote: post #52
oneoff786 wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What does this mean?

Western schools teach a lot of crap that is fundamentally useless, at the expense of mathematics, science, and history.

mathematics, science, and history are not the only subjects worth teaching.

Re: In Moscow, McDonald's packs up, radio falls silent and the brain drain begins

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Post by dghughes »

kizer wrote: post #3
smoyer wrote: post #2

"Has become a mall society" - And the US has spent the last 30 years abandoning or malls. When I was a teenager it was definitely the place to hang out on weekends!

The mall in my town is 75% empty, and frequented mostly by older "mall walkers" such as my father, who does four laps a day. Was still cool when I was in high school (circa 2012). I have no idea how they're still open even after COVID. Dave & Buster's was supposed to open a location there but that fell through.

Same for my small town mall: elderly mall walkers, multiple jewellery stores, food court, the remaining 99% of stores are devoted to teen girl clothing.

Re: In Moscow, McDonald's packs up, radio falls silent and the brain drain begins

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Post by bigbluedots »

zer0-c00l wrote: post #38
tartoran wrote: post #11

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Yikes, a casino? That sounds like a really bad thing for the community. I thought casinos need special permissions to operate and should not be too easily accessible by the “vulnerable”.

No, casinos are not necessarily bad for a community, you’re mistaken. Ohio legalized casinos in major cities and they aren’t bad (whether they’re successful or not is another matter). And idk what you’re referring to regarding “vulnerable”? Vulnerable to addiction? Alcohol is addictive and bars are legal. Casinos are still heavily regulated, but beyond that people are allowed to make their own decisions and gamble if…

They are certainly bad for the part of the community who have issues with addiction. As is alcohol and bars. I am not convinced that the misery that these people experience is offset by anything positive provided by casinos or bars.

Re: In Moscow, McDonald's packs up, radio falls silent and the brain drain begins

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Post by xeromal »

smoyer wrote: post #2

"Has become a mall society" - And the US has spent the last 30 years abandoning or malls. When I was a teenager it was definitely the place to hang out on weekends!

It's funny you say that because in Los Angeles, mall culture is MASSIVE. Malls aren't stagnant. They are high-end and a lot of fun. Kids go there to hang out and adults go there to shop. I love it and it's sad it didn't take in other areas.
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