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Re: Bulgarian law enforcement raids offices of cryptocurrency firm Nexo

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Post by dmos62 »

nikolay wrote: post #129
dmos62 wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We're not only talking about infrastructure. We're also talking about wholesale killing of civilians. And, if someone else does it, does that change what it is? Terrorism does not have an ambiguous definition.

You should check America's own data on the hundreds of thousands of civilians killed in Iraq! And this is not even mentioning the estimated half a million children who died due to the embargo before the war, which Madeleine Albright said was worth it in an interview!

Guy, you're not following me. I'm not saying US is better. I've not even mentioned it.

Re: Bulgarian law enforcement raids offices of cryptocurrency firm Nexo

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Post by dmos62 »

nikolay wrote: post #130
dmos62 wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We're not only talking about infrastructure. We're also talking about wholesale killing of civilians. And, if someone else does it, does that change what it is? Terrorism does not have an ambiguous definition.

And there's no such thing as terrorism during a war! Did America terrorize civilians in Serbia during the bombing - it surely did! Did it declare war on Serbia? Certainly not!

If there's civilian terror, there's terrorism. What are you talking about. If you bomb bread lines, if your concept of siege is to pressure defenders by maximizing civilian casualties, you're a terrorist. If you use genocidal rhetoric, that doesn't help your case either.

You can deflect by talking about other countries all you want. That does not matter to the victims.

Re: Bulgarian law enforcement raids offices of cryptocurrency firm Nexo

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Post by nikolay »

dmos62 wrote: post #131
nikolay wrote: post #129

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You should check America's own data on the hundreds of thousands of civilians killed in Iraq! And this is not even mentioning the estimated half a million children who died due to the embargo before the war, which Madeleine Albright said was worth it in an interview!

Guy, you're not following me. I'm not saying US is better. I've not even mentioned it.

True, but it is a hypocrisy to bash Russia and be silent about the ongoing assaults on civilians that America keeps doing to this very day - how many civilians did Obama kill in Yemen, he even bragged about it saying, "I'm very good at killing." If we let one country go away with this, then it sets a dangerous precedent for others to use as an excuse! America continues to assassinate people in sovereign countries and feels entitled to do so. Even its involvement in Syria, which Turkiye followed shortly, was a violation of international law. And nobody says anything about Turkiye for killing Kurds in Syria!

Re: Bulgarian law enforcement raids offices of cryptocurrency firm Nexo

#134

Post by nikolay »

dmos62 wrote: post #132
nikolay wrote: post #130

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And there's no such thing as terrorism during a war! Did America terrorize civilians in Serbia during the bombing - it surely did! Did it declare war on Serbia? Certainly not!

If there's civilian terror, there's terrorism. What are you talking about. If you bomb bread lines, if your concept of siege is to pressure defenders by maximizing civilian casualties, you're a terrorist. If you use genocidal rhetoric, that doesn't help your case either. You can deflect by talking about other countries all you want. That does not matter to the victims.

Which war didn't terrorize civilians? Let's not use Ukrainian PR campaigns as facts. If Russia wanted to maximize civilians damage, that's the easiest thing to do by following the playbook of America in Iraq! On the contrary, Russia is doing a ten-fold effort to accomplish its goals by minimizing civilian casualties - and that's why Ukraine is putting military targets in populated areas.

Re: Bulgarian law enforcement raids offices of cryptocurrency firm Nexo

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Post by archontes »

harambae wrote: post #122
archontes wrote: post #36

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To be fair, crypto was the easiest option when I ordered some stuff from Russia, so score one to it.

Which website, may I ask? Or were you literally just buying from one Russian individual.

Just a Russian individual. They were selling Russian foil magic cards, which are rare enough to warrant a premium.

Re: Bulgarian law enforcement raids offices of cryptocurrency firm Nexo

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Post by dmos62 »

nikolay wrote: post #134
dmos62 wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If there's civilian terror, there's terrorism. What are you talking about. If you bomb bread lines, if your concept of siege is to pressure defenders by maximizing civilian casualties, you're a terrorist. If you use genocidal rhetoric, that doesn't help your case either. You can deflect by talking about other countries all you want. That does not matter to the victims.

Which war didn't terrorize civilians? Let's not use Ukrainian PR campaigns as facts. If Russia wanted to maximize civilians damage, that's the easiest thing to do by following the playbook of America in Iraq! On the contrary, Russia is doing a ten-fold effort to accomplish its goals by minimizing civilian casualties - and that's why Ukraine is putting military targets in populated areas.

> Ten-fold effort to minimize civilian casualties

We belong to different realities.

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