You got to admire their blatant self serving interest here. Its not going anywhere but what a load of crap
I particularly like this line
Quote"It is possible that frau Merkel, who so longs for more sanctions against Russia, would never even have been born if it were not for the kindness of the victors towards the defeated," Fokunin said, referring to social programmes organised by the USSR in East Germany after the war.
http://www.newsweek.com/russian-parliament-set-request-eu4-trillion-wwii-reparations-germany-304163
Con
Fokunin? HA. No FokMEnin.
Ha! Okay...
It makes sense that they're doing this since their credit is junk and they have no money. Why not extort other countries for something that happened 70 years ago to make a little quick cash?
How about reparations to all of Eastern Europe for the oppression they suffered at Soviet hands for 50-some years?
How about reparations to the central and southwest Asians for the Tsar's conquests, pre-Soviet empire?
Maybe some Swedish descendants of the Russo-Swedish War can seek reparations for their dead?
What about the families/descendants of those millions that Comrade Stalin and his butchers killed?
Seriously, fluck Russia right now. I hope Germany ignores the hell out of this.
I would like to thank the Tsar for chasing my great grandparents out of Eastern Europe. I'll send them a check for whatever they wish. As I get older I grow more and more thankful for being born in 'Murica.
The Potato Famine pushed my family to 'Murica, not the Tsar. But perhaps I can demand the Irish government pay me for the emotional trauma that my great-great-great-grandfather and family suffered?
Well if we use the Russian model we can demand anything we want.
then Mirth and I want money from Gus.
who knew there was an elephant hiding in a hobbits pants? :o
It pays to do some research before diving in whole hog. Pun intended.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on February 03, 2015, 10:51:13 PM
then Mirth and I want money from Gus.
who knew there was an elephant hiding in a hobbits pants? :o
That was an Oliphant.
Calm down and have some synonym rolls, everyone.
This is nothing new. When I was living in Moscow as a kid in the mid '90s there was some ultra-nationalist wingnut (can't remember his name) who was in the opposition party to Yeltsin who was demanding the return of Alaska from the US. He was actually a serious player in the Duma and was a legitimate presidential candidate during the '90s.
One reason Putin is popular over there is because he has squashed a lot of the chaos associated with types like the that guy. Looks like he's giving them a little more leash now that it suits his purposes.
Airborne you're talking about Vladimir Zhironovsky, who is still active and still popular over there, salivating over Ukraine.
Quote from: Gusington on February 04, 2015, 03:51:42 PM
Airborne you're talking about Vladimir Zhironovsky, who is still active and still popular over there, salivating over Ukraine.
That's the name! I had an (American) friend who lived in the same apartment building as him and would see him and his goons going to rallies and whatnot.
Alexander Lebed was another ultra-nationalist pretty active during those times. He also had quite a bit of pull with the Russian Military culture, being a former general. Supposedly he considered Ukrainians to be Russians, nothing more, nothing less.
^That name is familiar too. Is he also a fascist like Zhironovsky?
Doesn't much matter anymore. He died in a helicopter crash in 2002. Two years after Putin became president...
Quote from: Airborne Rifles on February 04, 2015, 09:35:22 PM
Doesn't much matter anymore. He died in a helicopter crash in 2002. Two years after Putin became president...
Hmm... ???
Curious.
Quote from: Con on February 03, 2015, 05:54:27 PM
You got to admire their blatant self serving interest here. Its not going anywhere but what a load of crap
I particularly like this line
Quote"It is possible that frau Merkel, who so longs for more sanctions against Russia, would never even have been born if it were not for the kindness of the victors towards the defeated," Fokunin said, referring to social programmes organised by the USSR in East Germany after the war.
http://www.newsweek.com/russian-parliament-set-request-eu4-trillion-wwii-reparations-germany-304163
Con
Would that be the social programmes that let people in East germany starve to death or the mass raping of the women ?
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on February 03, 2015, 06:38:22 PM
Ha! Okay...
It makes sense that they're doing this since their credit is junk and they have no money. Why not extort other countries for something that happened 70 years ago to make a little quick cash?
How about reparations to all of Eastern Europe for the oppression they suffered at Soviet hands for 50-some years?
How about reparations to the central and southwest Asians for the Tsar's conquests, pre-Soviet empire?
Maybe some Swedish descendants of the Russo-Swedish War can seek reparations for their dead?
What about the families/descendants of those millions that Comrade Stalin and his butchers killed?
Seriously, fluck Russia right now. I hope Germany ignores the hell out of this.
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Quote from: Banzai_Cat on February 03, 2015, 06:38:22 PM
Ha! Okay...
It makes sense that they're doing this since their credit is junk and they have no money. Why not extort other countries for something that happened 70 years ago to make a little quick cash?
How about reparations to all of Eastern Europe for the oppression they suffered at Soviet hands for 50-some years?
How about reparations to the central and southwest Asians for the Tsar's conquests, pre-Soviet empire?
Maybe some Swedish descendants of the Russo-Swedish War can seek reparations for their dead?
What about the families/descendants of those millions that Comrade Stalin and his butchers killed?
Seriously, fluck Russia right now. I hope Germany ignores the hell out of this.
Brilliant idea. Let's take it a step further and sue Italy for the Roman imperial transgressions! They took lots of silver, gold and slaves from us Brits so that's got to be worth something. We could even do a class action with the whole of the former Roman empire - who'd have thought Germany would get payback from Italy with the current eurozone crisis. Take gold bullion not Euros though... ;) :D
Quote from: Boggit on February 15, 2015, 03:54:00 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on February 03, 2015, 06:38:22 PM
Ha! Okay...
It makes sense that they're doing this since their credit is junk and they have no money. Why not extort other countries for something that happened 70 years ago to make a little quick cash?
How about reparations to all of Eastern Europe for the oppression they suffered at Soviet hands for 50-some years?
How about reparations to the central and southwest Asians for the Tsar's conquests, pre-Soviet empire?
Maybe some Swedish descendants of the Russo-Swedish War can seek reparations for their dead?
What about the families/descendants of those millions that Comrade Stalin and his butchers killed?
Seriously, fluck Russia right now. I hope Germany ignores the hell out of this.
Brilliant idea. Let's take it a step further and sue Italy for the Roman imperial transgressions! They took lots of silver, gold and slaves from us Brits so that's got to be worth something. We could even do a class action with the whole of the former Roman empire - who'd have thought Germany would get payback from Italy with the current eurozone crisis. Take gold bullion not Euros though... ;) :D
hell no, then they will sue Scandinavians for our raids there. Im fine with all the gold and other precious metals we plun... I mean found Down South.
Quote from: jejo68 on February 15, 2015, 07:46:56 AM
Quote from: Boggit on February 15, 2015, 03:54:00 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on February 03, 2015, 06:38:22 PM
Ha! Okay...
It makes sense that they're doing this since their credit is junk and they have no money. Why not extort other countries for something that happened 70 years ago to make a little quick cash?
How about reparations to all of Eastern Europe for the oppression they suffered at Soviet hands for 50-some years?
How about reparations to the central and southwest Asians for the Tsar's conquests, pre-Soviet empire?
Maybe some Swedish descendants of the Russo-Swedish War can seek reparations for their dead?
What about the families/descendants of those millions that Comrade Stalin and his butchers killed?
Seriously, fluck Russia right now. I hope Germany ignores the hell out of this.
Brilliant idea. Let's take it a step further and sue Italy for the Roman imperial transgressions! They took lots of silver, gold and slaves from us Brits so that's got to be worth something. We could even do a class action with the whole of the former Roman empire - who'd have thought Germany would get payback from Italy with the current eurozone crisis. Take gold bullion not Euros though... ;) :D
hell no, then they will sue Scandinavians for our raids there. Im fine with all the gold and other precious metals we plun... I mean found Down South.
ROFL! Time to expand our litigation! Jarhead - you do litigation! Your advice is needed! ;)
Would paying reparations mean that the Scandinavians are forced to take back Yorkshire? ;)
Quote from: Staggerwing on February 15, 2015, 02:21:04 PM
Would paying reparations mean that the Scandinavians are forced to take back Yorkshire? ;)
At the very least. Yorkshire was only part of the Danelaw - you could easily add East Anglia and the East Midlands! ;D
I've always thought I've had royal blood. I'm the King of the Neanderthals and I want half of Europe back. The rich half, of course.
I'm going to sue God for not miracling me to the Moon by now to get away from all the madness here.
Quote from: LongBlade on February 16, 2015, 10:21:26 AM
I've always thought I've had royal blood. I'm the King of the Neanderthals and I want half of Europe back. The rich half, of course.
We were abused and discriminated against by the round skulls! We deserve reparations!
;D