Everyone hates competition. But besides German industry's thirst for Russian gas, it's hard to see how Putin could keep the resource-weapon going over the long term. Still, he gets credit for trying.
The Americans just tanked the price of natural gas with fracking. And they are shipping it to Europe. Putin's bullshit fascist aggression has everyone coming out against Nord Stream II (and let's face it, if you manage to upset the _Swedes_ of all people, you've fucked up big time).
Now if we can convince the French to start fracking (although I'm sure Putin's got THAT covered with anti-fracking astroturfing groups), they might have some problems.
So somebody scams your grandparents of their life savings (and your inheritance).
Who are you going to blame for that?
These people were scammed by sophisticated Russian military information-warfare outfits. How are people, who are unaware of the fascist threat, going to defend themselves against that?
The world doesn't owe Russia "fairness" or "respect". Russia is NOT equal to the West. Russia is a pissant with terrible demographics, rampant crime and corruption, and an economy smaller than Italy's.
In what universe does Russia get to demand to be "equal" to America?? Dream on!!
Russia gets no respect, because it is run by a bloodthirsty fascist who is morally depraved on just about every axis you want to compare with the West.
Attacking us won't earn you respect either. It'll earn you an epic punishment beating (which is coming your way, mark my words), but NO respect.
We're not going to turn around after years of Putin's fascist bullshit and say, "O great Putin! Forgive us! We are not worthy! You are our equal!". Doesn't work that way. And BOY, are these arrogant Russian wankers who think that in for a rude awakening!
Stamping your feet and holding your breath like an angry toddler does not change facts.
Why not? Russia's information warfare campaign is fascination and world-changing, and VERY interesting to nerds. After all, most of the vectors of Putin's information assault on the West are enabled by the Web and social media.
Transparent public diplomacy, and Russian-style covert information warfare are completely different. The US budget for that kind of public outreach is a miniscule fraction of Russia's spend on covert information warfare.
Doesn't change the essential correctness of their message.
Trump is totally, unbelievably fucked. It's only a matter of time before Mueller does his indictments napalm run.
And rather inconveniently for the kleptofascist regime in Moscow, when the adults are back in charge in Washington, there are going to be SERIOUS, life-changing repercussions for Putin and his friends. They will serve as a warning to others.
Slashdot has always been a cesspool of moderator abuse. If you think otherwise, you haven't been paying attention at all.
"Biased"..... oohhhhhh, you sweet summer child:-) There is no obligation for balance, or even pro-Putin false balance here. The editors can be as "biased" (waaaaaaah!!) as they damned well like, and there's there's NOTHING you can do about it.
Impressive, how many lies you've managed to cram into one sentence. Going for the world record, son?
Russia spends upwards of $US1b on computation propaganda and information warfare every year. We know that the FSB is emptying out Russian universities of anybody who can contribute to their information warfare campaign. It has been noticed. And it won't go unpunished.
That's the dirty secret -- propaganda and astroturfing works. Social media is a dream come true for the practitioners of the Soviet-style dark arts of mass brainwashing and information-attack.
Which makes the fecklessness and arrogance of the social media barons ("this time it's differet", "the Internet changes everything") all the more galling. They sniffed their own techno-libertarian farts, believed their own bullshit, and then, due to their obstinate refusal to come to terms with the destructive power of their platforms, nearly destroyed the republic.
I'm not holding my breath, waiting for fucking idiots like Jack Dorsey or Mark Zuckerberg to wake up. I'm out. If Russian and Chinese security-state fascists are given a free pass to attack us, really the only thing we can do is opt out and do the only thing we can do individually to make things as hard as possible for the enemy.
On what planet did Putin and his cronies think the West wouldn't throw the kitchen sink at them in retaliation for the election hack?
Did these mongs REALLY think they could hold us off forever simply by gaslighting us on Twitter? ("there is no proof of collusion, there is no proof of hacking, whatabout this, whatabout that, etc etc). So fucking stupid.
It's because of a stack of unforced errors by complacent and corrupt leaders. You can rest assured that the right people have gotten the wakeup call.
Can't think of the West actually being forced to do something they didn't want to do because of Putin's threats, however. He's a vicious, nasty, evil piece of work, but nonetheless a pissant, who we'll stomp in due course.
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Were you born with calipers? Read what I wrote.
I learnt from the masters -- the Russian troll army.
*bows*
Hahah, got you there, didn't I!
You have no answers, because deep down, you know it's true.
Everyone hates competition. But besides German industry's thirst for Russian gas, it's hard to see how Putin could keep the resource-weapon going over the long term. Still, he gets credit for trying.
The Americans just tanked the price of natural gas with fracking. And they are shipping it to Europe. Putin's bullshit fascist aggression has everyone coming out against Nord Stream II (and let's face it, if you manage to upset the _Swedes_ of all people, you've fucked up big time).
Now if we can convince the French to start fracking (although I'm sure Putin's got THAT covered with anti-fracking astroturfing groups), they might have some problems.
So somebody scams your grandparents of their life savings (and your inheritance).
Who are you going to blame for that?
These people were scammed by sophisticated Russian military information-warfare outfits. How are people, who are unaware of the fascist threat, going to defend themselves against that?
Hey, don't like it? TOO BAD.
The world doesn't owe Russia "fairness" or "respect". Russia is NOT equal to the West. Russia is a pissant with terrible demographics, rampant crime and corruption, and an economy smaller than Italy's.
In what universe does Russia get to demand to be "equal" to America?? Dream on!!
Russia gets no respect, because it is run by a bloodthirsty fascist who is morally depraved on just about every axis you want to compare with the West.
Attacking us won't earn you respect either. It'll earn you an epic punishment beating (which is coming your way, mark my words), but NO respect.
We're not going to turn around after years of Putin's fascist bullshit and say, "O great Putin! Forgive us! We are not worthy! You are our equal!". Doesn't work that way. And BOY, are these arrogant Russian wankers who think that in for a rude awakening!
Stamping your feet and holding your breath like an angry toddler does not change facts.
The West doesn't carpet bomb entire villages with dumb ordinance, WW2-style like the Russians do.
Go figure.
You know what we call Arabs and Russians killing each other?
"Self cleaning oven" :-D
Hope Putin and his fascist buddies get reamed in Syria. You break it, you own it moskals ;-)
Why not? Russia's information warfare campaign is fascination and world-changing, and VERY interesting to nerds. After all, most of the vectors of Putin's information assault on the West are enabled by the Web and social media.
Apples and oranges, son.
Transparent public diplomacy, and Russian-style covert information warfare are completely different. The US budget for that kind of public outreach is a miniscule fraction of Russia's spend on covert information warfare.
It's completely pointless comparing the two.
Doesn't change the essential correctness of their message.
Trump is totally, unbelievably fucked. It's only a matter of time before Mueller does his indictments napalm run.
And rather inconveniently for the kleptofascist regime in Moscow, when the adults are back in charge in Washington, there are going to be SERIOUS, life-changing repercussions for Putin and his friends. They will serve as a warning to others.
This is going to be FUN to watch.
Just spelling out some home truths for some of our Putinist friends here.
Uhhh, it's called media literacy. You might have heard of it?
Slashdot has always been a cesspool of moderator abuse. If you think otherwise, you haven't been paying attention at all.
"Biased"..... oohhhhhh, you sweet summer child :-) There is no obligation for balance, or even pro-Putin false balance here. The editors can be as "biased" (waaaaaaah!!) as they damned well like, and there's there's NOTHING you can do about it.
Impressive, how many lies you've managed to cram into one sentence. Going for the world record, son?
Russia spends upwards of $US1b on computation propaganda and information warfare every year. We know that the FSB is emptying out Russian universities of anybody who can contribute to their information warfare campaign. It has been noticed. And it won't go unpunished.
Spell out then, Mr Political Scientist, how this is "leftist".
Go ahead. I'm waiting.
Bet you you can't. You're just full of shit, repeating political slogans like the mindless little tribalist you are.
You are deflecting.
Deflection is a Russian propaganda tactic.
That's the dirty secret -- propaganda and astroturfing works. Social media is a dream come true for the practitioners of the Soviet-style dark arts of mass brainwashing and information-attack.
Which makes the fecklessness and arrogance of the social media barons ("this time it's differet", "the Internet changes everything") all the more galling. They sniffed their own techno-libertarian farts, believed their own bullshit, and then, due to their obstinate refusal to come to terms with the destructive power of their platforms, nearly destroyed the republic.
I'm not holding my breath, waiting for fucking idiots like Jack Dorsey or Mark Zuckerberg to wake up. I'm out. If Russian and Chinese security-state fascists are given a free pass to attack us, really the only thing we can do is opt out and do the only thing we can do individually to make things as hard as possible for the enemy.
It's not a witchhunt.
On what planet did Putin and his cronies think the West wouldn't throw the kitchen sink at them in retaliation for the election hack?
Did these mongs REALLY think they could hold us off forever simply by gaslighting us on Twitter? ("there is no proof of collusion, there is no proof of hacking, whatabout this, whatabout that, etc etc). So fucking stupid.
The arrogance and naivete defies belief.
They don't call 'em Dunning-Kruegerrands for nothing.
Guess the Chekist gangster fuckwits running Russia started eating their own shit.
Policy driven by paranoia, emerging from a conspirational KGB mindset. Goes to show how sick and diseased Russia as a nation really is.
Something only that short-arsed Chekist cocksucker could dream up, thinking that somehow this makes ROSSIYA STRONK.
Only a diseased, drunken gopnik Russian mind could come up with something simultaneously evil and totally useless.
About thirty minutes after Putin uses this weapon, Russia ceases to exist -- forever.
It's because of a stack of unforced errors by complacent and corrupt leaders. You can rest assured that the right people have gotten the wakeup call.
Can't think of the West actually being forced to do something they didn't want to do because of Putin's threats, however. He's a vicious, nasty, evil piece of work, but nonetheless a pissant, who we'll stomp in due course.
When will Russia learn that they can't force us to acquiesce by issuing an endless stream of threats and lies?
Google are absolutely going the right thing. Just as well, they can afford to.
Putin can go and fuck himself.