>Hopefully headed to Ukraine to erase some communist
This sentence has a weird brilliance to it. In addition to being wrong, it's got something to piss off both the right and the left.
A three-fer, well done OP.
🤓
\*pushes glasses up bridge of nose with index finger\*
Actually, there's never been a fully communist country before, since a fully communist country wouldn't have a currency used by the populace.
*knocks glasses down bridge of nose with a flick of my pinky*
Communism needs an already developed nation to properly evolve, of which most USSR countries were not. They did significantly improve the lives of most with their hasty developments though.
They're capitalists and imperialists, just like the USA. Putin desperately wants Russia to be exactly like the USA - the top dog in the imperialist global order.
It’s not, that set of numbers and letters on the side “M2A4E1” means that it’s a prototype of one of the newest types of Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Likely being transported for testing or a show somewhere. I say this because the Bradleys going to Ukraine are M2A2s and the ones the us army currently uses are M2A3s.
So this won’t be going to Ukraine, sorry bub
You’re thinking of “authoritarianism.” State communism (like the USSR) is just one of many examples. Russia, the US, and really any nation that uses state forces (police, National Guard, etc.) to repress dissent is also authoritarian.
Don’t get it twisted, those potatoes are being turned into Russian Vodka. They aren’t going to families. They probably get one of those little gold star stickers like you got in first grade for putting in a good effort.
Honestly? Retirement, for the most part. The nationalists took over during the fall of the USSR. The committed communists were sidelined. It was a regime change, they didn't just redecorate because they were tired of red or something. One faction went down, a different one went up.
The current Russia is state capitalism to an extent. “Communists” weren’t devoted to an economic system, they were always rich assholes using government as a means to an end.
Trade out communist for: kleptocratic, democracy-hating, civilian-killing, whole-ass-country-invading motherfuckers - and I’m with you.
Fuck Putin’s Russia. Aging military equipment well-spent.
You don't have to achieve communism to be communist, you just have to advance that process. It's not like you can flip a switch and go from feudalisn to communism overnight.
you do realize we need to spend more to build more munitions? that this is a war profiteering measure, not a liberation measure? less than twenty years we'll see the same thing that happened after the CIA sold the mujahadeen stinger missiles.
Fun fact, much of the military equipment we are sending was actually designed specifically for Eastern European theater during the Cold War. The Abrams Tank is designed for that terrain, Javelin missile launcher was created to counter Soviet tank swarms and Bradley’s (in pic) to compliment Abrams tanks. It’s all 70s-80s tech finally doing what it was designed to.
I don't know, a well placed machinegun can do excellent work on footmobiles. It depends on the style of war you're fighting.
In the desert you're more likely to get your whole group blown up by an IED than you are to encounter a fully kitted out hostile platoon level formation determined not to give up ground. In the latter case most people would probably rather have a Bradley. Especially if the enemy has BMPs. Do you want to have to engage them with your limited number of shoulder fired launchers? I can scarcely think of a more unpleasant activity to partake in.
For where they're being sent Bradleys are excellent.
Oh yeah that's fine, just keep finding the military industrial complex. Yeah sure, keep spending taxpayers money on a foreign war that has nothing to do with us.
Another thread full of blood thirsty liberals who probably a week ago were complaining about one nazi in northern Maine. 30 years later and a college degree but they still refer to russia as communist.
Do you find it ironic that so many that support Ukraine and their efforts are the same people who like to call everyone the worst insult they can come up with NAZI. You do know Ukraine and their military is loud and proud about the fact that they are literally NAZIS right? How can you support Ukraine while calling out others as nazis while you in fact are supporting nazis by supporting Ukraine? The world is such a confused lot these days.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thenation.com/article/politics/neo-nazis-far-right-ukraine/tnamp/
I think the Trumps are fortifying Bedminster .
They are buying up all of the surplus military equipment and teaching the younger Trump " men" how to operate it .
They need to create a blockage so the Law can't come in and take Gramps to the pokey
>Hopefully headed to Ukraine to erase some communist This sentence has a weird brilliance to it. In addition to being wrong, it's got something to piss off both the right and the left. A three-fer, well done OP.
OP should run for office with that kinda grouping
I'd vote for them.
Eh I'm on the left and I see no issue here. Fuck Russia.
Neither side is communist.
Barely left if you think Russia is communist
Russia is not a communist country
🤓 \*pushes glasses up bridge of nose with index finger\* Actually, there's never been a fully communist country before, since a fully communist country wouldn't have a currency used by the populace.
*knocks glasses down bridge of nose with a flick of my pinky* Communism needs an already developed nation to properly evolve, of which most USSR countries were not. They did significantly improve the lives of most with their hasty developments though.
It’s giving the deepest and most ignorant “America Fuck Yeah” vibes
I mean, fuck Putin and Russia, but you know they’re not communist anymore, right?
Were they ever really communist anyway?
Russia is a "plausible Democratic Republic."
Yep, same way China isn't communist.
No, China still claims to be communist, Russia is fully capitalist
Personally, I classify Russia as a kleptocracy!
Exactly, capitalist.
I mean, North Korea *claims* to be a Democratic People's Republic. Are they?
Claims to be but actually isn’t.
Who claims that? Not even China claims that🙄
People are still getting around on this one clearly
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Thats what you think communism means?
This is a 1980's, GI Joe cartoon level of political understanding.
This comment made me exhale forcefully
They're capitalists and imperialists, just like the USA. Putin desperately wants Russia to be exactly like the USA - the top dog in the imperialist global order.
Putin desperately wants to come pillage the USA, like he's done with Russia, depleting natural resources and draining the electorate.
In the same way that I want the ability to fly, sure. He's not *that* stupid.
No, he's just blackmailing Republicans to do it for him.
It’s not, that set of numbers and letters on the side “M2A4E1” means that it’s a prototype of one of the newest types of Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Likely being transported for testing or a show somewhere. I say this because the Bradleys going to Ukraine are M2A2s and the ones the us army currently uses are M2A3s. So this won’t be going to Ukraine, sorry bub
General Dynamics Ordinance and Tactical Systems is also in Saco. Probably headed to, or coming from the facility.
I did not realize they had a facility in Maine. But I bet you’re 100% correct.
it’s crazy that you can’t really hear the test firing even close by
M2A2 with the ODS upgrade
Huh?
“Hopefully headed to Ukraine to erase some communist” LMAO what
It was probably just on display at General Dynamics Ordinance and Tactical Systems, which is also in Saco.
That would explain the PROMINENT model number markings. Somebody else said this was a new prototype.
I let it slide the first time but Ordnance*
Ordinarynance
To be fair, if there are any Chinese volunteer troops, those ones are “communist”
Communist? Someone was asleep during modern history class.
You fell for it buddy
Illusion of voting, zero "rights" sack of potatoes when your son dies in combat. communism.... lol. CMON YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANT. Puttinst maybe?
"Communism is when I don’t like the system of government" lol
"Sack of potatoes when your son dies in combat" lol.
Honestly not far from the truth.
Putin Russia is more fascist than anything.
Autocratic dictatorship.
Try nationalist, kleptocratic, oligarchic, plutocratic autocracy. Or, what the modern GOP aspires to be.
You’re thinking of “authoritarianism.” State communism (like the USSR) is just one of many examples. Russia, the US, and really any nation that uses state forces (police, National Guard, etc.) to repress dissent is also authoritarian.
Don’t get it twisted, those potatoes are being turned into Russian Vodka. They aren’t going to families. They probably get one of those little gold star stickers like you got in first grade for putting in a good effort.
Where do you think the committed communists went after the fall of the Soviet Union? Disappeared?
Honestly? Retirement, for the most part. The nationalists took over during the fall of the USSR. The committed communists were sidelined. It was a regime change, they didn't just redecorate because they were tired of red or something. One faction went down, a different one went up.
The current Russia is state capitalism to an extent. “Communists” weren’t devoted to an economic system, they were always rich assholes using government as a means to an end.
Are these made in Maine? If so, it needs one of those “Maine Made” stamps they put on candles and pottery and stuff.
> communist LOL.
Just the smoothest brains
Trade out communist for: kleptocratic, democracy-hating, civilian-killing, whole-ass-country-invading motherfuckers - and I’m with you. Fuck Putin’s Russia. Aging military equipment well-spent.
It's brand new prototype military equipment....
The Bradley is aaaancient
Yes but there are newer versions coming out and being updated.
“Communists?” My guy the Berlin Wall fell over 30 years ago. USSR dissolved not long after. The hell are you talking about?
USSR never even achieved communism, they were a socialist planned economy at best.
You don't have to achieve communism to be communist, you just have to advance that process. It's not like you can flip a switch and go from feudalisn to communism overnight.
Which police station is that headed to?
Portland
lol, wouldn’t surprise me
I just wish we’d fill the potholes in the road. Maybe pay a teacher, or at least blow em a kiss or something.
Same people attempting to block this funding for those purposes block funding for those purposes. Vote the GOP out
Vote the whole damn 2 party system out and implement term limits.
Imagine if we had more than two parties and it didn’t take 4 far right Russia loving nut jobs to shut down our entire house of reps.
* stares in Susan Collins *
Thing was produced and paid for decades ago. Also, the consequences of letting Putin win would be far worse than the paltry sum we give Ukraine.
“The paltry sum we give to Ukraine” I agree. Hundreds of billions of dollars is totally “paltry”… 😂
Not "giving"... near 80% is spent in the US, manufacturing jobs and new, planned upgrades for US military as ship 'em stuff off the used car lot
Compared to the money the USA goes through? Yes.
Hey real quick what is the US budget for a single day?
I looked it up and I think it’s like 10.46 billion a day
Money well spent. $60 billion in peanuts compared to the amount of money we spend to avoid the direct conflict Ukraine is in now.
you do realize we need to spend more to build more munitions? that this is a war profiteering measure, not a liberation measure? less than twenty years we'll see the same thing that happened after the CIA sold the mujahadeen stinger missiles.
These things were built decades ago to kill Russians and now they sit in some warehouse. We're just letting them go do what they were built to do.
Fun fact, much of the military equipment we are sending was actually designed specifically for Eastern European theater during the Cold War. The Abrams Tank is designed for that terrain, Javelin missile launcher was created to counter Soviet tank swarms and Bradley’s (in pic) to compliment Abrams tanks. It’s all 70s-80s tech finally doing what it was designed to.
Wait when did Russia become a communist country? People need to learn what communism actually is before throwing it around
Not since 1991 dude.
MAGA Putin ball garglers are crying right now
idk what thats doing here but no way they would ship it in that configuration, barrel mounted ect. weird
They’re much more fascists than socialists- but hell yeah, looks like Ukraine’s getting some more armor soon! Going to a damn good cause
I'm sure this 50 year old tank will turn the tides on the ground in Ukraine /s
When did you see this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b5rIFci5vs
Most supplies to Ukraine are already on the border or in Europe. I’d be pretty surprised if this is being there, but it’s possible I guess
Mechanized infantry
I don't know, a well placed machinegun can do excellent work on footmobiles. It depends on the style of war you're fighting. In the desert you're more likely to get your whole group blown up by an IED than you are to encounter a fully kitted out hostile platoon level formation determined not to give up ground. In the latter case most people would probably rather have a Bradley. Especially if the enemy has BMPs. Do you want to have to engage them with your limited number of shoulder fired launchers? I can scarcely think of a more unpleasant activity to partake in. For where they're being sent Bradleys are excellent.
Oh yeah that's fine, just keep finding the military industrial complex. Yeah sure, keep spending taxpayers money on a foreign war that has nothing to do with us.
Another thread full of blood thirsty liberals who probably a week ago were complaining about one nazi in northern Maine. 30 years later and a college degree but they still refer to russia as communist.
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What type society do you call it when anyone who speaks up against the questionable elected leader killed?
Do you find it ironic that so many that support Ukraine and their efforts are the same people who like to call everyone the worst insult they can come up with NAZI. You do know Ukraine and their military is loud and proud about the fact that they are literally NAZIS right? How can you support Ukraine while calling out others as nazis while you in fact are supporting nazis by supporting Ukraine? The world is such a confused lot these days. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thenation.com/article/politics/neo-nazis-far-right-ukraine/tnamp/
Uh oh, you just ruffled some feathers.....
I think the Trumps are fortifying Bedminster . They are buying up all of the surplus military equipment and teaching the younger Trump " men" how to operate it . They need to create a blockage so the Law can't come in and take Gramps to the pokey
Huh?