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   Oleg Smirnov to All   
   Re: the Ukraine mess   
   23 Aug 18 01:12:47   
   
   XPost: can.politics, uk.politics.misc, ont.general   
   XPost: sci.military.naval   
   From: os333@netc.eu   
      
   Dave Smith,    
   > On 2018-08-22 3:33 PM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:   
      
   >>> something in their psyche that is determined to oppress and dominate.   
   >>>   
   >>> Oleg has been whining about English colonialism,   
   >>   
   >> How can I 'whine' if I'm supposed to oppress and dominate?   
   >>   
   >> You are inconsistent.   
   >   
   > Sure... in you mind.   
      
   In your presentation, the alleged Russian determination to oppress and   
   dominate is expressed in 'whining', which is inconsistent, it means that   
   you're wrong either about the determination to oppress or about whining.   
      
   This is just common sense.   
      
   >>> but check out how Russia has expanded. While the French, English and   
   >>> Spanish were expanding their empires in North and South America,   
   >>> Russia grew from a small country in the west to one that spanned   
   >>> northern Europe,   
   >>   
   >> The Russian expansion was somewhat different from the 'western'   
   >> colonialism. It is linked to very peculiar geography and history.   
   >> You can't grasp it and fall to primitive rationalizations (or lies).   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > I have to say that you have quite an imagination and are likely quite a   
   > legend in your own mind.   
   > Adios.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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