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[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 68 points 2 years ago (3 children) Everyone point & laugh at the sad tankie in this thread. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] balls_expert@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 2 years ago (3 children) Damn we don't see them on blahaj :< permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 years ago (2 children) Lucky permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml -7 points 2 years ago Ignorant permalink fedilink source parent [–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Has blahaj banned hexbear? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MJBrune@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago So has beehaw. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rjs001@lemmygrad.ml -3 points 2 years ago Blahaj is an alt-right uber conservatives instance that has attacked and libeled anyone further left than Ronald Regan. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LoopingRiver@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago I can always tell when I’m browsing Lemmy from my lemm.ee account vs lemmy.world by the sheer number of tankies spouting nonsense. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago the most intellectually advanced liberal has logged on permalink fedilink source parent [+] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml -23 points 2 years ago (2 children) Any actual rebuttal or just gonna roll out the usual libshit jab and run along? America has blood on its hands for a lot of things, it found out once and might find out again if it isn't careful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) What exactly do you think it found out? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Grimy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago A shitload of oil permalink fedilink source parent [–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) That if you spend decades destabilising a region in the name of oil, occasionally the people that are getting shit on will do something about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Okay but how did the US find out? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What do you think 9/11 was? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think 9/11 was a terrorist attack by a fundamentalist Islamic terrorist organization motivated by Bin Laden issuing fatāwā against America for stationing troops in Saudi Arabia and for supporting Israel. I think Bin Laden stating that he believed that it was a justified attack because of America's support for Israel points pretty solidly at the motivation behind the attacks: "...it was a response to injustice, aimed at forcing America to stop its support for Israel..." Also this from his video where he admits that he was behind the attacks and says that he was motivated by Israel bombing Lebanon "...it entered my mind that we should punish the oppressor in kind and that we should destroy towers in America in order that they taste some of what we tasted..." Interested in why you think oil had anything to do with 9/11. The destabilizing countries for oil stuff mostly came after 9/11. Middle Eastern hatred for America was mainly fueled by our support for Israel, and partially because Saudi Arabia had American military bases. Oil was not an interest to these terrorist groups until after Iraq. Sources for those quotes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1729882.stm https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2004/11/1/full-transcript-of-bin-ladins-speech permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) America was there for the oil, the destability came as a result and that came well before 9/11. Anyway, it'd be great if they'd stop meddling in everyone's business for their own selfish reasons and that includes the endless NATO sabre rattling under the guise of fReEdOm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Where? Israel? They don't have any oil. We have had bases in Saudi Arabia since the 80s because they were one of the more stable Middle Eastern nations and because they were extremely anti-communist which made them good allies at the time. If you want to insist we were there for oil then we were there to make sure the Soviets didn't get their oil. We expanded our presence there during the Gulf War because they have a border with Iraq and maintained that expanded presence until 9/11, at which point it expanded further to serve as a hub for Middle Eastern operations. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Make yourself like the USSR and make yourself scarce. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Imagine being the kind loser who thinks that Russia today is preferable to USSR. 😂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] balls_expert@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 2 years ago (3 children) Damn we don't see them on blahaj :< permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 years ago (2 children) Lucky permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml -7 points 2 years ago Ignorant permalink fedilink source parent [–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Has blahaj banned hexbear? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MJBrune@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago So has beehaw. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rjs001@lemmygrad.ml -3 points 2 years ago Blahaj is an alt-right uber conservatives instance that has attacked and libeled anyone further left than Ronald Regan. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LoopingRiver@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago I can always tell when I’m browsing Lemmy from my lemm.ee account vs lemmy.world by the sheer number of tankies spouting nonsense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 years ago (2 children) Lucky permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml -7 points 2 years ago Ignorant permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Has blahaj banned hexbear? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MJBrune@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago So has beehaw. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rjs001@lemmygrad.ml -3 points 2 years ago Blahaj is an alt-right uber conservatives instance that has attacked and libeled anyone further left than Ronald Regan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rjs001@lemmygrad.ml -3 points 2 years ago Blahaj is an alt-right uber conservatives instance that has attacked and libeled anyone further left than Ronald Regan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LoopingRiver@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago I can always tell when I’m browsing Lemmy from my lemm.ee account vs lemmy.world by the sheer number of tankies spouting nonsense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago the most intellectually advanced liberal has logged on permalink fedilink source parent
[+] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml -23 points 2 years ago (2 children) Any actual rebuttal or just gonna roll out the usual libshit jab and run along? America has blood on its hands for a lot of things, it found out once and might find out again if it isn't careful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) What exactly do you think it found out? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Grimy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago A shitload of oil permalink fedilink source parent [–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) That if you spend decades destabilising a region in the name of oil, occasionally the people that are getting shit on will do something about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Okay but how did the US find out? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What do you think 9/11 was? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think 9/11 was a terrorist attack by a fundamentalist Islamic terrorist organization motivated by Bin Laden issuing fatāwā against America for stationing troops in Saudi Arabia and for supporting Israel. I think Bin Laden stating that he believed that it was a justified attack because of America's support for Israel points pretty solidly at the motivation behind the attacks: "...it was a response to injustice, aimed at forcing America to stop its support for Israel..." Also this from his video where he admits that he was behind the attacks and says that he was motivated by Israel bombing Lebanon "...it entered my mind that we should punish the oppressor in kind and that we should destroy towers in America in order that they taste some of what we tasted..." Interested in why you think oil had anything to do with 9/11. The destabilizing countries for oil stuff mostly came after 9/11. Middle Eastern hatred for America was mainly fueled by our support for Israel, and partially because Saudi Arabia had American military bases. Oil was not an interest to these terrorist groups until after Iraq. Sources for those quotes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1729882.stm https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2004/11/1/full-transcript-of-bin-ladins-speech permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) America was there for the oil, the destability came as a result and that came well before 9/11. Anyway, it'd be great if they'd stop meddling in everyone's business for their own selfish reasons and that includes the endless NATO sabre rattling under the guise of fReEdOm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Where? Israel? They don't have any oil. We have had bases in Saudi Arabia since the 80s because they were one of the more stable Middle Eastern nations and because they were extremely anti-communist which made them good allies at the time. If you want to insist we were there for oil then we were there to make sure the Soviets didn't get their oil. We expanded our presence there during the Gulf War because they have a border with Iraq and maintained that expanded presence until 9/11, at which point it expanded further to serve as a hub for Middle Eastern operations. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Make yourself like the USSR and make yourself scarce. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Imagine being the kind loser who thinks that Russia today is preferable to USSR. 😂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vokkez@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) What exactly do you think it found out? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Grimy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago A shitload of oil permalink fedilink source parent [–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) That if you spend decades destabilising a region in the name of oil, occasionally the people that are getting shit on will do something about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Okay but how did the US find out? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What do you think 9/11 was? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think 9/11 was a terrorist attack by a fundamentalist Islamic terrorist organization motivated by Bin Laden issuing fatāwā against America for stationing troops in Saudi Arabia and for supporting Israel. I think Bin Laden stating that he believed that it was a justified attack because of America's support for Israel points pretty solidly at the motivation behind the attacks: "...it was a response to injustice, aimed at forcing America to stop its support for Israel..." Also this from his video where he admits that he was behind the attacks and says that he was motivated by Israel bombing Lebanon "...it entered my mind that we should punish the oppressor in kind and that we should destroy towers in America in order that they taste some of what we tasted..." Interested in why you think oil had anything to do with 9/11. The destabilizing countries for oil stuff mostly came after 9/11. Middle Eastern hatred for America was mainly fueled by our support for Israel, and partially because Saudi Arabia had American military bases. Oil was not an interest to these terrorist groups until after Iraq. Sources for those quotes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1729882.stm https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2004/11/1/full-transcript-of-bin-ladins-speech permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) America was there for the oil, the destability came as a result and that came well before 9/11. Anyway, it'd be great if they'd stop meddling in everyone's business for their own selfish reasons and that includes the endless NATO sabre rattling under the guise of fReEdOm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Where? Israel? They don't have any oil. We have had bases in Saudi Arabia since the 80s because they were one of the more stable Middle Eastern nations and because they were extremely anti-communist which made them good allies at the time. If you want to insist we were there for oil then we were there to make sure the Soviets didn't get their oil. We expanded our presence there during the Gulf War because they have a border with Iraq and maintained that expanded presence until 9/11, at which point it expanded further to serve as a hub for Middle Eastern operations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) That if you spend decades destabilising a region in the name of oil, occasionally the people that are getting shit on will do something about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Okay but how did the US find out? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What do you think 9/11 was? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think 9/11 was a terrorist attack by a fundamentalist Islamic terrorist organization motivated by Bin Laden issuing fatāwā against America for stationing troops in Saudi Arabia and for supporting Israel. I think Bin Laden stating that he believed that it was a justified attack because of America's support for Israel points pretty solidly at the motivation behind the attacks: "...it was a response to injustice, aimed at forcing America to stop its support for Israel..." Also this from his video where he admits that he was behind the attacks and says that he was motivated by Israel bombing Lebanon "...it entered my mind that we should punish the oppressor in kind and that we should destroy towers in America in order that they taste some of what we tasted..." Interested in why you think oil had anything to do with 9/11. The destabilizing countries for oil stuff mostly came after 9/11. Middle Eastern hatred for America was mainly fueled by our support for Israel, and partially because Saudi Arabia had American military bases. Oil was not an interest to these terrorist groups until after Iraq. Sources for those quotes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1729882.stm https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2004/11/1/full-transcript-of-bin-ladins-speech permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) America was there for the oil, the destability came as a result and that came well before 9/11. Anyway, it'd be great if they'd stop meddling in everyone's business for their own selfish reasons and that includes the endless NATO sabre rattling under the guise of fReEdOm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Where? Israel? They don't have any oil. We have had bases in Saudi Arabia since the 80s because they were one of the more stable Middle Eastern nations and because they were extremely anti-communist which made them good allies at the time. If you want to insist we were there for oil then we were there to make sure the Soviets didn't get their oil. We expanded our presence there during the Gulf War because they have a border with Iraq and maintained that expanded presence until 9/11, at which point it expanded further to serve as a hub for Middle Eastern operations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vokkez@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Okay but how did the US find out? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What do you think 9/11 was? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think 9/11 was a terrorist attack by a fundamentalist Islamic terrorist organization motivated by Bin Laden issuing fatāwā against America for stationing troops in Saudi Arabia and for supporting Israel. I think Bin Laden stating that he believed that it was a justified attack because of America's support for Israel points pretty solidly at the motivation behind the attacks: "...it was a response to injustice, aimed at forcing America to stop its support for Israel..." Also this from his video where he admits that he was behind the attacks and says that he was motivated by Israel bombing Lebanon "...it entered my mind that we should punish the oppressor in kind and that we should destroy towers in America in order that they taste some of what we tasted..." Interested in why you think oil had anything to do with 9/11. The destabilizing countries for oil stuff mostly came after 9/11. Middle Eastern hatred for America was mainly fueled by our support for Israel, and partially because Saudi Arabia had American military bases. Oil was not an interest to these terrorist groups until after Iraq. Sources for those quotes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1729882.stm https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2004/11/1/full-transcript-of-bin-ladins-speech permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) America was there for the oil, the destability came as a result and that came well before 9/11. Anyway, it'd be great if they'd stop meddling in everyone's business for their own selfish reasons and that includes the endless NATO sabre rattling under the guise of fReEdOm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Where? Israel? They don't have any oil. We have had bases in Saudi Arabia since the 80s because they were one of the more stable Middle Eastern nations and because they were extremely anti-communist which made them good allies at the time. If you want to insist we were there for oil then we were there to make sure the Soviets didn't get their oil. We expanded our presence there during the Gulf War because they have a border with Iraq and maintained that expanded presence until 9/11, at which point it expanded further to serve as a hub for Middle Eastern operations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What do you think 9/11 was? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think 9/11 was a terrorist attack by a fundamentalist Islamic terrorist organization motivated by Bin Laden issuing fatāwā against America for stationing troops in Saudi Arabia and for supporting Israel. I think Bin Laden stating that he believed that it was a justified attack because of America's support for Israel points pretty solidly at the motivation behind the attacks: "...it was a response to injustice, aimed at forcing America to stop its support for Israel..." Also this from his video where he admits that he was behind the attacks and says that he was motivated by Israel bombing Lebanon "...it entered my mind that we should punish the oppressor in kind and that we should destroy towers in America in order that they taste some of what we tasted..." Interested in why you think oil had anything to do with 9/11. The destabilizing countries for oil stuff mostly came after 9/11. Middle Eastern hatred for America was mainly fueled by our support for Israel, and partially because Saudi Arabia had American military bases. Oil was not an interest to these terrorist groups until after Iraq. Sources for those quotes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1729882.stm https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2004/11/1/full-transcript-of-bin-ladins-speech permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) America was there for the oil, the destability came as a result and that came well before 9/11. Anyway, it'd be great if they'd stop meddling in everyone's business for their own selfish reasons and that includes the endless NATO sabre rattling under the guise of fReEdOm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Where? Israel? They don't have any oil. We have had bases in Saudi Arabia since the 80s because they were one of the more stable Middle Eastern nations and because they were extremely anti-communist which made them good allies at the time. If you want to insist we were there for oil then we were there to make sure the Soviets didn't get their oil. We expanded our presence there during the Gulf War because they have a border with Iraq and maintained that expanded presence until 9/11, at which point it expanded further to serve as a hub for Middle Eastern operations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vokkez@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think 9/11 was a terrorist attack by a fundamentalist Islamic terrorist organization motivated by Bin Laden issuing fatāwā against America for stationing troops in Saudi Arabia and for supporting Israel. I think Bin Laden stating that he believed that it was a justified attack because of America's support for Israel points pretty solidly at the motivation behind the attacks: "...it was a response to injustice, aimed at forcing America to stop its support for Israel..." Also this from his video where he admits that he was behind the attacks and says that he was motivated by Israel bombing Lebanon "...it entered my mind that we should punish the oppressor in kind and that we should destroy towers in America in order that they taste some of what we tasted..." Interested in why you think oil had anything to do with 9/11. The destabilizing countries for oil stuff mostly came after 9/11. Middle Eastern hatred for America was mainly fueled by our support for Israel, and partially because Saudi Arabia had American military bases. Oil was not an interest to these terrorist groups until after Iraq. Sources for those quotes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1729882.stm https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2004/11/1/full-transcript-of-bin-ladins-speech permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) America was there for the oil, the destability came as a result and that came well before 9/11. Anyway, it'd be great if they'd stop meddling in everyone's business for their own selfish reasons and that includes the endless NATO sabre rattling under the guise of fReEdOm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Where? Israel? They don't have any oil. We have had bases in Saudi Arabia since the 80s because they were one of the more stable Middle Eastern nations and because they were extremely anti-communist which made them good allies at the time. If you want to insist we were there for oil then we were there to make sure the Soviets didn't get their oil. We expanded our presence there during the Gulf War because they have a border with Iraq and maintained that expanded presence until 9/11, at which point it expanded further to serve as a hub for Middle Eastern operations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ATiredPhilosopher@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) America was there for the oil, the destability came as a result and that came well before 9/11. Anyway, it'd be great if they'd stop meddling in everyone's business for their own selfish reasons and that includes the endless NATO sabre rattling under the guise of fReEdOm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vokkez@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Where? Israel? They don't have any oil. We have had bases in Saudi Arabia since the 80s because they were one of the more stable Middle Eastern nations and because they were extremely anti-communist which made them good allies at the time. If you want to insist we were there for oil then we were there to make sure the Soviets didn't get their oil. We expanded our presence there during the Gulf War because they have a border with Iraq and maintained that expanded presence until 9/11, at which point it expanded further to serve as a hub for Middle Eastern operations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vokkez@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Where? Israel? They don't have any oil. We have had bases in Saudi Arabia since the 80s because they were one of the more stable Middle Eastern nations and because they were extremely anti-communist which made them good allies at the time. If you want to insist we were there for oil then we were there to make sure the Soviets didn't get their oil. We expanded our presence there during the Gulf War because they have a border with Iraq and maintained that expanded presence until 9/11, at which point it expanded further to serve as a hub for Middle Eastern operations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Make yourself like the USSR and make yourself scarce. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Imagine being the kind loser who thinks that Russia today is preferable to USSR. 😂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Imagine being the kind loser who thinks that Russia today is preferable to USSR. 😂 permalink fedilink source parent