Yeah I was amazed by those when I visited the us. They are quite energy inefficient, but feel like decadence.
Then again, I figured the amount was by design. You guys use a lot of ice in everything. Like this big soda cups are at least half full of ice. Where I’m from there’s two to three cubes per glass.
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Calling either Russia or Ukraine Nazi is just historically incorrect. Neither are run by national socialist workers parties, which is what Nazi used to mean.
Of both only one is the aggressor in a bloody war against their neighbor, seeking territorial gain. The to and fro accusations of being Nazi really don’t help. There’s racist people in both sides some who actually think Nazi insignia are bad ass.
What really matters is actions, and from my limited understanding, that needs research after this had finished, is that the Russian side is more involved in cruelty, and that the Ukrainians show restraint and try to step up to try and uphold war conventions.
Actions are more important than words. None of them are Nazis, some of them may act like them.
I’ll return the favor. I agree that Russian goverment is totalitarian and autocratic, with a touch of cult of personality. I’d consider it fascist and blatantly racist. But not Nazi, there’s no need for that term.
Stalin believed he was a communist. Some people even but into that today. He actually wrote a lot to have communism fit his particular brand of authoritarianism.
Putin is more nihilistic. He believes that he can recreate tsar Peters’ Russia. Or so I think, he doesn’t really publicize his ideas.
Of course calling each other Nazi is absurd. Why not Putinist? Why did evil today need bear the name of what evil was ninety years ago? Call them murderers racists, kidnappers. Why do we feel we need the term Nazi?
Look if they all start wearing SS uniforms, singing the Horst Wessel song, start obscure groups of Germanic mythology and read mein Kampf, then you can call them Nazi. This is an evil that needs a new name.
Because otherwise the other side will always point at the Ukrainians that did help the Nazis and say ‘you did that too!’ And that’s a useless discussion.
Noi don’t. I didn’t call the leadership of the Ukraine totalitarian, you are obviously misreading me.
All in saying that it’s unhelpful to call either side Nazi.
I’m up for calling the Russian regime all the other names (authoritarian, totalist). If you listen to Zelenski, he doesn’t call the Russians Nazis, why? Because you get stuck in historical rethoric.
Just call them Russians. That should become the new bad guy word. Read back what I said, and you’ll see.
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Been there last summer, awesome place, lots of workers who are going about making parts of the castle. Blacksmiths making nails and chisels, masons working on bricks, people making dyes for clothes. It goes slowly but steadily. And remarkably quiet compared to modern construction.
They aren’t in character, like you see someone in living history. They just make stuff and tell you about it.
Lovely experience if you’re into history it’s a unique experience.
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I know this is a very heavy and important topic. I would rather not have the title in all caps, though, it doesn’t make sense and doesn’t get your message across.
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