The US can pound sand. They lifted sanctions on Russian oil for India. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2026
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The US can pound sand.
Isn't that what our military usually does in the middle east? heh
Oh, good, we haven't had a ship-based Cuban crisis in a while. Surely the diplomacy will be well navigated.
For fuck sake, just let people live their lives. This mother fucker just wants to impose misery around the world
The American version of Christians that rallied behind him are hell bent on demonstrating all the villians from the Bible.
Somehow, I don't think Russia cares.
Dumb question here... Under what grounds a nation can determine what other two nations can/cannot do?
It's called Bigger Gun Diplomacy.
The "you and what army" protocol. I guess we'll see how that plays out
And why isn't it condemned at UN level?
The UN has been condemning the US embargo on cuba for nearly every session in the past couple decades and it's nearly always only the US and Israel voting against it. But the US has a veto so it never passes...
The UN is at its League of Nations stage. Doctors say it's terminal.
Because the big gun also has a veto vote.
What a cunt US. Stay in your lane!
This is our hemisphere/continent. We're as touchy about it as Russia is about Europe and parts of Asia.
Leave it to the US to make Russia look like the good guy for selling oil to a starving island.
I assume they are prohibited in the same way my ex prohibited me from getting a new partner?
Well, did it work?
Well, I did have a 6 year relationship after that one. But that ended also. So yes and no? I don't know.
I'd go with no. Better luck next time 💖
Hehe. There wont be a next time though. :D
I'm not too keen on going through the whole dating thing. If someone arrives at my door and tells me we shall be dating now, I'll consider it. But other than that, I'm not gonna bother at this point lol
I see we follow the same dating strategy. It didn't really work out for me in the last five years, but I have the feeling that will change any minute now.
What slightly irritates me is that, yeah, for me it's a joke, but that's exactly how it worked out for a friend. She and some friends wanted to go to a party and a friend of the friends decided to join them and rang at her door. They are happily married now.
Haha. I've completely given up.
To be honest, it's quite freeing. I've always been quite independent, to the annoyance of all my girlfriends. But no need to worry about that anymore.
Some what the same for me, but I miss being loved and to love someone.
Yeah I mean I don't pretend I don't feel lonely and wanting of affection at times. But I dunno, I'm such a miserable prick anyways, no need to subject anyone to dealing with me on a daily basis :D
True as well
The most difficult part of it is... talking about it makes me seem like an incel :D I always feeli like I need to make it extremely clear that I'm not unhappy, bitter or whatever. Its completely my decision and I'm fine with it. I think there's people who just cant understand or believe that someone might be fine being alone.
Even if, not being fine with it doesn't mean you see others as responsible.
Yup, that too
WE FORBODE IT
We can call it "The Bath of Pigs" after the person who started the crisis who also needs a bath.
Can't tell if refering to Che Guevera or Diaper Donnie.