Why are we rushing to defend Ukraine? [merged threads]

[carmel34 3,639]

The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition just released this statement, allowing Russian pianists to compete in the screening auditions round that starts next week in Texas.  14 of the 72 selected pianists are Russian.

 

https://cliburn.org/official-cliburn-statement-regarding-russian-pianists-participating-in-screening-auditions-march-6-12/

Edited March 4, 2022 by carmel34

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,376]

2 hours ago, carmel34 said:

The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition just released this statement, allowing Russian pianists to compete in the screening auditions round that starts next week in Texas.  14 of the 72 selected pianists are Russian.

 

https://cliburn.org/official-cliburn-statement-regarding-russian-pianists-participating-in-screening-auditions-march-6-12/

Reminds me of a joke about a guy wishing to be a 10inch pianist 

[Dashinka 24,628]

2 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Reminds me of a joke about a guy wishing to be a 10inch pianist 

Now that is funny!

[Boiler 45,715]

Fears grow Russia could use US basketball star Brittney Griner as ‘hostage’

 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/06/brittney-griner-arrest-russia-drugs-charges-wnba-basketball-wnba-ukraine

[Dashinka 24,628]

13 hours ago, Boiler said:

Fears grow Russia could use US basketball star Brittney Griner as ‘hostage’

 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/06/brittney-griner-arrest-russia-drugs-charges-wnba-basketball-wnba-ukraine

I am sure Putin is going to take orders from SJL.  Regardless, I am curious, was there actually hashish oil in her vape pen?  If so, it seems like she was stopped properly.  As to the ongoing legal issues, we know the Russian legal system is different than the one here or in other countries, and with the ongoing geopolitical issues, who knows what will happen, but it really seems irresponsible to Ms. Griner to have carried this into another country (assuming she did). 

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,376]

Well here you go. 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/07/donald-trump-russia-ukraine-jets-chinese

 

Trump: US should put Chinese flags on F-22 jets and ‘bomb out of’ Russia

[Boiler 45,715]

Well there is no suggestion that she did not have it on her the odd thing is this happened some weeks ago before things kicked off but only now reported 

[Dashinka 24,628]

49 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Well there is no suggestion that she did not have it on her the odd thing is this happened some weeks ago before things kicked off but only now reported 

That did surprise me as well.

[Mike E 11,741]

On 3/7/2022 at 11:14 AM, Dashinka said:

That did surprise me as well.

What surprises me is that it took the right wing this long to remind us about this:

 

https://www.outsports.com/2020/7/29/21346824/brittney-griner-national-anthem-breonna-taylor-police-brutality-protest-wnba

 

Brittney Griner says she will protest during the national anthem all season

 

I’m cool with her facing the Russian justice system.  Putin should find hostages more Americans care about. 

Edited March 8, 2022 by Mike E

[Boiler 45,715]

There is no suggestion she is a hostage apart from the usual sources, this kicked off before the invasion and like you said she is hardly the most sympathetic character.

 

Happy International Women's Day btw

[Dashinka 24,628]

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

What surprises me is that it took the right wing this long to remind us about this:

 

https://www.outsports.com/2020/7/29/21346824/brittney-griner-national-anthem-breonna-taylor-police-brutality-protest-wnba

 

Brittney Griner says she will protest during the national anthem all season

 

I’m cool with her facing the Russian justice system.  Putin should find hostages more Americans care about. 

Considering how many Americans and American LPRs Biden left behind in Afghanistan, if I were Ms. Griner, I would not count on Old Joe, except that SJL has spoken.

[millefleur 5,047]

Curious what's so potentially dangerous about those "biological research facilities"?

[Dashinka 24,628]

1 hour ago, millefleur said:

Curious what's so potentially dangerous about those "biological research facilities"?

She seemed very nervous.  If this is in fact true, what the heck is the US putting this kind of facility in Eastern Europe?

[millefleur 5,047]

34 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

She seemed very nervous.  If this is in fact true, what the heck is the US putting this kind of facility in Eastern Europe?

Agree, it's pretty disturbing. What was the point of putting it in such an unstable country as Ukraine, which already had ongoing conflict in it for 8 years? Seems like a recipe for disaster. Did they not think about that at the time?

[Dashinka 24,628]

36 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Agree, it's pretty disturbing. What was the point of putting it in such an unstable country as Ukraine, which already had ongoing conflict in it for 8 years? Seems like a recipe for disaster. Did they not think about that at the time?

Maybe it had more to do with the fact that the Ukrainian government is quite corrupt.