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I think it's safe to say neither party has solid control over Palmyra. Maybe the Russians should organize another concert?

Every conflict can be compared on some fronts with other wars. Communist rule left nations with the same ethnic issues and political cultures, so it's not strange to see similarities between the Yugoslavian wars and other post-communist conflicts.

It's somewhat hard to label factions within a country 'left' or 'right' on the political scale as those scales have different meanings and different ranges in every political system (country). Azov Regiment is pretty clearly a Nationalist unit, but that leaves us with deciding with that means within the context of Ukraine. One example I'd name is that nationalist movements in Ukraine usually carry elements of anti-semitism in them which leads to outsiders labeling them as (Neo)National Socialists, ignoring the fact that Ukrainian and eastern european society in general is already more anti-semitic then the west. That's not to say it's morally okay for them to be anti-semetic, or racist, or homophobic, naturally.

As nationalist and 'scary' Azov Regiment may look, they're also without a doubt the most succesful volunteer formation on the Ukrainian side and I do believe that almost all of the controversy surrounding them is based on their looks or their political actions outside the warzone, not on any actual unlawful behavior in the war. Though as much as I respect their effort in the war, I do hope their political party will fail miserably.

Cod wars 4: Back with a Vengeance.

Because it's kinda not funny. Motorola was a Russian with no connection to Ukraine whatsoever. He just came to **** **** up. He was a war criminal and took pride in it. Jokes aside, I'm glad he's dead.

Any way to kill someone who took pride in executing POW's personally is just and rightious in my book. Though I very much doubt the Ukrainians got him.

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I love the casual annexation of Armenia.

Temujin said:

Tatas is a derogatory word for white people in the Netherlands 

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I always thought it was specifically aimed at white native Dutchmen, not all white people. Then again, I am middleclass tata in its purest form, so I wouldn't know. 

Aussieland=Russia confirmed.

Ah yes. Death to the Russians.

The legalization of same-sex marriage troughout the USA naturally is meaningless due to laws in eight of the fivety states which might not even be en-forced anymore. Any criticicm on Russia's policy towards LGBT people is thus meaningless! Meaningless I say!

Actually, please go and explain how the legal situation of the LGBT community in Russia is the same as in the USA. Rock my world.

As for  Russia's anti-gay laws as they are called are similar to that of the U.S. at least last time I looked. Could have changed since then.

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Stop.

To many, voting for Libertarians and not voting is essentially the same thing with the last option just taking less effort.

It bothers me more than it should that they depict a Home Guard soldier, who never saw any action, next to a soldier of the Polish Home Army.

Going to a Trump rally and endorsing him in all but name should be ground for immediate incarceration for any European politician.

Bluehawk said:

I don't think Europeans are even allowed to reenact the American Civil War. It's cultural appropriation.

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It's almost more historical for foreigners to re-enact Federal ACW soldiers then actually native-born Americans 

Though of course I am a Dutchman, and there were very few Dutchmen in the army.

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Captured Joe said:

One of the western theater regiments? Cool!

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Yep. Eastern's Overrated.

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*Shakes his forage cap angrily*

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Vicccard said:

I will never understand people who argue the cultures of Europe will 'water down'. Have you ever visited the Netherlands? Every little ****village has its own culture and dialect. So does every province, and then there's the South-of-river and North-of-river divide which is probably the most significant of them all. Yet we've been a unified nation for 200 years, and a confederation another two centuries before that. If you think the English culture will water down in a unified Europe, then there isn't really an English culture to speak of anyway.

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One of the phrases I heard most often when I still lived in Maastricht was a mumbled: "**** above the river scum" by my buddies and school mates Whenever anyone's voice even just a passerby sounded as if he/she came from north of the river 

And was it this forum where someone actively advocated building a wall around Friesland? and dumping all the worlds toxic waste on that godforsaken province?

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It's a little stronger in the south of Limburg because, well, they're so far south  . Also their accent is far more distinct, so they can quite easily tell the difference. I'm from the south as well, but I don't have an accent, though I make sure my language has a few southern phrases in it so people don't mistake me for some filthy Hollander.

It's a common joke in the Netherlands that Limburg isn't actually a part of our country. When the referendum happened in the Crimea, we talked about the right to hold our own referendum about Limburgian independence, so we, non-Limburgians, could vote to kick them out of the country 

I will never understand people who argue the cultures of Europe will 'water down'. Have you ever visited the Netherlands? Every little ****village has its own culture and dialect. So does every province, and then there's the South-of-river and North-of-river divide which is probably the most significant of them all. Yet we've been a unified nation for 200 years, and a confederation another two centuries before that. If you think the English culture will water down in a unified Europe, then there isn't really an English culture to speak of anyway.

Which they do because Britain keeps saying "Or else we'll leave!". It's kinda hard to play that card this time.

Defect to who?