I'll translate that bit of "Stirlingspeak" into English, just in case any folk have wandered in here and are unfamiliar with this odd language.

What it means is, "As I am unable to admit I am wrong, I will double down on my assertions and then toss in a few childish insults to try to divert the attention".

This language has many similarities with "Trumpish", a dialect that was popular with uneducated groups in the USA, but is now fading from use.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

It's pretty unbelievable, in the 21st century in a supposedly civilised country, yet these things have been going on in plain sight for years, but largely ignored by us. He has now crossed the Rubicon though. It won't be ignored again.

To think that some people seem to think we ought to have been more conciliatory with Putin, rather than harder, staggers me.

Edited by Wisbech Eagle (22 Mar 2022 11.31pm)

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

Victim mentality types who imagine themselves into a corner, living their authoritarian fantasy through Daddy Putin.

The idea that Putin is reasonable and that if brought 'into the fold' wouldn't have behaved in horrendous ways isn't realistic. He's ideologically driven and has detailed his outlook and plans very clearly in the past. His view of Ukraine is one that makes its independence unacceptable and invasion inevitable. As we now see. His treatment of his own people is also disgusting, as we see right now with anyone who even acknowledges the fact that war is taking place.

Edited by BlueJay (22 Mar 2022 10.08pm)

I've been critical of the war on Yemen for ages. But I never knew about the US immigrant clearout. Thanks for that.

However. I do know that the west (generally) don't give a damn about a war in the Middle East(Arab suicide bombers etc), as long as they can sell arms to them. Much like Ukraine too.

Systematically dragged down by the lawmakers

Oh dear, it's not been a great time of late for much loved, retro puzzles.

Apparently the guy who invented Tetris died the other day. When they buried him, the whole cemetery disappeared!

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

Possibly, then appeasement or no appeasement, would make little difference. At least we can hold our heads high we didn't suck up and then he nuked anyway.

On that, the chances of even him using nukes or chem/bio I see as remote. Unless the West continues the flow of arms and training, Russia's conventional ordinance and manpower will eventually outstrip Ukraine's; and they will gain territory to cut off or else stem the flow of arms across their border.

Longer term, they will gain control but struggle to hold. However, tyrants oppress countries where the issue is insurgency, they don't nuke them when their apparatus of control (i.e. their own security service) is operating in the target zone. There is also the small matter of radiation fall out and wind...

Putin is corrupt; he is not mad.