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domingo, 14 de janeiro de 2024

Um texano médio escreve para um russo comum - David D.

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“ dear russian citizen...

im here in texas tonight and its about to hit 17 deg F.  yes thats about -8 to you....

many places in russia tonight are getting down to -40 with some down to -57.  tomorrow im sure with the power blackouts, and the burst heating pipes many in russia will not make it through the night..

sucks to be you....

im sorry but i dont care... and neither does the rest of the world. NO one is really thinking about russia tonight (except for me looking at the karma on the weather map).  we in the US dont give a darn about russia, its not in our head most of the time... NO ONE thinks about you at all. we have more improtant things to think of.. like who is on love island tonight, or dancing with the stars..... we dont care about russia, or its people. 

but for tonight i have 2 generators, 40 gal of gas, solar, battery back up, and a hmmwv mounted generator...  and a reliable grid. 

i also have eggs and 40 chickens, i know right.... crazy.

i will be in comfort and sleep well tonight... 

the thing is that im not rich, just a standard american that has worked hard... thats it. 

none of my army friends are dying tonight in a cold hole in another country, im not getting shelled, and again i have eggs and chickens... 

YOU could and should have everything i have, your country is rich in oil and lots of other things... BUT, YOUR dumb ass voted in a crazy murder as the leader of your country.. YOU did that, then YOU supported the invasions of georga and ukraine.... YOU DID.

it was all fun and games when you were winning, but now everything is falling apart. you cant get parts for your car, your aircraft are not flying like they should, your pipes and bursting, wildburries are burning to the ground... everything is turning to crap around you... over what?  some land in another country that the entire world has said you will never be able to keep... the entire world is against you.  yea i know you still have syria and north korea... but other than that... no one.

you have had over 1 million dead and wounded over this stupidity... you see the wounded every day on the street, people that will never be normal with missing arms and legs... and others that have nightmares in their heads that at some point will make them monsters and kill (at home) sometime in the future.. ticking bombs waiting to go off. if the war stopped today the killing would not... 

whats sad is that if you had not invaded ukraine, and was not a monster of a country the whole world would be helping you today with the cold. sending planeloads of generators and parts to make sure no one froze to death, and everything that would be needed to make your lives better. but no you had to be a jerk. 

it seems you have 3 choices now, die in ukraine, die in a unheated apartment, or someone has to show putin the window or give him "special" tea.... its sad but no one cares if nearly every russian dies tonight... just saying. 

in the words if the great clarkson....

"ow well, moving on"

and i do hope that a russian sees this note...”