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Old 04-17-22, 07:19 PM   #1
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Agree with your thoughts Neal, the banner is in good taste.
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Old 04-17-22, 09:02 PM   #2
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Putin is a modern day Hitler! His leveling of cities with no concern of the many innocent men, women and children he's killing is inexcusable, not to mention `1000's of Russian soldiers. In the end there's nothing to win, a lil bit of land in the east.
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Old 04-18-22, 03:00 AM   #4
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Let me comment on the Ukrainian flag on the Subsim logo.

I, as a forum participant not from America or Europe, see a certain amount of cunning and populism in this.
This act is not fair to the citizens of Ukraine. If Subsim supported ending the war in Ukraine,
then the flag of this country on the logo would have been on the site for about 8 years.

Quote from Onkel Neal - "... because I support stopping the war and killing in Ukraine"

Because that's how much the war is going on in this country.
And hanging the flag on the logo right now, when Russia has entered this conflict, is rather illogical and incomprehensible ...
Based on the wishes of Onkel Neal.

No sane and normal person supports war in ANY COUNTRY OF THE WORLD.
But I don't remember that there were other flags on Subsim's website...

Based on this logic, it would be possible to hang the flags of the DNR / LNR and Ukraine on the logo, it would even
more correctly. Then it would be really clear that the Subsim website is against the war in Ukraine. because
CITIZENS of Ukraine are dying in this conflict, albeit under different flags. I am silent already about peaceful people.

But attaching the yellow-blue flag, this site, right now, (after Russia entered this conflict)
supports a certain side, in this case Ukraine. This is what it looks like for everyone.

The Subsim site was not political... we are all united by the love of the game and the story. But not for politics at the moment
moment of time. Today the agenda is one, tomorrow another, after tomorrow the third, so I think that -

"Don't bend under the changing world, let it bend under us"

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As for forum members like Skybird, Armistead and the like....

We have one saying - "The farther into the forest, the thicker the partisans", I don't want to offend anyone,
so those who know will understand.

Thank you)
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Old 04-18-22, 04:27 AM   #5
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But I don't remember that there were other flags on Subsim's website...
Then you remember either wrong or not long enough, because there were. Quite some. On many opportunities. Over the past 20+ years.
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The Subsim site was not political.
But this section- general topics - always was, as it was religious and elsewise as well. Since 20+ years. Its called "general topics" not for no reason.

What Neal expresses with that Ukrainian logo, btw, is not so much politically motivated, but motivated by sympathy and human compassion, inter-human solidarity. Note that he abstains from further political comments.

If you want to complain about hostile political opinions opposing maybe your views, complain about me and some others then.
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Old 04-18-22, 04:31 AM   #6
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re Neal's 1st post i completely agree.

I also have to say, that after we made some "excursions" recently, that in the countries we visited the blue-yellow flag was hanging everywhere from buildings, out of windows, from flagposts and churches, it really was a sight to see. And it clearly shows that people care about what happens in Ukraine now, a lot.
People mostly say that Putin is destroying Russia'a own culture, and that they are not sure whether Russia could be ever forgiven after this. There is not even a pretext, it is all about direct imperialism of a dictatorship that looks like being stuck in the early 20ieth century.
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Old 04-18-22, 04:48 AM   #7
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People mostly say that Putin is destroying Russia'a own culture, and that they are not sure whether Russia could be ever forgiven after this. There is not even a pretext, it is all about direct imperialism of a dictatorship that looks like being stuck in the early 20ieth century.
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Old 04-18-22, 04:53 AM   #8
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Guys, let's define the difference... It's one thing to express personal sympathy (usually done in the comments), it's another thing to hang the flag of the country on the logo of the site that thousands of people use. (Realizing that this will cause a conflicting interpretation among the forum participants) This is not the same thing. I think so.
The red flag, at one time, also hung everywhere ... The American flag also hung everywhere ... Not only in America ... And what ...? Where do these flags come from? They are embroidered by housewives..? or are they bought for the last money by the inhabitants of the warring regions ...? Or are they hung up by the state authorities to show them to "tourists" ...?
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Old 04-18-22, 05:22 AM   #9
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Let me comment on the Ukrainian flag on the Subsim logo.

I, as a forum participant not from America or Europe, see a certain amount of cunning and populism in this.
This act is not fair to the citizens of Ukraine. If Subsim supported ending the war in Ukraine,
then the flag of this country on the logo would have been on the site for about 8 years.

Quote from Onkel Neal - "... because I support stopping the war and killing in Ukraine"

Because that's how much the war is going on in this country.
And hanging the flag on the logo right now, when Russia has entered this conflict, is rather illogical and incomprehensible ...
Based on the wishes of Onkel Neal.

No sane and normal person supports war in ANY COUNTRY OF THE WORLD.
But I don't remember that there were other flags on Subsim's website...

Based on this logic, it would be possible to hang the flags of the DNR / LNR and Ukraine on the logo, it would even
more correctly. Then it would be really clear that the Subsim website is against the war in Ukraine. because
CITIZENS of Ukraine are dying in this conflict, albeit under different flags. I am silent already about peaceful people.

But attaching the yellow-blue flag, this site, right now, (after Russia entered this conflict)
supports a certain side, in this case Ukraine. This is what it looks like for everyone.

The Subsim site was not political... we are all united by the love of the game and the story. But not for politics at the moment

so those who know will understand.

Thank you)
That's a fair and valid criticism, there is a multitude of bad actors and an abundance of injustice and conflict in the world. In this case involving tanks and artillery destroying whole cities and thousands of people I feel the situation has passed a point where I can remain silent.
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Old 04-19-22, 05:57 AM   #10
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That's a fair and valid criticism, there is a multitude of bad actors and an abundance of injustice and conflict in the world. In this case involving tanks and artillery destroying whole cities and thousands of people I feel the situation has passed a point where I can remain silent.
I'm certainly standing alongside you Neal.
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Old 04-19-22, 07:05 AM   #11
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I'm certainly standing alongside you Neal.

I am as well. The Ukrainian colors show support. From most of the comments posted here, we are all good with that.
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Old 04-18-22, 02:42 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by astvitaliy1982 View Post
Let me comment on the Ukrainian flag on the Subsim logo.

I, as a forum participant not from America or Europe, see a certain amount of cunning and populism in this.
This act is not fair to the citizens of Ukraine. If Subsim supported ending the war in Ukraine,
then the flag of this country on the logo would have been on the site for about 8 years.

Quote from Onkel Neal - "... because I support stopping the war and killing in Ukraine"

Because that's how much the war is going on in this country.
And hanging the flag on the logo right now, when Russia has entered this conflict, is rather illogical and incomprehensible ...
Based on the wishes of Onkel Neal.

No sane and normal person supports war in ANY COUNTRY OF THE WORLD.
But I don't remember that there were other flags on Subsim's website...

Based on this logic, it would be possible to hang the flags of the DNR / LNR and Ukraine on the logo, it would even
more correctly. Then it would be really clear that the Subsim website is against the war in Ukraine. because
CITIZENS of Ukraine are dying in this conflict, albeit under different flags. I am silent already about peaceful people.

But attaching the yellow-blue flag, this site, right now, (after Russia entered this conflict)
supports a certain side, in this case Ukraine. This is what it looks like for everyone.

The Subsim site was not political... we are all united by the love of the game and the story. But not for politics at the moment
moment of time. Today the agenda is one, tomorrow another, after tomorrow the third, so I think that -

"Don't bend under the changing world, let it bend under us"

A. Makarevich



As for forum members like Skybird, Armistead and the like....

We have one saying - "The farther into the forest, the thicker the partisans", I don't want to offend anyone,
so those who know will understand.

Thank you)

Russia didn’t enter this conflict Russia started this conflict.
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Old 04-18-22, 03:01 PM   #13
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Russia didn’t enter this conflict Russia started this conflict.
Bingo!
Relativising a crime is in principle the same like committing or assisting a crime. Its a deflection of own responsiblity that Russia uses very often.
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