War in Ukraine

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AM64 said:
Of course, they do. India has a population well over a billion people, and less than 15% are Muslim. That certainly means they have a larger Islamic population than almost anywhere else. Now compare numbers with Pakistan - something over 2 M people but more than 96% Islamic. The bigger message is that Islamic countries tend to have a smaller population of others because they are less tolerant of others. Look around the world and you find most countries have either a small Islamic population or are predominantly Islamic.
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Like most countries. Nations tend to have common language, culture, history, religion, etc.
 
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AM64 said:
It is, but the message is that India tolerates Muslims far better than Pakistan tolerates Hindis or other non Islamic religion. India and Pakistan were partitioned to reduce political intolerance. Gandhi was opposed to the division based on religion, but then Gandhi was a pacifist, too.
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I think if we asked the Christians and Muslims in India how the current government is tolerating them, they'd probably say 'not well'.
 
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apevol said:
hail Satan
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Interesting article. I disagree with the main premise - that the west should support a quick conclusion to the war whereupon Ukraine simple cedes all the territory occupied by Russia.

Think about it... would we as a nation simply give up, say, Alaska if (hypothetically) a stronger nation took it? Of course not.

A second premise I disagree with is that Putin "will remain a troublemaker no matter how this war ends".

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

Should Ukraine actually push Russia out of a good portion of the currently occupied regions of Ukraine, I don't see Putin surviving. Ditto if this war drags out, and Russia loses 50K+ men by the end of this year.

Why the West Needs to End the War in Ukraine Soon
Strategic prudence argues in favor of pocketing successes, rather than pressing the fight and running the tantamount risks.
 
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MontyPython said:
Interesting article. I disagree with the main premise - that the west should support a quick conclusion to the war whereupon Ukraine simple cedes all the territory occupied by Russia.

Think about it... would we as a nation simply give up, say, Alaska if (hypothetically) a stronger nation took it? Of course not.

A second premise I disagree with is that Putin "will remain a troublemaker no matter how this war ends".

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

Should Ukraine actually push Russia out of a good portion of the currently occupied regions of Ukraine, I don't see Putin surviving. Ditto if this war drags out, and Russia loses 50K+ men by the end of this year.

Why the West Needs to End the War in Ukraine Soon
Strategic prudence argues in favor of pocketing successes, rather than pressing the fight and running the tantamount risks.
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Putin would gain too much and lose too little.
 
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