Very Bad News, Guys. This Might Be Over. - The Russian Dude

[TexasTowelie]

Very Bad News, Guys. This MIGHT BE OVER. - The Russian Dude 17:07

Really bad news guys. The war is almost at a complete stalemate. Exactly what Putin always wanted. Putin hope the west will get tired to support Ukraine. Western’s attitude is slowly changing. Russia’s side of the story. The best case scenario for Ukraine and Russia.

0:00 Introduction
1:44 Putin hope the west will get tired to support Ukraine
6:27 Western’s attitude is slowly changing
10:15 Russia’s side of the story
14:42 The best case scenario for Ukraine and Russia

[Ocelot II]

1. How credible is this "Russian dude"?

Are we to believe the pronouncements of some random YouTuber? Not to say that the Ukraine situation isn't concerning, but I don't get my news analysis from YouTube.

[TexasTowelie]

2. I listened to his analysis and it appears credible.

The conflict has reached a stalemate and a war of attrition is being waged. To support his analysis he cites the head of the Ukrainian military forces and other third-party reports such as those from the ISW.

[John1956PA]

4. Yes. For some time now, he has warned of the danger of a stalemate.

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That danger involves the West's lack of resolve to continue funding the Ukraine war effort. The Russian Dude hoped that the Ukraine counteroffensive would be successful and break the back of the Russian economy and regime. That having turned out not to be the case, Putin is gaining confidence that his long game will win, especially with the divisive political situation here in the U.S. Zelensky will visit President Biden tomorrow (Tuesday, December 12) at the White House. He will also be the guest at a "Senators Only" meeting. Finally he will have a closed-door session with the Speaker of the House. Of course, he will use the opportunities to plead for renewed funding. Unfortunately, Putin trolls have brainwashed many MAGA social media users into believing that Zelensky is a thief.

[PortTack]

5. This isn't the first "stalemate" it's winter and as last year there wasn't a lot of movement

As far as funding. Most of the gqp Congress and almost all of the gqp senate is for continued funding for Ukraine. MoFo johnson is the cog in the wheel, but he will have to give in..hopefully soon.

Germany’s prime minister gave a speech a few days ago pointing directly at russia and the US and said Germany and other EU and NATO nations would pick up any slack in funding from the US.

[Srkdqltr]

3. One post says Russia is winning the next says they are losing and their economy is gone.

Poo on posts??? I don't have a clue.

[Emrys]

6. For the benefit of this subforum, I think it would be better if you stopped posting from "Russian Dude"

I had words with you a week or so ago when I bothered to view one of his videos and identified that its sensational title wasn't supported by its content, and the fact his titles are commonly funding-encouraged clickbait was borne out when reading some of the replies to him on YouTube which expressed impatience with him and said he does that often to gin up video views and doesn't really have any special insights.

Because you reproduce the video titles verbatim, your own OPs become effectively clickbait. That's not healthy for DU or this subforum. Try Googling the title and you'll see what I mean. This is currently the second result for that string of words. It's also appearing in DU's topic summaries, and you probably know what they say about repeating a message.

There are far superior and more reliable sources of information about current affairs in Ukraine that are easily available. The quality is more important right now as few of us are posting much about Ukraine for a variety of reasons, so there's little to counterbalance this jaundiced view. Sometimes no information is better than duff information.

[TexasTowelie]

7. So you want to censor what I post? nt

[Emrys]

8. I can't censor what you post even if I wanted to.

I can, as I have done, ask you to exercise some more responsibility in what you headline for the reasons I stated above. You have a role in spreading propaganda that is not in Ukraine's best interests, but you don't seem to see it.

Read down the responses to this video on YouTube. The guy has plenty of rubes who swallow what he posts hook, line and sinker. Then there are some that point out his blatant use of clickbait, including the fact that "IT'S ALL OVER" is a common theme for him, though sometimes "IT'S ALL OVER" for the Russians, not Ukraine.

It's noise, not information, and there's more than enough noise at the moment. I don't want to have to trash this subforum or block you to avoid having to see this rubbish, as I'd rather it wasn't spread all over DU as well, whether I see it or not.

[TexasTowelie]

9. I provide content regarding the war in Ukraine from a vast number of sources.

TVP, UATV, The Gaze, DW, FRANCE24, Reporting from Ukraine, and others. This particular blog includes information not only about the war in Ukraine, but information about what is happening in Russia as well. It also provides insight from someone who has been in the Russian military which hardly any other blog provides,

I will go ahead and state my intentions directly so you will have to bear with my decision: I will not stop posting "The Russian Dude," Please don't ask me again.

[Emrys]

10. Then it's likely I will have to pop up regularly and point out that what he posts is often bullshit.

That will no doubt get tiresome. If it gets tiresome enough, I'll use the trashing and blocking tools I have, but you'll still be complicit in spreading what is effectively disinformation. If you dont care about that, it says a lot. It also reduces the value of this subforum.

There is nothing unique in the information this guy spreads, nor about his background or insights. Others do it without the exploitive clickbait and histrionics.

[TexasTowelie]

11. Do you know who else is trying to shut down "The Russian Dude?"

Russian bot armies alert his posts on YouTube along with other bloggers that you may find more friendly like Artur Riehl and Denys Davidov.

You might want to reevaluate the comments you read on YouTube because many of them are coming from Russian agents.

Meanwhile, if you want to complain about a blog then go ahead. The rest of us can use a good laugh about your futile behavior.

[Emrys]

12. The fact you can laugh when someone points out you're spreading disinformation says it all.

The fact you feel the need to enlist "the rest of us" to shore up your shaky position is worth a laugh in itself. Do they call you "Sir", by any chance?

[Emrys]

14. My "previous grudge"?

What are you on about? I responded to a post of yours, and you didn't like it. You probably didn't like it when I responded to debunk a previous "Russian Dude" video you posted, though you accepted that my criticisms were grounded at the time. Maybe it's you that has a grudge? I don't really care.

If I could be bothered, I'd ask how you're so sure about that laughter as I'm not seeing or "hearing" any, but I'm beginning to suspect it's all in your head.

[TexasTowelie]

15. LOL!

I'm not the member begging for a blog to not be posted repeatedly. Anybody else would have ignored this thread moved to the next thread.

[Emrys]

16. I haven't begged at any point.

Now, would you like me to post the colourfully abusive private message you just sent me?

That might raise a laugh or two.

[TexasTowelie]

17. You might want to read post #6 again because that appears to be begging to me. nt

[Emrys]

18. I can't help what goes on in your head.

And I see I now have another abusive private message to add to the collection.

I suggest you get a more productive hobby, as it's water off this duck's back and it can't be healthy for you to get so unreasonably angry.

[TexasTowelie]

19. You're the one that decided to pick a fight

and suggest beg me not to post this blog. You decided to be a disruptor and I told you off as you deserved.

[Emrys]

20. I responded to a post of yours.

This is a forum. People tend to do that.

You decided to turn it into some sort of pathetic fight, and I now have three abusive messages from you in my inbox.

Get a grip.

[TexasTowelie]

22. See post #21.

You picked a fight and now you're whining that I told you off in a personal message. I had to repeat those remarks since you clearly didn't understand the first time.

I'm also not the member in Scotland staying up until 2 a.m. to keep up this argument so who is the one that is actually angry?

[Emrys]

24. The whining is all in your head.

I will now block you completely, as you evidently have nothing to say that I need to read and you can't resist trying to prolong this.

If you decide to carry on, understand that you're just chuntering to yourself.

[TexasTowelie]

21. Calling me complicit is a personal attack. nt

[Emrys]

23. It's a description of behaviour and its consequences.

If you think it's an attack, you can always try out the alert button. You may even get lucky.

Or you could just let this all go and get on with your life.

I've now blocked your ability to send me private messages because three abusive ones in an evening is quite enough and it's boring seeing my mail notification popping up repeatedly just to find it's you calling me an asshole, a Russian troll and telling me to fuck off etc. etc. yet again.

I doubt these exchanges have been much interest to others who bother to visit this forum looking for info on foreign affairs either. My interest in them all but evaporated quite a few posts ago.

[TexasTowelie]

25. You're the one that is staying up until 2 a.m. in Scotland to continue this argument.

I'll be posting The Russian Dude tomorrow morning (usually between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. CDT). ENJOY!

[progree]

27. You are probably aware that you can alert on a DU mail ...

it's you calling me an asshole, a Russian troll and telling me to fuck off

[sprinkleeninow]

26. heard get lucky...

[Emrys]

28. It's the Sound of the Summer! n/t

[sprinkleeninow]

29. Imma tad

quirky. 🤭

[sprinkleeninow]

30. Play nice! 🫡 🫶 nt