Poll: Boycott of Russian Firearm Related Products

[slimmer13]

Unlike the freedom of press Russian citizens enjoy under Putin.

This is what astonishes me. I'm still a Goldwater Conservative. I simply don't understand how the, what do you call it, "Populist Right" can embrace a dictatorial bully like Putin? He doesn't stand for any basic, traditional American values. He's an aggressive, corrupt bully. People are ill advised to think that Putin is good for the world because somehow or other he is linked to Donald Trump in philosphy. Or that because they may not favor the "global new world order" (or whatever), that Putin is a good antidote.

My long time good pal in NM who has otherwise espoused conservative values in the past, today emailed me and said he believes "Putin has the moral high ground in this one." HUH?? I just about choked when I read those words.

I'm just saying that if you pay attention to what is really going on, you would be hard pressed to attribute "traditional American values" to our own leaders. The beam in thine own eye and all that.

 

[The Heretic]

This is what astonishes me. I'm still a Goldwater Conservative. I simply don't understand how the, what do you call it, "Populist Right" can embrace a dictatorial bully like Putin? He doesn't stand for any basic, traditional American values. He's an aggressive, corrupt bully. People are ill advised to think that Putin is good for the world because somehow or other he is linked to Donald Trump in philosphy. Or that because they may not favor the "global new world order" (or whatever), that Putin is a good antidote.

My long time good pal in NM who has otherwise espoused conservative values in the past, today emailed me and said he believes "Putin has the moral high ground in this one." HUH?? I just about choked when I read those words.

Trump

 

[slimmer13]

Trump

I feel like you have an unhealthy fixation with the man.

 

[gmerkt]

I'm just saying that if you pay attention to what is really going on, you would be hard pressed to attribute "traditional American values" to our own leaders. The beam in thine own eye and all that.

The world isn't a perfect place. Just my opinion, I'd rather spend my last days on earth in Biden's America than Putin's Russia.

 

[The Heretic]

I feel like you have an unhealthy fixation with the man.

I do not like narcissistic gaslighting bubblegum pathological fraudulent con men liars and I know one when I see/hear one.

 

[Catfishmoon]

Russian small pistol primers are $35 a brick gettem while they last.

Where is it currently possible to buy Russian small pistol primers for $35.

 

[slimmer13]

The world isn't a perfect place. Just my opinion, I'd rather spend my last days on earth in Biden's America than Putin's Russia.

Me too, this is my home, but I'm not going to pretend like we have the moral high ground.

A couple examples off the top of my head is the lying about WMDs in Iraq to drum up support for invasion and Obama helping the Saudis kick off genocide in Yemen.

 

[sobo]

All their manufacturing, especially ammo and fire arm, will be destroyed. All they'll have left are refugees. Wanna' take in some Ukrainian orphans?

Well, that depends... how old are they and are they drop-dead gorgeous, smokin'-hawt blondes...?

 

[Kruel J]

Boycott or don't. The impact of either will be nothing.

 

[sobo]

Didn't vote, but I have an AK-47, but it's not of combloc manufacture - it's made in Texas (by Arsenal).
But I do have 4 boxes of this stuff that I bought 2 or 3 years ago. So does that make me pro-Russia...???

 

[gmerkt]

A couple examples off the top of my head is the lying about WMDs in Iraq to drum up support for invasion and Obama helping the Saudis kick off genocide in Yemen.

Agreed US foreign policy hasn't been exemplary. The thing with WMD, from what I've read in contemporary reports is that it was more a failure of intelligence than an overt act. Which doesn't excuse the wider failure that the US destabilized the region, when they could've left a stable dictator contained within his own borders. And therefore his transgressions would've been limited to internal affairs. Yemen, the Saudis were gonna do what they wanted to do.

Putin no doubt has had thoughts that, "If the US can do it in Iraq, we can do it ..." We've set some bad examples. Which I have personally mostly opposed in my adult lifetime. People of true conservative convictions aren't given to starting the fight because it leads to wasteful expenditures.

We couldn't have this discussion in Putin's Russia. Expressed opinions of this sort would subject us to possible jailing. Stenuous expressions of this kind might subject us to poisoning.

Anyway, I'm not sure buying new imports of arms items from Russia will be possible. Didn't the State Dept. already suspend those imports prior to the Ukraine invasion? "Subject to a policy of denial" are the words I seem to remember.

The Russian primers, I've used a few hundred that came my way in an auction deal. I found them to be perfectly satisfactory. But I haven't seen them for sale for a long time now, way before the Biden State Dept. suspension.

 

[The Heretic]

Didn't vote, but I have an AK-47, but it's not of combloc manufacture - it's made in Texas (by Arsenal).
But I do have 4 boxes of this stuff that I bought 2 or 3 years ago. So does that make me pro-Russia...???

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It makes you more able to defend yourself against Russia. The way things are going, that may become less hypothetical and more practical.

 

[03A3Sporter]

The world isn't a perfect place. Just my opinion, I'd rather spend my last days on earth in Biden's America than Putin's Russia.

Yeah , what is the difference between a dictator in a foreign country and a proxy to the Russians and Chicoms who is behaving like a dictator ?

I haven't observed anyone here rooting for Putin so much as being honest about what is happening. Putin is at least a strong leader , can you say that about the dementia patient in chief ? He shared intel with China and the Chicoms immediately shared it with the Russsians ..

No Goldwater conservative would be ok with that IMO.

 

[JedB]

I don't own an AK

 

[JedB]

Trump

That dude would be on his knees slobbering all over Putin's knob & trying to enable him.

 

[arakboss]

Where is it currently possible to buy Russian small pistol primers for $35.

Fake news if you ask me.

 

[sobo]

It makes you more able to defend yourself against Russia. The way things are going, that may become less hypothetical and more practical.

Guess I'm OK with that... the first part, that is... Not so keen on seeing the second part come to fruition...

 

[sobo]

That dude would be on his knees slobbering all over Putin's knob & trying to enable him.

 

[bionic knees]

That dude would be on his knees slobbering all over Putin's knob & trying to enable him.

highly unlikely, this crap probably would not be going down if Trump was still in office. Putin knows there is a weak suck in D.C. I am surprised it took this long for Putin to start strutting.

 

[Kruel J]

That dude would be on his knees slobbering all over Putin's knob & trying to enable him.

Did you see that in a dream?