the history of Sauron

Germany and Poland already shared the annexation of parts of Czechoslovakia by then. How would the Molotov-Ribbentrop plan change that?

The plan of the Western powers was for Germany and Poland to invade the USSR, after giving them Czechoslovakia, while Japan enters the war from the east.

The Brits signed the Dusseldorf agreement after Munich (annexation of Sudetenland) to establish industrial cooperation between the British and Nazi Germany, months before Germany invasion of Poland. Clearly they did not expect to declare war on Nazi Germany at all. They all fully expected Hitler to turn east towards the USSR.

Stalin’s diplomats engineered the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact at the last minute (apparently without Hitler’s involvement) to drive a wedge into this plan, forcing Germany to invade Poland, and in turn forcing the British and the French to declare war on Germany.

The entire Japanese cabinet resigned after the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact was signed. Like, seriously, ask yourself, why would the entire Japanese government resign just because two foreign countries signed a neutrality pact?

I assume they misunderstood him in the first place, cause it was not to protect Czechoslovakia, it was in response to the betrayal of the Czechs. There was no protecting them by the time the pact was signed

If libs complain about the USSR invading Poland, you can ask them to compare a map of the second Polish republic with modern Poland. Particularly how much of Ukraine had been annexed by Poland. And ask what the status of Ukrainians and Jews was in Poland.

From memory Stalin proposed to deploy troops in Czechoslovakia if Poland give them transit and basing rights? I had thought that was before the pact was signed and when he was still trying to get Anglo and French support for a security pact

So before World War II, Poland collaborated with Hitler and although it did not yield to Hitler’s demands, it still participated in the partitioning of Czechoslovakia together with Hitler. As the Poles had not given the Danzig Corridor to Germany, and went too far, pushing Hitler to start World War II by attacking them. Why was it Poland against whom the war started on 1 September 1939? Poland turned out to be uncompromising, and Hitler had nothing to do but start implementing his plans with Poland.

Saying that Poland refusing to cede Danzig to Germany was the cause of WW2 is a bit iffy I think. Why is Danzig a legitimate target to cede while the Sudetenland was an outrage?

It would be nice if people were less easily impressed with blood and soil propaganda.

Deadass, Tucker Carlson only talks for maybe 90 seconds in the whole interview. The only big own was when Putin mentions that Tucker didn't get accepted by the CIA.

Otherwise, Tucker just repeatedly asks a dumb question and Putin says something like, "Is this serious or a talk show? Anyway, back in the year 1178..."

Settler colonists are trained from birth to advocate that bygones be bygones because that's the only moral framework under which they can even try justify living on stolen land.

I never thought of it like that, it makes so much sense why Americans and anglos think that way.

settler colonists are trained from birth to advocate that bygones be bygones

Ugh I immediately thought of how reporters were asking the victims of the Charleston Church Shooting immediately after if they forgave the killer.

bygones be bygones

This is countered by "debt comes with interest."

Vampirism is just a virus that's anti-italian.

Tolkien as a human outside the book ended up being a good person with good intent, rowling is a fascist with only hate in her heart

no its noooooot, harry potter is racist, xenophobic, transphobic, neoliberal propaganda with a terribly constructed world!

Tolkien's work on the other hand is racist, xenophobic, christo-monarchist propaganda with a well constructed world!

oh damn I didn't know that

I just meant it along the lines of them both revolving around a bunch of mayos in a meadow with random magical crap happening

I would once again like to remind everyone that america doesn't need anyone's help.

You understand Putin called him out as a failed CIA asset for the entire world to see right? What this interview was in my opinion was Tucker APPLYING to be a Russian stooge and hilariously failing because Putin would never hire someone with past and current ties to the CIA.

To be fair,