"Never celebrate a victory until you're standing over the podium," was something my mother would say.
Saying "the West is done", just like the "dead horse" that is Communism (that, while "being done," still terrifies the imperialists to beat this supposed dead horse) is not prudent. They've gotten out of tough spots before, so we must first watch and wait.
There is a documentary named "Loyal Citizens of Pyongyang in Seul", about the DPRK "defectors" that regretted their decisions. It was on youtube last year, but I do not know if it is still there.
It is useful to pretend to be one of them - or at least an "initiate" in their ways.
If they shun you, then they risk looking like they'll be driving people "to the enemy." If they try to explain, they'll sooner or later admit to being bullshitting.
A better one would be “there’s no proof of that, they weren’t, but don’t try and derail the conversation, stay on topic.”
Their most probable answer would be "ooooh, are you trying to deny it?"
In this case, pretend to be a noob with your views akin to theirs. Say something like "fuck no, but I need some proof to smear at my redfash friend/coworker/whatever's face!"
And watch them try to produce it.
(Edit: Typo)
Short answer: entire year unemployed, then working in healthcare delivering things to folks that had even less than I have.
Maybe sheep counts. But if Scotland and Wales decide to split off, then they're in trouble.
Skyrim? Morrowind? Bioshock? Fallout 3?
Sometimes, I think conservatives don't even know what they themselves stand for.
It's about the same in Brazil
It appears the Challenger 2... wasn't up to the challenge. Heh.
If (1) were true and Russia would only retaliate against Estonia that Estonia would be stupid enough to sacrifice itself for the rest of NATO? After watching what Russia has done to Ukraine? I know libs are oblibious, but…
To be fair, a lot of US and NATO military commanders are pissed that the Ukrainians are "afraid of casualties." So it wouldn't be a surprise if the yankees didn't genuinely believe the Estonians would be willing to die for NATO.
It is the ultimate weapon: It is a jet plane, it is a submarine, it is a suicide drone, the possibilities are endless!