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moderate_politics·Moderate PoliticsbyChunk

Weekend Discussion Thread 3 | Indictment Edition | Moderate Politics

This is our weekly discussion thread. Anything goes but try to keep it focused on politics. Long form and short form are welcome! Feel free to introduce yourself, chat, and get the opinions of other random strangers on the internet.

You can post anything here, it doesn't even have to be about politics. That said, I'd love to hear what you all think of the indictment!

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moderate_politics·Moderate PoliticsbyChunk

Understanding War | Russian Offensive July 8th, 2023, Day 500

I rarely read this sort of thing. It's honestly just very dense and I can't motivate myself to read it every day. That said, with the new cluster bombs getting shipped to Ukraine and some Western pundits accusing the Counteroffensive of stagnation I kind of just wanted to know, "What the actual F is going on in Ukraine right now?"

So my partial TLDR is:

  • It's very early in the counteroffensive to say who is "winning".
  • The source publication believes that the Ukrainian Army is focusing on inflicting disproportionate casualties onto the Russian Military in lieu of focusing on taking back land as quickly as possible.
  • There's a lot of uncertainty inside the Russian political sphere and the upper echelons of the Ministry of Defense.
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moderate_politics·Moderate PoliticsbyChunk

What are your thoughts on the Republican presidential candidates running against Trump? Do you think they have a shot?

I really think it seems like they're going to get destroyed. Trump still has a grip in the party, as evident by the number of people supporting in as he continues to go through legal woes.

I'm interested to see how Christy does. I don't think he's going to win but I do want to see him try to pick on Trump.

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