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truthsayer, not again, ffs man, give the unadulterated, braindead, brainwashed rants a rest.
your ability to make yourself appear more and more moronic with every single post is mind boggling.
"The ruble flying"
even ****eye (the imbecilic immoral cretin that stands with you and Putin) posted up and article which showed why that was, which countered your argument the Russias were winning the economic war. Do some research for crying out loud.
"The ruble’s exchange rate “is really a Potemkin rate, because sending money from Russia abroad given the sanctions — both on Russian individuals and Russian banks — is incredibly difficult, not to mention Russia’s own capital controls,” Hess said. In politics and economics, Potemkin refers to fake villages that were purportedly constructed to provide an illusion of prosperity to Russian Empress Catherine the Great. “So yes, the ruble on paper is quite a bit stronger, but that’s the result of crashing imports, and what’s the point of building up forex reserves, but to go and buy things from abroad that you need for your economy? And Russia can’t do that.” “We should really be looking at the underlying issues in the Russian economy, including the cratering imports,” Hess added. “Even if the ruble says it has a high value, that is going to have a devastating impact on the economy and on quality of life.” “The Russian ruble is no longer an indicator for the health of the economy,” Hess said. “While the ruble has surged thanks to the Kremlin’s interference, its inattention to Russian’s well-being continues. Even Russia’s own statistics agency, famous for massaging numbers to meet the Kremlin’s goals, acknowledged that the number of Russians living in poverty rose from 12 [million] to 21 million people in Q1 2022.”
there you are truthsayer, those are the facts. A strong Ruble doesnt mean a strong economy, if the currency is being manipulated and artificially elevated.
"the Ukrainian military annihilated"
do you understand what the word "annihilated" actually means? if so why are they still fighting and killing hundreds of Russians every week, destroying hundreds upon hundreds of numbers of military equipment and vehicles. Consistently taking out the upper echelons of the ground force command structure?
Russia have lost far more military wise than Ukraine so far, and that includes the illusion they were to be feared by all.
so much such even with Putins threats of, and i quote, "complete destruction" of Sweden and Finland if they join NATO, today Turkey have removed their objections and Russias border with NATO has massively increased.
Putins scare tactics arent working, sanctions crippling his economy keep rolling in, NATO keeps expanding, weapons from western nations continue to decimate Russian forces, and what is he doing about it? despite all his threats, and those include nuclear war, no one is listening anymore. Russia have already lost, they can not get out of this more than
oh dear ****eye, you're not very good at this are you? can you please stop lying and twisting things to suit your weird and immoral agenda. so despite being asked, and failing to, on more than one occasion, back up things you claim i have said, you're now rambling on about irrelevant items.
you're just not that bright are you. i have already highlighted the fact Russia were seen to be the 2nd most powerful army. now just because they are incompetent and weaker than all thought they were, it doesnt mean they arent stronger than Ukraine, and before you lie (again) not once have i said Ukraine are stronger than Russia.
so bearing that in mind, that is exactly how Russia are achieving some of their aims. its pretty simple really.
despite the western weaponry being used, Ukrainians dont have the numbers of it needed and they are not as skilled as Western forces.
and no one said Putin should be beaten by now, so again another strawman argument presented by yourself. Putin will drag this out for years, because as i have said before he has funnelled away money from his people real needs for decades, to stock pile copious amounts of weaponry. no matter how incompetent the russians are, sheer numbers is doing the damage. its really is a case of quantity over quality when it come to the Russians.
"What is happening is his heavily tattooed and openly Nazi opponents are surrendering in droves"
you were asked last time to define, i believe it was "large swathes" of Nazi's in Ukraine, as you claimed. of course you couldnt, as per usual. even though you justified it as the very reason there were thousands of dead and millions displaced. those deaths and homes destroyed were worth it because of one battalion. that was your view. deranged and vile doesnt even come close.
you're arguments are getting weaker and weaker as time goes on ****eye, come on, surely you can do better than this?
and what about the thousands upon thousands of dead russians, the generals, the colonels, the embarrassing amount of Russian tanks and helicopters littering Ukraine.......so your points are declared moot as usual.......
yeh and i said categorically, i wasnt quoting you was i!!!.......come on, even YOU can do better than that!
either way you're splitting hairs ****eye, but it doesn't surprise me when to date your entire argument to date has been utterly pitiful to say the least.
so just find a post where i said Putin will fail to achieve any of his objectives.........tick tock
hi straycat.........i'm nearly the polar opposite of that to be fair, sorry, ha!
i think the problem with the likes of truthsayer, ****eye etc is not only are they lacking intellect and education, its the desire to go against traditional thinking, common sense. its "trendy" to simply go against the norm.
so where you have the vast majority of the civilised and free world condoning war and the killing of innocent people, you have immoral idiots like the 2 aforementioned, simply just wanting to against it, no matter how stupid or abhorrent their arguments become.
its called confirmation bias, i guarantee they both suffer from it.
it doesnt matter if their stance lacks basic human decency, logic, rational thought, dontcha know its cool to think the opposite of Western Media!!
i mean the man in charge of the war, sorry invasion, no, no, no, sorry "special operation" rigs elections, kills his political opponents, has threatened his own people with jail time if they criticise the army or use the term "war". he also keeps large swathes of the population he resides over in absolute poverty by diverting money into his own pocket and the military budget, all to stoke his ego, plain and simple.
and the only nations that have actually openly backed him, Syria, Iran, Belarus and there was another ****hole in Africa (name escapes me) that sided with Russia too.........these places are the armpits of world, and thats being polite. they oppress everything from womens rights, freedom of speech, education, etc. these are the places that side with Russia.
and from that you can tell what the true value the people that also side with Russia will be. its mind boggling it really is.
aha ****eye, please post up where i said he categorically will not achieve some of his aims? or is this another helping of nonsense you're dishing out? some come on, back it up with fact.....for once!
and whether i insult, or you want to pretend i am "screaming", doesnt detract from the main thrust of my argument. you are still incapable of countering me with any efficiency. have have been shown up twice now. i suggest you go back to your usual and obsessive PUTUP postings, that's a lot more within your comfort zone.
and thank you for that link which proves the point the Ruble is being manipulated and artificially high, you have just proved my point whilst shooting yourself and truthsayer in the foot, woops..........pmsl
i particularly like how its rounded off, really hammers the nail home how stupid truthsayers argument was....
"The IIF expects Russia's economy to shrink 15% this year, wiping out more than a decade of economic development. "Export controls, the 'brain drain' of talent out of the country; a European shift away from Russian energy dependence and an exceptionally unfriendly business climate will all weigh on Russia's growth in the years to come"
priceless, utterly priceless
truthsayer, your post of 09:43 are the ramblings of mad man, they truly are. never have i read such unadulterated drivel. from bare faced lies, to sensationalist tripe, to points that are utterly, utterly irrelevant. you honestly are one of the most bizarre characters on these boards, and that's saying something!
i know one of the benefits of the internet is anonymity, but if you were sane of mind you'd have to be ashamed of that post for your avatars sake.
how does one argue with another when the latter is so detached from reality, is completely incapable of coherent and logical responses.......that post was honestly baffling.
are you sure you are OK?
but a brief response to those mental points is all i can offer, as i fear we'd need a psychiatrist to truly help out.
1) yes the country that is the invader always moves first, thats common sense and utterly irrelevant. nest you'll be tellig us the rain is wet! Russia has lost more militarily than Ukraine, in more ways than one. add to that you are again comparing the worlds 2nd most powerful military to one not in the top 20. so in summary your point 1 is moronic.
2) who's arguing about, and what relevance does it have, regarding natural resources? you're mental. and again tell us WHY the Ruble is so strong? you still cant/wont answer it. the rest of this point is just lies or nonsense.
3) again utterly irrelevant, the ramblings of a drunk 3 year old. puerile, infantile, imbecilic nonsense.
****eye, you're another truthsayer in drag. last time we got into this i countered every single one of your arguments with reasoning, fact and logic and you ran off with your tail between your legs. now you're doing the same again.
"Yeah ok Indrid, and the Americans and us have just had our arrises handed to us and left billions of dollars of hardware to a load of sandal wearing Afghan Mullahs"
we had this conversation last time you moron. the US and UK kept the Taliban out of power for 20 years. The Taliban only took back control when we left, there was literally no battle. so if you are dumb enough to convert that into "our arrises being handed to us" then you really are a grade A imbecile.
"Whilst the most 'powerful man in the world' is a dribbling geriatric, who is only in power because the other Democrat candidates were even crazier than him!"
so you're saying America isnt still the most powerful player on the planet, their geo-political reach, their military and their economy. you are saying Russia trumps them on all fronts?......FFS.......this is too easy.
"You can ramble on all you want"
if its "rambling" why cant you prove a single point of mine wrong or counter it with any solid argument? bit of a lame retort there ****eye.
"The ruble has never been stronger"
i have asked truthsayer to explain why and if it will last. so over to you. if you cant that doesn't surprise me.
"whilst the west is crippled with inflation"
crippled? so why are we still growing and Russia is contracting? so again, please feel free to debate that in a manner befitting for an adult with a fully functioning cerebral cortex.
"Putin will achieve his objectives"
he may achieve his revised objectives. not all of his original ones. he didnt take Kyiv and other nations have already applied to join NATO, or are you too bitter and twisted to see or admit that?
"and there are tens of millions of us cheering him on"
as that displays not just how stupid you are, but abhorrent and disgusting.
"Putin is one of few that stands in the way of their nefarious aims"
you poor, poor, sad, deluded little man.
"They wanted, and still do, to inject you and your children every six months with a Covid vaccine. Thankfully enough people stood up and said no. I bet you weren't one of them"
and there it is, the hammer in the nail of your coffin. you are a nutter, plain and simple.
oh dear truthsayer, is that all you intend to respond with? so despite pulling your arguments apart like warm moist bread last time, now you can only answers questions with questions, and most of them are irrelevant nonsense, how embarrassing for you.
why dont you go through my points, one by one, and actually ANSWER them with some resemblance of knowledge, intellect, fact or iota of common sense? shall i hold my breath?
so even though you debate with all the grace and intellect of an inebriated 8 year old, i am still happy to actually further highlight to imbecilic nature of your views.
"Wow, do you derive your knowledge from Sky? Ha ha"
no - well that was an easy one, eh?
"Where do I start, the Western coup of 2014 or before? The armament? The Nato expansion? The 8 years building field fortifications? The absolute incompetence"
yeh you can start there, knock yourself out. it would be nice to hear you actually make some coherent and rational arguments.......so go on......elaborate.
and the fact you think those things have anything to do with which one out of The West and Russia is the "paper tiger" only goes to further highlight how uneducated you are.
"And you think 'you know' something, you sound like a fool, and extremely ignorant to reality"
WOW, what a knockout blow there, i am done, count me out.........hahahahaha..........says the man who didnt actually answer a single question of mine. priceless.
prove me a fool truthsayer, to date you have done nothing but the opposite, your lack of a rational, fact based, coherent counter argument has only further cemented that you dont know anything about this subject. try and ACTUALLY counter my points........
"So, my unlearned friend... did they plan to take Kiev? You appear to think so. Tell me why you think they did. I look forward to this."
so a 40km convoy heading towards Kyiv, thousands of dead Russians, destroyed military vehicles and equipment. battles fought within insignificant towns north of Kyiv, all point towards the Russians having no intention to take Kyiv? what planet are you on, do possess any common sense. stop drinking the Russia Today kool-aid.
any why wouldnt Putin want Kyiv? are you saying Stalin didnt want Berlin, or Hitler didnt want Paris? i am not quite sure you are of sound mind truthsayer?
Putin wants Ukraine to be bought under Russian control (and if you think he doesnt and its simply about the "liberation of Donbas", i pity you, i really do), and how can he do that without Kyiv and a western leaning government still in power?
how can he be sure Ukraine, led by its western leaning government, wont get ever closer to the west if he doesnt put one of his puppets in power?
and speaking of "paper tigers" please for a bit of fun list the countries in NATO, rank their respective military and economic power. then do the same for Russia's answer to NATO, their military alliance called the "Collective Security Treaty".......lets
truthsayer, not more utter idiotic ramblings, based on nothing but hot air and ill informed/uneducated views. didnt you learn from the last time you started on down this road? why do you speak which such of authority on a subject you clearly (and i mean very, very clearly) know nothing about?
"Their big 'plan' to take out Russia, pathetic in its development and execution"
elaborate on this please, define why it is "pathetic"? what are its flaws? and what would you do, whilst not starting WW3 of course?
"has shown the world that they, not Russia, are the paper tigers"
again, drivel of the absolute highest order. Russia was down as the 2nd most powerful military in the world. no one, sane of mind, can look at their performance and think, jeeeez we underestimated these guys. Quite the opposite in the fact, its the same cold war principal, their talk is far bigger than their walk and the world soon saw through the veil.
they have already failed in taking Kyiv, they have failed in deterring others from joining NATO, they have threatened to nuke the world about 40 times (thats not only utterly "pathetic" but bordering on insanity), they threatened anyone who "interfere" (and that includes supplying weapons) with the "special invasion" that there would be consequences, where are those consequences truthsayer?
ever heard of "Chinas Final Warning"......no doubt you havent, but have a little google truthsayer (i LOL every time i read that avatar) and you'll see how seriously the world takes those that repeatedly make empty threats.
and what do you genuinely think would happen if the US went to war with Russia, let alone all of NATO of which the US is part of.......are you seriously that dumb or deluded that you think Russia have any chance? the ONLY thing the world are scared of with Russia is an aging, ego-maniac of a gangster with his finger in control of the worlds largest nuclear arsenal.
their military know only barbarity, they rape, they murder, they bomb with primitive ordinance. their machinery, leadership, tactics, weapons, all grossly outdated.
"They have pressed self destruct on their own economies"
is that why every single western economy is still growing this year, and the vast majority next too, whilst Russias is forecast to shrink anywhere between 8% and 15%? priceless conclusion there truthsayer, lol.
add to that Russia are also on the verge of default at this very time.
also if you know so much about the economics of Russia, can you tell us why the Ruble is currently so elevated? please give us your synopsis on whether it is manipulated, how long it will last at this current level?
truthsayer.......you dont half talk utter nonsense. Can you point us to your last "contribution" that resembled some sort of intelligent, substantiated, fact-based insight please?
broadfraud, i thought you were, as you have claimed, "balanced"
why are you ONLY mentioning the negatives? is Oilman still not allowing you to discuss anything else?
"Re the "more negatives...", you are definitely confused - it's called realism"
hahahahahahaha, this is from the man widely known as BroadFRAUD.........pull the other one mate, you're oilmans stooge, you dance to his tune no matter how ridiculous his ramblings are, you have no other purpose........ and you have even stooped to levels of praising bigdog, FFS........priceless
P.S. i dont think CCC should be tarred with the same brush as ol' Fraudy McFraudface
303p.........
lets have a moment of silence for hotdog, the oilymanchild and broadfraud.........
270p........gone
morning damofarl
i think i just responded to someone else discussing the war and with nothing happening for GKP at the moment, i thought there's no harm on a quiet day having a debate about more important issues. in my opinion it beggars belief the lack of common sense and decency some lack when it comes to these sort of topics, but i guess that's what the internet allows people to do, rant and rave no matter the level of lunacy or depravity, it doesnt really matter as there is no accountability at the end of the day.
but i digress, on to GKP, my view on this isnt one that is all too educated to be honest. to be candid i got sucked into this years and years ago on hype and have regretted it ever since. however via averaging down and dividends i have managed to get my average share price down into a sort of respectable 580p range, so do i think (hope!) i will get my money back in the next 5 years, yes, i am cautiously optimistic on that front.
for the first time in 10 years i have been involved GKP seems to be operating as a proper company, getting payments, being a little more open and honest, financially more sound, the new BOD are a vast improvement on former ones, the political winds seem to be changing in our favour
however this is GKP and its located in Kurdistan, so not for one second am i not prepared for something to happen that sets the company back several steps, or even destroys it etc etc.......i dont believe the oilmans, bigdogs of the world that consistently and bitterly trash talk the company and on the flipside neither do i concur with opu or the nutter paul on advfn that all is rosy 24/7 and the Chinese will buy us for $100 billion!
if all goes to plan its going to be a long hard slog with a SP that slowly grinds higher over then next several years. if i break even i am getting out, or at least pulling the majority of my investment.
i put the odds of a takeover at 50/50, but only when the politics is more certain, but we need a lot higher SP when the bidding starts or there will be a lot of unhappy people on here.......
penny for your thoughts?
hshs.......i do fundamentally agree, but this is GKP, and it never fails to disappoint 95% time, hence i am tempering my expectations.....
barrik, whose posts?
either way, let us know why and there's no reason not to impart your wisdom upon us........is there?
"Anyway back to GKP in which also divides opinions, from either being a good investment case currently or being a takeover diamond worth untold wealth, now that's what you call brainwashed, as highlighted by some poor sole believing it's a £78 a share."
yup agreed - from the poor ol' nutters like bigdog who havent been able to let go of their losses from years gone by, still claiming every tiny little issue is a company killer, pretending they know more about the company than they do, not being physically able to even mention a positive, to the lunatics like 111-not-out who repeats ad-nauseum a multi-billion dollar takeover is hours away, you get all sorts at the GKP asylum.
but yes £78.00 is ludicrous........i'd be very happy with £7.80 in 5 years time!
"The same to you Indrid, just shouting 'unsubstantiated' doesn't make it so. Is the Wiki page unsubstantiated?"
but you're talking nonsense again, i didnt say the Azov werent Nazi's. and you do know how Wiki works right? if you are determined to use and provide Wiki as your sole source for information, you're going to look a little silly.
and all your other points WERE unsubstantiated, you didnt provide a single shred of evidence to support ANYTHING you said other than a blooming Wiki link. so yet another retort of yours proved utterly useless.
i countered all your points with truth, common sense, logic and i simply got back drivel, there is no other way of putting it, you failed to support 99% of your argument when it was dissected point by point. i am sorry to say this but you were simply hopeless.
"Plus you have posted more than anyone on this so who's ranting"
nonsense again, ranting isnt purely based on quantity of words. mine were reasoned, honest, logical and invited you to support any of your comments and counter my opinion. you failed miserably on both fronts.
"my educated guess is that Putin will have achieved his objectives"
firstly you have proved none of your guesses are "educated" that is crystal clear.
secondly he has already failed on numerous counts.
firstly, he wanted to take Kyiv, if you say thats not the case you are a liar or a moron. the 15 mile long armoured convoys, the thousands of dead Russians, burnt out tanks all littered on the road to Kyiv. he failed to replace the government and take the capital.
secondly, he wanted to divide the west. yet they are more unified than ever.
thirdly, but arguably most desired wish, to scare anyone new into not joining NATO.......categoric FAIL.
he has moved the goal posts because of his armies incompetence and his complete misreading of the situation. you claiming he always just wanted the eastern regions is imbecilic beyond belief.
then there has been the unseen consequences like the world now not being scared of Russias threats, their army and leadership looks weaker and more incompetent than it ever has. their political sphere of influence drastically reduced. their economy going to weaken.
then there is China, who Russia wanted a "partnership of equals" with. never ever going to happen now, China have seen how weak Russia is and you think they will prop them up or take advantage of it and make Russia their lap-dog?
"Let's wait and see, and by that we will be able to obtain the value of western media"
again this makes no sense, whats the alternative, Russia Today???!!!! bewildering, it truly is!!!
"And we keep voting them in..............unbelievable"
thats not true with Putin though is it? he rigs elections and even kills his political opponents.
"Regarding comments made, both points of view are right, but shouting louder and louder will change absolutely nothing"
well thats not true. the majority of truth-sayers ad ****-eyes posts are unsubstantiated, illogical, immoral and bordering on delusional.
and by shouting louder do you mean asking certain individuals to merely back up their claims with some resemblance of truth and common sense?