[AnimalMuppet]

Someone stated that Putin doesn't think he's at war with Ukraine. He thinks he's at war with NATO. From some of the things he's said, I think that assessment is correct.

That makes it really hard to stop. If he thinks he's already at war with us, then he can make that a reality how and when he wants. But I'm not sure we're sleepwalking into it. We're aware; we just have very few options of avoiding it if Putin is determined to make it happen. We are, however, trying to avoid direct confrontation while also avoiding appeasement and "peace in our time". I don't know that we have a better option.

How do I cope? Well, I'm a Christian. I believe that God is in charge of history - this isn't all at the whim of random human folly. And I believe that, even if I get killed, that's all right too, because I have something better that I'm going to.

If that's not where you're coming from... yeah, it's scary. I don't know what to tell you in terms of how to deal with it.

[empiricus]

Well, he is at war with the world. Do you think China will be happy if nuclear war starts and the world will end for same random grain fields in Ukraine? Putin is not simple, but in this case it looks he just reached for the low hanging fruit that was Ukraine. I mean, his army was grouping for months near border and nobody did anything. What more clear signal did he need?

[sleepdreamy]

What do you think God's Stance is on Billionaires/Oligarchs?

[AnimalMuppet]

This very much feels like a troll. But just in case it's not:

If you're asking what I think God's position is on sanctions, I'm going to follow Obama and say "That's above my pay grade".

If you're asking about God's position on the existence of oligarchs, I'm pretty sure I've read some stuff about greed and covetousness and exploitation somewhere. I suspect God's got a problem, if not with the existence of billionaires and oligarchs, at least with the process most of them used to become billionaires (and their motivations).

[dmonitor]

they're greedy bastards. I shouldn't have to pull a source for Jesus not particularly caring for rich people