1. Is the Russia-Ukraine war an impossible war for Russia to win at this point?
Well....just in general at this point, Russia has lost 100,000 men (either dead, captured, given up, or wounded-enough). Most general estimates suggest that 1,000 Russian tanks have been destroyed and left by the side of the road. I saw an estimate this week that a minimum of 400 Russian tanks were not destroyed, but ran out of fuel and ended up in the hands of the Ukrainians.
The Russian military at this point....doesn't have the hardware or the general recon capability that Ukraine has exercised (through it's NATO 'friends'). Even if a spring offensive is started....there's just not much of a way to reset the landscape in favor of the Russians....unless you go nuclear.
Can Russia stall this and keep some offensive going through the end of 2023? Absolutely....throwing another 100,000 men into a dead-end war. The key problem to this logic....these are mostly all reservists, and they won't be returning to their jobs in the civilian sector. All you see is secondary problems brewing left and right....as the economy sputters along.
2. Is there really a housing crisis in Germany at present?
What you have are 'magnet' urban areas that have a positive job market, and the affordable housing market is non-existent.
The public somehow believes that the political spectrum will correct this, but to be honest....other than being five years behind the power-curve, there's nothing much to solve this mess.
3. Can one identify as a 'Viking'?
I sat and watched a carnival piece last night on German TV (yes, it is that time of year). The guy in question picked up the hot US topic.....people identifying as 'X' or 'Y'....but he went the other way and identified as a Viking.
I sat and thought about it.
Naturally, some would yell 'cultural appropriation' here. But actually.....who makes these rules? Can't someone identify as mentally deranged, and be a regular Viking? I don't remember the Vikings having some club, or mandatory rules.
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