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WTFUD's avatar

I understand the chess analogy more than most being on the receiving end most of the time.

Orchestral manoeuvres in the dark.

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Anna's avatar

Thank you

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Bernard Jeannin's avatar

Excellent reports. Thank you from Bernard, 80 years old from southern France, still remembering the Great Patriotic War that liberated western Europe from the Nazis

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Jürgen Räche's avatar

Incidentally, without Stalin, the French wouldn't even have been recognized as allied partners by the US and England; they considered France too communist. Look what happened...

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Jürgen Räche's avatar

Well, "liberated," there are enormous roots that were overlooked or rather deliberately cultivated to activate them if necessary.

Okay, I'm a bit younger, only 79, but I know Russia, I know socialism, because I lived there for about 40 years, and now I know the deceitful capitalism, so I should bring a bit more life experience with me.

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