isn't going to do much more than bark loudly now
Yes, the biggest land war in Europe since 1945 amounts to not much more than "barking loudly". When will these people learn? You'll get us so agitated with our barking a little atom bomb might drop on your head.
I see now why Putin struggles with the West. If I am an archetypical Putinist, and PAK is an archetypical American - I get it.
Putin says: "Hey don't f&ck with me, I'm really not joking around."
Westerner says: "Shut up gas pump. Your economy is a joke and your people are prostitutes. You scare no one."
Putin: "No really, I'm gonna do something drastic if you carry on disrespecting me."
Westerner: "Do your worst orc faggot."
Putin: "We really mustn't talk this way to each other. Please, impress upon Ukraine that the opportunity for peace is slipping away."
Westerner: "We spoke with Ukraine, they said you're a bunch of orc degenerates, that will never have the balls to attack."
[Russia attacks. EU states spend 5-7% of GDP on energy subsidies, and another 0.5% on support for Ukraine. The international security framework is shredded. Global weapons stockpiles get depleted at alarming rate. The entrance of a third superpower is looming, and a world war seems more and more likely.]
A YEAR GOES BYPAK says: "we know that Russia isn't going to do much more than bark loudly now"
Again, how do I reach these kids?