Funny pictures of politics and world affairs

[Monsterboy]

 

[OmCheeto]

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[jtbell]

Monty Python economics: this week's print edition of The Economist has this picture on the front cover, with Angela Merkel (German chancellor) standing off to the left, saying reassuringly, "It's only resting..."

Article: The euro zone: The world’s biggest economic problem

 

[caveman1917]

 

[fargoth]

 

[Enigman]

http://rs1img.memecdn.com/even-canada-can-be-aggressive_o_4453355.jpg

 

[Czcibor]

http://rs1img.memecdn.com/even-canada-can-be-aggressive_o_4453355.jpg

I think it's a quite aggressive move. It means that Canada no longer recognizes Russian claim to Kaliningrad Königsberg. ;)

However, if any cession of Crimea can be consider as reversible why other cessions from the same period should not be subject to change.

 

[OmCheeto]

 

[Dotini]

General "Buck" Turgidson: Mr. President, I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed. But I do say no more than ten to twenty million killed, tops. Uh, depending on the breaks.
http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0003295/quotes

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Russia is bragging about its nuclear superiority, and overflying many NATO countries, including the UK, with military jets.
http://news.yahoo.com/russia-says-nuclear-arms-keep-military-edge-over-104446272.html
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/01/raf-russian-bomber-uk-airspace

The United States has only a partial, qualified no-first-use policy, stating that they will not use nuclear weapons against states that do not possesses nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-emptive_nuclear_strike

Now that Ukraine border war, economic sanctions and tanking the price of oil has failed to penetrate the dense Russian mind, the time has come to take the logical next step, preparation for a massive nuclear first strike against Russia. Surely they must not be allowed to strike first, so it must be us.

Chernobyl and Fukushima have proved that radiation poses little to no danger, so the risks are negligible while the potential gains in Russian dismemberment and seizure of resources are immense. We must do the honorable and morally correct thing, and ignore the false doctrine of consequentialism.

Forget ISIS, forget those troublesome radical extremist Middle Eastern problems. In fact, forget everything, and get ready for the greatest fire the north has ever seen!
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[lisab]

Now that Ukraine border war, economic sanctions and tanking the price of oil has failed to penetrate the dense Russian mind, the time has come to take the logical next step, preparation for a massive nuclear first strike against Russia. Surely they must not be allowed to strike first, so it must be us.

I don't agree at all that nuclear war is "the next logical step". I find that it disturbing that you think it is - or are you being sarcastic?

 

[Dotini]

I don't agree at all that nuclear war is "the next logical step". I find that it disturbing that you think it is - or are you being sarcastic?

I was trying to come across as George C Scott in his role as "Buck" Turgidson. I thought it was funny. So, yes, it's strictly a joke. Is it over the top?

 

[Bandersnatch]

Gentlemen, you can't joke in here! This is the funny pictures thread.

 

[Dotini]

Gov. Chris Christie takes a pratfall at the Wingbowl!

 

[Enigman]

 

[OmCheeto]

You beat me to it!

 

[cobalt124]

http://in2eastafrica.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Mugabe-Falls.jpg

 

[Dotini]

 

[Enigman]

 

[OmCheeto]

 

[OmCheeto]

In case anyone was wondering about the origin of the recent addition to my signature:

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Hypatia; "and polar bears in orphanages"

 

[Monsterboy]

 

[Monsterboy]

 

[Monsterboy]

 

[russ_watters]

In Soviet Russia, holiday takes you!

 

[Czcibor]

It seems it worked

 

[Enigman]

And on that bombshell...

http://rs1ci.memecdn.com/168/6950168.jpg

 

[micromass]

 

[micromass]

 

[lisab]

I didn't want to like this, but I did .

 

[micromass]