Why are so many people pro-Russian, considering what Putin is doing in Ukraine?

My wife is Polish. Her country has suffered a lot at Russian hands. They have invaded repeatedly, partitioned the country, put puppet regimes in, stolen their food and massacred their intellige…

Top stories for Long   Why are so many people pro-Russian, considering what Putin is doing in Ukraine? Mats Andersson, Visted 24 European countries • Answered March 6 My wife is Polish. Her country has suffered a lot at Russian hands. They have invaded repeatedly, partitioned the country, put puppet regimes in, stolen their food and massa... Read more » 112.4K 5.1K 300   How thick is the thickest glass? And what is it used for? Buster Smith, working as commercial glass subcontractor since 2009 • Updated May 13, 2020 I've asked this question to a number of my company's glass manufacturers, the answer has been mostly consistent. The thickest glass they've ever heard of in use, which I've... Read more » 683K 3.1K   Why do cruise ships ask you to turn off lights and electric devices, since they all run on power created as a biproduct of the engines running while at sea? Chris Stevens, studied at Baylor University • Answered December 11 You really don't understand cruise ship engineering. The engines on the ship exist to do exactly one thing — produce electricity. The electricity gets used for lots of purpos... Read more » 544K 1.2K 130   Is it possible that Putin's army will run out of soldiers, fuel, and food? Brent Cooper, Trial and appellate counsel for Cooper & Scully (1993-present) • Answered March 15 General Ben Hodges General Ben Hodges, former commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, told CBS News that Russia is running out of time, ammunition and manpower as a "quick ope... Read more » 67.8K 511 50   Why do a lot of Bibles forget Acts 29? Anthony Zarrella, Conservative Catholic, Attorney/Councilor, Constitutionalist • Answered February 14 No Bible "forgets" Acts 29. Acts 29 doesn't exist except as a late-Nineteenth-Century forgery. It doesn't appear in any of the many extant Greek manuscripts of Acts. It isn't ... Read more » 444.4K 1K 67   Which actresses have abandoned the career of intimate videos? Sergio Gp • Answered March 3 Traci Lords (May 7, 1968) entered the adult film industry when she was 16-yeas-old (using a fake birth certificate) and appeared in films between 1984 and 1986, which led to... Read more » 917.6K 789 32   Why did Putin choose the word "deNazify" when referring to Russia's conflict with Ukraine? Is there something we ought to know about Ukraine? Nick Schön, My Dad was a Holocaust survivor • Answered March 3 I met someone in London recently for lunch and we got chatting about the Ukraine. He said "I don't care about the Ukraine because some of the worst atrocities in the Holoca... Read more » 367.6K 1.7K 314   In ancient Korea, if the king wants to take you as his concubine, are you allowed to refuse? Geoff Leigh, Enterprise/Data Architect and Entrepreneur, Miami (2001-present) • Answered December 4, 2017 OQ: In ancient Korea, if the king wants to take you as his concubine, are you allowed to refuse? King Sukjong's first three Queen Consorts as portrayed in the drama Jang Ok ... Read more » 692.1K 1.4K 24   Why did Bogart not like Audrey Hepburn? Tom Chapman, worked at Oregon Shakespeare Festival • Updated March 20 Because Bogart isn't really acting, but Hepburn really is in this film. Bogart is the same in everything at this point of his life. He's not even doing the character in thi... Read more » 62.4K 1.2K 20   Is there any chance at all, that Russia is actually being purposefully incompetent in Ukraine in order to lull the defenders into a state of false hope and therefore eventual complacency? Colin Riegels, admitted as a lawyer in five countries • Answered February 28 I don't think it is that. But I think far too many people are ducking from asking the hard questions about why exactly Russia is struggling to make headway in Ukraine. Peopl... Read more » 139.8K 4.7K 391 Read more in your feed

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