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Yes, we (or at least people who have followed Ukrainian affairs for some time) know about Zelensky's status as a comedian, or connections to Kolomoisky, or corruption, or whatever. The whole point of the post you were replying to was that he's an unlikely hero due to that stuff! It's not a debunking to post the same stuff that essentially forms the crux of the argument!
You believe heroes can have offshore banking accounts paid for by corrupt oligarchs now hiding in Israel which comprise a permanent “nest egg” to fall back on. That’s great! I disagree. So what we have is a disagreement, which this forum was made for. Claiming that my entire post boiled down to “sounds like nothing but I am ideologically on the pro-Russian” is asinine and unproductive.
btw, you betrayed your ignorance on the subject by not knowing that Kolomoisky is not in Israel right now, and he wasn't there for the last 2 years. As well by the fact there is a case opened against him in Ukraine, so he stays there. Before talking about things, you better educate yourself.
Kolomoisky has Israeli and Cypriot citizenship and is banned from the US. He is either in Israel of Cyprus but Israel is the most likely location.
Btw, just out of curiosity, how did you find themotte? I noticed that you’re not a native English speaker and only post about Ukraine when it comes up.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=tNuRUY0Pxew
Here he is, visiting an Anti-Corruption Agency in Kyiv for questioning several days ago. So you just don't know basic facts.
I read Scott back when he was posting on lesswrong, so I might ask you the same question. Did you come here from /r/conservative, /r/conspiracy or some other subreddit filled with low information people? Because it certainly looks like that.
I just posted here 3 times, I think. Yes, I am not really interested in discussing some outrage du jour about transsexuals or whatever constantly preoccupies your mind. Just called out ignorant comments several times (were those yours as well?)
Oh he visited kyiv! That must mean he is always in Kyiv, right?
Dude, Flight Radar and smartphones with digital cameras exist, if high profile people move around, it is usually noticed.
Now prove that he is in Israel or Cyprus, and not in Vanuatu.
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You and @StopSpreadingBullshit will please stop exchanging sarcastic dismissals and "by the way why are you heres" now.
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Yes. Or perhaps some thin-slicing is necessary here to get away from laurel-wreath title of "Hero" that seems to choke some people: it is possible for such a person to behave heroically, under important circumstances, in a way that is important to the outcome of major events. Given that difficulty of predicting heroic behavior, that a guy who looks like a joke president could step up under pressure, is there a more useful pre-event gauge of who is going to do what when the chips are down, or is it cursed to seem random to human observers?
I find the questions "Is Zelensky a good guy" and "Did Putin make a good call" the least interesting parts of the discussion. I'm interested in how Motte-rs go about best-guessing how leaders will react under pressure.
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