Quote Originally Posted by UhOhXplode View Post
I'm really not surprised. Mostly the Russians I've met in real life are brutally honest and they say exactly what they mean. I haven't met very many people here like that cause mostly people in our country just wanna mess with your head and confuse you. And I don't like being that confused. Well, it's cool sometimes but not all the time.
Btw, the Al Nusra rebel groups are rejecting the western backed Syrian National coalition. They want Syria to be a new Al Qaeda State.
Al Qaeda-Linked Al Nusra Front Leads 13 Rebel Groups In Rejecting Western-Backed Syrian National Coalition
Yep, in my experience Russians are very direct and often blunt, which is often interpreted as rudeness by western society. I'm a very forthright person myself, which is probably why I "get" them more than some of my American friends do. On the other hand, Americans may smile a lot to your face but its hard to know what they really think of you.

I heard about the split with the rebels and I'm glad. If the US truly wanted to help the people of Syria, it would send medical aid, food, etc, to the 2 million plus refugees who are starting to eat dogs because they are starving to death. In all of the discussions I've heard about whether/whether not to drop "humanitarian" bombs on Syria, I have not heard anyone saying that the money would be better spent just helping the refugees. And America calls itself a "christian nation." Apparently the christians forgot to read what Jesus actually said:

Matthew 25:37-40 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’