Obviously the answer is the US. We all know that. Doesn’t mean there isn’t a huge domestic nazi problem, either. As much as it saddens me, the historical presence of those forces is fertile soil for western imperialism and will continue to be so until the prevailing social current is to fight fascism rather than collaborate with it.
Not blaming Ukrainian voters, but we should also just accept by this point that Zelenskyy tricked a lot of people into believing he wanted to reunify the country and (somewhat) normalize things with Russia. “Electing” a US-coup puppet was never going to end well, regardless of the vibes. I do think, however, most people who did vote for him were honestly believed they were voting to end the atrocities.
Literally everything Eastern Europe has to do is to stop praising, supporting and building monuments for fucking nazis and be normal, really hard part for a lot of them.
Does that ring true to you or is there more to it than Eastern Europeans being abnormal?
Is being normal really “everything Eastern Europe has to do”, or are there maybe some changes needed in the west for that normality to happen?
No, I’m not supporting that statement. It’s too reductive and I understand why you have some very raw nerves on the subject; I certainly do.
I think we may be interpreting the intent a little differently, though. I mostly feel like I’m just helplessly drowning in sadness and horror in front of a screen all the time, and I generally try to cope with satire or sarcasm. I try to avoid being quite this glib or insensitive, but I probably fuck that up a lot, too. Reads that way to me at least.
Obviously the answer is the US. We all know that. Doesn’t mean there isn’t a huge domestic nazi problem, either. As much as it saddens me, the historical presence of those forces is fertile soil for western imperialism and will continue to be so until the prevailing social current is to fight fascism rather than collaborate with it.
Not blaming Ukrainian voters, but we should also just accept by this point that Zelenskyy tricked a lot of people into believing he wanted to reunify the country and (somewhat) normalize things with Russia. “Electing” a US-coup puppet was never going to end well, regardless of the vibes. I do think, however, most people who did vote for him were honestly believed they were voting to end the atrocities.
Ok so then what about this?
Does that ring true to you or is there more to it than Eastern Europeans being abnormal?
Is being normal really “everything Eastern Europe has to do”, or are there maybe some changes needed in the west for that normality to happen?
No, I’m not supporting that statement. It’s too reductive and I understand why you have some very raw nerves on the subject; I certainly do.
I think we may be interpreting the intent a little differently, though. I mostly feel like I’m just helplessly drowning in sadness and horror in front of a screen all the time, and I generally try to cope with satire or sarcasm. I try to avoid being quite this glib or insensitive, but I probably fuck that up a lot, too. Reads that way to me at least.