• redtea
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    1 year ago

    Before-the-events, did you think the same about Libya, Afghanistan, or Iraq?

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        11 months ago

        Thanks for replying. This one made me think. I’ve written a longer response here, https://lemmygrad.ml/post/1022436, the start of which is not intended to be passive aggressive. I just wanted to frame it so as to deal with the issues rather than your personal interpretation.

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        1 year ago

        Why not? What’s different about this one?

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          1 year ago

          For one thing, this is a violent land grab. For another, this the effort and will of what… 50 countries? Vs about five: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela. And those 50 countries are on average much more democratic than Russia and it’s allies.

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            1 year ago

            Lol imagine thinking you have an iota of democracy when you can’t even get a broken leg fixed without dying from debt. You can’t even be unemployed without it being a literal death sentence.

            Imagine thinking China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela were not made into the countries they are today through the direct interference into their political systems by the some of the 50 ciuntries you mentioned.

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            1 year ago

            You’ve been brainwashed. The world stands with Russia on this and is opposed to America’s war in Ukraine. The most provoked war in living memory.

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              1 year ago

              The UN has consistently voted against Russia on this. There are a handful of authoritarian that back Russia but globally support for Ukraine is unparalleled.

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                11 months ago

                These are mostly countries that are bullied into voting this way by the US. It doesn’t reflect real sentiment.

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              1 year ago

              No, the world really doesn’t stand with Russia, if you have any understanding of international relations you would see that. Even the countries that have voted to support Russia are represented by relatively authoritarian governments.