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The U.S. gave a ton of military aid to countries getting invaded by the Nazis too.
What a terrible idea, am I right?
It's a proxy war so the US military industrial complex and politicians can make more money. It's unfortunate two countries are fighting but it's not the problem of the US people. Also you can't fix other's problems if you (the USA) have too many problems of your own that need attending to first. I would not compare this to WWII, and hopefully it doesn't turn into a nuclear WWIII because of the US antagonizations.
Russia is the only antagonist here.
I disagree. NATO kept pushing military equipment closer and closer to Russia when that went against the initial agreement years back.
Nations are allowed to determine who they ally themselves with. I mean, Russia keeps pushing their version of NATO. Does that mean the US is allowed to start invading countries, with that excuse?
Can we invade Russia because they are "moving to close to us"?
So this is a reason for a war of aggression?
I mean Hitler had the same narrative about Polen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_September_1939_Reichstag_speech?wprov=sfla1
WWII was also a proxy war before the U.S. got directly involved.
I would absolutely compare this to WWII. This is the invasion of Poland and Putin had his sights on Moldova as well originally. He's also working on his own axis of power with North Korea and Iran.
I truly believe WW3 has already begun. The big question is what side the US will end up on.
fucking lol.
It was Germany, Japan, and Italy (And Russia initially) trying to conquer the globe. Nothing very "proxy" about that.
Just FYI it's totally possible for non-shills/bots to support Russia. They can be real people just with different experiences, values and/or information diets than you.
Like to me it's pretty obvious who the bad guys in the war are (russia). But to a Belarusian it's probably not so clear (in fact I've met a Belarusian that feels this way).
Writing people off as shills/bots gives a false sense of security (not exactly the passing I want but close enough I guess)
I think it's much healthier to say something like "your head is so far up your ass it's difficult to understand you".
I appreciate your comment, and I agree with most of it. But ultimately, I think its critical to call out disinformation from the Kremlin.
I know that sometimes I'll get it wrong, and I regret that, but even then it calls attention to the issue I'm addressing.
I have no I'll will towards the average Russian, many of them are good people, I know because I've met a lot of them. If they, or Belorussians etc. are upset by my vitriol, they should stop and ask themselves why I'm angry.
The Kremlin is fucking with democracies around the world, theyre waging a vultural war that targets the fabric of societies. I hate them for that. If someone is offended but doesn't care to understand why I'm angry, they can eat shit.
Fair enough I get all that. My contention is that writing off commenters as shills and bots underestimates the size of the problem.
I agree that the Kremlin targets the fabric of our society. But they have succeeded to the point that we can't just cut off the affected parts. It's too pervasive. We need to mend and reinforce the damaged fabric. Idk if you're confident they're shills/bots/trolls then I guess you're right, but what if they're just ignorant?
Good point, and I can't always be right, I know. If I suspect someone is a real person I almost always treat them with respect because, as you say, we need to mend the fabric.
I think I'm doing more good than harm because even if I get it wrong, I'm highlighting the issue. If someone sees me call out suspected disinformation, maybe they'll think more critically.
At the end of the day, I dislike doing it, but I think its the right thing to do.
Cheers
It is?
So, Russia is a puppet of the US?