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This is a strawman on a "the liberals are transing our kids" level. Maybe you do find some idiotic people actually arguing this nonsense, but that means nothing.
Most liberals and leftists are willing to ignore incontrovertible facts and overwhelming evidence that the invasion wasn't as black and white. The CIA under Obama funded and trained the organizer of Euromaidan and with the help of far right elements in Ukraine managed the protests and a false flag massacre and to "regime change" Ukraine - overthrow a legitimately elected government. All of this is beyond reasonable doubt to anyone looking at the actual historical evidence. Russia reacted exactly like they said they would when the west "decided" in 2008 that Ukraine and Georgia was going to become members of Nato.
And still you're willing to massively simplify a complex geopolitical history into a simplistic "good vs evil" narrative. Because nearly the entire western mainstream media says so, and everyone walks in lockstep.
When anybody points out that you are missing what this war is doing to the western world, to the media and our economies you loose your shit. Under Nato 3.0 (their actual name) 5% GDP for the new privatized military industrial complex in Europe. All justified by the great bogyman in the east.
Ukraine isn't winning this war. It's been 3 years and they are stuck. Do you want them to fight until the last man? Ukraine lost. The US empire is winning by bleeding Russia. And Russia is winning by bleeding Europe in return.
Nobody you would call "Tankie" actually apologizes Russia or their invasion. At least I haven't seen one yet. Fuck Putin. But unlike you, I don't close my eyes and pretend to know perfectly what is and what isn't.
Your fervor enables the warmongering and jingoism. I would excuse ignorance but no doubt you've been shown the (western / ukrainian) sources (e.g. this and this and this) and choose to ignore the facts.
Can we see some of that "overwhelming evidence"?
No? That's okay 👍! You can show it when you feel like it.
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Sorry, thought you were the other guy.
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Like clockwork.
I should stop posting but i cant help myself
So like do you never read .ml posts on this stuff, or do you just do your best to ignore the comments you disagree with?
It doesn’t sound like this is directed at you when you’re not defending the invasion, so I don’t understand what this is a defense of. Nobody is saying the west is a saint either.
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