• FaeDrifter@midwest.social
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    What is this then ignromaus? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Organization

    Exactly, now explain why NATO is overwhelmingly more successful in expanding its alliance. Why does 80% of Ukraine’s population support joining NATO instead of SCTO?

    Weird way to say Russia will protect people in Donbas from the fascist regime your country is sponsoring.

    Oh right, protection is when you genocide the majority to protect the minority.

    You have a literal despot who has not relinquished power in over two decades leading an invasion, bombing cities, shooting civilians, and raping their wives and daughters. Tell me more about what you know of fascist regimes.

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      Exactly, now explain why NATO is overwhelmingly more successful in expanding its alliance. Why does 80% of Ukraine’s population support joining NATO instead of SCTO?

      I have already explained to you that US was in the dominant position after WW2 by virtue of profiteering from the war. What part of that are you still struggling with?

      Why does 80% of Ukraine’s population support joining NATO instead of SCTO?

      You want me to explain something you made up?

      Let’s just take a look at a few slides from this lecture that Mearsheimer gave back in 2015 to get a bit of background on the subject. Mearsheimer is certainly not pro Russian in any sense, and a proponent of US global hegemony. First, here’s the demographic breakdown of Ukraine:

      here’s how the election in 2004 went:

      this is the 2010 election:

      As we can clearly see from the voting patterns in both elections, the country is divided exactly across the current line of conflict. Furthermore, a survey conducted in 2015 further shows that there is a sharp division between people of eastern and western Ukraine on which economic bloc they would rather belong to:

      Ukraine is clearly not some homogeneous blob, but a large country with complex cultural and ethnic situations.

      Oh right, protection is when you genocide the majority to protect the minority.

      The only one projecting here is you buddy given that your country is the one actually responsible for genocide across the globe.

      You have a literal despot who has not relinquished power in over two decades leading an invasion, bombing cities, shooting civilians, and raping their wives and daughters. Tell me more about what you know of fascist regimes.

      If you want to see what an actual fascist regime looks like then maybe you should look back home. US empire is responsible, or shares responsibility, for close to 300 million deaths https://nyupress.org/9781583679890/endless-holocausts/

      You fuckers murdered over 6 million people with your war on terror alone https://bylinetimes.com/2021/09/15/up-to-six-million-people-the-unrecorded-fatalities-of-the-war-on-terror/

      Maybe take a seat there little fash.

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        Ukraine is clearly not some homogeneous blob, but a large country with complex cultural and ethnic situations.

        Good job, you described every country that has ever existed.

        You’re also making the common US right wing fascist L of conflating empty land mass with population. Yes, it’s a complex population, and a map of empty land looks 50/50, but there is a pretty overwhelming pro-West majority. The question that you still refuse to answer is why. Because it will break your worldview.

        If you want to see what an actual fascist regime looks like then maybe you should look back home. US empire is responsible, or shares responsibility, for close to 300 million deaths https://nyupress.org/9781583679890/endless-holocausts/

        Oh, I do not at all defend any of the violence, the bombings, or the genocides committed by the US. I condemn every imperialist invasion, and the evil people who lead them. I will happily take part in imprisoning any US president for life. Because I have actual values. You wouldn’t know what that’s like.

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          You’re also making the common US right wing fascist L of conflating empty land mass with population.

          Not doing any such thing, nowhere did I talk about land at all. I love how all your arguments are just straw man.

          Yes, it’s a complex population, and a map of empty land looks 50/50, but there is a pretty overwhelming pro-West majority.

          The parts that joined Russia do not have western majority as the map clearly shows. In fact, the whole civil war started in 2014 because western backed fascists went after the minority in the east. Of course, you don’t give a shit about those people as you’ve amply demonstrated there.

          The question that you still refuse to answer is why. Because it will break your worldview.

          I didn’t refuse to answer anything. The only one with a bleak world view here is the one who thinks it’s fine for western backed fascists to exterminate minorities. Thanks for admitting what you actually stand for.

          Oh, I do not at all defend any of the violence, the bombings, or the genocides committed by the US. I condemn every imperialist invasion, and the evil people who lead them. I will happily take part in imprisoning any US president for life. Because I have actual values. You wouldn’t know what that’s like.

          The only thing you’ve condemned so far was Russia protecting people of Donbas from the fascists you support. You claim to condemn evil people while allying with literal fascists, and you expect people to take you seriously.

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            Not doing any such thing, nowhere did I talk about land at all. I love how all your arguments are just straw man.

            Literally right in the pictures you posted but nice gaslighting.

            The only one with a bleak world view here is the one who thinks it’s fine for western backed fascists to exterminate minorities.

            It’s wrong for western backed fascists to exterminate minorities. It’s wrong for fascist Russia to exterminate majorities. It’s not hard for me to say, why is it hard for you to say?

            You claim to condemn evil people while allying with literal fascists, and you expect people to take you seriously.

            I’m not allying with anyone. You’re making the same L you accused me of earlier. Just because I condemn Russia doesn’t mean I support the other side. I condemn both sides, several times now. I haven’t seen you condemn fascist Russia even once.

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              Literally right in the pictures you posted but nice gaslighting.

              The picture I posted illustrates the views of the demographic in the different regions showing that eastern regions that joined Russia have predominantly pro Russian views. The only one doing gaslighting here is you.

              It’s wrong for western backed fascists to exterminate minorities. It’s wrong for fascist Russia to exterminate majorities. It’s not hard for me to say, why is it hard for you to say?

              Russia isn’t doing anything of the sort. Even UN plainly stated that, stop graslighting https://news.yahoo.com/un-commission-fails-evidence-russias-160057021.html

              I’m not allying with anyone.

              Except you very clearly are. You can deny it all you want, but it’s quite clear from this thread that you support the fascist regime in Ukraine. You haven’t seen me condemn fascist Russia because it only exists in your deranged mind.

              The whole pattern of this thread has been you making fantastical claims then me providing sources contradicting your nonsense and you just pivoting to new fantastical claims without ever acknowledging your prior bullshit. You’re like a little wanna be Trump.

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                The whole pattern of this thread has been you making fantastical claims

                “The UK is a vassal state to the US Empire” is a fantastical claim.

                “Russia is a fascist xenophobic homophobic transphobic country ruled by a corrupt despot that made the sovereign decision to start an invasion” is real life.

                me providing sources contradicting your nonsense

                Oh really? Contradict that.

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                  “The UK is a vassal state to the US Empire” is a fantastical claim.

                  It’s not, and I’ve explained to you in detail why as well as having provided you with numerous resources on the subject. You’ve never actually contradicted anything I said either and just pivoted to other bullshit.

                  “Russia is a fascist xenophobic homophobic transphobic country ruled by a corrupt despot that made the sovereign decision to start an invasion” is real life.

                  That’s precisely what a xenophobe from US would say. Russia certainly has plenty of issues, however in practice it’s not very different from many western countries. The real life is that the war was a product of decades of NATO policy, and it’s not even hidden. RAND literally published a study titled Extending Russia where it outlines goading Russia into a proxy war in Ukraine as a way to achieve that.

                  Maybe spend some time educating yourself instead of shitposting on public forms. Just a thought.

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                    It’s not, and I’ve explained to you in detail why as well as having provided you with numerous resources on the subject.

                    Resources that say nothing about the UK being a vassal state or the US being an empire. You make a huge logical leap to conclusions based on your inherent biases.

                    Russia certainly has plenty of issues, however in practice it’s not very different from many western countries.

                    Atrociously bad policy on LGBTQ rights, freedom of speech, but does better on homing the homeless and other human rights. Can’t get rid of its corrupt ruling despot; the US has many corrupt government officials that don’t see term limits.

                    I agree, Russia is overall no worse or better than the West.

                    The real life is that the war was a product of decades of NATO policy, and it’s not even hidden

                    Are you familiar with the narcissist’s prayer?

                    “I didn’t do it, and if I did, it’s your fault”

                    Defense of Russia I’ve noticed follows the narcissist’s prayer pattern. “Russia didn’t do it, and if it did, it’s the West’s fault”.