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McParadigm wrote:But it is true that a wing of officials and figureheads exists who trend defensive of Putin even now
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and those people are also **all** in the camp that still supports ‘stolen election’ claims, ‘lock them up’ chants, and intimidation tactics
Case in point
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What do you think he is saying in that clip? I'm trying to understand the brainwashed boomer point of view.
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If you can't see Ukraine as the hapless victim of the competing interests of an extremely powerful and extremely aggressive empire and it's much less powerful, reactive competitor, you're not going to make it. You're going to be swallowed up. Putin isn't some supervillain who woke up and decided to start invading Europe because he has dreams of ruling the world. Trump isn't "defending" Putin. If you think these things, you live in a cartoon.
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BurtReynolds wrote:If you can't see Ukraine as the hapless victim of the competing interests of an extremely powerful and extremely aggressive empire and it's much less powerful, reactive competitor, you're not going to make it.
Either you can recognize that Ukraine is a sovereign nation with a right to self-governance, self-guidance, and life that supersedes Russia’s right to dictate its neighbors fates…or you can’t.

This is a nation with a population of 44 million people. If your summation of their invasion in no way incorporates their own wants, hopes, and interests…reconsider.
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Their wants, hopes and interests have little bearing on anything. They are unfortunate pawns of groups that have no interest in my (or Ukraine's) well being, and all the moralizing in the world isn't going to change that.

Oh, but they wanted to join NATO? Of course they did, given the conditions NATO has a whole lot of responsibility for making. Also, NATO shouldn't exist.
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But I have to pick a side (West or Russia)! You're either with us or against us! Back our president and the UN, traitor!

Nah.

I feel sorry for the Ukrainians though. They certainly don't deserve it.
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Both sides tho...
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60539303

Russian airlines face a near-total airspace blockade to the country's west after an EU official said most European countries are set to impose flight bans.
A formal decision is expected on the measure later on Sunday.
One by one, European countries said they were closing their airspace, including Germany for three months.
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Anders wrote:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60539303

Russian airlines face a near-total airspace blockade to the country's west after an EU official said most European countries are set to impose flight bans.
A formal decision is expected on the measure later on Sunday.
One by one, European countries said they were closing their airspace, including Germany for three months.
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wease wrote:
Anders wrote:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60539303

Russian airlines face a near-total airspace blockade to the country's west after an EU official said most European countries are set to impose flight bans.
A formal decision is expected on the measure later on Sunday.
One by one, European countries said they were closing their airspace, including Germany for three months.
Ruddo won’t be happy.
Is he flying with a Russian company?
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Anders wrote:
wease wrote:
Anders wrote:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60539303

Russian airlines face a near-total airspace blockade to the country's west after an EU official said most European countries are set to impose flight bans.
A formal decision is expected on the measure later on Sunday.
One by one, European countries said they were closing their airspace, including Germany for three months.
Ruddo won’t be happy.
Is he flying with a Russian company?
Oh. I thought you meant from everywhere.
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wease wrote:
Anders wrote:
wease wrote:
Anders wrote:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60539303

Russian airlines face a near-total airspace blockade to the country's west after an EU official said most European countries are set to impose flight bans.
A formal decision is expected on the measure later on Sunday.
One by one, European countries said they were closing their airspace, including Germany for three months.
Ruddo won’t be happy.
Is he flying with a Russian company?
Oh. I thought you meant from everywhere.
No, it’s just about Russia. Any Russian airline is banned, even if they just planned to fly to another country. Also any flight to or from Russia from those countries, or their airlines.
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Canada joining the air-ban as well.
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Cancel culture has finally come for the slavs.
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McParadigm wrote:
Jesus Christ.
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
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BurtReynolds wrote:But I have to pick a side (West or Russia)! You're either with us or against us! Back our president and the UN, traitor!

Nah.

I feel sorry for the Ukrainians though. They certainly don't deserve it.
We're getting close to, "Ukrainians suffer from false consciousness" territory.

Maybe the current government is unworthy of its position, but its hard to see how it is worse than the last one.
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B wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
Jesus Christ.
My god. We’re to the point where open and unapologetic racists are being elected to national office.
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Great account that lists and tracks all his oligarchs private jets. Some of these guys have 6 private jets each. Insanity
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This lady has been working on all this for years and even take. To court by Arron banks.
This thread is worth your time if you wanna see the big picture and details of what’s this all about really.
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