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minus-square Semi-Hemi-Demigod ( @Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social ) linkfedilink5•1 year agoI’m still amazed so many of my anti-imperialists don’t recognize that Russia is being imperialist here. It seems so obvious.
minus-square SlowNPC ( @SlowNPC@kbin.social ) linkfedilink5•1 year agoMakes sense to me; I’ve seen how it happens. Recognize the US govt’s imperialim Notice that US mainstream media generally downplays US imperialism Discover that RT gleefully covers and condemns US imperialism Conclude that mainstream news are corporate war apologists, while RT “tells it like it is” Walk around telling people that Ukraine is full of Nazis trying to genocide Russian-speaking Ukrainians, and Putin is just trying to stop the purge.
minus-square AnarchoYeasty ( @AnarchoYeasty@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink5•1 year agoThe first three points are all true. As is the first half of the 4th point. The problem is not realizing that China and Russia are also imperialists.
minus-square CanadaPlus ( @CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ) linkfedilink2•1 year agoSome people just cannot handle moral ambiguity, I guess.
minus-square awwwyissss ( @awwwyissss@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink2•1 year agoA war of conquest, they’re claiming Ukrainian land as theirs. It’s wild people believe this is about Russia defending itself. They’ve left the vast majority of their country undefended in order to focus on Ukraine.
I’m still amazed so many of my anti-imperialists don’t recognize that Russia is being imperialist here. It seems so obvious.
Makes sense to me; I’ve seen how it happens.
Recognize the US govt’s imperialim
Notice that US mainstream media generally downplays US imperialism
Discover that RT gleefully covers and condemns US imperialism
Conclude that mainstream news are corporate war apologists, while RT “tells it like it is”
Walk around telling people that Ukraine is full of Nazis trying to genocide Russian-speaking Ukrainians, and Putin is just trying to stop the purge.
The first three points are all true. As is the first half of the 4th point. The problem is not realizing that China and Russia are also imperialists.
Some people just cannot handle moral ambiguity, I guess.
A war of conquest, they’re claiming Ukrainian land as theirs.
It’s wild people believe this is about Russia defending itself. They’ve left the vast majority of their country undefended in order to focus on Ukraine.