• trot [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    I literally said that

    Russian anti-war activists have a correct position.

    Are you aware that it’s possible to want neither NATO tanks nor Russian tanks in Ukraine?

    You can even make sure you are consistent with both things in action 100% of the time - it’s a neat little trick called “opposing the position of your own government”.

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      Are you aware that it’s possible to want neither NATO tanks nor Russian tanks in Ukraine?

      I am.

      But do you believe Ukraine is able to maintain their territory protected from Russia without NATO’s weapon supply?

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        He most likely doesn’t believe Ukraine is able to maintain their territory protected from Russia with NATO’s weapon supply, and for good reason, given how clearly this is demonstrated by the utter failure of the vaunted counter-offensive. The only thing your position is really advocating is the useless deaths of vast numbers of Ukrainians (and Russians, for that matter).

        • The only thing your position is really advocating is the useless deaths of vast numbers of Ukrainians (and Russians, for that matter). [emphasis mine]

          They never admit it, but the fact that Russian deaths will continue is one of if not the main reason these NATO dronies are fine with sacrificing the lives of all those Ukrainians they pretend to care about. Spoiler warning: they don’t actually care about Ukrainians. But they’ll still couch it in terms as if they’re “supporting Ukraine.” Such “Ukraine supporters” are either completely, pathetically fooled by obvious NATO propaganda or they are just bloodthirsty bigots (or both, which is most often the case).

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          The mere fact that they are in the act of a counter offensive after Russia tried to blitz then shows that it’s not even close to what you’re describing.

          Ukraine is holding their current territory pretty easily and gaining the upper hand very clearly.

          • ElChapoDeChapo [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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            Russia tried to blitz

            The mere fact that you believe this shows how steeped in western propaganda you are

            At no point was Russia’s strategy a blitz, this is a lie meant to equate Russia with nazi Germany and Pitin With Hitler even though it’s still ukkkraine celebrating Bandara as a national hero

            No Russia’s gameplan from the start has been what it has been for almost 100 years, Soviet tactics not that that coked up nazi blitzkreig bullshit

            The attack on Kiev was likely a feint

            Ukraine is holding their current territory pretty easily and gaining the upper hand very clearly.

            The cope levels are off the charts

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              Yeah their Blitz was only a fake and their strategy is lose like they do right now.

              Cope lmao

              • CamaradeBoina [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.net
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                There is nothing funny about the situation.

                Ukraine is enacting mass conscription now, is including their medical staff, is trying to make students leave their studies to join up, has expanded conscription to 16 year olds and grandads, and is actively trying to draw in EU/NATO countries in the frey risking all out war (Romania is the latest one).

                Shit’s absolutely fucked. We are talking hundreds of thousands of casualties, an entire generation of Ukrainian either maimed, dead, or gone from Ukraine out right,mass sweeping liberalization reforms in an already poor as fuck country destroying the few labour rights that existed before the war. Members of pacifist organizations are being put on trial. And that’s the state that you libs are defending?

                The war is not going well.

                And to be clear, neither is it for Russia. Principled communists and anti-war people are being arrested too, and the initial partial mobilization brought people to th front who would rather have not. There is similar repression, and economic hardship to the common people. There also was mass emigration (particularly to Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and others).

                What is it you want really?

                Have more common people die for nothing? Escalate things to “deal with Russia” which means inherently an overt NATO/Russia war (which it seems barring the Baltic members, no one wants) inevitably leading to all out nuclear war?

                Are you mad?? This isn’t a sport’s game. Be serious. You are deeply propagandized and itts leading you to deeply irrational positions.

                • Back in '41, the nazis had the Russians on the back foot. Killing them by the millions. Did the Russians give up their country? Did they complain they had to conscript students?

                  Fuck no

                  They conscripted basically everybody. They pleaded the US for weapons and got them so they could make their sacrifice count.

                  They turned the tide, freed their country and beat the invaders back to the point their leader chose to off himself rather than face their wrath.

                  Now you’re saying the Ukrainians should surrender because none of it matters??

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            The famed counter offensive that western media has now described as incapable because of “ukrainians are too soviet brained” (the racism really did jump out lately), due to it absolutely failing to acheive its stated objectives, and leading to a situation far more reminsicent to WW1 murderous slog, and probably would have been even worse had Ukraine actually applied to a T the nonsense the US and more broadly NATO was telling them to do?

            Brother it’s been months and we are talking few kms of wins, it’s longer than the already absolutely ridiculous Russian assault on Bakhmut, for far less.

            It’s time to end this shit. A diplomatic resolution is crucial, and in terms of the POV of working class people in the west, we must stop the endless billions sent to maintain a steady flow of ukraiian and russian soldiers to the meat grinder, particularly given our own issues.

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        No, just as it would be unable to resist NATO in being turned into a far-right paramilitary-led banana republic if Russia were to suddenly withdraw without any decrease in NATO involvement.

        But the beauty of the neat little trick above is that if the working classes of both sides correctly oppose their respective ruling classes’ interests, we can end up with a scenario where both sides lose - objectively the best outcome for the Ukrainian people, as well as everyone else.

        The Russian anti-war activists are clearly holding up their end of the bargain. Why are you not holding up yours?

        • CamaradeBoina [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.net
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          Exactly this.

          Revolutionary defeatism is the name of the word. Those who should be concerned with Russian imperialism must be russian working class people.

          We in the west have to fight against our own imperalists. It’s very simple and in the end very logical.

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          The Russian anti-war activists are clearly holding up their end of the bargain. Why are you not holding up yours?

          Ah! To be young and naive enough to believe that the anti-war activists in Russia have any leverage. They will all end up in Siberia or jumping out of a window.

          Any regime change in Russia will come from the oligarchs, and the Russian working class will still be in a bad position (if not worse).

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            They did quite well in WW1.

            Speaking of that, was the Entente was completely justified in sending millions to die in the war? After all, previously you said:

            I’m sorry, but when it involves one imperialist bloc invading a smaller country, then it does matter.

            Not even one, but two smaller countries! Think of little Belgium and Serbia!

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            To be young and naive enough to believe that the anti-war activists in Russia have any leverage

            funny how shitlibs like you will gladly say stuff like this while in the very same breath talking about how russians are all evil orcs for genociding the smol bean ukranians and they need to be wiped out

            also the “oh i am so worldly and wise” liberal condescension act is beyond tired. if you’re so old and venerable then just fucking die already, ghoul.

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              also the “oh i am so worldly and wise” liberal condescension act is beyond tired. if you’re so old and venerable then just fucking die already, ghoul.

              😘