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Suddenly I’m not so scared of the Russian army anymore
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Welp, now we know why Ukraine is winning.
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With the continued pressure on Taiwan acting like it's apart of it as Putin sees Ukraine as apart of Russia when it's not. Coupled with the series of spy balloons it's luke muscle flexing.
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Blood in the water, sharks will come... This never happened to the other guy.
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02-24-2023, 04:03 PM | #387 |
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The people have spoken. No more wars, no more US taxpayer money going to Ukraine.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/202...clusive-video/ Imagine that, the left and right finally agreeing on something.
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It depends on the conflict I suppose.
Conspiracies exist but not by virtue of a group of evil people in hoods around a table with an octopus on it in an old structure somewhere. Instead, conspiracies exist according to any coming together of an agenda and therefore things are put into motion through a variety of motivations some of which intersect. And so it depends on the conflict. But the common ground in any social-stratification is where, how and when you aim your peasant-cross-section of the population. |
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Well I guess historically it could be argued that the 18th Century Russian empire did and that mentality that "Ukraine is Russia" has been gripped tightly by Putin's puritan belief systems whereby in turn he began this renewed conflict.
But my understanding is that for centuries Ukraine has had a culture and population who wanted to stand as their own nation; and for centuries various Russian leaders have believed that was a mistake and the Ukrainian people are Russian people. And although that is the historical narrative, I wouldn't assign any such belief system to Putin - he has only weaponized that belief - I don't think he believes it or cares. But again, my understanding of Ukranian history only goes that deep and isn't overly sophisticated. But in short - before Putin, "Mother Russia" had been a centuries long aggressor. And now Putin began a war there, this time most likely as a "legacy maneuver" for himself more than any other motive. |
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So Putin, then?
(I'm trying to be rhetorical here. And it could be - quite easily and successfully - argued that historically speaking it's the other way around, Russia is Ukraine.) |
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Putin is indeed the aggressor. And helping a victim of aggression is a legitimate move. The only right move, even moreso when it means A) making a stand for our Western way of life and B) weakening a constant thorn in our side for almost the entire last century. Are you trying to argue for or against that? S'what I don't get.
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Apparently people are doubting there even is a war going on and this is all a big money laundering scheme.
Has there been any footage at all of the war in the same way we've seen footage of the gulf war and literally any other war in the last few decades is the general question being asked now.
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