• peopleproblems@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    But why do you support Putin? He’s worth what, $200 billion? If he’s that rich, and Russians are poorer than Americans, it’s pretty obvious he doesn’t give two shits about Russians.

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      4 days ago

      I don’t support Putin, regardless of your wild claims.

      I support democratic secession in the Donbass after a coup.

      I support healthcare as a right also. If Trump miraculously decides to enact Medicare For All that doesn’t make me a Trump supporter, but corporate Dems would sure try making that connection.

      Democracy is a very simple principle.

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          4 days ago

          The Donetsk and Luhansk Peoples Republics, Crimea, stopped being “Ukraine” the moment Banderites stormed the capitol. They’re not serfs.

          People have a right to exist, not nations.

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              3 days ago

              The violent means began with a U.S. bankrolled fascist coup.

              But yeah, fuck nations. Fascism is the inevitable conclusion to all nationalism.

              Destroy all nations.

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                3 days ago

                Ok, so I know you keep repeating the exact same thing every single time, but I do find it absolutely hilarious (like comedic) that a “U.S. bankrolled fascist coup” that led to 108 protestors and 13 government enforcers dying is how you justify 2,000,000 casualties (amongst both sides) in the invasion of Ukraine. Like come on dude, that is some insane mental gymnastics. I know for a fact, from Russian immigrants to the U.S., that Russians have an extremely complex view of their country, and socially cannot express anything except nationalist views.

                But my question remains unanswered: why do you support Putin’s extreme measures, yet claim to not support Putin?

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                  2 days ago

                  There’s not much in this world worth killing and dying for, but the democratic right of self determination seems to be one of them.

                  At least, that’s what I was taught growing up by civics teachers in American public schools.

                  You’ve obviously never had to make that choice, but you seem to think you can for other people.

                  Are you talking about how Nazi symbology is banned in Russia? What’s censored?

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                    2 days ago

                    Wait wait wait, hold up, how did I miss this before?

                    You seem to think you can for other people.

                    You mean exactly what Putin did ordering his military to cross into Ukraine?

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                    2 days ago

                    No, I’m talking about how Vladimir Putin caused so much death, and you cannot dissent from agreeing with Putin’s policies of death.