I am an American combat veteran of the Global War on Terror. I suffer from moral injuries, and I have trouble not seeing any issue through the lens of American imperialism.
Fuck everyone who is willing to sacrifice Ukrainian men and boys in order to weaken Russia for the benefit of the Western powers.
I’m the last person anyone would invite to a party.
This is correct. AQ declared war on the US, designating the WTC as a target in their war based on the same logic the US uses when looking for targets to blow up: economic hubs are fair game, and civilian casualties are collateral damage even when directly targeted.
Good for the CBC on ending the gaslighting.
They were too busy helping the British systematically starve millions of Indians.
PS: There were no good guys in WW2.
Thank god there hasn’t been a US “pivot to Asia” in foreign policy promised since before Obama got sidetracked by ramping up the GWoT, or this would have been interfered with for sure.
I remember the Cold War. The USSR was bad because they were communists.
Then, after the fall of the Soviet Union, Western governments and corporations paid the corrupt, now former communists, who were in charge of industries, to hand over resources in ways that would not help Russia and turned Russia into an Oligarchy right away. At the same time, agreements were made about NATO (which should have been defunct the moment the USSR fell, given its mission) and about how close a NATO country would be to Russian borders.
Then, when Russian people were upset about the way the West was exploiting their resources and violating agreements, a strongman gained power by “standing up to the West,” and suddenly, Russia was bad again. Putin would not be in power if he did not have the West as a foil.
The West has certainly been Russophobic my entire life, and it’s crazy to see my fellow citizens in the US continue to fall for the same old tricks.