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NAziTO doing Nazi things LMBO (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 10 points 21 hours ago* (2 children)

The difference is not a matter of moral fiber but strategic positioning. The western part of Russia is surrounded by NATO countries over land borders. The capitalist bloc simply can't threaten China in the same way, and if they could then we would be seeing a similar response.

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  • [–] 2 points 18 hours ago (1 child)

    China made trade groups with their regional rivals, so no, we do not see a similar response. China's response is rooted in win-win diplomacy that improves the material conditions of all parties involved. It is less a moral calculation and more a material one that creates a moral authority.

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  • [–] 7 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

    Russia was trading (on preferrential terms) with Europe and on especially preferrential terms with Ukraine before the West decided to put up Nazis in power in Ukraine, who then immediately started shelling their eastern population for being too Russian and the highest level politicians literally saying "your children will be hiding in the basement while ours go to school".

    Then Euros voluntarily cut themselves off from that fountain of wealth in hopes of getting ALL of it through war.

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