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11 arrested in protest at Sen. Bernie Sanders’s office over war in Ukraine (www.washingtonpost.com)
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[+] -7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

This is unbelievably dishonest. You think the only material change is a redrawing of borders? C’mon now

Theyre both right wing states.

Not your choice to make. If they want to defend their land against unwarranted invasion, that’s their choice. You don’t get to decide what somebody else’s life is worth.

Conscription, + I'm not saying they can't, Im just saying it is going to get more people killed to further supply them.

Available information indicates a strong support of the defense effort among the Ukrainian populace.

Okay, but that can't be taken in ethnically russian areas and doesn't answer the question.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Theyre both right wing states.

    ... Yeah? And? One is still worse than the other. For example, one of them repeatedly invades its neighbor. And it's still bad when one nation invades another as part of a land grab.

    Conscription

    Conscription should be opposed in all cases, and unfortunately both sides use them in this war.

    I’m not saying they can’t, Im just saying it is going to get more people killed to further supply them.

    Actually, what gets people killed is invading other nations. The fact that you have accepted that as a foregone conclusion, and therefore saving lives requires the invaded people not fighting back, speaks volumes to your perspective. I don't accept this as a foregone conclusion. Russia should simply leave, and then people will stop dying.

    Okay, but that can’t be taken in ethnically russian areas

    I'm not sure what you mean by this.

    and doesn’t answer the question.

    It did answer the question. I said Ukraine wants to defend itself; you asked what I meant by that, and I said the Ukrainian population overwhelmingly supports the defense efforts. Hence that is what I mean when I say "Ukraine wants to defend itself".

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  • [+] -7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    I’m not sure what you mean by this.

    If you're not sure what "they can't survey the ethnically russian areas right now" means then you do not have the base of knowledge to have an informed opinion on the war. Don't mean to be a dick, but come on, this is literally basic stuff that colors the conflict.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    If you’re not sure what “they can’t survey the ethnically russian areas right now” means

    You didn't say “they can’t survey the ethnically russian areas right now”. You said "that". I didn't know what you meant by "that". Not to mention the audacity to do this after asking what I meant by "Ukraine". You asked me to clarify something that was ambiguous and I did. I asked you to, and you seem to be using it as an excuse to quit the conversation.

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