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Why are some right wing talking points similar to communist ones (Russia/Ukraine) (hexbear.net)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm trying to learn more about the Russia/Ukraine conflict. In the articles that I find that seem to be critical of Ukraine, there are a few that are right wing that seem to have similar viewpoints as what I've read on here or in the more leftist articles.

For example this piece from National Interest, or this from the CATO institute.

There are others that aren't flagged as right wing that are critical, but it's just got me wondering, why would right wing politicians/publications perceive these things similarly to how some communists would when the ideologies of both are so extremely opposite?

Disclaimer: I'm not pro-ukraine at all, but in my search for info that's not super pro-Ukraine propaganda, this is the stuff that comes up for me

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

He wants the imperialism to be more competent

lol this is such a great phrasing and I think helps to answer my question pretty fully. I also appreciate how you described horseshoe theory perspective that most libs/"centrists" have. Context seems to almost never be taken into account, for anything. Not having rich context is what has made me apprehensive to voice a strong opinion on the Russia/Ukraine conflict. I just know that the backing of the US already made me extremely suspicious of it from the get and that there was more going on than "Russia bad scary evil guys who want to dominate!!!".

I had just started reading up about the conflict more in depth the night that I posted the question, and after reading everyone's responses I just went back to see that there is no meaningful discussion around the Nazi infiltration (of course). I plan to re-read them both and I hope that it will be much more clear to me the objectives of the writers in contrast with the general communist stance