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minus-squareKevonLooney@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 days agoUkraine used to be part of the Soviet Union with Russia. They have a lot in common culturally. That’s why people are comparing them. This is progress in the right direction, but people’s minds don’t change just because lines on a map do. But this is progress.
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoThey are comparing them because Russia’s justification for the war was that Ukraine is full of fascists and Russia isn’t (bs). We should be able to criticise bad stuff without comparing it however.
Ukraine used to be part of the Soviet Union with Russia. They have a lot in common culturally. That’s why people are comparing them.
This is progress in the right direction, but people’s minds don’t change just because lines on a map do. But this is progress.
They are comparing them because Russia’s justification for the war was that Ukraine is full of fascists and Russia isn’t (bs). We should be able to criticise bad stuff without comparing it however.