• Raphael@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Why is the agressor attacking Ukraine though, has any liberal journal told you the reason? Has any of them told you about the american military bases quickly encroaching into Russian territory?

      Has any of them told you the kind of policies Zelensky implemented? No, they haven’t.

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        1 year ago

        Last I checked, having a military base is not grounds for invasion and sovereign countries have a right to determine their alliances.

        And even if it was grounds for an invasion, which it emphatically is not, Ukraine didn’t have any and the major European states were against Ukraine joining NATO until after the invasion.

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            1 year ago

            So you approve of the United States actions towards Cuba then? Since you approve of Russias actions towards Ukraine?

            Right, didn’t think so.

            Why it’s almost like you aren’t basing your stance on any kind of ethical value or set of principles at all….

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              Last I checked, having a military base is not grounds for invasion and sovereign countries have a right to determine their alliances.

              What I think doesn’t affect the fact that US policy considers having a military base to be grounds for invasion. In fact, I have no influence on US or Russian foreign policy and what I think about it doesn’t matter. The fact is that the policy is pretty consistent (FWIW, out of the big powers only China hasn’t actively invaded everyone who drops a military base near them).