Interesting thread, looking at the new russian fascism displaying support for the Z.
But also a look at what China is doing by allying with Russia to prepare a future conflict with US.
How long will that last?
The police take them away so fast thereās more police than protesters and pedestrians together.
Poor propagandists feeling the effect of the war.
I sent an SMS to a random russian via Squad303.
Boils my piss over here in Thailand. Most everyone gobbling up the Russia/China propaganda that Ukraine is the petulant child of Russia therefore deserves a smacking. There is strong anti US/NATO sentiment here and are seen as perpetual baddies for meddling in other countriesā affairs, so if RU does it, good for them. The whataboutism and strawmanning is very strong. Also Zelensky being a former comic is a particularly weak argument here and is a common attack on his character and leading capabilities. Well maybe heās a complete idiot, maybe he isnāt. I donāt know. But perhaps let the people of his own country decide that, not us backward ox riding bumpkins, nor fathead Vlad.
What levels of mental gymnastics do you have to do in your head to think that invading another country, rockets in air, tanks on ground and thinly veiled threats of nuclear war is just fine. Fucking hell.
Sorry Iām not adding anything to the discussion, but just to vent a bit and say that there is a very ignorant viewpoint in the eastern side of the globe, and is so frustrating/sickening to witness is the prevailing attitude.
Civ Casualties. Imo, should be on tv with no filter but I am hiding it as asked.
Itās on the NYTimes front page, and wasnāt that gory, so I take the liberty to post the NyTimes front page. After all, itās on the front page of one of the biggest papers:
Grapich from Mariupol:
Summary
I made the same observation earlier in the thread. Iām glad to see that not everyone over there is buying into the bullshit.
Ukrainian Cas at Mariupol: