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[-] hark@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What I see are some dissenting opinions and then people parroting US government talking points browbeating and downvoting them. Russia is absolutely wrong for invading Ukraine, but let's not overlook the US government using Ukraine as a pawn to advance its own geopolitical ambitions, similar to how it benefited from arming groups in Afghanistan when Russia invaded there.

I'm hoping Lemmy provides for more nuanced and diverse discussion instead of brigading and shouting down of opinions simply for going against the officially-approved narrative of the US government.

[-] rook@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

hated for being world police but also hated for not "doing something" about international injustices. US can't win.

[-] 133arc585@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Nobody in their right mind is hating on the USA for not being world police. It's just White Man's Burden in disguise. Oh dear me you're so burdened by having to civilize the rest of the world, boohoo. Nobody asked them to, people even push back against it, and yet they do it anyway and then have the gall to complain about how much doing so is inconvenient. Then, two minutes later, the USA will complain about "sovereignty" and pretend they aren't encroaching on sovereignty every time they pretend to be world police.

[-] rook@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

i think ukraine asked the west for help a couple times but idk i can't read

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