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Russian Court Jails Woman for Wearing 'Extremist' Rainbow Earrings - The Moscow Times
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Didn't think I'd see the Moscow Times posted here.
hey at least its not the kyiv post
people have been posting OSINT accounts for like two years
I say bring it on. I know everyone is ready to forget that they took Oryx seriously and said stuff like
"Nobody can deny Western weapons are very effective against Russian equipment."
I look forward to the usual "look I want free healthcare as much as the next guy and want to have a real government instead of a CIA GANGSTER POLICE STATE that bombs civilians for no reason but the alternative is just as bad, and in addition, these savages are nothing like us,,," crap that's been used against Syria and Libya and almost Ethiopia recently! They were revving it up! People are sort of keeping China in this vague category of "they are alright, critical support, but not getting my hopes up in case the all powerful warlords of my country need to try to disintegrate them with bombs & I need to remain neutral"
So now we just have to pivot back to the normal "I don't understand why all these anti-war leftists support Saddam Hussein and want to hug and kiss him? It's just making things harder for us Real Activists." refrain that keeps people from even approaching the discussion of what a semi-peripheral country is
I failed to understand most of it, but I think this is a brilliant post. I've read it maybe four times now, and its beauty and mystery deepen with every pass.
What I mean in that screed is
1️⃣ people remained "neutral" but kept supporting the western narrative throughout the past 2 years
2️⃣ people don't have an actual geopolitical analysis, they have the libertarian "muh tax dollar spending" antiwar argument which is completely anemic. i would prefer ancient bandung maoist takes
3️⃣ the accusation of marcyism against people who do actual geopolitical analysis has been making a comeback, it's a great way to learn nothing from all this
what I recommend instead is everyone read abt that & also how western NGOs used things as innocuous as techno to lay the groundwork of the anti ethnic russian movement. look at how the far-right grows in poland etc
lmao i’m gonna steal this phrase
Thanks I think you're joking. Hopefully. I say bring it on bc they get to read these posts
Sincerity is hard to express on an anonymous web forum. This is the kind of posting that makes hexbear a special place. I like your post.
Yea they have the scoop here it is nice. People mostly don't tolerate imperialist takes here. I just think it's hard for everyone to both learn regional history + politics of Ukraine, and read a bunch of stuff about the development of the global south so they end up accepting a lot of premises which they shouldn't.