BadEmpanada is fine for entertainment, but Jesus he has plenty of off the cuff bad takes. (www.youtube.com)

submitted 16 hours ago by ButtBidet@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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The TLDR of the video is that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was bad, and that Western and Ukrainian aggression didn't poke the tiger. He doesn't mention that the West could end the war tomorrow.

To be fair, I'm not pro Putin. I know Russians in Russia who are risking their safety to be peace activists, which is the correct and noble position to have in Russia. An Australian guy taking the position that Putin bad just seems easy and is doing the work of the State department.

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[-] Thallo@hexbear.net 12 points 6 hours ago

Cold take: Putin is, in fact, bad.

The war is also bad insofar as victory on either side will not serve the working class. As usual, they are being thrown into the meat grinder so that whoever wins can exploit them better. I won't call it an inter-imperialist conflict, but there's certainly not a socialist element to it.

The only benefit is a slightly weakened empire (US) which will have less regional power. A worthwhile goal, but to be honest, it seems like the price has been really high.