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

submitted 20 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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[-] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 6 points 3 hours ago

There's a good point made here that "if Russia gained influence in Mexico, that wouldn't justify the US invading it".

But we know that the US would absolutely do that, if it came to it. We know from the Cuban Missile Crisis, we know from the unmatched number of foreign interventions/coups the US has done, we know from the contingency plans that the DoD has had for a long time for invading Mexico and toppling the government, and we know from Trump's threats over the cartels that he'd do it for a lot less than a great power rivalry.

There is a gap between what many countries ethically ought to do, and what they practically can be expected to do. We should be able to tell these apart.