A DULL-eyed soldier at a roadblock stopped our car and demanded papers. This is not unusual in Ukraine. Almost four years after Russia’s invasion, checkpoints are a fact of life, like bomb shelters…
I’m talking about Lemmy.ml specifically. Some people on that instance might be sensible and smart. But then there’s people like you who defend authoritarian and imperialist behaviour by Russia and China for some reason.
Russia and China don’t set the time that I go to bed…
Anyway, I think Russia should withdraw their invasion of Ukraine and allow Ukrainians to make their own democratic decisions. If Ukrainians want more integration with Russia then okay, or if they want to join NATO and the EU then okay.
I think you misspelled Russia because Russia is the country that doesn’t have free and fair elections and which is waging an imperialist war, supported by far-right figures like Dugin. Ukraine is currently not having elections due to the invasion of their country, but the last few elections they did have seem to have been much more democratic than Russia’s “elections”.
Not being an imbecile, I did not misspell anything. It’s Ukraine and not Russia where open fascists are in charge of the government. I love how you’re utterly incapable of acknowledging this being the troll that you are. They’re not hiding it, they’re literally posing in front of nazi symbols. Calling a fascist regime democratic is absolute clown shit. You’ve really outdone yourself here.
It’s absolutely hilarious how all you’re able to do is just regurgitate Russia bad talking points you’ve memorized. You’re dumber than a chatbot.
Both Ukraine and Russia are quite militaristic at the moment due to the war (which was started by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine). But when it comes to democracy and liberalism, I would say Ukraine embraces those ideas more than Russia currently does. Shortly after Russia’s renewed 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Zelenskyy applied for Ukraine to join the EU. The EU is an institution which supports democracy and liberalism, and while it might not always perfectly pursue those ideals, I would say it is definitely more democratic and liberal than Putin’s Russia is. Russia throws protestors in prison with long sentences. Russia has poisoned dissidents such as Alexander Litvinenko, Alexei Navalny, and likely Vladimir Kara-Murza. Russia has been anti-liberal in recent years, demonstrated by their anti-LGBT laws.
they’re literally posing in front of nazi symbols
I think I said in a previous post that there are far-right people in many countries, including in Russia. See here and here. Here is an instance of Nazi symbols in France, but that doesn’t mean France is ruled by a “fascist regime”. It likely just indicates that there are some far-right people in France.
Yes, Zelensky is a literal fascist. Last I checked fascism isn’t the official state ideology in France and French officials aren’t proudly posing in front of nazi symbols while in office. I love how all you know how to do is to deny what’s in front of your eyes and then to proceed regurgitating Russia bad talking points. You are an artless troll, and you’re way out of your depth here. Go back to sniffing glue kid.
Let’s say there are some far-right Ukrainian fighters. That doesn’t mean all Ukrainian soldiers are far-right or fascists; nor does it mean that the Ukrainian government is fascist. On the Russian side, there appear to be some neo-Nazi fighters, but that doesn’t mean that Putin is automatically a Nazi.
Here are some articles which talk about far-right and apparently neo-Nazi Russian fighters:
In fact, that first article features a photo, shown below. You can see a patch on the soldier’s arm, which features a Kolovrat, a symbol that is popular with far-right Slavic movements. The patch resembles what the article describes as the symbol of the Rusich Group (“a twisting wheel - the pagan sign of the sun, one of the other symbols of the DSRG ‘Rusich’”), and the article describes this group as containing “neo-Nazis”. Wikipedia also describes the Rusich Group as a “neo-Nazi” group.
Here is a different source which says the Rusich Group “holds extreme right-wing, neo-Nazi beliefs”.
TLDR: It’s weird that you seem outraged by far-right Ukrainians, but not outraged by far-right Russians.
I’m talking about Lemmy.ml specifically. Some people on that instance might be sensible and smart. But then there’s people like you who defend authoritarian and imperialist behaviour by Russia and China for some reason.
That’s right, your bed time is authoritarian.
Russia and China don’t set the time that I go to bed…
Anyway, I think Russia should withdraw their invasion of Ukraine and allow Ukrainians to make their own democratic decisions. If Ukrainians want more integration with Russia then okay, or if they want to join NATO and the EU then okay.
It’s weird how you keep repeating this when Ukraine is literally a fascist dictatorship. Maybe go read up on the whole concept of democracy.
I think you misspelled Russia because Russia is the country that doesn’t have free and fair elections and which is waging an imperialist war, supported by far-right figures like Dugin. Ukraine is currently not having elections due to the invasion of their country, but the last few elections they did have seem to have been much more democratic than Russia’s “elections”.
Not being an imbecile, I did not misspell anything. It’s Ukraine and not Russia where open fascists are in charge of the government. I love how you’re utterly incapable of acknowledging this being the troll that you are. They’re not hiding it, they’re literally posing in front of nazi symbols. Calling a fascist regime democratic is absolute clown shit. You’ve really outdone yourself here.
It’s absolutely hilarious how all you’re able to do is just regurgitate Russia bad talking points you’ve memorized. You’re dumber than a chatbot.
You can throw around insults like a baby can throw their toys out of a pram, but you’re not really saying anything substantive.
Is Zelenskyy a fascist? Here’s what Encyclopaedia Britannica says about fascism:
Both Ukraine and Russia are quite militaristic at the moment due to the war (which was started by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine). But when it comes to democracy and liberalism, I would say Ukraine embraces those ideas more than Russia currently does. Shortly after Russia’s renewed 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Zelenskyy applied for Ukraine to join the EU. The EU is an institution which supports democracy and liberalism, and while it might not always perfectly pursue those ideals, I would say it is definitely more democratic and liberal than Putin’s Russia is. Russia throws protestors in prison with long sentences. Russia has poisoned dissidents such as Alexander Litvinenko, Alexei Navalny, and likely Vladimir Kara-Murza. Russia has been anti-liberal in recent years, demonstrated by their anti-LGBT laws.
I think I said in a previous post that there are far-right people in many countries, including in Russia. See here and here. Here is an instance of Nazi symbols in France, but that doesn’t mean France is ruled by a “fascist regime”. It likely just indicates that there are some far-right people in France.
Yes, Zelensky is a literal fascist. Last I checked fascism isn’t the official state ideology in France and French officials aren’t proudly posing in front of nazi symbols while in office. I love how all you know how to do is to deny what’s in front of your eyes and then to proceed regurgitating Russia bad talking points. You are an artless troll, and you’re way out of your depth here. Go back to sniffing glue kid.
Let’s say there are some far-right Ukrainian fighters. That doesn’t mean all Ukrainian soldiers are far-right or fascists; nor does it mean that the Ukrainian government is fascist. On the Russian side, there appear to be some neo-Nazi fighters, but that doesn’t mean that Putin is automatically a Nazi.
Here are some articles which talk about far-right and apparently neo-Nazi Russian fighters:
In fact, that first article features a photo, shown below. You can see a patch on the soldier’s arm, which features a Kolovrat, a symbol that is popular with far-right Slavic movements. The patch resembles what the article describes as the symbol of the Rusich Group (“a twisting wheel - the pagan sign of the sun, one of the other symbols of the DSRG ‘Rusich’”), and the article describes this group as containing “neo-Nazis”. Wikipedia also describes the Rusich Group as a “neo-Nazi” group.
Here is a different source which says the Rusich Group “holds extreme right-wing, neo-Nazi beliefs”.
TLDR: It’s weird that you seem outraged by far-right Ukrainians, but not outraged by far-right Russians.