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Why non-Western countries tend to see Russia's war very differently (www.msnbc.com)
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[–] isleofmist@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Countless dead Vietnam, Iraq, Afganistan, Libya, Syria....

Many in Cuba impoverished by an unjust embargo..

Do we need more examples? The West is extremely hypocritical.

[–] uno_yakshi@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Doesn't make the war with Ukraine any better.

[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It is not exactly a war though. You want to see a true invasion and war? Go look at Iraq or 2011 Libya or 2015 Syria.

[–] Sightline@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"It's just an exercise"

"It's just a special military operation"

[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

"Its a war bro, like Iraq"

"Its a genocide and massacre bro, look Bucha satellite photos, do not talk about how they got debunked"

"Bro Russia lowkey dropped nukes like Chernobyl"

- average C14, Right Sektor, Azov supporter liberal and knows only what Western MIC MSM tells

[–] Sightline@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What random sentence generator did you use?

[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The one that you did not, a functional, critical brain. Liberals can only be revolutionaries in internet downvoting.

[–] Sightline@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good thing I'm not a liberal.

[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Certainly looks like it, no matter how hard you try. Downvoting is really getting to me, I am seething! Look!!

[–] Sightline@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

25 Rules of Disinformation

Sidetrack Opponents with Name-Calling and Ridicule ~ This is also known as the primary ‘attack the messenger’ ploy, though other methods qualify as variants of that approach. Associate opponents with unpopular titles such as ‘kooks’, ‘right-wing’, ‘liberal’, ‘left-wing’, ‘terrorists’, ‘conspiracy buffs’, ‘radicals’, ‘militia’, ‘racists’, ‘religious fanatics’, ‘sexual deviates’, and so forth. This makes others shrink from support out of fear of gaining the same label, and you avoid dealing with issues.

[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

“It’s just a special military operation”

So, who started with the implied lies, conflating Russia's op in Ukraine with USA's genocide and destruction in Iraq?

[–] Sightline@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

17. Change the Subject ~ Usually in connection with one of the other ploys listed here, find a way to side-track the discussion with abrasive or controversial comments in hopes of turning attention to a new, more manageable topic. This works especially well with companions who can ‘argue’ with you over the new topic and polarize the discussion arena in order to avoid discussing more key issues.

[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago

Eight Traits of The Disinformationalist ~

Avoidance

Selectivity

[–] nachtigall@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Soldiers of Russia enter Ukraine and kill Ukrainian soliders. How would you call it if not war?

[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because you are incapable of differentiating the civilian and infrastructure destruction between Russia's op in Ukraine and USA's op in Iraq, Libya, Syria and many other places.

I doubt you are incapable, so I will just call it intellectual dishonesty.

[–] nachtigall@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think I simply don't share your view that it takes violence/terror against civilians for a conflict to be labeled a war (at least that's what your previous comment seems to imply, you may correct me at any time).

I doubt you are incapable, so I will just call it intellectual dishonesty.

Thanks, very nice from you, comrade :D

[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago

It is okay not to share views, but what is true shows in real time. And neither of us can do much about it apart from watching from the sidelines.

Also definitely you are not some comrade, so stick to your political lane.