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[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 68 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (8 children)
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[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 51 points 7 months ago (13 children)

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks. My thoughts go out to the victims, their families, and the people of Russia. This is just terrible.

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[–] Hegar@kbin.social 27 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Of course, putin is not above killing russians if it benefits him. But russia has plenty of natural sources of potential extremist violence. As climate change and resource scarcity pile increasing pressure on individual humans and whole societies, events like this become more common.

Sometimes, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it might just be a duck.

Let's at least wait to see what putin does in response before we jump up and down shouting about putin's 1999 apartment bombings.

[–] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There are persistent suspicions that he and his clique organized the terrorist bombings that catapulted him to power.

Not to mention what he did the last time people in a theater in Moscow were attacked. His actions(gassing the theather) killed 130 of the victims.

[–] cranakis@reddthat.com 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Thanks, was looking for a verifiable source for the apartment bombings but couldn't find one. Didn't think of wikipedia.

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[–] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 20 points 7 months ago (5 children)

The wildest detail is ISIS' track record.

The largest attacks committed by ISIS recently (that aren't in Africa/Afghanistan, where ISIS is actively operating) have been: Pakistan, Iran, Russia.

Not exactly the US' friends. Meanwhile, Israel, which is literally committing a genocide against a Muslim population and desecrating the third holiest site in Islam, remains almost untouched. In fact, ISIS apologized when they accidentally attacked Israel in the Golan Heights.

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 9 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Western values on display once again. Reminder, that Vicky the witch promised for asymmetrical warfare and “nasty surprises. These are the surprises.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago (5 children)

This is a ridiculous accusation. The West had warned Russia and Russia chose to brush off the warning. ISIS has claimed responsibility. Face it, Putin is just trying to spread conspiracy theories to cover up his failure as a leader.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 10 points 7 months ago (6 children)

His failure as a leader that has... just lead to an overwhelming reelection?

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

In what way has Russia chosen to brush off the warning? Meanwhile, any proxy group can claim responsibility, the fact that you treat that as some sort of evidence says volumes. One of your regime's top ghouls went on TV and promised to conduct acts of terrorism in Russia. Now we're seeing acts of terrorism being conducted in Russia. These are the facts of the situation.

The fact that internet trolls are now trying to paint this as a conspiracy theory is just the repeat of the Nord Stream nonsense. Your regime is famous for doing precisely these sorts of attacks buddy.

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[–] robinn_IV@hexbear.net 7 points 7 months ago

Western values on display once again.

This is a ridiculous accusation... ISIS has claimed responsibility

Not the contradiction you think it is

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[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 7 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Allow me to point to the cognitive dissonance that should be occurring among the Gaza ceasefire types -

Examine your logic of "Government X is bad, therefore it's good when bad things happen to its civilians."

I'd suggest this way of thinking is flawed in both situations.

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 12 points 7 months ago

If this thought was any more shallow it would evaporate.

[–] robinn_IV@hexbear.net 7 points 7 months ago

Examine your logic of "Government X is bad, therefore it's good when bad things happen to its civilians."

Read up on the inherent violence of settler-colonialism; settlers cannot be equated with civilians

I'd suggest this way of thinking is flawed in both situations.

smuglord

[–] neptune@dmv.social 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You'll have to explain this more clearly.

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[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

Way to downplay a literal genocide, jackass.

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