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Why It's Crucial To Expose US Provocations in Ukraine - Antiwar.com (original.antiwar.com)
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If you believe that Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was unprovoked, you will likely compare Putin to Hitler and will likely oppose President Trump’s peace negotiations with Russia. After all, if Putin’s invasion was unprovoked, a settlement would reward naked aggression and would be akin to Neville Chamberlain’s 1938 appeasement…

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[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’ve always compared this invasion to a sexual assault

Gross

[–] mmcintyre@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It sure is.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

So stop doing it

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Stop justifying violence by claiming the victim was asking for it.

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Ok, so were the massacres in Donbas the ethnic Russians asking for it? Or does your disgusting, disingenuous reductionism only apply to whichever cause the state department tells you to latch onto?