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And fear that kept world from dealing with Russia after WWII
This isn't about NATO. There's no treaty saying the US & other great powers of the free world are forbidden from defending Ukraine, which is dying to protect them. There is only fear, the same fear that kept them from acting in 2014 and led us here.
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more of this please: There are more than 300,000 members of the official “IT Army” of Ukraine...“Everyone can do it..”you don’t even need to be awake." economist.com/1843/2022/03/1…
And all of Russia must change, like Germany did after WWII. We rewarded Russia after WWII... the world has to deal with them now
A friend asked for an explanation why "It's just Putin" is wrong and dangerous. I felt it needs a longer response. Here it is:
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We didn't stop Russian criminals at end of WWII so we are facing them now...
The terror of Bolsheviks, Stalinist purges, the GULAG as a system have never been criminalised, there was never a national, leadership-led redemption attempt. The opposite, all this is now, again, officially preached as a proud process of national cleansing and strengthening.
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So. No. It’s not about Putin. It is very much about the state of Russian society. It's not Russians' "fault", there are too many factors, but to fix this means a process of national breakdown, regrouping, redemption and re-education for, well, 80 years.
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🇺🇦 “Bombs and artillery shells rain down on Ukraine. So too do the invincible misapprehensions of outside experts.” @edwardlucas cepa.org/western-experts-ech…
I feel confident in saying that even if Ukraine agreed to surrender Russia would absolutely not allow them to do so peacefully. I find it hard to believe anyone believes Russia would. #IStandWithUkriane
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Russian occupiers expected Ukrainians to welcome them with bread and salt
In fact, Ukrainian granny welcomed them with homemade cakes. Poisoned. She killed 8 occupiers
Source: phone call intercepted by Security Service of Ukraine
Talked to the people dealing with #Mariupol.Energy facilities, emergency services,pipelines, firefighters brigades,rescue teams were targeted the first.The RU tactics is to keep ~300000 as hostages of atrocity,pressure the UA govt to surrender.The hostage-taking of inhuman scale
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THE WHOLE GOP PARTY...
AND TRULY ALL 50 GOP SENATORS WHO MARCH SILENTLY LOCK STEP IN JACK BOOTS WITH VOTES ALL LINED UP FOR MITCH & TRUMP
NAZI KKKCHRISTIAN TALIBAN TERRORISTS DESTROYING DEMOCRACY
THE HORROR &LIES &MANIPULATIONS OF GOP ARE UNFORGIVABLE
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