RE: Russia and Ukraine
6 hours ago
(This post was last modified: 6 hours ago by Fake Messiah.)
Belacqua Wrote:A lot of people (not only populists and fascists) seem to think they are "superior to truth itself."
Yeah, like you who is just pasting Kremlin propaganda no matter how many times you have been proven wrong.
Belacqua Wrote:Just look at those saying that Ukraine could defeat Russia. So much of what people believe is based on passion, partisanship, and wishful thinking.
Ukraine did pretty well. Putin expected to conquer Ukraine in 3 days and still hasn't done it 3 years after.
Belacqua Wrote:If it's true that NATO has expanded to the border of Russia, and if it's true that NATO countries deploy missiles, and if it's true that the US is imperialistic
You know who is actually imperialistic? Russia is imperialistic because it is attacking and conquering other countries.
If Ukraine wants to join NATO it is free to do because it is a free country.
Belacqua Wrote:As for propaganda, the US is soaked in it, and lots of people believe it. The only way I know to guard against it is to find journalists and academics who have long histories of arguing against the propaganda, who then turned out to be correct.
And yet you haven't found those supposed academics, only guys who are spreading Russian propaganda on Putin's controlled TV channel Russia Today. So you are the one soaked in propaganda.
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