• Goat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 months ago

      It’s rather misleading to portray Ukraine as a democracy in any sense of the word, but I’m curious as to which fascist state you’re immediately convinced I’m simping for here. Is it perhaps my own country, which I’ve watched debase its entire population with the plague of Christianity, authoritarianism and anti-“wokeness” into a horrifying type of zombie that still has the audacity to call itself a Russian “person”, all just to distract us from 200% cumulative inflation in 12 years that has reduced the horizon of planning of most of its people to one week, with the state replacing the notion of “law” with “obedience” in the process to polarize every living thing that has a brain?

      I do not operate under the terms “the saviors” and “the baddies”, nor do I believe that the US should cease military aid to Ukraine. I’m just committed to dispelling the image of normalcy that a “good vs evil” portrayal creates.

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                  I did not interpret my original comments as genocidal rhetoric, but seeing as how they have been interpreted, I now realize that they contain an element analogous to that of “the conflict in Gaza is too complex”. I am sorry for causing this pointless argument and will be more careful with the implications of concise opinions from now on.

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                    5 months ago

                    I tend to be aggressive because I find a lot of people playing apologist for Russia, often utilizing doublespeak and changing the tack of their argument when confronted, only to return to it later when the examination is less thorough, not only on here but also in person.

                    I apologize that I was too quick to assume motives in this case.

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                    I just wanted to say ‘well done’ for going over what you said, realizing how it could be interpreted adversely, and admitting it. Not enough people are willing to do that, so well done!