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[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Well Russia didn't do it because they don't have the "fuck you" power that the US has. Russia sucks and is a huge danger, but this is absolutely not the time to whataboutism about them. I really hope you're being ironic, because otherwise it's just providing cover for mass murder.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I mean... there can be two murderous ruthless sadistic powers on earth. Three even! I'll let you choose the third.

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 55 minutes ago

And whataboutisms do not help either case. They just muddy the water and derail the conversation. If you want to talk about Russia or China, the US fighting this awful war only helps other competing empires. Russia is more likely to carve further into Europe, China is more guaranteed to take Taiwan, and other countries will race towards nuclear deterrents even harder then they were. Many more people are dead and will die because of this path America has driven us into. It is horrific and America needs to be stopped to make everyone safer.

[–] LincolnsDogFido@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

The People's Dictatorship of Antarctica

[–] spadeworkandglory@lazysoci.al 1 points 20 minutes ago

Greenland! It's soooo obviously Greenland. It all makes sense now!