I used to hate on Russians online for not really doing anything to prevent the invasion of Ukraine, considering that plenty of other Post Soviet countries have had their own revolutions, but after learning about how insanely brutal the US was in the Middle East, I get the whole argument of "well America does bad things too" a little more.

Boatin’

She regrets nothing btw and lives a normal life while millions of random people in the Middle East have had their lives ruined over a dispute between the United States and a few Arab dictators

I want the reality I hear on TV to be false

wars of conquest are based faggot

>>22910229
Media media

>>22910229
russians are closer to a war of conquest considering they are actually taking land. being a footsoldier for oil companies isnt as cool as you think it is THOUGH

>>22910236
I was referring to russia's war. It's an ancient relic you dont see much of these days

>>22910237
its based if youre an outside observer but if youre actually stephan from omsk its probably the same feeling as euroretards calling the US invasions in the middle east based

>>22910202 (OP)
they live in much more of an authoritarian country than you or even I do (and the UK is quite repressive), speaking out would have serious consequences; going against Putin has serious consequences
you can't blame them if you understand their situation at home, but you also can't forgive them just because we went in and fucked up the Middle East with initial support from the population; both were wrong
in both cases elites used propaganda, fear, and suppression of dissent to carry out an injust, unjustifiable war

many Russians—the ones intelligent enough to see through state-sponsored domestic propaganda shows, jingoism, and bread and circuses—seem to understand they're being held hostage in their own country, but hold their tongues out of fear
here's a recent pop song conveying this sentiment (you can turn on subs):
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTjjj0JN5i4
maybe you resonate with the sentiment of that song, maybe you don't

>The Russian security forces began to target IC3PEAK's next planned tour. According to IC3PEAK, people calling themselves representatives of the security forces made threatening calls to concert venues throughout Russia, causing them to refuse to host the duo's concerts. The performance in Novosibirsk on December 1, 2018 became the peak of that confrontation. On that day, the members of IC3PEAK and the local concert organizers were detained while exiting the train at Novosibirsk Central Railway Station. After a series of threats, interrogations, and 3 hours of detention, the police, under public pressure (which included Western media), were forced to release the artists without drawing up protocols.

>>22910280
ukrainians had all the same circumstances and overthrew their government
georgians had all the same circumstances and overthrew their government
kyrgyz people had all the same circumstances and overthrew their government

but why exactly do we pretend like putin is some omnipotent figure who can never be dethroned?

>>22910288
Putin is in the Soviet lineage—he's adept at crushing dissent, because he was trained by a school which now has 100 years of experience in doing it
they're not comparable, and the Russians, perhaps more than any other nation, seem to have it down to a science

>>22910202 (OP)

>>22910202 (OP)
i dont give a shit about russia invading ukraine.
we have enough problems in the US if you have time to care about some other countries bullshit you either have the money to, work in the military, or are a loser not doing enough with your time