No one should admire any colonial pushing military force. They always always do bad things to the people they are trying to colonize.

But that's not the current job of the foreign legion.

Why are so many people & companies virtue signalling the Ukraine v Russia War.

Before you reply, please read the definition of virtue signaling
the sharing of one's point of view on a social or political issue, often on social media, in order to garner praise or acknowledgment of one’s righteousness from others who share that point of view, or to passively rebuke those who do not

So I ask you why are so many people claiming their support for the Ukraine while it gets hellfire rained down on it and those self proclaimed supporters do nothing.

Virtue signalling is cheap PR for companies, particularly when it's on a non-divisive issue where 90+ percent of the people agree.
For private citizens, it's a way to express their feelings and demonstrate their righteousness. And again, the main appeal is that it's cheap while supporting things like oil embargos would come with a personal cost.

what he said. most of the users on this site would be from western societies were our governments are heavily biased towards our|the geo-political viewpoint, therefore to them I would say - companies/entities providing|portraying this social justice warrior image get free pr, why would they not jump on the bandwagon? in our society they are mental not to, noting they are getting their name out there and seen. its perfectly normal behaviour in times like this.

ultimately alot of people, companies and economies will suffer from this war, but there are always winners and losers in times like this and some entities will adapt faster then others, for good or ill, whether right, wrong, misguided or just plain morally bankrupt.

This post was edited by ferdia on Mar 6 2022 12:58pm

sure they are the aggressors, 100%

doesnt mean however that the current ukranian regime and selensky are not oligarch sponsored puppets or that the west literally didnt give a shit about ukraine getting crushed between the geopolitical interests of russia and NATO

some nuances but yes.

This post was edited by ferdia on Mar 6 2022 01:29pm

But which geopolitical interests does NATO even have with regard to Russia? Classifying the Russians as a middling "regional power" and reallocating focus and resources away from them and towards China has been the geostrategic goal since the Obama days. Them being a thorn in our side is to our detriment and to the benefit of China. This is also why the Chinese are covering them although the invasion of Ukraine is an overt violation of the principle of indivisible national sovereignty that China (ostensibly) emphasizes all the time.

Do you seriously think that there is, or was, some long-term plan by NATO to surround and corner Russia and prepare them for a Western invasion?

I find it hilarious that you can see through the guise on this issue, but think woke culture is prevalent or influential in American organizations.

It's literally the same thing. Virtue signaling without any real commitment to changes.

This post was edited by NetflixAdaptationWidow on Mar 6 2022 01:35pm

Bold is clearly what it's all about.

that's assuming he was an honest actor. remember how he acted like he wasn't aware of republican lead censorship efforts? blackx is a hack. he does acknowledges obvious connections and does nuance when it suits his chosen narrative, and acts like an oblivious fool when it doesn't. this simple explanation solves the "mystery" of all his contradicting stances...