Oh and John Mearsheimer also spoke on this much earlier. as well, if you go on his wiki thread which I am sure you did.

John Mearsheimer

"After the end of the Soviet Union, the newly independent Ukraine had a large arsenal of nuclear weapons on its territory. However, in 1994, Ukraine agreed to give up nuclear arms and become a member of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty; within two years, it had removed all atomic weapons. Almost alone among observers, Mearsheimer was opposed to that decision because he saw that Ukraine without a nuclear deterrent would likely be subjected to aggression by Russia.[70] As early as 1993, he suggested that Ukraine should retain its nuclear weapons as a deterrent.[1][71] "

I fully agree to this.

But then again if I am not wrong, Moscow has the nuclear codes and not Ukraine. I am not sure how true is that.

I also disagree American's involvement in stripping Taiwan's Nuclear program in the 70s.

This post was edited by Hamsterbaby on Feb 27 2023 05:56am

I'm comfortable with people having alternative views.
If you are not that's totally fine.
This is a public thread so expect pushback if you post something people disagree with.
If you want a private chat whether you feel safe there is a PM function

This post was edited by Prox1m1ty on Feb 27 2023 05:59am

3 Months back or so you were , but not anymore.
It is a public thread, I can discuss anything or have a discourse with those users especially on a thread he made as much as I like. I just don't need to respond to some If I don't feel a need too.
I feel completely safe on this thread.

I just don't need to respond if I don't see the need to.

Here: recent wars:

Supporting liberty and opposing Russias illegal invasion is the same as extremist Islam and Stalinism?

Have to admit I'm not making the same connection, your logic appears fallacious to me.

That is not what I meant.
Your ideologue is particularly extremist in my point of view because from all your comments, you seem to only believe that you are right and others that give alternative viewpoints are wrong.
When I mean alternative viewpoints , I meant other users are saying that this war is triggered by some in the West and this is a power struggle between two nuclear superpowers.

You believe that you are almost always right and you don't see any grey areas in this war. It is simply black or white, that is where your ideologue is. You do not leave any space to consider reasonable viewpoints.
You are using your version of moralistic viewpoint and lens to view the war.

That is why I consider that extremist Islam or Stalinism or Maoism. Because both that I mentioned, always believe they are right and others are completely wrong.

This post was edited by Hamsterbaby on Feb 27 2023 07:14am

I am content to disagree with you.
Having conviction in my own view and calling out viewpoints I consider inaccurate is completely reasonable.

It would probably be more productive to argue against my actual argument instead of me personally.
I don't pay you much attention but from what I have read you appear to take things rather personally, emotionally.

I am one of the least emotional person on this thread.
You can ask ,

Sometimes I just troll a little here and there to trigger some shit posters.

You weren't like this 3 to 4 months back . Oh well..

This post was edited by Hamsterbaby on Feb 27 2023 07:24am

This narrative crap is crawling since the begining of this thread along with the OP softening everything in order to validate it.

I condemn the war but saying Russia is the only side to blame is false, and you know it.