Quote (Surfpunk @ Apr 21 2022 08:14am)
But I'm not arguing that the United States hasn't done the things it did, nor condoning it. You, on the other hand.....
Yes, but you ARE saying that Russia is totally horrible for Ukraine while attempting to downplay the open hypocrisy of a westerner criticizing Russia over Ukraine after Iraq, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Libya, Syria, etc.
If you look at the events of the past 20 years only, the reality is that Russia has only been involved in a small handful of wars while the US has got them beat by a factor of 5-6 or so.. all while maintaining a vast network of military bases that eclipse everybody else by a way larger margin, and all while engaging in constant regime change ops and color revolutions..
So yes, it is massively hypocritical. You're also ignoring the fact that Russia would not have invaded Ukraine in the first place without the 2014 CIA coup that set the stage for this to happen.