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[–] duderium@hexbear.net 105 points 2 years ago (97 children)

“No-n-no, it’s different this time because—because—because—“

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (87 children)

... because this time the US is backing Ukraine against the aggressor, whereas in 2004 it was the aggressor?

[–] blight@hexbear.net 99 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Hmm I wonder if anything interesting happened in Ukraine in for example 2014. Nothing in particular comes to mind.

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

You mean when Russia first invaded Ukraine?

[–] duderium@hexbear.net 84 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why did Clinton give so much money to Yeltsin in the 1990s? How were the modern nation states of Ukraine and Russia created, and how does their creation relate to amerikkka’s relentless focus on the destruction of the USSR?

[–] utopologist@hexbear.net 68 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] duderium@hexbear.net 71 points 2 years ago

“It’s different this time, we have to meddle with [foreign country], we have to fund highly reactionary forces there since they’re mysteriously the only ones who will work with us, this couldn’t possibly bite us in the ass in the future, just one more rightwing coup/proxy war bro I swear, just one more rightwing coup/proxy war, it’s the other side disrespecting human rights and democracy, it’s the other side doing imperialism and colonialism I swear bro, please, they’re just showing their agency bro—“

[–] Trudge@lemmygrad.ml 79 points 2 years ago

Is that what CIA funded color revolutions are called these days?

[–] Tachanka@hexbear.net 62 points 2 years ago

you mean when crimeans overwhelmingly voted to become part of Russia in a ~~democratic referendum~~ rigged fake news sham election trump-anguish

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