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[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (25 children)

How many guesses do I get?

First guess: China. Bad.

[–] figaro@lemdro.id 12 points 2 years ago (24 children)

I think my question was misunderstood.

Your original post makes it seem like you think NATO are the bad guys here because they are supplying weapons to Ukraine to defend themselves.

I asked "who attacked who" because to me, it seems pretty clear that Russia, a dictatorship whose government has a history of human rights violations and disregard for human life, is doing a bad thing when they invade a neighboring country and start shooting missiles at civilian homes on a daily basis for a year and half.

Could you explain how this is not a clear "Russia doing bad thing, we should help Ukraine" situation?

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I understood. It's an unserious question, so I gave an unserious answer. China isn't militarily supporting Russia. They sent some kids toys and the same raw materials they exported everywhere anyway.

[–] figaro@lemdro.id 6 points 2 years ago

Ah, I see what happened. I didn't address the China part of your original question because I actually agree with you there. They aren't militarily supporting Russia based on this article. I don't see why China would do that, since it wouldn't really benefit them.

I was addressing part 2 of your comment, where you implied that NATO is doing a bad thing by supporting Ukraine. Unless I misunderstood - I assumed "They are the good guys trying to end the war" was sarcasm.

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