• SeaJOP
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    42 years ago

    TIL invading other countries and annexing their territories does not qualify as imperialism.

    • AntiOutsideAktion [he/him]
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      102 years ago

      It can involve that. But you’re using imperialism to “accuse them of what you’re doing before they can” by flattening all history and context away.

      Russia is defending itself from encirclement. Acting like you’re against imperialism rings hollow when you only apply it to an act of resistance to your empire expanding.

      • Encirclement by what? Countries that don’t like to suck off Russia anymore?

        Maybe Russia should act less like an authoritarian mafia state and then its neighbours wouln’t turn away from it. Food for thought

        • AntiOutsideAktion [he/him]
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          62 years ago

          Mind palace history. Ukraine turned away from Russia when the west sponsored a coup against the legitimately elected government and the regime they were replaced with was pro-west.

      • SeaJOP
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        22 years ago

        Ukraine is not encircling Russia at all.

      • SeaJOP
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        22 years ago

        Tankies have a hard time understanding sarcasm, I guess.