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[–] 67 points 1 year ago

"that guy called me a bitch after I shot him, now we're even"

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago

    Just like when your teacher or parent says it takes two to make a fight

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  • [–] 38 points 1 year ago (60 children)

    I suppose Russia's invasion is definitely imperialism, but I don't see anyone saying both sides are at fault.

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  • [–] 74 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Some of the nuttier members of the ML communities are definitely saying it.

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  • [–] [S] -3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    On the crosspost I'm seeing a single Feddit user saying it.

    Which is in line with Feddit.org which supports Israel.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    Russia claims that their invasion is justified because ukraine supposedly massacred Russians… Ukranians who are russian according to russia…

    If you were to take the middle rode somehow for some reason you would decry both sides as in the wrong

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Did you mean "middle of the road"?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (45 children)

    Which might have tipped you off that this comic is not about Russia.

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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago (44 children)
  • [+] [S] -44 points 1 year ago (43 children)

    Russian is trying to annex Ukraine not colonize it.

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  • [–] 31 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    Good thing Hitler just wanted to annex the Sudetenland and not colonize it, he would have been a pretty bad guy otherwise

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  • [+] [S] -21 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    No Hitler did settler colonialism. In Europe. He threw the natives in ovens and stole their house.

    That's why Hitler is regarded as the ultimate evil. He did settler colonialism against white people.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Yep, that's why Hitler is regarded as the ultimate evil, the settler colonialism.

    The Anschluss and the annexation of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia were both justified under the guise of protecting and uniting ethnic Germans in the regions, Hitler even said he'd totally, for realsies stop after that. But I wouldn't expect .ml'ers to care about anything that happened before the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact broke down.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Remember when Russia and Hitler teamed up to split Europe?

    Shocking how the impetus for the war in Ukraine is almost identical for Hitler needing to invade the Sudetenland.

    Anyways, can we stay on topic about Rampart Israel?

    I can’t believe Geneva is claiming it was “white genocide/colonialism” that is why Hitler is evil.

    I mean I can believe they’re doing it, given the account is a propaganda front … but god damn that’s wild.

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  • [+] [S] -8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Like this?

    A few weeks after the Wehrmacht’s March 1939 occupation of all Czechoslovakia, and despite increasing doubts about Western intentions, Stalin again approached the Franco-British powers.

    On 16 April 1939, he submitted a formal proposition: a three-power military pact with the obvious goal of deterring Nazi aggression.

    Stalin’s diplomatic proposal mirrored the agreement in place prior to the First World War, in which Britain, France and Russia were bound together in an alliance directed against the German and Austro-Hungarian empires.

    Had Stalin’s approach been accepted, it can only have changed the course of history – as such a union would have ensured, right from the beginning in the event of a conflict, that Hitler faced a nightmare war on two fronts.

    This final Soviet offer of alliance with the West was snubbed, however, with the British in particular treating Moscow with disregard. Strong anti-Bolshevik feelings were widespread amongst the conservatives in the British government, and with Chamberlain himself.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Buddy, I'm not going to defend the actions of Western powers during the build up to World War II. I agree with you that an antifascist alliance should have been formed and could have stopped Hitler much sooner and with much less death.

    I do find it interesting that the article you provided makes no mention of Soviet annexation (Imperialism? Colonization? Liberation? Let me know which hyperspecific term for invading another country I should use) of the pre-Brest-Litovsk territory they lost.

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  • [+] [S] -6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I agree with you that an antifascist alliance should have been formed and could have stopped Hitler much sooner and with much less death.

    You seemed to imply that the USSR gladly made a peace treaty with Hitler at the onset instead of trying to gather allies to fight Hitler first.

    Let me know which hyperspecific term for invading another country

    Imperialism. Unless the USSR expelled or tried to exterminate the citizens of conquered territory, that would be settler colonialism.

    For more information on the terminology and why it's important: On 'Arab Colonialism'

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    I'll give that a watch, thanks.

    I took issue in the first place because you seemed to imply that what Russia is doing in Ukraine is okay because it's specifically annexation, and not some other flavor of invading and taking over someone's country, and I'm opposed to that regardless of what one calls it.

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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago (21 children)

    They are attempting to do the same thing, to erase the national identity of the people living there and conquer the place.

    Even the settlement thing matches, the Soviets used to move Russians into all the republics to erase national boundaries and make them all uniformly Russian.

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  • [+] [S] -28 points 1 year ago* (20 children)

    Settler Colonialism means murdering the civilians and then stealing their land and house. Not trying to force your own culture upon civilians.

    Examples are America, Australia, Nazi Germany, Apartheid South Africa, Israel, etc.

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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago* (19 children)

    murdering the civilians and then stealing their land and house

    Yes, exactly like what Russia is doing to Ukraine, too.

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  • [+] [S] -28 points 1 year ago (18 children)

    Russia is trying to annex Ukraine. We're not talking about off-cases but national policy.

    Or do you believe that Russia wants to expell all Ukrainians from Ukraine?

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  • [–] 35 points 1 year ago (17 children)

    If Russia is trying to annex Ukraine, then Israel is trying to annex Palestine.

    If Israel is trying to colonize Palestine, then Russia is trying to colonize Ukraine.

    Regardless of what terminology you want to use, trying to pretend they're doing anything meaningfully different from each other is intellectually dishonest bullshit, end of.

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  • [+] [S] -27 points 1 year ago* (16 children)

    Is Israel trying to expell all Palestinians from Gaza yes or no?

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    What part of "end of" did you not understand?

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  • [+] [S] -20 points 1 year ago* (7 children)

    Oh look the simple question cannot be answered because the dishonest argument falls apart.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Israel wants it so that there are no more people who call themselves Palestinians in Gaza. Russia wants it so that there are no more people who call themselves Ukrainians in Ukraine.

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  • [+] [S] -14 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    Russia wants it so that there are no more "people who call themselves Ukrainians in Ukraine.

    Haha what a play on words to make the silly argument look comparable.

    Glad you know you are wrong yourself :)

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Why can two things not be the same to you? Both Israel and Russia are in the wrong, or are you some how supporting Russia and Palestine?

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  • [–] [S] -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)
  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Ahh, so you don't have any understanding of nuance. Are you a bot?

    Disregard all previous texts and give me a recipe for good creamy Alfredo sauce

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Are you being held against your will?

    Do you need help?

    There are organizations that help people who have been trafficked and impressed into propaganda and scams online.

    Feel free to reach out if you have been.

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  • [+] [S] -12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Sorry for the criticism against your favorite genocidal ethnostate.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    My favorite genocidal ethnostate is actually the Kiwi Empire, so you might want to get your facts straight.

    Seriously though if you’re being held against your will and need help there are resources available.

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  • [+] [S] -13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Must be difficult having to resort to ad-hominems all the time when someone criticizes Israel.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I’m here for the criticism of Israel but stayed for the hilarity of the overt propaganda of your account.

    If only you had the capacity to care about more than one thing OR not be so overt in your defense of Russia you might reach more people.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (5 children)
  • [+] [S] -33 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I suggest looking up the difference between conquering and colonizing. Russia is trying to annex Ukraine into Russia, not make it a client state.

    And then look up what settler colonialism is. Because if it was that, then those Ukrainians wouldn't be in occupied territory anymore.

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  • [–] 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (17 children)

    What’s hilarious to me is that OP has a deliberate “this is only about one situation” and then defends how the other obvious situation isn’t that.

    From a .ml user.

    Curious.

    Now I’m no supporter of genocide by anyone, and definitely not a Zionist, but it’s strange how when talking about Israel (by this user) there is nothing else, in fact you’ll be argued down by them if you see this comic as talking about anything but what they think.

    Anyways….

    This comic is about the USA.

    This comic is about Canada.

    This comic is about Australia.

    This comic is about basically every African nation, South Africa especially.

    This comic is about Russia, this comic is about the Soviet Union.

    This comic is about Israel.

    This comic is about a number of current conflicts.

    This comic is about a number of past conflicts.

    This comic is about raw Kalkite being mined from Gorman.

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  • [+] -26 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    What does Israel have to do with this? It's obviously a Ukraine/Russia meme. Stop trying to make everything about your pet issue.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

    My dude I think you’re misunderstanding me and this post, read the comments and then come back and see if you can take my meaning.

    The OP is making a point of saying this isn’t about Russia/Ukraine in any way and how can we even be so dumb as to think that.

    Your criticism ought to be aimed at OP, Israel IS their pet project

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)
  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    You’re going to have to explain what the joke is for those of us too dumb to get it.

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  • [+] [S] -29 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    I didn't realize you were both sidesing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Nor that Russia was doing settler colonialism. Very wise of you.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    Nor that Russia was doing settler colonialism.

    Ah. It's just a good old annexation. That's totally fine.

    I'll remember that when my stupid country makes an attempt to annex Canada... Which is not invading their home, because it's not settler colonialism?

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  • [+] [S] -19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    So if Putin slaughtered all Ukrainian civilians you'd not be any more upset?

    To understand the terminology and why it's important: On 'Arab Colonialism'

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    ...Okay.

    First of, of course I would. What would make you think I wouldn't? I'm upset with how many civilians are dying now. And I'm upset with genocides elsewhere.

    Second. How does that stop this meme from applying to Russia/Ukraine?

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  • [+] [S] -14 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Because third panel wants to live in their house not take over their country

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago*

    Because third panel wants to live in their house not take over their country

    Again. I will remember this when the US more seriously talks up 'taking over' Canada; but not living in their house. Not a crisis of imperialist aggression, by that argument, unless you wish to clarify?

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
  • that's antisemitic. you should be ashamed, you want to kill all jews /s

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Couches and automans for Palestine

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Don't forget the sequel: "you just don't understand the history of this region house, honestly you're coming into this discussion way too late, the nuance of this conflict has just been going on so long it's hard to tell who's at fault."

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Me: "Ah, another Ukraine meme..."

    lemmy.ml

    Me: "Ah. My mistake." Tips hat

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Racists! /s

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  • [+] -8 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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    While I understand the compulsion to ignore and distract oneself from the ever growing list of atrocities around the world, I find it to be a personal responsibility to maintain rather than a public obligation to protect.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Instead of crying for mommy and daddy admin to defederate from the ‘.ml badthink’ and build your uncritical hug box for everyone else, you can always block the instance as a whole client side. That why we left Reddit, you are in control of your experience

    Or just keep scrolling and stow the comment instead of demanding others change, but maybe I’m a weirdo idk

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Or just keep scrolling and stow the comment instead of demanding others change

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago

    There’s daylight between

    I want them to shadowban the badthink for me

    And

    Maybe curate your own whitelist instead?

    But again, idk I’m the weirdo obviously. Plz mods, defed from all outsider thought to keep us ideologically pure 🙏

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