[–] 2 points 7 months ago*

Whaaaat? I didn’t expect this. After four attacks on the UNIFIL mission, and thus on Italian troops, which were met with nothing more than verbal reprimands, I had given up hope that the Italian government would actually do anything.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    Well, if you’ve always been a Windows user, I think it’s normal to have trouble with another operating system. You certainly can’t expect to just install it and know how to do everything. You probably learned to use Windows when you were young, when your mind was more flexible, which is why it seems easier to you. I’ve also noticed that many users tend to ignore problems on Windows, while highlighting those on Linux; I think this is because they expect errors on Linux. Linux actually has error handling that Windows can only dream, you can log everything and trace the root cause of the problem. With Windows, often the only option you have is to reboot and hope the problem goes away.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    In what sense are we letting Putin do whatever he wants? It was supposed to be a three-day war, but they’ve been stuck in Donbas for four years. I don’t know how much longer this will go on, but as long as there are Ukrainians resisting the invasion of a fascist state, I think it’s right to support their fight

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    As if he were the first fascist to fabricate false claims in order to invade another country.

    And in any case, whatever Putin’s claims may have been, nothing justifies an armed incursion into another country without a UN mandate, nor war crimes, nor the continued targeting of civilian infrastructure and the population.

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  • [–] 22 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Putin has refused to strike deals even with European leaders; he hasn’t just been taking Trump for a ride. If we stopped supplying weapons to the Ukrainians, they would be conquered in no time, but that would be an occupation, not peace.

    To negotiate, you must first prevent Russia from doing whatever it wants in Ukraine; otherwise, the only valid agreement will be Ukraine’s annexation by Russia.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Well, looking at the polls, almost every country is at risk; the right is gaining ground everywhere. Today it’s five countries, but tomorrow there could very well be more. I don’t think kicking them out is the best solution (not least because, as an Italian, I’d prefer it if you didn’t leave us to our fate)

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  • [–] 23 points 7 months ago (11 children)

    Russia is a nuclear power; you can’t wage open war against them, because who knows how they might react if cornered. I don’t know about you, but I don’t trust the fascists running Russia at all. Negotiations are the only way forward, but right now it’s Putin himself who doesn’t want to negotiate; all attempts to organize a ceasefire have fallen through because of Russia. Arming the working class so they can defend themselves, as happened with the Italian and French partisans when they had to drive out the fascist, seems to me the most sensible thing to do.

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