• ThereRisesARedStar [she/her, they/them]
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    11 months ago

    No, if he didn’t he would have been couped and the invasion launched anyway. Russia is a dictatorship of capital. Putin answers to the national bourgeoisie of Russia.

    Also hypotheticals like that aren’t really relevant to discussing actual exit strategies. Unless you’ve found a way to hop realities.

    • @[email protected]
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      111 months ago

      Then they deserve defeat at the hands of Ukraine. If they want to go into a war on their own volition, then they will have to face to consequences. If that requires NATO might, then so be it. Peace was always an option.

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          I disagree. The fact that Russia (a supposed world super power) is still there means Ukraine is winning. Russia can’t beat little ol’ Ukraine in a war. I’d say they are in a better position than we think.

          • ThereRisesARedStar [she/her, they/them]
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            2811 months ago

            Lol.

            No, it means its getting increasingly bloody as more and more Russians and Ukrainians get thrown in the meat grinder without a path to victory for Ukraine. That isn’t winning.

              • ThereRisesARedStar [she/her, they/them]
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                2711 months ago

                And Biden should give everyone a pony.

                You understand that “they should behave like they should behave” isnt very useful in understanding politics and developing personally actionable solutions, right?

              • Egon [they/them]
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                511 months ago

                And Jeff Bezos should give me all of his money, but that’s not gonna happen either

          • Egon [they/them]
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            511 months ago

            The fact that Russia (a supposed world super power) is still there means Ukraine is winning.

            The fact that Russia didnt shock and awe it’s way across a country that has the entirety of NATO backing it means Russia is losing? Lmao ok.
            NATO is running out of equipment because it’s supplying Ukraine. Russia is basically taking on NATO and winning, but go off

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        11 months ago

        Then they deserve defeat at the hands of Ukraine.

        I disagree, but even if I agreed I’d accept the material reality that is that Ukraine is bleeding people. The have a volksturm going on, it’s a meat grinder, I think they should stop this mindless slaughter