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This sort of braindead mindset is exactly why learning dialectical materialism is so important. You're essentially denying causality. A bobcat is cornered by a
by 9999px 5y ago
This sort of braindead mindset is exactly why learning dialectical materialism is so important. You're essentially denying causality.
A bobcat is cornered by a man with a stick, the bobcat lashes out, you blame the bobcat.
You walk around a corner to see a kid hit another kid. You blame the one who did the hitting because you don't care to investigate what was happening before you rounded the corner.
There are decades of history that influence and have led up to this moment. The fact that you didn't mention NATO or the US/EU at tall is telling.
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- majormajor 5y agoWhat is the direct existential crisis facing Russia? Rather, it seems like Putin faces personal embarrassment of his and his nation's perception. From what I've read, the 1999 OSCE agreements say that there is an "inherent right of each state to be free to choose or change its security arrangements and alliances" and Russia signed those. Is that wrong?[0] Because if it's just chasing past glory, no, that's a very bad reason and should be given no more respect than the US invasions in the Middle East in the early 2000s. [0] https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_106788.htm%3FselectedLocale%3Den https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_106788.htm%3Fsel...
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