4 ms·

> Liberals are cheerleading the war in Ukraine. At least the inception of the war with Iraq saw them join significant street protests. Ukraine is embraced as th

by _moof 4y ago

> Liberals are cheerleading the war in Ukraine. At least the inception of the war with Iraq saw them join significant street protests. Ukraine is embraced as the latest crusade for freedom and democracy against the new Hitler. This particular bit is such a weird take. Speaking as someone who marched against the invasion of Iraq and also wants us to support Ukraine, the position isn't "war is good now actually," the position is "hey maybe don't go invading people for fun." I didn't want to see Iraq invaded on false pretenses and I don't want to see Ukraine taken over by a bully either. There's nothing inconsistent about this.

asdfk-12 4y ago
This issue I see with your take is the identity of the bully - soft power versus hard power. The United States empire machine has long been deeply involved in the affairs of countries that could literally not be further away from the homeland. Russia or China behaving similarly in the affairs of Mexico or Canada would be treated as an act of war by the Americans
- hdjjhhvvhga 4y ago
  > This issue I see with your take is the identity of the bully Sorry, I don't follow. The parent is consistent: they are against the oppressor (the US in the former case, Russia in the latter).
deleted 4y ago
[deleted]