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I have invested considerable personal resources into fighting for democracy in my country and ended up having to flee leaving behind a rather comfortable life.
by entropyneur 2y ago
I have invested considerable personal resources into fighting for democracy in my country and ended up having to flee leaving behind a rather comfortable life. The United States has always been an inspiration despite its well-known flaws.
Watching this situation unfold is very disturbing. And especially disheartening is the behavior of Republican representatives. A mere month ago these same people were Ukraine's best friends and world's dictators' most hawkish enemies and suddenly they are all parroting a completely opposite narrative. I mean, I can understand electing a pathalogical liar. Happened in my country as well. But turns out others were lying too? Suddenly turns out there's no commitment to values, but only a commitment to one man? If this can happen so easily in a 250 years old democracy, is democracy even worth fighting for? Is the Ukrainians' sacrifice worth it?
- hypeatei 2y ago> A mere month ago these same people were Ukraine's best friends and world's dictators' most hawkish enemies What Republicans a month ago were UAs best friend? I feel like the simping for Russia has been a consistent stance of MAGA since 2016 -- certainly since the 2022 invasion.
- CrossVR 2y agoThere were non-MAGA republicans who still held Reagan-era values about freedom and democracy.
- hypeatei 2y agoWho?
- insane_dreamer 2y agoMcConnell for one, quite loudly.
- labster 2y agoLindsay Graham as well. Most Republicans who have views that oppose Trump are afraid for their safety should they speak out against our Leader.
- aprilthird2021 2y agoGraham just went on air and said Zelensky should resign after he was so disrespectful today. Ball-less man really
- labster 2y agoMaybe he accidentally said the wrong President, you know what it’s like getting old. Fuck, do I miss John McCain. This is definitely the darkest timeline.
- zephyreon 2y agoGraham’s opinions and stances on everything are akin to a flag blowing in the wind. As soon as the wind shifts, the flag immediately follows. Granted most politicians are like this but I’d venture to say Graham is one of the most consistent.
- insane_dreamer 2y agoHe is the most spineless coward. Despicable.
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- energy123 2y agoThe American hero who stopped Trump's attempted coup, Mike Pence.
- neom 2y agoJust talking aloud here and not trying to say anything in particular: I've been an HSBC customer for 20 years, 6/7 years ago things started to get a bit weird, and then there was a full blown withdrawal. I do a small amount of business with kids of CCP folks, 2/3 years ago things in those relationships changed also. I've thought for a while now there is something pretty big brewing behind the scenes, the way Trump reacted to Zelensky saying that the USA is going to feel some stuff... again, I'm not trying to say something, I'm not saying war, aliens, paradigm shifting tech, I don't know what I'm saying, but my gut says something starkly unusual is brewing.
- causal 2y agoDon't think I track. Some people withdrew some money and it makes you think something big is coming?
- neom 2y agoHSBC is effectively fully exiting the west. US, Canada and this year UK was announced, also noticed the floors in our building that the ICBK are on are coming up for availability.
- kragen 2y agoICBC?
- Mentlo 2y agoHSBC is a British company, what do you mean it's exiting the west?
- neom 2y agoIf you dig in, you will find that HSBC is an Asian bank with a British regulatory structure. HSBC Group is large, and functionally HQ'd in hong kong, but on top of that, as I said, if you dig in, you'll find a lot of things that show HSBC is an Asian bank with a British regulatory structure, it's why it's used by people like myself.
- mjfl 2y agowhat is Ukraine's path to victory and why do you think war is better than peace or even a ceasefire?
- lm28469 2y agoComing from the people who spent $2.5 trillion fighting goat herders with ak47s for over 20 years, and lost, that's a good one... Either way it's not a reason to publicly humiliate Zelensky, to announce he's a dictator, to repeat Russian propaganda talking points, &c. If your version of peace is to unconditionally accept all of the aggressor's demands, shit on the country being invaded and steal their resources don't be surprised if people don't clap
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- HumblyTossed 2y agoUkraine’s path to victory should be the rest of the world telling Putin to fuck off or else.
- rfrey 2y agoWhy do you think complete surrender is better than continuing to struggle?
- mjfl 2y agoThat is a false premise. No one is negotiating complete surrender.
- Hammershaft 2y agoThe entire point that Zelensky was making to Vance is that every instance of diplomacy Ukraine has had with Russia has been discarded when it's convenient by Russia. Trump wants what looks good on TV, which is a peace deal, but without any plan or security assurances Russia will simply invade again when they rebuild their army.
- thrance 2y agoTrump has been glazing despots for years, nothing about this is surprising. They were never "the world's dictators' most hawkish enemies", quite the contrary. Why else would russian propaganda be so aligned with MAGA?
- cryptonector 2y agoIs Ukraine currently a democracy?
- aeze 2y agoIt's generally considered one, yes.
- rfrey 2y agoYes. Why would you think otherwise? Even the leader of the opposition says the current situation is the only legal scenario.
- cryptonector 2y agoThey canceled elections. How long can a long parliament run before it's no longer a democracy?
- cbg0 2y agoYou can't have elections when you're being invaded or under attack, it's not unprecedented and it's also constitutional. The UK for example didn't have elections from 1939 to 1945 due to WW2. If part of your population is under occupation, they won't be able to vote how they want, and the rest of your civilian population becomes a target for constant bombardment in order to vote "correctly".
- cryptonector 2y agoThe U.S. and the Confederacy held elections during the Civil War, when each was invading the other.
- Mentlo 2y agoAh yes, the Civil War, a famous conflict where attacks behind the frontline were common due to airplanes and ballistic missiles. /s
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