AnAmericanPOV64

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by AnAmericanPOV64 4y ago
>This isn't the topic of discussion of this thread. This is true, my intention isn't to derail the topic of the thread. Just pointing out that "whataboutism" is often just a defense for "stop pointing out my hypo
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by AnAmericanPOV64 4y ago
Most people in the West, including myself, knew nothing about Bandera until perhaps a month or so ago, so I'm not sure what you mean by "he's more favored in the West" unless you meant Western Ukraine. He has tons of mon
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by AnAmericanPOV64 4y ago
The "whataboutism" defense has basically become codeword for "how dare you point out our hypocrisy!" Especially for people in South America or the Middle East, why should they care about war crimes in Europe when Europea
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by AnAmericanPOV64 4y ago
Stepan Bandera, who is highly respected in Ukraine, had a reputation during WW2 of mass murdering Ukrainians who were "insufficiently Ukrainian". Its not unreasonable to ask for an independent investigation by the UN/ICC befo
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by AnAmericanPOV64 4y ago
This should be investigated by the ICC...along with all of the war crimes the U.S. got away with in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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by AnAmericanPOV64 5y ago
By whataboutism, do you mean pointing out the West's hypocrisy? Why don't you just answer his question? Personally, I support the banning of Russian, Saudi, and Israeli accounts. What's good for the goose is good for the gand
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by AnAmericanPOV64 5y ago
I think this is a good way to bring attention to this cause, however, I can't help but point out the notable hypocrisies that this crisis has revealed: -Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) are legitimate ways to oppose an occupyin