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by NoPie 5y ago
In this conflict nothing from Russian side can be trusted. They were lying about everything.
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This is a common view among many commentators but apparently not very popular with his subscribers. I liked his articles even though I am not a subscriber. In this case I think he really misses the point for several reasons: 1) My post-Sovi
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by NoPie 5y ago
Any proof that they are Ukrainian forces? The guardian reports that shelling is by Russian army: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/05/russia-uk...
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I noticed that when I write something like this, I immediately get downvotes. Then gradually as discussion developed I get upvoted. To me it seems that there really are vigilantes who are doing this for whatever reason. The same could be sa
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by NoPie 5y ago
I am sure there is a greater correlation between antivax and pro-Putin stance (except in Ukraine). Pro-vax people are majority and will have more divergent views about other issues so that doesn't mean much.
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Ok, it was a Biden's mistake that he didn't help more. It seems that the US had intel that is now fully corroborated that Putin planned to attack. Nevertheless, Europe helped even less. One month ago Germany prohibited other count
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It is not that simple. Even the Guardian noticed that antivax bots are now silent and have switched to pro-Russian narrative. And many naive people are following them. I used to be tolerant of antivax views on the grounds of the freedom of
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by NoPie 5y ago
We have surprising many Putin bots or just naive followers.
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For my country the last time was the WW2 and the people fought against Germany. I wonder if they think that it would have been better not to fight against Hitler as well?
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Therefore it is imperative that Ukraine wins this war as soon as possible to avoid and minimize deaths.
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While there are risks and many attempts are foolish, everybody should have realized by now that Putin will not stop in Ukraine unless he is crushed. Not to engage military is even bigger mistake and will only lead to prolonged war and more
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Genocide is just a term and where you draw a line is subjective. Ukraine suffered Golodomor and if they lose this war there will be Golodomor 2. It is not about culture but real lives lost. In tens of thousands, maybe even millions.
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by NoPie 5y ago
While not all information is correct, I don't see Ukrainians overstating that they are facing existencial risk. The country is being attacked, million people are refugees now, thousands dead, probably even more injured, maimed, civilia
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We need to know what Russia is reporting. Blocking completely makes no sense. What we don't want is that the general population believes this propaganda but for researchers, analysts, others it is wrong to block access to this informat
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It is hard to say but it is true that their first plan failed. Why would you believe that it is just a mishap and a small delay only? Still Russian army outnumbers Ukrainian and the damage they inflict will be substantial. And yet there is
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Not entirely convinced especially about the last part about hypocrisy. Past mistakes are not the reason to ignore this tragedy.
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This is bullshit. Their world is exactly the same. Before this war you could go to Russia, at least in the biggest cities, and the life was exactly the same as in any other European country. The beliefs are due to propaganda. Most Russians
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I understand that Putin believes that. This view is completely wrong. What else is there to understand?
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In the first example you are trying to insinuate that Ukrainians are Nazis. They are not. It is not about different world views but that some of those views are nonsense. As for religious views – yes, it is wrong for one religion to attack
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by NoPie 5y ago
I think that something similar happens in HN. Pro-Ukraine comments often gets downvoted quite a lot. It makes no sense to have so much pro-Russian voices here. It doesn't fit with the experience that the western world is clearly agains
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by NoPie 5y ago
In this war it is very clear who is the aggressor. Attacking another country just to increase the potential of your own country is wrong. There will be no benefit from this war. If Russia wins, it will be isolated for a very long time bring
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by NoPie 5y ago
It's completely wrong. Ukraine is an independent nation that is not going to hurt any other country but only tries to improve the lives of their citizens. Russia, or particularly Putin, has ambitions to force Ukraine to follow their le
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by NoPie 5y ago
I think that NFZ is a good idea. Putin is clearly out of his mind and can use nuclear option even if he loses Ukraine conventionally. But if we do nothing the human loss in Ukraine will be immense. We need to prevent this. Here is more deta
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by NoPie 5y ago
This will explain in detail: https://acoup.blog/2022/02/25/miscellanea-understanding-the-... (long read).
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Judging by the protests against this war in Russia itself, it is more likely the perspective of the Russian government not the Russian people.
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Ukraine was never a threat to Russia's borders. Quite the opposite, Ukraine lost territory due to Russia's aggression.
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People don't change their beliefs so easily. Nevertheless, it appears that many Russians know what is exactly happening. That's why they are actively sabotaging this war. Some are stalling their tanks, others surrender. This blood
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This rubbish was believed only in fringe circles and probably only because of Russian propaganda. Putin also said that he is attacking Ukraine to de-nazify it. It makes no sense hence his further claims will not be believed to be a reflecti
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Luckily no one believe Russia's narrative anymore. It is more about letting the world to know that Russia's goals are to subjugate Ukraine.
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On the contrary, it was the right thing to say in order to boost morale and try to influence the outcome of the war. Ukrainians, even though currently poor and corrupted, in our minds belong to Europe. It is just a question of time when it

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