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by lowkey 5y ago
> Does the advertised curiosity stream series go into more details on that? Not that I can find. They seem to be focused on military strategy and geopolitics. Their other videos are about the reasons behind other modern military conflict
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by lowkey 5y ago
I don't expect you to watch this full video but will leave it here for anyone who is curious about the broader context for this conflict. TL;DR: The war didn't start last week. It has been ongoing since 2014 and involves horrible
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by lowkey 5y ago
Today I learned. Just so we are clear, do we both agree that supporting Nazi soldiers is a bad thing no matter which side? Also, it seems we both agree that invading another country and shelling civilians is also wrong, whether it is Russia
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by lowkey 5y ago
That is fantastic and that man is most certainly a hero, no argument. That said, my question was about how certain you were that at least some of the heroic acts you read or watched, were not some form of propaganda? Call me cynical but as
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by lowkey 5y ago
How sure are you that at least some of that wasn't manufactured propaganda? You do realize that propaganda works for both sides and it can be hard to identify in the fog of war. All I am saying is that it pays to be skeptical in these
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by lowkey 5y ago
I realize mine is an unpopular view. To be clear, I do not support Putin nor the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. I just find it uncomfortable that so many are suddenly willing to look the other way while Ukraine employs militant Nazi battali
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by lowkey 5y ago
Do you have equal contempt for the New York Times which knowingly sold us a War in Iraq by constantly repeating a lie about WMD, resulting in 500,000 dead Iraqis? There are no 'good guys' in this war. - Putin is a brutal dictator.
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by lowkey 5y ago
Maybe it has something to do with Facebook temporarily unbanning the Azov Brigade as long as they fight the Russians? FYI the Azov Brigade is a Neo-Nazi military unit fighting as an official part of the Ukrainian National guard. https:&#x2
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by lowkey 5y ago
Gentle reminder that the fog of war is in full effect and both sides of this conflict are guilty of spreading propaganda and misinformation. It goes with the territory but a dose of healthy skepticism is the best course of action for observ
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How and why the U.S. Government Perpetrated the 2014 Coup in Ukraine(moderndiplomacy.eu)
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by lowkey 5y ago
What if I told you that multiple 0.25% interest rate hikes are unlikely to meaningfully counter 7.5% inflation? The last time the US had inflation this high Volcker had to raise rates to double-digits in order to break the back of inflation
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by lowkey 5y ago
> With respect to inflation, that’s being directly addressed. Please explain. I don’t understand how that’s true. In last night’s SOTU President Biden said inflation was mostly due to car prices or something equally silly. I don’t see an
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by lowkey 5y ago
Even in a cozy democracy sometimes it can be frustrating when a candidate you didn’t vote for pushes for say a war on terror because of WMD that turn out not to exist. Sometimes, even in a cozy democracy, both parties jointly support giving
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by lowkey 5y ago
Not from the article, but I read elsewhere that the sanctions also have a carve-out exclusion for Italian luxury goods - certainly not a NEED Also, in the case of the United States, Canada and Germany our energy dependency on Russian oil is
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by lowkey 5y ago
Not exactly the question you asked but this Twitter thread talks about, why Putin wants to invade Ukraine: https://mobile.twitter.com/akheriaty/status/1497835354933526... Answer: multiple potential reasons = it’s
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by lowkey 5y ago
I agree, bombing labs from the air doesn't warrant boots on the ground, so it's obviously not the full explanation. I shared the hypothesis because grandparent comment asked what other reason there could be - this was one.
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by lowkey 5y ago
One hypothesis making the rounds on Twitter is that Putin’s bombing campaign was targeting US funded biolabs in Ukraine [0][1] which the Russians have previously complained about [2] [0] https://twitter.com/Manifestor4/
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by lowkey 5y ago
I would say they are different, not necessarily better or worse. In this case the target was political protesters who opposed the government. Civil forfeiture is wrong, but targeting dissidents and threatening to make them economic non-pers
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by lowkey 5y ago
I can see you are not a fan of Elon Musk but I don't really follow your logic. His meme about Justin Trudeau clearly indicated he was not a fan of the government of Canada suspending civil liberties and freezing the bank accounts of Ca
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by lowkey 5y ago
> So rich people should be allowed to say whatever they want? That's a hot take. I don't think it is limited to rich people, but yes, that's how freedom of speech works. If you're not committing fraud, say by yelling
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by lowkey 5y ago
I don't think anyone has claimed that the protest turned into a riot. Only that the protest turned into an occupation and/or a blockade that caused economic damage and negatively impacted the residents of Ottawa. These were remark
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by lowkey 5y ago
> The freezing via the EMA would thaw after the EMA expires in a few days. The PM is on the record admitting he is considering extending the Emergency Measures Act, potentially for months. His Minister of Finance has already declared she
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by lowkey 5y ago
Replying to my own comment as I am no longer able to edit. I retract the following claim in my parent comment. > There is also some evidence that it may have actually been the PM's personal photographer who took the photos of the Na
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by lowkey 5y ago
I apologize. I overstepped and will correct my previous comment with a note. I do find it suspect that this all went down at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier which is a hotel most well known for hosting foreign dignitaries and heads of state, a
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by lowkey 5y ago
> This was one year after similar group attacked the American Capitolium. Assuming you are referring to the January 6th insurrection incident, I don't think the two are comparable. What happened in Canada could fairly be described a
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by lowkey 5y ago
I upvoted your comment as I completely agree. As a smaller nation with a large and powerful neighbor to the south, it is important for Canada to protect against foreign influence in our politics and particularly our elections. I do wish we
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by lowkey 5y ago
Notably, the War Measures Act - which is the original act that was rebranded as the Emergencies Act in 1988 - has only ever been put into effect 3 times in history. 1. WWI 2. WWII 3. FLQ Crisis - an incident that included the kidnapping of
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by lowkey 5y ago
But the freezing of accounts wasn't limited to foreign donors, was it? It wasn't even limited to those who actually broke any laws. Multiple incidents have been reported by Canadians who donated as little as $50 to the protest BEF
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by lowkey 5y ago
Please note that the Canadian government has, in the past, on multiple occasions [0], used agents provocateurs to falsely smear a protest movement by planting their own agents who attempt to inflame a situation. For example, trying to turn
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by lowkey 5y ago
In the case of Canada, the right to freedom of assembly is enshrined in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It is the highest law of the land and supercedes all other laws and acts, even the Emergencies Act, which by law must conform to the

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