Yeah I know what you said and you don't need to patronize asking if I did. The point I was making is that the situation is not good when even the UK government-funded BBC aren't painting a good picture. If the pro-Ukraine sources that people are reading from online are saying it's not looking good in Bakhmut recently, then not everything people are saying online is part of some mastermind plan about a spooky Russian psy-op.
Thank you, Captain Obvious. So why are you telling me this then? Weak attempt at a straw man and quoting out of context.
Even the protests which drew thousands in Germany shows it isn't just a few people, so not every account you see on social media is somehow a fake account Putin made. People can have a different opinion you know?
As usual, you never give us the full picture. You might want to check out who the organizers for those events were. Sahra Wagenknecht is the main one. Looking her up, she's a member of the ex-communist Left party. A quick Wiki search tells us:
- "Wagenknecht has called for the dissolution of NATO and for a new security agreement that links Germany and Russia. Throughout her career, Wagenknecht has argued in favor of a closer relationship with Russia; in 1992, she penned an essay praising Stalinist Russia".
- "In the lead-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Wagenknecht was a prominent defender of Russia and its President Vladimir Putin, arguing on February 20, 2022 that while the United States was trying to "conjure up" an invasion of Ukraine, ""Russia has in fact no interest to march into Ukraine"."
This explains a lot. We're talking about a radical here. Most Germans probably think she's a lunatic thankfully, but it's sad to see misinformed individuals fall victim to her BS and manipulation.
A vocal minority consisting of generally misinformed individuals and tankies ultimately doesn't impress me. Tankies and far left radicals (far right too) have been objectively wrong about this war since the start and still are. It's astonishing actually. No one should take what they say at face value anymore. These people would give up East Germany if it meant that they could appease Russia.
If you're that paranoid, I'm sure the admin of this website will give you the location of where I live (hint: it's not Russia). I can even send him a picture of me and my street too if you need even more evidence of him confirming.
Plus have a think about this; why would these Russian government accounts you are getting paranoid about promote on a forum that isn't too mainstream? It would make more sense to choose mainstream websites or apps such as TikTok. More influential with less effort.
No one's paranoid, nor do I care. I doubt you will be posting regularly on this forum 1 year from now anyway. I just found it odd how much posting you were doing here and the fact that you've yet to criticize Russia or Putin of any wrongdoing so far. To me, that speaks volumes about where your thinly veil loyalties lie which is fine and your right to believe whatever you want. But stop getting your panties in a bunch anytime someone calls you out. Man up.
And FYI, you don't have to be actively working for the Russians, to be considered an 'asset'. It's better for Russian intelligence, if they can push someone in their direction, without any direct involvement, and it fits well into their agenda. Anything that cause infighting and distrust over supporting Ukraine is a win for them. It's why Tucker Carlson gets features in Russian state media all the time. Dude is doing their work for free unknowingly. Some people will tell you knowingly. I disagree though. Stupidity is strong in Fox News.
What are you going to do about it?
Nothing. I will continue to attack any nonsense and BS whenever I see it. Not exclusive to you though.
Btw, you've yet to tell me how peace negotiations would play out with Russia? What are the stipulations? What would be the agreed upon terms where we ensure Russia doesn't do anything like this again? All this crying you do about wanting peace and stopping endless wars, but you don't offer any practical resolutions to stop it.
The above posts were not directed to me, but I'll respond anyway.
Does everybody have to be a War Hawk, in order to remain in this discussion?
I have found, at this point for me, that it usually is a waste of time to post on tinnitus-related topics, so I prefer when I am here to spend my time on the politics section.
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et me preface by saying I'm not a war hawk. But you need to be realistic about the situation. Again, tell me a path to peaceful resolution without using weapons based on everything Russia has done since 2014 or prior?
Let's say Russia walks away with territorial gains. What happens in 5 years when they implement plans to take over Belarus if the civilian population revolts against Putin and Lukashenko? What do we do if Russia successfully implements a coup in Moldova (which they recently tried to do btw)? Russia is showing no signs of slowing down its imperialistic tendency and the disturbing part is that they are doing it using nuclear threats. If this is allowed, nuclear non-proliferation will be finished. A bunch of countries will look to get nuclear weapons, many of them from unstable countries. If you think the risk of nuclear war is too high now, then you'll hate a future where most countries have them either for conquest aspirations or defensive purposes against imperialistic enemies. I can't fathom that there are people that can't see the geopolitical implication of letting Russia win this war and all Putin needs to do to call it a win is some territorial gain.
The only option right now is for Russia to be humiliated and embarrassed militarily until it withdraws. Anything else is blatant appeasement that will be exploited by Russia. Ukrainians are literally doing us favor here. They want to fight and by withdrawing aid, it will result in more death and suffering.