• DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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    I wouldn’t say they are “in the right” just that they have reasonable wants and have tried every diplomatic option already. The west backed them into a corner and they stood their ground. At least more people are realising that this war isn’t just Frodo taking the ring to Mordor to defeat Sauron. (Do libs read LOTR? I guess they’ve watched the movies.)

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      Fair enough. I guess I should have specified they are in the right compared to Ukraine and NATO and when it is understood Russia was facing western aggression

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        Yeah, they already call us “red fash” and try to lump us in with PatSocs. The semantics are annoying, but it is important to clarify our positions and resist easy answers.

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          Yeah, you are correct. I guess I was thinking the second comment in my head an assumed the asterisked part was self-explanatory but I do need to make a point of remembering to fully explain what I mean

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            Right now at least there are a fair few lib lurkers. They’ve been told we’re all evil Putin puppets who hate freedom and love violence. We need to clarify our positions for the sake of the “audience” I guess. (Only if you feel like it though, this is just my personal perspective on how to deal with the reddit influx).