When you rely on mainstream news media for your news on a war with a highly motivated David slowly grinding down a weaker than expected and stupid Goliath.
You're on TweeterX, R_P, so why not follow some credible sources there for a more balanced picture?
When you rely on mainstream news media for your news on a war with a highly motivated David slowly grinding down a weaker than expected and stupid Goliath.
You're on TweeterX, R_P, so why not follow some credible sources there for a more balanced picture?
There's an interesting suggestion in there about how we get Ukraine to accept a negotiated deal where Russia keeps some large part of its eastern provinces in exchange for a security guarantee. They already got one in 1994, signed by the Russian president, the US president, and the Prime Minister of Great Britain. It promised that all concerned would protect and respect Ukraine's borders and sovereignty. Why should they fall for that again?
The proposal outlined would make a nice tidy package for the US to wash its hands of the whole messy conflict and leave Ukraine to its fate. The US could negotiate the surrender of Ukraine, but Ukraine would have to actually surrender. It's not clear to me why that would (or should) happen.
Once upon a time, the USA manufactured cluster bombs and sold them to Israel which deployed them in southern Lebanon. Now Israel manufactures its own cluster bombs. Would be curious to know if Israel exports cluster bombs.
Once upon a time, the USA manufactured cluster bombs and sold them to Israel which deployed them in southern Lebanon. Now Israel manufactures its own cluster bombs. Would be curious to know if Israel exports cluster bombs.
Straw man? Not at all. Although it would be very convenient for you to nullify the general will of Ukrainians to self-determination, which is basically what you are doing and intellectually more than lazy.
Is Ukraine a large country with a diverse population? Of course it is. In fact that is precisely why they do not want Neo-Soviet de facto totalitarian rule.
And that is the very thing that has united the country against the Russian invasion.
Repeating it doesn't make it any truer. At least, for me.
Is German self-determination compatible with being told what energy infrastructure you can or cannot implement? (Rhetorical, no gymnastics required).
You realize a part of the people are complicit and have varying compatible agendas? Not monolithic.
Preserving primacy is power politics. And all dressed-up.
Why then blame Russia, etc., etc.?
Straw man? Not at all. Although it would be very convenient for you to nullify the general will of Ukrainians to self-determination, which is basically what you are doing and intellectually more than lazy.
Is Ukraine a large country with a diverse population? Of course it is. In fact that is precisely why they do not want Neo-Soviet de facto totalitarian rule.
And that is the very thing that has united the country against the Russian invasion.
I hope you do realise your arguments are circular. By denying agency on the part of the people and positing that they are all just puppets of state machinations (in this case the US), it all just becomes power politics in the sense of Mearsheimer without any underlying moral justification or cause. Why then, blame the US for the very thing Russia is itself guilty of?
A straw man.
You realize a part of the people are complicit and have varying compatible agendas? Not monolithic.
Preserving primacy is power politics. And all dressed-up.
I hope you do realise your arguments are circular. By denying agency on the part of the people and positing that they are all just puppets of state machinations (in this case the US), it all just becomes power politics in the sense of Mearsheimer without any underlying moral justification or cause. Why then, blame the US for the very thing Russia is itself guilty of?
Coherent points: In response to Russian pressure, the west did not allow Ukraine to join NATO. Russia built up a separatist movement in eastern Ukraine and then used their military to annex Crimea. Since it was not part of NATO, the west did little to support Ukraine in response. Russia saw this tepid reaction and decided they could invade to take over the whole country. War goes on, people get killed. Russian propaganda and statements from some in the west attempt to portray this as the fault of the US. R_P yet again avoids putting together his position when asked to clarify wtf he actually means with his non-sentences and winky emojis.
