SeekerSpock32
SeekerSpock32 t1_j29w30b wrote
Reply to comment by DavidlikesPeace in Kosovo: Serbs agree to dismantle barricades after talks by nopedoesntwork
A lot of times proponents of fascism portray their scapegoat as both strong and weak, but for Russia, they actually are both strong and weak. Just in different ways. Russia’s skills are in stoking conflict and disinformation, and not in actually fighting a war.
SeekerSpock32 t1_j29126d wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Kosovo: Serbs agree to dismantle barricades after talks by nopedoesntwork
Fine. The whole Serbia-Kosovo conflict can be a bullet point.
SeekerSpock32 t1_j28vi9l wrote
Reply to comment by OraclesPath00 in Kosovo: Serbs agree to dismantle barricades after talks by nopedoesntwork
Definitely seems like Russia wants a World War III, and I don’t (necessarily) mean that in a nuclear way, but with lots of conflicts going on across the world. Pretty much every major stoked conflict has some Russian influence on the anti-democratic side.
Their own invasion of Ukraine
China’s aggression towards Taiwan
Serbia’s aggression towards Kosovo
Right wing domestic terrorism and Russia-favoritism in the United States
Bolsonaro’s aborted coup attempt in Brazil
Letting Azerbaijan attack Russia’s supposed ally Armenia
Aiding the Iranian regime in attacking their citizens
Plenty more examples with Russia stoking the conflict.
SeekerSpock32 t1_j1nuur7 wrote
Reply to comment by amcclurk21 in China stages 'strike drills' around Taiwan, citing provocation by benh999
People love to jump on the “you can’t take a joke” bandwagon even though:
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plenty of times that excuse is used it wasn’t a joke at all (see: Mike Pompeo’s “2nd Trump Administration” line in the lead up to January 6th)
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they think a joke gives it a free pass because they can always use that excuse and they don’t like that excuse being called out.
Maybe it’s because I have ADHD or maybe it’s because too many times the excuse is used to just get out of being called a dick for making inappropriate statements, but I’ve kind of stopped caring whether people making inappropriate statements are joking or not.
SeekerSpock32 t1_j1mmt38 wrote
Reply to comment by CremeSwimming9047 in China stages 'strike drills' around Taiwan, citing provocation by benh999
Because I’m the first person ever to get upset at a joke. /s
It’s a bad joke and it shouldn’t have been made.
SeekerSpock32 t1_j1mmkn1 wrote
Reply to comment by CremeSwimming9047 in China stages 'strike drills' around Taiwan, citing provocation by benh999
Just because it’s sarcasm doesn’t give it a free pass.
SeekerSpock32 t1_j1mgjbk wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in China stages 'strike drills' around Taiwan, citing provocation by benh999
I don’t care if this is sarcasm or not. You’ve been told to fuck off.
SeekerSpock32 t1_j2bie2e wrote
Reply to comment by goonsquad4357 in Kosovo: Serbs agree to dismantle barricades after talks by nopedoesntwork
Hello whataboutism. Leftwing domestic terrorism is not anywhere near as common as rightwing domestic terrorism in the US.
Though in all seriousness, some of the hardest leftists in the US like Nina Turner are also bankrolled by Russia.