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    Russia has not been a part of ‘the west’, certainly not as far as most of the EU is concerned unless you’re trying to be intentionally obtuse

    It has been a colonial empire for quite a while now. Or do you really think this didn’t happen with military force? That it’s just the natural extent of the Russian nation? Or that the Empire didn’t brutally exploit every new territory they conquered? “Colony” doesn’t mean “overseas”.

    Every single larger, or affluent, European country engaged in colonialism.

    It’s pretty funny having iron crosses constantly showing up on all the UA vehicles

    That’s the Cossack cross. The Cossacks got it from the Templars, same root as the Iron Cross.

    The Ukrainian state has been killing civilians indiscriminately in its two breakaway regions

    Отъебись ватник блядь.

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      Were the Russians also doing chattel slavery like the west was for literally hundreds of years? Like sure conditions for serfs weren’t great, but the transatlantic slave trade, the mass genocide of the americas, the subjugation of africa, india and china built the wealth of europe. You’re trying to act like these two things are the same and they’re not

      Отъебись ватник блядь.

      lmao

      seriously though:

      The Ukrainian state has been killing civilians indiscriminately in its two breakaway regions

      Where’s the lie? You guys think that’s a good thing. Link to more info

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        Like sure conditions for serfs weren’t great,

        They were abhorrent. You’re really playing semantics here, conditions were essentially slave-like just as, say, Cuba under Batista.

        built the wealth of europe

        No. Water power did, Europe has an absurd number of suitable streams for grain mills which allowed the creation of extensive trade, merchant, and scholar classes – as they could be fed. Which led to technological superiority which led to the capacity to roll over other nations (and the presumption that it was the right thing to do). Without that pre-existing wealth all that colonising would not have been possible.

        Where’s the lie? You guys think that’s a good thing.

        You’re accusing me of condoning or advocating genocide?

        • You’re accusing me of condoning or advocating genocide?

          You already told me to fuck off for pointing out that parts of Ukraine have been getting shelled by its own government for over 8 years, considering that response, yes that was my conclusion.

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            You already told me to fuck off for pointing out that parts of Ukraine have been getting shelled by its own government for over 8 years,

            No. I told you to fuck off for this:

            The Ukrainian state has been killing civilians indiscriminately in its two breakaway regions

            Yes, Ukraine has been shelling Russian positions in those regions for quite a while now.

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              Donetsk city has been routinely getting hit for years, it’s why the SMO started

              and again here you are cheerleading for indiscriminately killing civilians

              Yes, Ukraine has been shelling Russian positions in those regions for quite a while now.

              hitler-detector

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                it’s why the SMO started

                A resounding no. The worst collateral damage happened under Poroshenko, one of the reasons why he lost against Zelenskyy.