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In reply to the discussion: Russian jets cross into Ukraine airspace [View all]JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)Who participated in the advance planning and execution of a coup d'etat against the elected government of a country? Which of the two, Russia or US, backed a new government that includes fascist parties? Which of the two continued to back that government after it abolished Russian as a state language on the first day? (Thus confirming that this government exists also to cater to and exploit ethnic revanchism, and not to defend supposed interests of economic or political justice.) And who was then shocked, shocked, that the Russian minority reacted exactly with the fear and the self-defensive moves that one would expect, especially in the part that is 97% Russian and historically part of Russia? Of course, it's also not a shock that there are those here who are willing to shill for the State Department line under these circumstances, and act as if Russia is some kind of special beast among the imperialist powers, and as if the U.S. government is spending taxpayer money on manipulations and covert interventions in this distant region out of some legitimate interest, or as if Putin is the new "Hitler" justifying a new arms buildup.