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kh's avatar

I have no desire to heap garbage on anyone; but it would seem like a good idea if we were not all turned to ashes, which we get gratis, thanks to vanity, out-sourced conflict, and support for escalation.

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Class Enemy's avatar

If you want to make sure that your precious little life is 100% safe, you have to kiss the boots of Putin or any other dictator with nukes, which doesn’t seem to bother you much. Your problem is that in this world there still are some people with a backbone, willing to take risks in order to live free, cramping your “safe” lifestyle.

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kh's avatar

my precious little life, those of Ukrainians, Russians, & yes, your precious little life too. really my lifestyle doesn't matter a jot. the risks of imperial expansion, however well intentioned, do.

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Class Enemy's avatar

That’s really funny! Any person in Europe, in the way of Russia’s evil for centuries, would read your words on “risks of imperial expansion” as - obviously! - a reference to the deadly, historical expansion of the Russian empire. And yet, for clueless, narcissistic Americans, that’s a reference to the “American empire”, that figment of Americano- centric feverish imagination! You should get out more in the real world!

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kh's avatar

As a European: the idea that the whole of Europe would, reflexively, think of imperial expansion as being Russian, as opposed to British, French, American or German - would seem absurd.

Indeed, the idea that the whole of Europe follows your opinion would seem more like narcissism, than listening to the few independent voices that call for peace, and de-escalation.

While there is still a Europe for you to see: visit Ireland, go to the Falls Road, ask (carefully) who the imperial enemy is. Ask them how clueless & narcissistic the Americans were, that supported their struggle for years. Then stand well back.

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Class Enemy's avatar

American imperialism and peace? Wouldn’t you happen to be one of those peaceniks from the ‘80s, one of the “useful idiots” who were dancing to whatever tune our communist propaganda would sing? As for “independent voices”, don’t delude yourself, now, just as back then, you’ve got a nice little cult where everybody dances to the same tune.

I don’t know where you’ve been since WWII, but it was the Soviets trying to conquer Europe, not the British. But what’s the point, whatever RT tells you, you just gobble it up.

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