Via the BBC link that @Jesse13927 posted
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This is a good read. It brings up again the idea that Ukraine has always been treated as a colonial property by Russia.
Iâve been thinking recently about how there was a pan-Slavic movement in the late 19th century, but the biggest roadblock was the Russian Empire itself, which has always had needed to dominate its neighbors.
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Want to know which 24 fuckers voted against removing Russia from the Human Right Council?
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No surprises there, honestly.
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Huh, Ethiopia and Eritrea actually agree with each other on this issue. Guess they both want the freedom to keep attacking each other and committing atrocities in border regions without the UN butting in?
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Ditto Saudi Arabia and Yemen abstaining?
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Iâve been listening to military commentary which boiled down to âPutin now needs a NATO response to keep his narrative going - Russia can not loose against a weaker, smaller opponent.â
Some speculated that chemical weapons will be deployed to escalate things, or even tactical nukes. Both would of course be blamed on non-russian actors.
Personally, I am waiting for a nuclear power plant to be turned into a dirty bomb since the Russian army attacked Chernobyl. Said it before, still am expecting it. We have no idea how much fear in the public and political upheaval that would induce in Germany, in particular.
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Military donât have counter-measures against laser pointers?
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Iâd say that Yemen is MORE like Ukraine right now, thanks in large part to our war on terror. In fact, weâve all pretty much been ignoring our good friends the Saudis doing the exact same shit as the Russians are doing for years now in Yemen. Thatâs once we stopped drone bombing weddings thereâŚ
Overall, though, why should we act shocked when countries in the global south reject American led initiatives, as weâve constantly been on the side of racism and subjugation of the global south, backing whatever corporations want to do their, and then sending in condescending missionaries to âfixâ them. At the VERY least, the Soviets, and now Russia and China have acted with far less overly imperial action than we have and at least act like they are forging partnerships. By contrast, how many of their duly elected leaders have we supported the overthrow of over the years? When someone is constantly killing your leaders, and installing their own strong men, Iâm not sure what people expect?
Itâs not at all surprising that plenty of global south countries do not like or trust us. Itâs disappointing that theyâd support Russia, but not at all shocking.
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Theyâre best buddies now.
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âDear Ukrainians: I love my country, not yours,â she wrote on her Telegram channel. âI love my people, not yours. I love my family, not yours. I care about what will happen to my country, not yours. Iâm worried about my army, not yours. I support my president, not yours. I care more about mine than yours. So donât expect the impossible from me.â
In the weeks that followed, Stepanova pivoted to posting multiple times a day about a wider array of subjects: The COVID virus was âa government conspiracy,â she said, and Will Smithâs assault on Chris Rock was a cowardly, liberal Hollywood conspiracy to make people watch the Oscars and convince viewers that American men are capable of protecting their wives.
âOnly a Black, deaf-mute, transgender midget receives an award for a film today,â she wrote after the Oscars.
Russian influencer Telegram accountsâ disdain for what they describe as âliberal valuesâ reflects an online movement present around the world, from the propaganda-spreading troll farms in South Asia and Africa to the USâs alt-right. Common themes include undermining the media and the frequent use of sexually explicit, violent, and anti-LGBTQ language while invoking some form of puritanical âfamily valuesâ they claim are represented by authoritarian figures like Putin, Modi, or Trump.
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That whole thingâŚ
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There are plenty of comments explaining why the idea is stupid.
Well at least the âcringeâ part is in full effect.
.Youâre not arming civilians with a gun, with which they could at least defend themselves, youâre turning them into combatants with a âweaponâ that will immediately give up their position to pilots who are likely flying far too high and too fast to be effectively targeted by a single individual anyway. Note the pilot does have a gun, but will be responding in kind to this pinprick attack with a different kind of gun that can blow up an entire block who have effectively declared themselves combatants.
See also Cringelyâs galaxy brain idea for an officially not a no-fly zone.
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Whilst Saudi are absolutely correctly seen as the aggressors here, and Yemen the ones on the receiving end, there is this (hence my comment):
the Houthis have no incentive to accept any peace proposal for the time being because a resolution to Yemenâs war, at least for now, is at odds with their political and military strategy. The Houthi rebels have achieved a considerable amount of progress in advancing their political and military interests and are more interested in maintaining the current status quo than resolving the conflict.
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That, and Iâm pretty sure they both have Russian (or, Soviet) weapons, aircraft etc.
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Ok, I thought the ongoing situation in the Tigray region which involves forces from both countries was complicating their friendship but itâs super complicated so I donât really know.
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Not really, because the Eritreans are helping the Ethiopian government.
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Looks like youâre right. But damn, thatâs not the kind of help that any government should accept:
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