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Lettuce wrote
I mean if u going in this direction u might as well talk Abt how Russian soldiers like to post live leak videos of them raping civilians and torturing POWs.
Tequila_Wolf OP wrote
It's the South African context. Third largest party's leader is shilling for putin and pretending like china is ML, claiming they support Russia in the war against imperialism.
Here's one such video on reddit, if anybody is interested: https://www.reddit.com/r/SouthAfricanLeft/comments/13s50r0/eff_on_neoimperialism/
Tequila_Wolf OP wrote
Thanks, this is useful, but I'd also want generally credible links to go with these points.
uanon wrote (edited )
There're plenty of those (some of which you pinned in /f/ukraine), but do you mean criticizing the narratives regarding Russian-Ukrainian war, or maybe just their ideology overall, or what? I think it's hard to put everything into just one text. Alexander Reid Ross and Emmi Bevensee had some good pieces, among other authors.
kano wrote
I would be happy if you have any links to share about this especially if they're not in the pinned post in /f/ukraine
TwentyFiveCharsOrLess wrote
You actually bother with the red fash?
Tequila_Wolf OP wrote
I typically don't bother with anybody who doesn't want to change. But when there are other people in the room who will get something out of listening, I think it's worthwhile to articulate things well.
Also I find it valuable in general to be able to articulate things well. I want my own reasons for what I do to be good.
divgradcurl wrote
Don’t bother with text, they’re not discussing this in good faith. It’s just like the holodomor.
Binary thinking at play with the tankies, “America bad, and Russia opposes America thus Russia good!”” It’s foolish nonsense from inadequate thinkers.
Tequila_Wolf OP wrote
See my response to TwentyFiveChars
NoPoint wrote
Is the context local to you? What are the tanks saying?
You could just outline the gravity of what Russia has done to harm Ukrainian people, e.g.