I made the mistake of balking at some particularly unhinged Ukraine/Russia rhetoric offline yesterday and got called a vatnik, a tankie, a Russia lover and I was even suspected of being pro-Israel and apparently a nazbol Aimee Therese follower or something
I'm not even invested in this shit, I just find the insane saber-rattling and warmongering unsettling 
When someone tells you Putler's going to invade Estonia, Poland and Finland for Lebensraum next if he's not stopped in Ukraine, just nod your head solemnly
i think you should develop your political beliefs so that they stand up to some minor questioning from someone who has not done any research on the issue at all. like, have a quick, intelligible response to reasonable questions like "but isn't invading a sovereign nation a bad thing to do?"
the only guy to ever invade a country
and also how to phrase your positions in a non-aggressive manner. online we are so goddamn aggressive. in the real world you have to be respectful of your company and not pass judgment. generally speaking