I've had so called leftists call me an imperialist dog and shit for taking that line. I'm not even saying this to be condescending, but do people even understand how complex this geopolitical situation is? If you have zero understanding of the 2014 conflict, or what NATO has been up to since the 90s, you aren't going to have any nuanced takes on the matter. And yes, I fully fucking understand that lives are stake. The larger issue is that the lives never stopped being at stake, even before Putin started amassing those troops.

Stalin supported a regressive monarchist in Afghanistan against Western imperialism. The situations aren't the same, but the balance of power is not at all equal on both sides in this conflict either. It's especially moreso the case when you realize what type of impact letting the US dictate economic outcomes for the EU will do to China's foray with BRI.