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Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Add to the above list if you can, thank you.

Resources For Understanding The War Beyond The Bulletins

Defense Politics Asia's youtube channel and their map, who is an independent youtuber with a mostly neutral viewpoint.

Moon of Alabama, which tends to have good analysis (though also a couple bad takes here and there)

Understanding War and the Saker: neo-conservative sources but their reporting of the war (so far) seems to line up with reality better than most liberal sources.

Alexander Mercouris, who does daily videos on the conflict and, unlike most western analysts, has some degree of understanding on how war works. He is a reactionary, however.

On the ground: Patrick Lancaster, an independent journalist reporting in the Ukrainian warzones.

Unedited videos of Russian/Ukrainian press conferences and speeches.

Yesterday's discussion post.

  • BynarsAreOk [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    I guess this will lengthen the war, maybe it will take a year or more as western analysts claim if Russia is just gonna start carving bits off now. And there’s no way that Ukraine will agree to also losing Kherson - they were already adamantly against losing Crimea, Donetsk, and Lugansk, and they were virtually never gonna go back to being Ukrainian.

    I wouldn't jump to that conclusion Ukraine still not negotiating in good faith, the last hopeful attempt in Turkey was beginning to show some progress and then the UK/US NATO intervened and told Zelensky to walk back on his compromises.

    I think the length of the war is up to the US to decide. Certainly the current massive expenditure can't continue for long, all of this is being done at the expense of EU, how long until Europeans start getting angry?

    We saw the whole "war in Europe" rhetoric white people suffering oh no. But European history is also full of conflict between Germany/France/UK/Austria/Spain/Portugal/Netherlands all historically fought each other at some point, you know competing colonial/imperialist interests.

    Then I don't see how Biden can justify another Iraq/Afghanistan level of spending in the middle of a recession. I believe if the US gave their blessing we could have peace within a week of negotiations.

    • SoyViking [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      all of this is being done at the expense of EU, how long until Europeans start getting angry?

      It can last a very, very long time. Since WWII one of the most powerful liberal brainworms in Europe has been "America good". Directly challenging American interests would run counter to everything they believe in.

      Of course there will be a point at which pure ideology can no longer distract from material reality but that point is far, far away. It's a hell of a lot farther away than freeze peach, almost as far out as private property.

    • StuporTrooper [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Then I don’t see how Biden can justify another Iraq/Afghanistan level of spending in the middle of a recession.

      They'll use some faux Keynseian logic. More weapons building to boost the economy.