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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.

  • Awoo [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    Utilities are now on the hook for billions of pounds of unpaid bills after the prices of gas and electricity soared as households already struggling with the cost of living go into debt.

    It’s too early to put an overall figure on what customers owe, but the picture is bleak based on recent estimates. Companies such as Iberdrola SA’s Scottish Power are warning the market is no longer sustainable.

    Tory gov will nationalise if the conditions force them into it. The majority of the country is pro-nationalisation of the energy companies anyway and exiting the EU means there are absolutely no legal barriers to the UK doing so.

    This is a legitimate possibility and one that might be worth hammering as the situation worsens.

    Ironically Starmer said in the leadership contest that he was pro-nationalisation and then more recently said he is against nationalisation because he's a lying shit. So if the Tories nationalised any energy companies it would be a more significantly left policy than Starmer.

      • Sklorp [she/her]
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        3 years ago

        I know it's not strictly relevant, but the man went to a photo op and crashed a vehicle because he refused to turn left as everyone was screaming at him to do it. And it really just encapsulates everything about him.

    • SoyViking [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Isn't it Trash Future that has this bit about how the Tories will end up begrudgingly introducing war communism in Britain because unlike Labour, who are ideologically wedded to neoliberalism, their main concern is staying in power.