the reason liberals call the ukraine was a genocide is because war is so normalized to them that calling it a regular war isnt enough for them, they have to call it genocide to convince themselves this is different than what libs themselves want to do
It also helps to counter their nagging thoughts of “why am I siding with Nazis again?” or “why am I freezing this winter for some place called Ukraine?”
Well if I’m preventing a genocide by the fascist russians, anything and everything is worth it as a valid strategy.