It's astounding how fast Ukraine changed in the western liberal imagination. It went from everyone seeing it as a backwater country full of drunks, child abuse, and shady energy deals to some kind of golden beacon of democratic civilization. This happened over a few weeks.
I'd really want to know what liberals would think if Russia invades somewhere they hate, like China or I don't know, Hungary.
Iraqis got the same treatment. They went from Evil Sand N-Words to Brilliant Freedom-Loving Patriots as soon as boots hit pavement in Baghdad. Then they vacillated between the two as necessary for domestic media consumption, alternating between oppressed freedom fighters yearning for democracy and soulless jihadist savages who would rather do America-Hating terrorism than accept our enlightenment.
Afghanistan took the same route, particularly at the beginning and tail end of the occupation, when "Poor hard working all-girls high school robotics team" played opposite "Scary bearded man yelling at nice blonde reporter lady in foreign devil tongue" on the evening news.
Either way, it is always the White Man's Burden to rule these countries until they can be brought into the light of modernity, like in... uh... checks notes Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
It's astounding how fast Ukraine changed in the western liberal imagination. It went from everyone seeing it as a backwater country full of drunks, child abuse, and shady energy deals to some kind of golden beacon of democratic civilization. This happened over a few weeks.
I'd really want to know what liberals would think if Russia invades somewhere they hate, like China or I don't know, Hungary.
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The honourary whites protecting us from the steppe savages.
Eurolibs don't hate Hungary, they hate the Orbman and even that only as long as he keeps calling Putin based.
any country would be portrayed as a beacon of freedom and democracy if it was invaded by russia tbh
god if russia invaded saudi arabia or north korea libs heads would explode wouldnt they
probably just their "little heads."
Giving them too much credit. "Ukraine? Is that a province of Russia or something?"
Iraqis got the same treatment. They went from Evil Sand N-Words to Brilliant Freedom-Loving Patriots as soon as boots hit pavement in Baghdad. Then they vacillated between the two as necessary for domestic media consumption, alternating between oppressed freedom fighters yearning for democracy and soulless jihadist savages who would rather do America-Hating terrorism than accept our enlightenment.
Afghanistan took the same route, particularly at the beginning and tail end of the occupation, when "Poor hard working all-girls high school robotics team" played opposite "Scary bearded man yelling at nice blonde reporter lady in foreign devil tongue" on the evening news.
Either way, it is always the White Man's Burden to rule these countries until they can be brought into the light of modernity, like in... uh... checks notes Qatar and Saudi Arabia.