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  • emizeko [they/them]
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    1 year ago

    The intelligence official told me that everything Putin has been “doing in Ukraine is counter to Russia’s long-term interests.

    yeah right sure, find it pretty glaring that this is just nakedly asserted with nothing to back it up

    • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      I can see it. It's basically a "what are they doing, this is stupid" statement, which I hear all the time from people telling me about someone they're working with.

      • emizeko [they/them]
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        1 year ago

        I can believe he said it, it's just that thing where there are two realities I guess

        • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          Ahh you mean you find it hard to see how that official actually believes this?

          • emizeko [they/them]
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            1 year ago

            yeah. either they really thought they'd yell "Russia will invade" for weeks, and then Russia would just sit back and get destroyed by sanctions* while allowing a massive pogrom against Donbas, or he's lying

            *(most of which went into effect on the 22nd in response to recognition of DPR and LPR, not the invasion, and were planned at least six months before that)

            • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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              1 year ago

              The question of our time: "Do they really believe that shit??"