• Peter1986C@beehaw.org
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    Eh, Putin is primarily responsible for this war. Yes, NATO does outright dubious stuff and needs to reform or disband in the mid to long run, but as of now Putin and similar are the bigger problem.

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      Did Putin start the genocide in the donnbas in 2014?

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      No, Putin is not the one responsible for this war. Firstly, reducting entire conditions and situation to “Putin want” is by itself completely infantile and should be full stop. Secondly, did you perhaps missed continous USA agreesion at Russia and Soviet Union since 1917 and the catastrophic turn of events after 1991 with numerous escalations by NATO expansion, aggressive manouver, military encirclements and coups/attempts in many countries bordering Russia?

      This is what you won’t ever hear in polish media.

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        Nato does not expand by itself. Countries join because they are fearful of Russian aggression.

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          What and aggresively placed country, right in the middle of all those NATO bases!

          It must be because 81% of armed conflicts in the world since 1945 was either started or meddled in by Russia.

          No wait, it’s the USA.

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        Did you even read what I wrote? Indeed the NATO needs reforming (they tend to exarebate waay to many issues in this world), but I can see why e.g. Finland wants to join it now Putin and friends are increasingly authoritarian towards their own populace and increasingly aggressive towards nations outside Russia.

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          Adding “and friends” somehow make that “analysis” even more infantile. Rest of what you wrote is again, pure propaganda identical in polish and USA media, completely ignoring history. Yes, that include “NATO bad also”, very old centrist technique to push leftists into the support of imperialism.

          There is no “also”. Western imperialism is the prime contradiction now.

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      How do you explain NATO’s consistent eastward advancement? What about the thousands of civilians the Ukrainian state has murdered in the Donbass?

      Look at these two pictures below, and tell us who is the aggressor.

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              Pole here: Poland joined for four reasons:

              1. It is pretty much mandatory if you want to join EU (note that we had referendum about joining EU but nobody asked us if we want to join NATO)

              2. You can always count on Poland trying to become western Europe, it’s a constant for over 1000 years by now, we join all institutions located there is possible. It’s also combined with massive inferiority complex.

              3. Russophobia is alongside anticommunism the absolute ideologic pillar of current Polish state, it’s basically reflexive at this point. Fun fact: if anything, it’s a proof of how even in the 90’s NATO was clearly still aimed against Russia.

              4. Last but not least, opportunism, NATO totally looked as the victor back then, hell it still looks like this when you’re in the bubble.

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                  Yeah, unfortunately socialism needs a constant upholding, as Lenin said, winning the revolution is easiest part, truly hard parts come later. Especially when the enemies are waiting for opportunity.