‘This is not about Ukraine at all, but the world order,’ said Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, a month after the invasion. ‘The unipolar world is irretrievably receding into the past … A multi-polar world is being born.’ The US is no longer the world’s policeman, in other words – a message that resonates in
Some people were following events in ukraine since before 2014 and saw what McCain etc wanted out of them - more provocations with Russia. To them, the “Putin’s war of aggression” propaganda is laughable. But people have a tendency to be blinded by their hatred of the Ukrainians - who are nazis and torturers for sure, but you have to keep a clear mind and explain the history. I learned about this after the war started.
I read some world systems theory which you may have a tidbit of already seeing the core/semiperiphery/periphery classification of countries people throw out. It is rooted in historical materialism. It’s exciting to see mistakes that Marxists and others like Wallerstein have made because it shows us work remains to be done!
Some people were following events in ukraine since before 2014 and saw what McCain etc wanted out of them - more provocations with Russia. To them, the “Putin’s war of aggression” propaganda is laughable. But people have a tendency to be blinded by their hatred of the Ukrainians - who are nazis and torturers for sure, but you have to keep a clear mind and explain the history. I learned about this after the war started.
I read some world systems theory which you may have a tidbit of already seeing the core/semiperiphery/periphery classification of countries people throw out. It is rooted in historical materialism. It’s exciting to see mistakes that Marxists and others like Wallerstein have made because it shows us work remains to be done!
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