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[–] vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's your point? Are russia not currently being an imperialist nation? They are invading a country for the sake of territory

[–] Rod_Blagojevic@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now, just out of the blue, for no discernable reason, the Russian government decided it would just go ahead and conquer a large population in a land where it would have to fight an insurgency for approximately forever. Yes, this is definitely what's happening. A tankie might call this pure MSNBC brain, but there is literally nothing else you need to know in order to understand this conflict. Stay strong, and continue to be the smartest person in the room.

[–] vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, I'm fully aware that this only began in February 2022 and not a single moment before. There isn't a history of russia fucking around for the last decade.