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[–] randomperson@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The less wagnerites operating on Ukrainian soil the better. The less wagnerites helping illegal migrants to cross Polish-Belarusian border the better. The less wagnerites the better.

[–] TimeNaan@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Fuck wagner but also fuck the polish border guards for murdering migrants.

I dont give a fuck if they're considered "legal" or not - they deserve to be treated like refugees not like a political pawn for both sides.

[–] IndivisibleMan 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] bobman@unilem.org 5 points 1 year ago

I totally agree. Human lives are human lives. People trying to escape abuse for a better life are just as innocent as anyone else.

[–] sapient_cogbag@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Exactly. Poland itself is pretty damn far-right, and while they might be helping Ukraine and Ukrainians, this doesn't mean their government is not borderline fascist. Someone else below (@TimeNaan@lemmy.world) provided this link documenting some severe human rights abuses against lots of migrants (some of these are also from the Belarus side too, it's not just Poland).

Any situation in which a state denies access to people watching for such abuses - like this - is one that sends immediate and severe warning signs to me. Combined with the other stuff going on around LGBT+ free zones, well, it's worrying imo >.<

Some of this stuff is even worse than what I've heard of the US/Mexico border, though it's all pretty horrific.

[–] TimeNaan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you. It's nice to see someone who can see through the bias. Human rights are for everyone, not just EU residents.