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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That is not even remotely what I said, but average hexbear political agendaposter gonna agenda.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What, if you had to guess, is the agenda?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The agenda generally boils down to "west Bad, anything not-west Good" without any nuance regardless of the topic. Hate and criticize the west sure, but Putin's militarized, iron-fist Russia (and same for the CCP) is actively worse in every possible manner. The 14yo-level tankieisms are very annoying to hear so frequently, which is why I keep hexbear's posts instance blocked on my account.

The west was happy to pour weapons into Ukraine for almost two years, but Putin is not stupid and knows his KGB tricks to spread careful propaganda designed to gradually sour us against Ukraine's defense. Our alt-right conservatives are chomping at the bit for a fascist dictatorship and he wouldn't let such an opportunity slide. Now we have the likes of Tucker Carlson actively interviewing Putin for his propaganda tour, and Republicans are happy to spoil all of Ukraine's aid for unclear, transparently corrupt political brownie points. Ukraine was right to trust the west. But we are failing our end of the deal by not recognizing and instantly rejecting the obvious manipulation by a despot who thrives on the internal chaos of his enemies.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Ukraine was right to trust the west. But we are failing our end of the deal

So they weren't right to trust the west then.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

You have described a point of view, not an agenda. What is it you think we want to achieve and why?