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A picture of the Ben Affleck Smoking meme, with the caption "Me seeing people on reddit telling other people to go to lemmy.world"
this post was submitted on 06 Apr 2025
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No, some instances block hex.
Also, .ml's modlog shows a clear pro-russia bias. People should oppose the U.S's imperialism, but supporting russia (even critically) isn't the answer. I feel like hexbear has a more diverse range of views compared to .ml or grad though.
Spesifying that you shouldn't support Russia even critically shows that you don't understand the meaning of "critically"
Who benefits from the extension of the conflict? Who manufactures the soon-to-be expired warheads and ammunition sold to Ukraine?
US wouldn't cease the the siege of Iraq and Afganistan before they gained the control of the whole governing body of the country and then extending the occupation for a decade (before abandoning the puppet government to fend for itself)
If Russia ceased all operations today keeping all the area they gained throughout this war, they would have still done less harm to Ukraine than US has done in any of its conflicts
"Critical support" means support for the option that causes the least humanitarian damage
Have you considered that reality supports Russia's justifications for intervening in Ukraine
And what are those justifications?
It is predictable that if you're a worldwide bully (the US) you will try to establish a military presence, through alliances, on the border of your 'enemy'.
It is predictable that the country you are trying to surround (Russia) with those military bases/allies will try to prevent it.
Anyone with the US on their doorstep is in a significantly disadvantaged position to defend themselves from the US' bullshit.
The US baited Ukraine with false promises of joining NATO to provoke Russia into retaliation, kill as many Russians as possible without sparing a single US soldier, and discouraged peace talks at any opportunity to keep the war going.
Now that Ukraine has outlived its usefulness, the US has stopped stringing them along and doesn't care anymore. This was starting under Biden and was finalized by Trump.
All the 'Slava ukraini' people are cheering on is the continuation of a proxy war that has seen the desolation of Ukraine's economy and population.
Russia going home and letting the US enact their original plan is a fantasy. So do you want the death of every Ukranian before it ends?
If someone thinks pointing all this out is somehow "pro-Russia" instead of just focusing on actual motivations for these actions, then they've shut off the critical thinking center of their brain.
Everyone on Hexbear knows and says modern Russia is an oligarchic shit hole similar to the US and would cheer it's downfall in the same way. Except that it's downfall would allow the US to expand and cause even more harm to the rest of the world it exploits.