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Yes, he really said it (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9814k2jlxko

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It wasn't even that long ago that the news was reporting on Russian troops massing on the border for a "training exercise". How the fuck do people forget that Russia was undeniably the aggressor in this conflict?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Only Trump did I think.

The war dates before that. Since 2014 Russia had snipers in dombas.

Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-qO42qjShg

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Donald Trump's entire career seems to be built on a single expression he makes. Essentially the one in that picture. I'm not sure what it is but it conveys some combination of superiority, disdain, and disinterest. It's clearly very successful at establishing dominance, for some reason. Awful man.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Yeah, it's been his personality all his life. "I take no responsibility for anything" Therefore, he is absolved of everything.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Speaking to those in the USA,

There is much more going on with the Ukraine / Russia war than what the media here told us. Most people make opinions about it, not even realizing that they aren't informed enough about it to have an opinion.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Vague statement from you, what details are you going to give us?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

It is more complicated, many people don't know about the years before and the power struggles between oligarchs, riots, and assassination plots (it's wild to me to just hire someone who has tried to kill you before). The media fails to give the proper context to put the events into perspective. However, Russia still invaded Ukraine without any reasonable justification, and this was an incredibly disingenuous thing to say.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)

It's weird seeing memes that can be used by both the left and right with wildly different interpretations

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