I am seeing posts from https://hexbear.net/ once again. Anyone know what happened since they lost their domain name? How did they get it back?
I am seeing posts from https://hexbear.net/ once again. Anyone know what happened since they lost their domain name? How did they get it back?
I think the fact that the Russian Capitalists (also called “Oligarchs”) control Russia’s industry, rather than the US and Europe like they did right after the dissolution of the USSR, has resulted in NATO buildup along Russia’s border, just like back during the Soviet era when NATO put the Jupiter missiles in Turkey, nuclear arms, and extended a NATO base beyond West Germany’s border and into East Germany, both of which prompted Operation Anadyr which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Those same Jupiter missiles, Kruschev would convince Kennedy to remove alongside Cuba removing their nukes, in an equal exchange of disarmament.
I absolutely believe Russia is a threat to those around them, sure, in the sense that all countries could be if a much larger power started massive millitary expansion along their borders. I don’t think there is anything unique about Russians ethnically that would cause them to go to war, but that there are relatively explainable factors.
Which of my original comment did you disagree with? The purpose of NATO? The Imperialism practiced by NATO countries? The ties to the Nazi party? All of it? It would help if you explained a bit, because as it stands I made a pretty thorough comment and you sort of just brushed it all aside, which is difficult to maintain a discussion around.
I think the umbrage most people take is when that opposition to NATO turns into Russian apologism. Like you said yourself, it’s a country owned and operated by capitalists waging wars against other capitalist interests. The conversation can end there, fuck both of them.
It almost always does. They’re a defence pact, which is only activated when a member state is attacked, and the people who oppose them are, without any exception I’ve ever seen, people who think Russia should be free to invade their neighbors.
We should examine what gave rise to it, how we can end it, and what the possible outcomes are. We shouldn’t just wash our hands and look away.
What is there to learn that we don’t already know? The USA jockeyed for geopolitical influence during the Cold War, the USSR dissolved and was captured by capitalist interests, and now the Russian Federation is waging wars to protect and project their own influence.
Getting into the nitty gritty is pointless if you truly believe all sides are bad actors. The discourse online is a hollow wedge issue; just countless whataboutisms egging the masses to pick sides and keep the focus off of the people looting and destroying everything.
The quite active role of NATO and the US Empire is still something we need to analyze.
Lol if you’re not a leftist just say so.
“Russia is clearly a hypercapitalist state at this point, and exporting misery to the helpless people all around them”
“Well you’re not wrong but it’s complicated”
No it isn’t. The first thing is a complete argument and a good reason to oppose them, however you feel about NATO or the US State Department. Sending weapons to a resistance movement against their organized state oppression is clearly a wonderful thing, and I wish Ukraine everything they need in order to defend themselves against anyone who is trying to kill their citizens. It’s not more complex than that.
If you feel like making excuses for Russia, or saying it “needs to be analyzed” or they’re a useful bulwark against even worse forces and so we don’t need to look too closely at their crimes (and where have I heard that logic before), then fine. Just don’t put on a mantle of socialism while you are doing so.
I’m a Leftist, and I believe what you describe as a strategy, ie fighting a proxy war with Russia until the last Ukrainian bleeds for US profits, only really serves Russia and the US at the expense of the Ukrainian people.
This is why analyzing the reasons for conflicts is critically important.
You made excuses for Russia’s interests to “maintain a buffer,” i.e. slaughter the citizens of another sovereign nation until Putin and the Russian people can feel comfortable again: https://lemmy.ml/comment/16907792
When it’s Russia, you say:
https://lemmy.ml/comment/16903455
When it’s Palestine, you say:
https://lemmy.ml/comment/15521966
https://lemmy.ml/comment/13867216
You also said that support for Russia was a necessary part of support for progressing humanity by undoing the US:
https://lemmy.ml/comment/17512137
You also credited the USSR with “ending famines” lol.
You are not internally consistent. You are not a leftist, although you sometimes retreat into some kind of dialectical complication which is left-adjacent when challenged. You seem to be in love with genocidal capitalist states as long as they’re on your team… but they’re not going to save a place for you at the table. Your hopeful support for them will gain you nothing. You seem like you’re sincere, to some extent, and I like your support for the Palestinians. Maybe someday you will start to be willing to apply the same yearning for freedom to people who are being oppressed by your friends, also, not just by your enemies.
I never said morals do not matter. What I do say is that we need accurate analysis to find real solutions. Palestinian liberation is real and possible, but for Ukraine, there is no path beyond suing for peace, and NATO de-escalation (ideally with a Communist revolution within the RF, but that appears to be far off).
In the grand scheme of things, Russia is absolutely moving against the US Empire, and the US Empire is a bigger obstacle for Socialism and the Global South. This means some actions Russia takes are good for the Global South, though only for its own interests.
The USSR did end famine as well. Famine was common throughout Russia’s history until the Soviets ended it with improved agriculture.
So yes, I am a Leftist. You appear to be more of a stalker than anything else, to be honest.
you out here doing yeomans work