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In reply to the discussion: Documents show how Russia's troll army hit America [View all]BainsBane
(57,314 posts)but I will remind you than the NSA revelations came from leaked documents, as did a great deal of information through the Wikieaks dump, which by the way included intel on Russia.
I do know this: Repeating excuses from the Kremlin is no different from repeating excuses from the Bush administration for Iraq. People who think there is something righteous about doing that are lacking in critical thinking. People who are truly anti-war do not work to justify war by Russia. That is in fact a pro-war position.
None of that, I repeat, none of that, is necessary to oppose US military intervention in the Ukraine. I oppose US intervention. What I do not do is swallow whole propaganda out of the Kremlin and repeat it to justify their empire building. I do not do so because 1) I'm not an idiot, and 2) I will not stump for a war, anyone's war. I see no good solution to the situation in the Ukraine. Sadly, Ukrainians will likely once again be subjugated to their colonial oppressors. The only consequences Russia faces are sanctions and Putin's standing in the world. This PR campaign people here are engaged in works to relieve him of the latter, which only enables him to conquer additional lands. Why must people here be complicit in that?