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TheRealNorth

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2. Why is it neo-McCarthyism?

Wed Feb 9, 2022, 07:34 PM

Feb 2022

It's one thing to be a pacifist and oppose war no matter what or unless you yourself are under attack. But some of us view Ukraine in a manner similar to the Anschluss or Sudetenland. Putin won't stop with the Ukraine if he gets away with it.

And McCarthyism was mostly focused on accusing US citizens with being Communists and/or Russian agents. If people oppose a war with Russia because of pacifist beliefs or because they naively think Putin will stop there, then I somewhat agree that I wouldn't call that being disloyal. But I think there are some on the right that want to undermine the US response because they want to see Biden fail no matter what the costs.

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The Media's Neo-McCarthyism on Russia Is Getting Worse [View all] Uncle Joe Feb 2022 OP

Ukraine rso Feb 2022 #1

100% agree. OnDoutside Feb 2022 #6

Putin does not want to invade Ukraine. The cost is too high. marie999 Feb 2022 #8

Ukraine rso Feb 2022 #9

Why is it neo-McCarthyism? TheRealNorth Feb 2022 #2

Those Fellas Are Comedic Genii, Sir, They'll Put the Onion Out Of Business The Magistrate Feb 2022 #3

If NATO would put it in writing that Ukraine cannot become a member of NATO, marie999 Feb 2022 #4

How about Russia hands back stolen Crimea first as a gesture of goodwill ? OnDoutside Feb 2022 #5

Not going to happen. He has already proved no other nation cares about Crimea. marie999 Feb 2022 #7

So, your solution is to give in to him ? And what happens when he OnDoutside Feb 2022 #14

Russia will not invade Ukraine as long as it isn't about to join NATO. marie999 Feb 2022 #16

so you trust Putin RussBLib Feb 2022 #17

Of course not. marie999 Feb 2022 #18

Ukraine rso Feb 2022 #11

Well said. OnDoutside Feb 2022 #15

So Ukraine cannot decide what they want to do Effete Snob Feb 2022 #12

That's the moral cost for our own support of coups, Uncle Joe Feb 2022 #13

WTF? Effete Snob Feb 2022 #19

Ukraine has the fundamental right to democracy and be their own nation, they don't Uncle Joe Feb 2022 #20

No sale /nt Effete Snob Feb 2022 #10