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by t6jvcereio 1380 days ago
It's absolutely possible that the bots drummed up public opinion. But regardless of what public opinion is or why it is what it is, it's also clear who the aggressor is.
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ShivShankaran 1380 days ago
>it's also clear who the aggressor is.

let me guess. NATO?

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t6jvcereio 1380 days ago
You learn a bit about history in the region you'll know that Russia has been being the aggressor for about 300 years, but has always felt the victim. Stalin in the 1920s even had the phrase "capitalism encirclement", not unlike Putin's "NATO encroachment". This is despite the fact that it was Stalin's strategy to chase trade agreements with the UK, Germany and France, while at the same time supporting the respective countries communist parties attempts at revolution. As you see, the pattern of behavior has changed since then.

So no, NATO isn't the aggressor.

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cutierust 1380 days ago
Only inciter. After running middle East they are too scared to aggress themselves.

Fun fact, 75% of the world's population still trades with Russia .

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NicoJuicy 1380 days ago
Russia ( and USSR) signed all founding documents of NATO.

NATO is not the inciter, that's a Russian whataboutism to grab territory where gas was found ( Crimea)

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