| Read this link: https://unwatch.org/2022-2023-unga-resolutions-on-israel-vs-... We find that UN had 148 countries vote against Israel to get “the fuck” out of the Golan Heights, and only Israel and USA and Liberia voted against. We also find another resolution by the plenary where 141 countries voted and only Israel and USA voted against. Now according to your logic, the USA is dead wrong, and Nikki Haley should stop telling the rest of the UN how wrong they are and how Israel is the only democracy in the region, etc etc. But then read the Analysis column of the UN resolution — all the stuff they missed in their procedures: Ignores the existence of the Syrian Civil War and its security implications for Israel and the civilians of the Golan Heights. Also ignores Syria’s history of shelling Israeli communities, its leader’s calls for a “war of annihilation” against Israel, and Syria’s 1967 aggression that led to its loss of the territory. Also neglects Syria’s sponsorship of the enemies of the peace process, and its support for terrorism. Falsely claims that Israel is oppressing and imposing Israeli citizenship on the Arab population of the Golan Heights. Now, I am not here to argue the nuances of that particular dispute. My point is simply that pointing to UN resolutions against a country doesn’t exactly accomplish as much as you think it does — and also opens you up to charges of hypocrisy because USA is completely on the other side of that. You as the public receive whatever news coverage is appropriate to condition you to support one or the other position. So do people of other countries. I am not saying they are better informed than you — media in most countries is biased and selectively shows only things from one narrative, year after year — but what I am saying is you don’t have the whole story. I care about actions and consequences on the ground. Libya is destroyed. NATO destroyed it. UN did not authorize NATO to bomb Yugoslavia, and yet they did. NATO is not a purely defensive alliance. Russia is right to fear it just like USA was right to fear USSR placing missiles on Cuba. For me, it is more complex picture and guess what — for most of the world outside your bubble it is, too. Every time they poll the entire world, USA comes out as a bigger threat than Russia or China. The rest of the world doesn’t agree with you. You think the country you live in “jusy makes mistakes” and others around the world see it as instigating almost every conflict and it would be better if it stayed out. You should care about data and facts, instead of cherry-picking some only. Look: 2006: https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2006/jun/15/usa.iran https://nypost.com/2014/01/05/us-is-the-greatest-threat-to-w... 2013: https://brilliantmaps.com/threat-to-peace/ 2021: https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/05/us-threat-demo... They poll people around THE ENTIRE WORLD mopsi. How can you see so many people choose USA as the greatest threat to world peace and democracy, and then yawn and say “stop your Russian propaganda”? India. China. The Pope. Representative samples of billions of people. How can you see all those people blaming NATO for this conflict, and say “well, they’re just wrong and uninformed”? There is just one conclusion here… you may be the one who has been in a propaganda bubble. You should speak to others around the world outside NATO countries. How often have you done that? To whom? |
Yes it does. When even closest allies, including the whole Europe, vote against the US, then it's a clear sign that the US position does not have any support in the world, the same way Russia has no support for its narrative on Ukraine when only Syria and North Korea embrace it to the full extent.
That analysis you refer to was written by unwatch.org, a lobby group with strong ties to Israel. I see no reason to value their anonymous assessments higher than the opposing view held by the overwhelming majority of United Nations.
No amount of US-centered whataboutism changes the simple fact that Russia is in total international isolation on Ukraine. 3 vs 141 speaks for itself. 141 countries told Russia to get the fuck out in March 2022 and the same number of countries voted again last month to reaffirm that position.
Given that you are a Russian, I understand your denial. Many Germans couldn't bear the burden and shame of Nazi crimes either and made excuses or denied them until their final breath. Since I live in Eastern Europe, I have front row seat and meet such Russians on daily basis. I can show them Russian missiles raining down on apartment blocks hundreds of miles away from the frontline and they'll make all sorts of stupid and even outright childish excuses to deny that Russia is involved in any way. Apparently all such videos and photos are Photoshopped, hundreds of thousands of refugees are all liars and crisis actors, and so forth. Only the Kremlin never lies.
It's pretty amazing to see how even highly educated Russians totally turn off their brains and start rehashing the same old debunked PR narratives when I mention specific keywords. They act almost like chatbots, say a certain keyword and it'll trigger an automatic response. Somehow everyone became experts on Kosovo (even you!) after Russia started raining down artillery shells on Ukrainian cities. Did they, or is it just a spoon-fed coping mechanism?