| > Russia would not have invaded if [...] > Ukraine did not have ethnic Russians that were being oppressed (see the Odessa union house massacre) This has ceased being a valid casus belli in the developed world since 1945. Annexation of a neighboring state's territory isn't justified by purported ethnic persecution. Not least, because it's historically been the most common manufactured lie to justify war. > Ukraine did not want to go NATO Since when does Russia get a say in other sovereign countries' decisions? Last I checked at the UN, Russia (and China) were big supporters of countries' ability to do whatever they wanted within their own borders (external complaints be damned). > Ukraine was not a safe haven of anti-Russia fascists > anti-Russia Hard to forget the 4 million Ukrainians the USSR purposefully killed during the Holodomor. [0] When a country does something to an ethnic group that ranks with the Holocaust, it shouldn't be surprised when people are anti-it. >> fascism: a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition [1] > exalts nation and often race above the individual How's the glorification of Russkiy Mir going? Or the vilification of non-Russian ethnic minorities? > stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader How long has Putin been president or prime minister? > severe economic and social regimentation How many state-owned enterprises are there in Russia? And what inalienable freedom of speech and association rights do Russian citizen have? > forcible suppression of opposition How many opposition candidates ran in the last election? If Russia is looking for fascism, it might want to start with a mirror. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism |