[happyscrappy]

Do you actually believe this conflict has something to do with petrodollars? Ukrainians want a better life, they see others with that life. I know we are all supposed to be afraid of Russia but please. A cornered squirrel is dangerous but it is still a squirrel.

[mladenkovacevic]

This is a classic argument for promoting Western intervention. "Don't be a monster, people just want a better life!". And somehow this argument gets translated into Captain America coming over and scorching the earth until nothing's left.

My hopes for making you just a little more cynical about these things are low, but please try and open your eyes. What is the first thing that happens in every country that gets "freedomed" by the NATO. The oil fields get secured, the installed regime continues selling oil in US dollars at agreeable prices, and the society descends into chaos... but the oil fields are secure.

Do you disagree that Ukraine is a polarized country and that the Euromaidan does not speak for the whole country?

[happyscrappy]

NATO has not scorched anything in Ukraine. Putin is being given enough rope to hang himself. The West is so dominant that Vlad should be afraid. The arc of history is long but it bends towards freedom.

[TeMPOraL]

> bends towards freedom

#NSA #XKeyscore #Snowdengate #PRISM #DroneStrikes #TSA. Thank you for your freedom.

The truth is, the "West" is not that much better in a moral sense, it's just that it controlls the global narrative thanks to, in a big part, Hollywood.

[happyscrappy]

Your "moral sense" equivalence does not help the average Ukrainian. Also never underestimate the Russian capacity for suffering. Aside from Snowden, no one escapes to Russia and I am sure the irony is not lost on him.