In short, US residents need to shut it down before Genocide Joe escalates us to World War III.

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    Disappointed with the shitty comments I’m seeing. Yes, Russia supports Trump, but it does not follow that my objection to genocide, militarism, colonialism, and accelerating the climate crisis makes me a Russian asset. That would be like me saying everyone who shitposts here is an Israel asset in favor of genocide.

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      What do you think would happen if the US would stop supporting Ukraine? Putin would just peacefully stop trying to conquer Ukraine? Or do you think ukrainians would just give up? They wouldn’t. I live in a neighbouring country, i know many of them. They all know 100% that if Ukraine looses the war in any way, then Putin will completely exterminate every last one of them, that he can get his hand on. Just like he’s been doing over the last two years.

      So by arguing that the US should stop it’s support, you’re directly and inseparably arguing for Putin to be able to genocide tens of millions of ukrainans, as well as for the complete destruction of Ukraine.

      This is why people are calling you a russian agent. Of course, it’s unknowable for us, whether you are really are, but you are certainly doing their bidding for them.

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      It’s sad that too many people cannot comprehend that someone might not want to pick a side. At this point in history, several empires fight for power over the planet and seem to be happily headed towards WWIII, and while they do so damage the planet even more. I’d rather have zero empires. And I certainly don’t want to fight a war for any abstract concept that just exists to funnel even more money into the pockets of the rich.

      On the other hand, just because I was accidentally born in Europe, and as I profit from the system Europe has in place, it’s like my side has been picked for me. Which is being some sort of US vassal. And I agree US needs to fix their internal problems not play world police at this point in time. And if the choice is between being a sort of appendix of either fascist US or fascist Russia I frankly don’t fucking care anymore, hope they all go under rather sooner than later and let Europe be Europe.