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[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nothing to do with me. I'm a programmer lol

Nothing to do with the US. I wouldn't support them invading a neighbor after a bogus vote they arranged. Whataboutism.

Independent monitors to make sure the vote is fair.

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Independent monitors to make sure the vote is fair

And who are these independent monitors?

[–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

No answer to that one.

[–] AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Is this supposed to be a gotcha? There are tons of international vote monitor groups. Everyone uses them all the time.

[–] pingveno@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Come on, Freedom Loving Nations like Russia don't use them to monitor their Totally Fair and Unbiased Elections.

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The pure (libertarian) socialists' ideological anticipations remain untainted by existing practice. They do not explain how the manifold functions of a revolutionary society would be organized, how external attack and internal sabotage would be thwarted, how bureaucracy would be avoided, scarce resources allocated, policy differences settled, priorities set, and production and distribution conducted. Instead, they offer vague statements about how the workers themselves will directly own and control the means of production and will arrive at their own solutions through creative struggle. No surprise then that the pure socialists support every revolution except the ones that succeed.

--Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds

This is more of a comment on radlibs and baby anarchists, but it strikes me as appropriate here. It's very easy to idealistically criticize everything that isn't the way it should be. At some point, though, you have to address reality.

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh yeah I quote from that book all the time at the cash register lol

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"When I pay for this Snickers I'm a glutton, but when I steal it I'm a thief! What we are dealing with is a nonfalsifiable orthodoxy saying that you judge me for eating a Snickers, so assiduously marketed by 7/11 that it affects cashiers across their entire national footprint."

[–] FaceDeer@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not to mention that since 2022 this hasn't been about just the Donbas any more.

Indeed, last I checked Crimea wasn't part of the Donbas either. This has never been about "protecting the self determination" of regions that so conveniently want to be invaded by Russia (according to Russia).

[–] Aria@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you saying Crimeans want to be part of Ukraine?

[–] FaceDeer@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm saying that Crimea isn't part of the Donbas.

[–] Aria@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Ok. I misunderstood why you contrasted with Crimea.