The second you call Russia's actions imperialist you just broadcast that you're someone who just uses words for their impact and not their meaning and you should be completely disregarded in any conversation on the topic

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

TIL invading other countries and annexing their territories does not qualify as imperialism.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It can involve that. But you're using imperialism to "accuse them of what you're doing before they can" by flattening all history and context away.

Russia is defending itself from encirclement. Acting like you're against imperialism rings hollow when you only apply it to an act of resistance to your empire expanding.

[–] Project_Straylight@lemmy.villa-straylight.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Encirclement by what? Countries that don't like to suck off Russia anymore?

Maybe Russia should act less like an authoritarian mafia state and then its neighbours wouln't turn away from it. Food for thought

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Mind palace history. Ukraine turned away from Russia when the west sponsored a coup against the legitimately elected government and the regime they were replaced with was pro-west.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Ukraine is not encircling Russia at all.

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Finally one of you libs has learned this

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Tankies have a hard time understanding sarcasm, I guess.