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> When US supports dictators, US bad. When US topples dictators, US bad…

there is a third option.



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Strange how this humanitarian concern only comes up when they have oil, or are somehow geopolitically relevant.

(You may also want to look into the US' track record for installing dictators throughout the Americas. It's not great.)


> Strange how this humanitarian concern only comes up when they have oil, or are somehow geopolitically relevant.

And you've inferred this from my comment how exactly?


Oh, no, that's just a macro observation of the countries that the US desperately feels the need to regime change. (Fortunately, fellow travelers can always be found to retroactively support such activity.)

The part that's relevant to what you said in your post is the second half of mine.


Well as long as they're just fucking around within their borders, yeah?

Or maybe the US should start with instituting regime change in its allies in the Persian Gulf?


Sounds like you are pleading for an international intervention in the US as Trump tramples all over the constitution, indulges in blatant corruption and sends troops onto the streets :-)

Fortunately most countries think it's a US internal matter for the US people to sort out.


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> created: 11 months ago

> 90% comments are about Ukraine and US

:^)))


I see you ran into our resident Russian troll, protomolecule's new HN account. Don't engage. Flag and move on.


I don't think you should laugh. Not even a tiny grin is appropriate.

Come and see.[0] Watch desperate mother whose son was grabbed on the street and "busified"[1]. She later died in the ER after the stroke she suffered.

Just found some random telegram channel for you which apparently collects the videos of Ukrainian forced mobilization[2]. The channel's admins sarcastically call them "volunteers" which I find despicable, but just watch the videos. Some of the videos have logos of popular Ukrainian telegram channels, you can find them there.

[0] https://t.me/ASupersharij/42745

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busification

[2] https://t.me/busification


"Don't do anything, let China handle it" ?


No just the first part, China ain't doing no ground invasion for oil, minerals and power half around the world. Iraq and whole surrounding region became a hellhole due and only due to US failed invasion, gave the world ISIS and screwed entire region badly for decades to come. Afghanistan became (again) a hellhole due to failed US invasion too, 0 positive long term things achieved, just death all around.

US military-industrial complex (aka the republicans in power but not only) will try and force any way US will spend trillions on military equipment again and again, thats glaringly obvious to literally whole world and not something new or secretly done behind many curtains.

If US would actually want to have an image (and not just self-image) of somebody standing up to tyranny and genocide and protecting the weak and just, they would support Ukraine and not backstab it frequently as they do. Thats a fine litmus paper for this in current times, don't need anything else. The fact that enemy there is a mortal enemy of US itself and all principles US holds (held?) dear like freedom, democracy, capitalism or right to self-determination is just the proverbial cherry on the top of the cake. No amount of words can bullshit around this simple fact.

Also in the process US is losing its by far biggest and strongest ally in whole world on all existential, moral and societal levels - Europe. An army of expert spies and hackers wouldn't be able to achieve in decades what current potus achieved in less than a year.


> No just the first part,

Ok. Then the question is "If the US really goes full isolationsist and packs it home, who takes the power vaccum?"

> China ain't doing no ground invasion for oil

I didn't say that "China handling it" is about invading anything. I also didn't say anything that the US is justified in invading Venezuela. I am just wondering that if those saying "the US shouldn't do anything" understand that someone will do something, even if this something is stupid, counterproductive or plain evil.




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