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      Was it ever?

      Admittedly I’m not an expert in Russian history, but I feel like there’s not been a time in the last several centuries that Russia has had a government that had any regard for Innocent lives, whether other nations or their own people.

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        Putin was willing bomb russian civilians to boost his early political position. Fsb bombings claimed a lot of lives. Power corrupts.

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      When other countries voluntarily sign up to be part of a defensive alliance: expansionism.

      When I violently invade my neighbour and start brutally murdering their people: just protecting myself.

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        They’re trying to make Russia great again. Newsweek is awkwardly good at reporting this type of shit. Russian propagandists are basically trying to justify Russian imperialism around the baltics while also setting up a plan to irradiate Siberia with a nuclear airburst in order to dissuade China from making the same type of land grab as Russia themselves did. They’re fucked and nobody deserves it more.

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      Sorry what? Ukraine support continues and aside from some very loud conversations has general popularity.

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      You don’t fight war crimes with war crimes. It might be tempting, as revenge is built into our genes. But, remember who the enemy actually is, and not who you imagine from a gut feeling. A war crime wouldn’t punish Moscow, it would give them credibility for propaganda.