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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I feel like it's the responsibility of world leaders who claim to support to democracy to strongly condemn governments like the US that are being blatantly fascist as well as the systems that are strengthening its presence in their own countries. They're the ones giving the Yanks a free pass by handling them with kid gloves!

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

As a "yank". Please! You are absolutely right. Europe likes to maintain these "ideas" of international law and they love to condemn America. But unless there is actual material action against it it's doing nothing but pretending that the crimes of America and Israel aren't "bad enough yet". And I don't feel like they will ever reach that threshold. It's finger wagging and nothing else.

[–] timochka@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, blame the victims, go ahead.

Sort. Your. Own. Shithole. Country. Out.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The victims are in Gaza, Venezuela, Cuba, Ukraine, and countless other non European countries. Europeans aren't victims of American empire. Cry me a fucking river. Europeans are beneficiaries of American empire. You don't get to wash your hands of it when it starts dying and is run by fascist.

Some of us are fighting it in America. The least you can do is stop pretending that some economic instability makes you a fucking victim.

[–] timochka@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ukraine is not a European country then?

I tell you who is crying a fucking river - fucking yanks like you who think putting a bumper sticker on their car is "protest". I've spent time in Ukraine, I've had Ryssian soldiers - supported by YOUR president - try to lynch me as a NATO spy. I know what it's like to wake up to a rocket hitting the building next door to the one you are sleeping in, and I know what is like to drive gingerly around the wreckage of a car that's been hit by a drone and will never forget how car parts and body parts seem to almost meld together in the wreckage.

So with literally ALL due respect - go fuck yourself.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

I had a () in my comment that originally said (except Ukraine). But I removed it because I thought it was clear because I mentioned Ukraine specifically. It felt redundant. I reread my comment a couple times before posting usually.

Like, I don't know what you want here mate. You hallucinated something to be offended by.

I don't know your life story mate. You're a random person saying they are "European". If you call "Europe" a victim of American Imperialism I'm going to fucking laugh at that. Because Europeans, in general, do not include Ukraine or anything east of Poland as part of Europe. I'm sorry if you live east of there. But you should know better than anyone that reality given the history of the people that live there.