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      (not a liberal, but) The infrastructure bill was mediocre but should lead to some improvements over the next decade or so.

      They recently protected some indigenous land from uranium mining.

      Ummmmmmm, anything else after the last 3 years or so?

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      Are you suggesting we just let Putin take over Europe Nazi-style or is this comment unrelated to the article?

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        The annexations in Ukraine are illegal, but Russia annexing 5 oblasts and Ukraine being locked into a status as a neutral buffer state is not exactly a Hitlerian take-over of Europe.

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          Its not ilegal in russia. Legality is not a real property of things its the opinion of the guy with the biggest army in the area. Thinking otherwise is brainworms

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            No, annexation is illegal under the UN charter, of which Russia is a signatory, and wars of aggression are criminal in and of themselves. I’ll condemn the illegal annexations performed by Israel and other states, and Russia’s annexations fall under the same boat.

            To be even more clear, I do think that Russia would have won fair referendums in Donetsk, Luhansk and certainly Crimea. I doubt that would have been the case for the other two oblasts. Still, all of those annexations were illegal. Just because the neo-cons have flouted the UN charter in favor of the ad hoc “rules-based order” doesn’t mean others should.

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          not exactly a Hitlerian take-over of Europe.

          Only because they lack the ability. Civilian massacres like in Bucha are happening and have been happening throughout the war.

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          I don’t know a lot about the region, but I think this gives Russia access to some large oil deposits and excellent agricultural land. It will also give them more strength in the region. I think it’s worth extending the war to try and limit those gains. It’s a good situation for the US.

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        I’m from Europe, this is fucking nonsense. Please can the US piss off and leave the rest of the world alone? You caused this in the first fucking place and then you act like you’re on moral high ground by supporting the continuation of it with the deaths of tens of thousands of people over lines on a fucking map. It’s abhorrent. Let’s not get started on how the US very obviously blew up German infrastructure to cripple Europe and vassalise it. Don’t pretend that any of your support is for any of our benefit thanks. You’ve literally ended european prosperity and fucked the continent for the next 50 years.

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      If you are actually interested in that you can follow the white house blog. Liberal or not it’s a good idea to keep tabs on what the government is up to and the mainstream media/social media are garbage news sources these days.

      https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/

      https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/

      Politics is actually boring AF so there’s a reason most of us don’t know what the government is actually doing all the time.

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        This is good information but don’t bother with hexbear trolls, they love to be assholes to anything capitalism.

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          Don’t worry I don’t try too hard! I know it’s a lost cause, but I also won’t let them set us up as the problem if it’s easy for me to show them in the wrong.