• slaacaa@lemmy.world
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      Exactly. How is this even a fucking question?

      After all the fucking unjust wars initiated and fought, this one time they would just need to write a fucking check. For a war of self-defense, that is as just as it can reasonably be.

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        It’s not even a check, lol. We are giving Ukraine our outdated and obsolete weapons! Shit is gonna rot in a wearhouse anyway and in turn the weapons are being replenished with new stuff BUILT RIGHT IN AMERICA! It’s a win win except the Republicans are horrible assholes who are in the pocket of Putin.

        Remember, both the DNC and RNC got hacked back in 2016. The Russians have the locations and names of the RNC pedophile rings in DC.

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          Even where US military aid is brand-new material, the American military contractors are the ones profiting from it, spurring the American economy. It’s almost more an economic shot in the arm than it is international aid.

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          Russian is fucked. 350k dead or wounded, another million plus able-bodied men fled, the best military shit destroyed, and the oil spigot shut off to Europe.

          Only thing holding that country together is the lies.

          And those are starting to unravel.

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            Have you ever considered Ukraine could lose?

            It’s a yes or no question.

            Edit: Since he just downvoted without answering, we can safely assume his answer is ‘no.’

            He has never considered Ukraine could lose.

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              Have you considered “who gives a shit” as a response to that question? Each tank destroyed in Ukraine is a tank that won’t need to be destroyed in the Baltics, in Poland or Finland.

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                Got another one who hasn’t considered Ukraine could lose.

                Why are you people so afraid to answer this simple yes or no question?

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                  You do realize that simplifying an issue to a “yes or no” is bad debating? Life isn’t black and white. Yes, Ukraine might lose in the end. They also might win. As I said - I don’t give a shit send them all that is possible so they can win.

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                    No actually, it’s not ‘bad debating’ when the point is that people are succumbing to propaganda.

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                  You seem to thinking asking that is some gotcha but it’s not lmao. Yes, pretty much everyone has considered the possibility. What is the exact point you are trying to make here? Stop obfuscating and just say it.

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                    Yes, pretty much everyone has considered the possibility.

                    It doesn’t seem that way. Look at how mad people get at the mere suggestion of it.

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              Trick question. Ukraine has already lost the second Russia invaded. They’ve lost an entire generation. They could still lose territory but I don’t see them ever compromising at this point and Russia would have generations of insurgencies to deal with. Ukraine will eventually gain back their territory, if not within the current conflict.

              That’s not why the West is supporting them though. They are supporting them because Russia is fighting an aggressive land grab not seen since WWII (or arguably Kuwait but not by a nuclear power) and using the exact same tactics. Every major world institution set up since WWII was to prevent exactly this type of aggression.

              So, to answer your leading question, yes Ukraine could still lose the current conflict. They already have and that’s why they need the aid so that Russia can be as punished as possible to maintain the current deterrence for any other states that would seek to do the same thing.

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                It’s not a trick question at all.

                Ukraine is still defending its territory. Ukraine thought, at one time, that it could even take back Crimea. I’m sure many of you thought it could as well. At what point do you admit when you were wrong and acknowledge you could be wrong in the future?

                Now it’s clear they can’t take back Crimea, regardless of how many people believed otherwise. I’m trying to suggest to those same people that maybe, just maybe, it’s possible Ukraine is unable to defend its remaining territory as well.

                The propaganda machine is in full-swing. Don’t fall victim to it, on either sides.

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                  700 Russian casualties yesterday and the kids in the Black Sea naval war says this situation is still significantly dynamic. Failure to advance does not mean Ukraine has lost the way anymore than it means Russia has lost the war in their failure to take Avdivka. People matter. Attrition matters.

                  War is politics by other means. Germany lost WWI due to a political failure, not anything on the frontlines. French Soldiers were mutinying up to the day of the armistice. There is a lot of political will in Ukraine and Russia didn’t seem to get the memo that this has turned into an attritional fight. You interpret that as stalemate. They have interpreted it as needing to kill as many Russians as possible. With an average of 800 Russian casualties a day for the last two months, I’d say they are absolutely not losing this war but showing they can consistently be trusted to take the actions that are most sounds towards winning the war.

                  Don’t think I don’t understand propaganda and that both sides do it. You do match the Russian narratives perfectly though. Suspiciously so, actually.

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                    You do match the Russian narratives perfectly though. Suspiciously so, actually.

                    Yeah, I just skipped to the end cause I knew you were going to do this.

                    Anyone who is not unwavering in their support of Ukraine is a Russian troll in your mind.

                    Forget all the comments I make about diverting resources from Israel to Ukraine, lol. The fact I suggested Ukraine might lose is enough for me to “match the Russian narratives perfectly.” Suspiciously so, actually.

                    Nice tribalism. I don’t expect you to rise above it or acknowledge it.

                    Don’t think I don’t understand propaganda and that both sides do it.

                    You’re doing it right now.

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              Yes.

              And this is why I support sending them money. No investment is certain, but “the concept of democracy” is a pretty good one

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                I’m all for giving them support. Heck, give them all the support Israel is getting and has been getting for years!

                Just, I’m not in favor of a blank check. There are stipulations to that. One of which is “Ukraine might lose.”

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              Yes. And the ramifications of that eventuallity is why it can’t happen.

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              Man, what the hell happened?

              I take a break from work and I see some bitch complaining about downvotes like they matter here.

              Look, homey, you obviously have a hard-on for oppression and hate freedom. It might be from your shitty life choices you’ve made or where the GFSM decided to plant you. Honestly, I don’t care.

              Let me give you a piece of advice: no one wins in war except the grim reaper. This mad quest for power that Putin is rushing to complete will only end in misery for the common people of Russia. Ukrainians will never give up, nor should they.

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          It’s either they will lose without support or they may not lose with it. Only one option results in a chance of Ukraine existing.