The question of who is responsible for causing the Ukraine war has been a deeply contentious issue since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022.
  • WhatWouldKarlDo@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I had an American friend who at the start of the war made the comparison I often make myself. What would the US have done if Canada was in talks to join the Warsaw Pact? I was seriously impressed that he’d nearly figured it out.

    A month later, he started yelling at me that Putin was only interested in conquering Ukraine and was trying to rebuild the USSR (this was seen as a bad thing). I was so disappointed. He’s not my friend anymore for many reasons. But that was the beginning of the end.

    If you have someone on TV repeat something enough, I think people just start believing it to be true, despite all evidence and common sense. This guy’s analysis is just so completely obvious that I’m amazed his comment section isn’t filled with people accusing him of being a Russian bot.

      • knfrmity@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
        9·
        3 months ago

        Except that the Cuban crisis started with the US placing nuclear missiles in Türkiye, essentially in the USSRs backyard. The Soviets simply responded in kind. Similar to what the US is trying to do now by placing [more] nukes in EU-NATO nations and even Ukraine.

      • WhatWouldKarlDo@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
        8·
        3 months ago

        That’s another comparison I often make actually. Except not the Cuban missile crisis, but Cuba’s entire history after Castro took power. The difference is that Cuba was sought as an acquisition, while Canada’s relationship is more akin to Russia’s relationship with Ukraine. The US’s greatest ally and partner.