It’s lemmygrad, we’re the spectre. I’d bet at least half of the other instances out there block us, there’s only like 300 dedicated users on this instance, and they still can’t stop complaining about lemmygrad/tankies

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    Aight I googled it because learning is fun

    • a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means*

    Sounds like it fits mate

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      Lmao, you probably think the soviets pushing into Nazi Germany on the eastern front is Russian “imperialism” too, since a military entered a foreign country. Read a book.

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        Not at all dude. Russia defended its land in an existential war against a fascism in way not dissimilar to what Ukraine is doing right now. I suppose the question is why does Russia 41-45 have the right to defend their sovereignty while Ukraine 2014-present does not? Don’t forget that the Soviets benefitted massively from US and British arms and equipment much like Ukraine today.

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      Okay then can you tell me how Russia is extending it’s power and influence when it isn’t colonizing Ukraine?

      Why didn’t Russia invade it’s other neighbors if it’s sOoOoOo imperialist? There are easier targets than what was one of the larger armies in Europe?

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        Crimea ticks every box of being a colony lol

        And errrrmmmmm RUSSIA DID INVADE ITS NEIGHBOURS! And regularly does!

        You guys are fucking psychos haha