“Some of you may be willing to die, but that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make” but unironically

Edit: The user has since apologised https://hexbear.net/comment/3848285

  • lesseva96@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Damn this is like, triple-distilled Kremlin Copium Reserve right here. Putin is an entirely rational actor? Lmfao! Is that why he picked a fight with a country a quarter the size of his and got a black eye? Is that why he flip-flopped in the Budapest memorandum? Is that why he blew up Priggy and pals for everyone to see?

    Also, what kinda American provocations are you talking about? Was it the billions in IMF money Russia got in the 90s? That was provocative for sure. Or is it when they sent a spy to infiltrate your ruling party? Oh wait, Butina was Russian, it was the other way around, nevermind.

    • uralsolo [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      I don’t think you understand what “rational actor” means. Provocations include, but are not limited to, expanding NATO into countries which we promised we wouldn’t while denying Russia membership, cutting off their allies via international deals in order to isolate them, and maintaining a nuclear first strike policy which is the only one of its kind in the world.