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Is saying obvious American proxies doing things for America denying whole people's their agency? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago by SkingradGuard@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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I'm wondering what our take on this is.

Here's an example on libsky . It reads as genuinely frustrated. However I've seen this same line trotted out by NAFO about Ukraine and how it's impossible it's being directed by the US Government, because people have agency (making it Russian propaganda/"shallow analysis").

I feel like there's a small point being made, obviously not all groups funded by America/American proxies are incapable of acting alone.

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[–] Dimmer06@hexbear.net 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Anyone saying this is the self determination of the Syrian people is a snake or a fool. The country has been illegally occupied, bombed, sanctioned, and flooded with weapons by foreign powers for the last 40 years. I had no particular love for the Baath government but it's extremely clear that Syrians were not allowed to sort their issues out themselves independent of foreign interests. That after two generations of foreign meddling a significant portion of the population aligned with US imperial interests either of their own accord or supported by the US is of no surprise.

And now look, Israel is taking advantage of the situation to grab territory, fascists are in charge, and it seems unlikely that Russia will be forced out, so who even wins here? Only the imperialists that want Syrians chained down and exploited.