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[–] Othello@hexbear.net 160 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (12 children)

After the fiasco in Afghanistan, I can see how intelligence agencies could become cynical about the commitment of local populations to fight for their own freedom.

However, we discovered that the people of Ukraine were not cowards like the people of Afghanistan

holy shit holy shit someone should drop this fucker in a warzone

[–] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 79 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Neither were cowards, both corrupt war machines started to break down when the flow of US money dried up. It has nothing to do with individual bravery, everything to do with a puppet state being cut off after it proved insufficient for our needs

These motherfuckers need materialism

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 78 points 10 months ago

These are the people who call themselves the adults in the room and say you're only left-wing because you don't have enough life experience.

[–] Krause@lemmygrad.ml 71 points 10 months ago (2 children)

the taliban offensive lasted 3 months and the result was the complete control of afghanistan and the seizing of billions of dollars worth of american equipment by the taliban

we're over 6 months into the hyped ukrainian counteroffensive and all they have to show for it is some miniscule dots on a map and huge casualties on their side

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 20 points 10 months ago

I'm bad a geopolitics, someone help me out with which side had popular support in these conflicts??

[–] Commiejones@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago

Do they still hold any of the dots that were Russian controlled 6 months ago? They wont in another 6 months.

[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 68 points 10 months ago (1 children)

fight for their own freedom.

"Freedom" once again just means "Western rule".

Pretty sure it makes very little difference for the average Ukrainian whether wholesome100 Cpt Zelenskyy or evil Putler is in charge of their government. Russians are not any less "free" than Ukrainians, if anything, their freedoms are limited by Western sanctions and being banned from participating in international competitions.

[–] ReadFanon@hexbear.net 33 points 10 months ago

Freedom

Freedom for Donetsk and Luhansk, right?

...right?

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 55 points 10 months ago

They'd probably die after their nearest Supermarket closed down and they could no longer use their phone or computer.

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 47 points 10 months ago

Cowardice is when you don’t get down and grovel for your American masters

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 42 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Wow this rivals "an outbreak of gratitude among the Iraqi people" as one of the things someone can say to get themselves Disney fastpassed instantly to the front of the wall line

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 41 points 10 months ago
[–] estii@hexbear.net 31 points 10 months ago

or just like a big hole in the ground

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 29 points 10 months ago

not cowards like the people of Afghanistan

I don't know how you could look at the modern history of Afghanistan and not think that Afghan people are brave to the point of insanity.