If you have any useful resource links please tag me in a comment with the link.

Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Please add to this if you can.

Links

Time/Map: https://time.is/Ukraine

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ukraine/@49.1162725,31.7993839,7z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x40d1d9c154700e8f:0x1068488f64010!8m2!3d48.379433!4d31.1655799?hl=en

Leftist discussion threads:

https://hexbear.net/post/177324

https://old.reddit.com/r/GenZedong/comments/t03foy/genzedong_russiaukraine_master_discussion_thread/

https://lemmygrad.ml/

Twitter military updaters:

https://nitter.net/ASBMilitary

https://nitter.net/Militarylandnet

https://nitter.net/MihajlovicMike

https://nitter.net/KofmanMichael

https://nitter.net/TadeuszGiczan/status/1498673348183744518

Global South Perspective: https://nitter.net/kiranopal_/status/1498723206496145413

Better war/propaganda analysis:

https://www.understandingwar.org

https://www.moonofalabama.org/

News updates:

https://www.cgtn.com/special/UkraineCrisis.html

Live: https://www.cgtn.com/special/Live-update-Ukraine-Russia-border-crisis.html

YT/Video in Ukraine:

https://www.youtube.com/c/PatrickLancasterNewsToday/videos

https://www.youtube.com/c/RussellBentleyTe

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  • AntipastoAktion [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    I am consistently surprised at how bad libs are at noticing and peeking past the blatant contradictions involved in this war. Ukraine has supposedly killed almost 10,000 Russian troops and knocked out over a thousand vehicles, but is desperately begging for troops. Its airforce has apparently been unmatched in the air, but they're demanding either a no-fly zone or more planes. They have a supposed mystery ace pilot who can take out 6 planes in a single outing, but hasn't been seen since. The Russians have a 40 mile long convoy that's supposedly stuck outside Kyiv with no supplies so they can't move and the Ukranians supposedly have air superiority, but haven't damaged a single vehicle in the convoy.

    They're blatant contradictions that clearly point to Ukraine being in trouble, and yet every lib I know is able to hold both contradictory thoughts at once. This must have been what George Orwell sincerely meant by doublethink.

    • TheGhostOfTomJoad [he/him,they/them]
      ·
      3 years ago

      Libs have been living with cognitive dissonance their whole lives just by supporting capitalism-its full of contradictions. These people are the masters of cognitive dissonance. This is not surprising at all.

      • AntipastoAktion [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        I think it's just that these contradictions are so blatant. Like capitalism is inherently contradictory, but usually with just enough cover you can kinda ignore it. This though is a whole new level.

    • penguin_von_doom [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      I think most libs know about the contradictions but more refuse to acknowledge them, cause it hurts the narrative. And also most people do hold some contradictory views themselves, that they are either unaware of, or refuse to confront and just accept the contradiction

      • PorkrollPosadist [he/him, they/them]
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        3 years ago

        I think most libs know about the contradictions but more refuse to acknowledge them, cause it hurts the narrative.

        When you believe that ideas are the driving force of history, and it looks like history is heading towards a dark place, you start lashing out at the idea of history taking a dark turn, rather than the material forces driving that turn.

    • Mardoniush [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      The things they believe are just true enough for them to ignore other evidence.

      Ukraine didn't immediately collapse as the Russians hoped. Some of their new anti-air has been effective. Russians currently have woeful road logistics, and are overreliant on taking railheads which Ukraine effectively destroyed.

      Doesn't change the fact that Ukrainian forces, with a larger army on the front lines and broadly similar equipment, are retreating on all fronts (Except Kiev, where they're throwing a counterattack against an entrenched Russian position rn with no effect.)

      Doesn't change the fact that within a few days the Russians will have encircled the majority of Ukrainian positions east of the Dnieper, cutting off half their army from the western equipment reinforcements.

      • AntipastoAktion [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        Go for it. I'm no savant, anyone should be able to make these connections.

        You'll likely get banned though, lol, but who hasn't at this point? I'm on my third.

    • FloridaBoi [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Have you considered that orange man bad but stonk portfolio high?