I am recalling that just a few months ago most Americans couldn't give a shit about Ukraine or what the US had done there since 2014.

Everyone's rightfully and justifiably horrified by the outcome and onset of this war, but it seems that it's given to an irrational zealous degree akin to the initial bloodlust of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, where there is little serious investigation of the context and facts, and politics broke down the conflict to a very Manichaean view of the world and West vs its adversaries in the East.

Russia (especially under Putin) ,considered "guilty until proven innocent", appears to confirm liberal fears with this war confirms all the prejudices about the Russian state - whose qualities are now directed at its people - and now liberals appear to be yearning for Russia to collapse as a state through economic annihilation or a nuclear holocaust.

It's just baffling, because at least with Iraq, there was a context of 9/11 being recent in people's minds and collusion with media propaganda to convincingly brainwash Americans into choosing a scapegoat for a collective bloodlust. With this the political context of this conflict, which Americans have little to no personal stake in , the bloodlust comes off as incredibly selective.

My principal complaint is that this is a dangerous scenario to be courting with global planetary extinction with.

  • half_giraffe [comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    Americans have little to no personal stake in

    This seems counterintuitive, but only in a imaginary scenario in which Americans choose their foreign policy through public approval - instead, it's the MIC that decides on it's business interests first and then beats the public into support through the most effective propaganda machine every created.

    And I think the racial component made it easier - having white, European victims really juiced the media's response. But really the main driver is the MIC looking to score some sweet sweet arms deals to make line go up, and the rest is the practiced playbook to ensure that the money transfers hands smoothly.

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      3 years ago

      But really the main driver is the MIC looking to score some sweet sweet arms deals to make line go up

      "We got record breaking quarterly arms sales to Germany."

      "What did it cost you?"

      "US Dollar Hegemony"

      Crapitalism, folks.