Omg That Last Ask Was Awful. I’m Sorry People Are Being Like That With You. But Can I Ask Why I Know

Omg that last ask was awful. I’m sorry people are being like that with you. But can I ask why I know about Russia invading Ukraine, it is definitely something I’m against but why are you getting so much hate 😟

It's okay, it doesn't bother me, thank you for your support!

Here's as far as I understand why people either: support Russia, or, ignore Ukraine;

A lot of modern online 'leftists' believe that in ANY situation, America/The West is ALWAYS the bad guy. Some of them don't even believe that countries OTHER than the West, can do imperialism, colonialism and invasion. This is idiotic.

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As a symptom of this, all of these 'leftists' really fucking hate NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation), and think it's some violent tool of oppression and colonialism. I am aware that NATO is a tool of very complicated geopolitical motives, but as far I'm concerned, countries have to ASK to be in it, and it's just a defensive measure for smaller countries in Europe. Ukraine, for a long time, has been trying to get NATO membership, because for so many years now Russia has been fucking with its borders, and as time progressed, more and more Ukrainians have been voting in favour of NATO.

But because these people know nothing about foreign policy, they immediately think "oh because Russia ISN'T the West, then it's okay" and they follow aaalll the russian disinformation and propaganda (of which there is a LOT) and just,, completely ignore Ukraine.

A lot of leftists also are just.. really obsessed with Russia?? And the USSR?? They genuinely think that Russia has ANY right to tell its neighbouring countries what to do. A lot of leftists argue that Russia is doing this shit because it doesn't want Ukraine to join NATO. So???? This is not an excuse?? Ukraine is a sovereign nation, it has every right to join NATO. Russia needs to mind its own fucking business and stop meddling and bullying its neighbours, maybe THEN NATO won't really be needed. This is EXACTLY why Ukraine wants to join NATO! Because Russia is fucking with its borders!!

They think NATO is the aggressor. No. Ukraine has been ACTIVELY trying to join NATO, I think it even got declined BY NATO itself at one point!!

Also, a lot of people are just not aware of what is happening in Ukraine. Like the details of Russia directly funding the terrorist groups in Donbas. They don't know about Viktor Yanukovych, who was an elective for Ukrainian presidency, but was actively Pro-Russian and had connections to the Russian government, who tried to appease Russia, and when the people disagreed with him, he tried to quickly pass laws that would make it ILLEGAL TO PROTEST THE GOVERNMENT. He was later kicked out, and then fled to Russia, of course. They don't know the Russian Government's history of just lying, making baseless accusations, of silencing any voice against them, the corruption, propaganda, some of them don't even think the USSR did anything bad! Because in their head, if its not the West, then it must be okay!

And it sucks! Because now Ukrainian people are gonna suffer for it!