You’re the one saying “puppeteer”. Why frame it as either 0% agency or 100%? Clearly there are degrees here. Ukraine is its own actor and the US and it allies are more interested in using their leverage to push against Russia rather than for Ukraine. They can both be true.
Again, look at Afghanistan in the eighties. It too was its own polity. At the same time, US support and arms clearly had a substantial role in how events transpired, with consequences felt far more heavily by the civilians it was supposedly in aid of.
“I didn’t SAY puppeteer, I just said that I saw Ukraine as lacking agency beyond that which is decided for them by The West 🥺”
I never know if people like you actually believe what you’re saying, or if you know it’s bullshit but can’t resist any angle to simp for genocide.
Why frame it as either 0% agency or 100%?
“Well, maybe the Ukrainians don’t want to be genocided a little bit” isn’t really much of a rebuttal to the idea of you being a bootlicker who regurgitates imperialist propaganda.
Again, look at Afghanistan in the eighties. It too was its own polity. At the same time, US support and arms clearly had a substantial role in how events transpired, with consequences felt far more heavily by the civilians it was supposedly in aid of.
“Afghanistan deserved genocide by Russian arms too” isn’t much of a fucking rebuttal either, bootlicker.
No response to the Article 51 issue, I note. Did you decide that was a point a bit too stupid even for you to champion?
I’m not making the points you seem to think I’m making. Don’t know what to say, honestly.
Also, here’s the text of Article 51:
Chapter VII — Action with respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression
Article 51
“Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security. Measures taken by Members in the exercise of this right of self-defence shall be immediately reported to the Security Council and shall not in any way affect the authority and responsibility of the Security Council under the present Charter to take at any time such action as it deems necessary in order to maintain or restore international peace and security.”
Yes? I’m arguing that the United States set a precedent for what wealthy, nuclear-armed states can get away with. We started using the “right of self-defense” as pretext to invade other countries. I don’t see the contradiction you seem to see?
Yes? I’m arguing that the United States set a precedent for what wealthy, nuclear-armed states can get away with. We started using the “right of self-defense” as pretext to invade other countries.
The use of ‘self-defense’ as an excuse to invade other countries long predates Article 51.
Article 51 was invoked several times in blatantly unjustified wars by other states before the US invoked it in '64.
I don’t see the contradiction you seem to see?
Because you have no understanding of the history you purport to parrot.
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literally right after that:
you really like cherry picking, don’t you?
“I didn’t SAY puppeteer, I just said that I saw Ukraine as lacking agency beyond that which is decided for them by The West 🥺”
I never know if people like you actually believe what you’re saying, or if you know it’s bullshit but can’t resist any angle to simp for genocide.
“Well, maybe the Ukrainians don’t want to be genocided a little bit” isn’t really much of a rebuttal to the idea of you being a bootlicker who regurgitates imperialist propaganda.
“Afghanistan deserved genocide by Russian arms too” isn’t much of a fucking rebuttal either, bootlicker.
No response to the Article 51 issue, I note. Did you decide that was a point a bit too stupid even for you to champion?
I’m not making the points you seem to think I’m making. Don’t know what to say, honestly.
Also, here’s the text of Article 51:
This you, buddy?
Yes? I’m arguing that the United States set a precedent for what wealthy, nuclear-armed states can get away with. We started using the “right of self-defense” as pretext to invade other countries. I don’t see the contradiction you seem to see?
The use of ‘self-defense’ as an excuse to invade other countries long predates Article 51.
Article 51 was invoked several times in blatantly unjustified wars by other states before the US invoked it in '64.
Because you have no understanding of the history you purport to parrot.