If so, what are some misconceptions or seldom known facts?

  • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
    11·
    2 months ago

    “Yanukoviych ran on trade with EU, therefor it’s OK to violently suppress dissent” is certainly a take.

    Also are you saying contracted Russian soldiers weren’t in luhansk and donetsk in 2014 and onward?

    “Are you saying there aren’t communist spies in America?” -SkyezOpen defending McCarthyism.

    • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
      39·
      2 months ago

      Misrepresenting my stance and refusing to engage with the points isn’t the win you think it is.

      • AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.mlEnglish
        12·
        2 months ago

        Just because it’s not framed in the most generous possible way doesn’t make it a misrepresentation

      • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
        102·
        2 months ago

        Lol, who was it that taught shitlibs like you that anyone not immediately agreeing with them is equivalent to “refusing to engage with the points”. I engaged with your points just fine, they’re just bad points.

        • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
          17·
          2 months ago

          Mccarthyism is accusing with little or no evidence. There’s piles of evidence of Russian involvement. Hand waving doesn’t make it disappear.

          • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
            9·
            2 months ago

            There’s piles of evidence of communist spies operating in America during the cold war too, mate.

              • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
                10·
                2 months ago

                Are you saying there were no communist spies in the US during the cold war?

                • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
                  18·
                  2 months ago

                  Are you allergic to making hard statements? You accused me of mccarthyism, which involves accusing people with little to no evidence. There is evidence of 6,000+ Russian regulars in Ukraine in 2014. That’s not “dissent,” it’s an invasion. I’m not saying there weren’t genuine separatists in those regions, I’m saying it was hardly an organic movement.

                  • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
                    10·
                    2 months ago

                    “there were Russian operatives in Ukraine, therefore all dissent is illegitimate and can be crushed with lethal force.”

                    If you can’t understand how that is the same as justifying McCarthyism by saying their were communist spies in America, it’s because you’re being willfully obtuse.