▲ 431 ▼ Russian Anti-War Activist Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Internet Posts (www.rferl.org) submitted 2 years ago by SeaJ@lemm.ee to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 210 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) According to the Gallup's survey performed on April 21–27, 82.8% of Crimean people consider the referendum results reflecting most Crimeans' views, and 73.9% of Crimeans say Crimea's becoming part of Russia will make life better for themselves and their families, while 5.5% disagree. The Ukrainian government refused to move forward on autonomy for the Donbas without prior disarmament of the separatists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@feddit.nl 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Maybe it's true, maybe it isn't, once you've invaded a territory it's hard to assess, but it's a fact that they violated Ukraine's borders to add to their territory twice now. International law matters here, because invading parts of other countries leads us back to 1914: you sacrifice the peasantry and treasury, but the "empire" is rewarded with territory gains for the history books, this influences military calculus so that wars become more likely if the trend catches on. You are not free to speak your mind in russia and the government has not earned a reputation for telling the truth at any point since 2014. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago* International law matters here Only EXTREMELY selectively Because you don't think international law matters when your side breaks multiple international treaties You don't think international law matters when your side is committing genocide. You only think it matters when the guys who stole Hillary's election (they didn't) are the bad guys on CNN It only matters when someone you call an enemy reacts to all of your international law breaking You don't give a shit about international law. It's just convenient ammo to argue for what you want sometimes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gsus4@feddit.nl 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Maybe it's true, maybe it isn't, once you've invaded a territory it's hard to assess, but it's a fact that they violated Ukraine's borders to add to their territory twice now. International law matters here, because invading parts of other countries leads us back to 1914: you sacrifice the peasantry and treasury, but the "empire" is rewarded with territory gains for the history books, this influences military calculus so that wars become more likely if the trend catches on. You are not free to speak your mind in russia and the government has not earned a reputation for telling the truth at any point since 2014. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago* International law matters here Only EXTREMELY selectively Because you don't think international law matters when your side breaks multiple international treaties You don't think international law matters when your side is committing genocide. You only think it matters when the guys who stole Hillary's election (they didn't) are the bad guys on CNN It only matters when someone you call an enemy reacts to all of your international law breaking You don't give a shit about international law. It's just convenient ammo to argue for what you want sometimes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago* International law matters here Only EXTREMELY selectively Because you don't think international law matters when your side breaks multiple international treaties You don't think international law matters when your side is committing genocide. You only think it matters when the guys who stole Hillary's election (they didn't) are the bad guys on CNN It only matters when someone you call an enemy reacts to all of your international law breaking You don't give a shit about international law. It's just convenient ammo to argue for what you want sometimes. permalink fedilink source parent