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Either the average Russian is responsible for changing their country or the average American is not. You don’t get both.
Yes, exactly, none of them are.
Again, it’s possible to say that what the US did was wrong and still understand that what Russia is doing is also wrong.
What the Russian government is doing is wrong, absolutely. It's not a reason to fall into jingoism and stupid stereotypes.
Bringing the “whatabout” argument at this point is deliberate deflection if you understand that you’re arguing with someone who agrees with you.
But the map is literally placing France and the US in "the good guys". Whataboutism is when you bring out things out of the blue that aren't being disgusted already.
Ok, and?
The US pulled out of its wars. They may not be the good guy on the world stage in a cumulative sense, but their leaders pulled out of their wars and aren't picking any fights. Despite what you might think, wars aren't popular in the US either.
Russia is actively being the bad guy right now.
Whataboutism is when you bring out things out of the blue that aren't being disgusted already.
Nobody said anything about Iraq. You sort of brought that up out of nowhere, as if to say what about when it was different?
In any case, if all of this is about a meme labeling some countries good and some countries bad, a meme that isn't even trying to be accurate on either front, maybe you should ask yourself why you care so much that you're starting fires about how the west is just as bad?
You don't think the average person on lemmy hears that from the lurking tankies every single day? You're pretty much preaching to the choir here.
US is currently actively supporting Israel in the destruction and leveling of Palestine. They are the bad guy right now.
But speaking out against the biggest economy in the world is suicidal, so surprise surprise - barely anyone does.
I don't disagree with you that the US is not a good guy on the world stage. However, the Israel-Palestine war is politically complex and tensions have been mounting for decades. Israel hold the cards for ending that, not the US.
The fact that US taxpayers are funding Israel is bad. But saying that compares to Russia actively invading Ukraine for 2+ years is just dishonest. Russia can stop whenever they want and Putin has stated he believes that land to be his right.
In this situation, Russia is more like Israel. Not the US.
Fair enough
It's not politically complex. One side have more UN condemnation than freaking North Korea.
Russia can stop whenever they want and Putin has stated he believes that land to be his right.
So did Netanyahu.
Did you just gloss over the point?
Which wasn't that what Israel is in the right, or that the US is blameless.
It's that Russia is like Israel.
So did Netanyahu
Yeah. That's sort of exactly what I said, thanks
Then we agree. Russia and Israel are bad and the west is bad for supporting the later while buying oil from the Saudi and their hamas-supporting muslims brotherhood..
Sure, then we also agree.
That comparing the US in this issue directly to Israel and Russia is dishonest, as Russia and Israel are direct aggressors with boots on the ground and the power to stop their respective wars.
This time. It doesn't allow you to make fascist meme about how the poorer side of the world is backward and uneducated (which is the subtext of the meme).
Honestly, it's not wrong to say that Russia considers most of the developed world unfriendly. Which is the actual text of this meme, however misinformed the tap water part might be.
Yeah sorry, it tickles me to see a meme making fun of non-white countries for being unevolved. Sounds like a white f-word to me ;)