• EmmiLime@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    “oh, the middle east? idk why you care about it because there’s wars there all the time for some reason”

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      I’ve literally seen libs, who when questioned why African countries shouldn’t receive the same priority on aid as Ukraine, responded with “I don’t really care about dictatorships”, WHICH LIKE IF YOU DON’T THEN KEEP THE MILITARY OUT AND LEAVE THEM ALONE

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        Somehow Ukraine, the state where opposition parties are banned, their leaders hunted and elections postponed indefinitely, isn’t a dictatorship. This is because they’re white Zelenskyuyu is wholesome chungus 100 cool guy comedian

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        Libs will call Sahel states “juntas” “dictatorships” and so on the second they hear Russia is helping them decolonise, not to mention Ukraine is also sending soldiers to help recolonise them.