• ammonium@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That’s one weird argument. Are you implying morality stops at borders?

    And it’s not even meddling, they are asking for help.

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      1 year ago

      Are you implying morality stops at borders?

      Kind of, yeah. A moral cause in one country can be an evil wrongdoing in other. Case in point - Al-Qaeda was formed because US troops were deployed in some country in the middle east to defend someone.

      And it’s not even meddling, they are asking for help.

      I’m okay with helping Ukraine. I’m not okay if it’s helping only to fuck with Russia.

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        1 year ago

        A moral cause in one country can be an evil wrongdoing in other. Case in point - Al-Qaeda was formed because US troops were deployed in some country in the middle east to defend someone.

        Uhm, where did you get that from?

        Anyway, I get your point, but your example only shows that morality doesn’t really stop at borders for most people.

        I’m okay with helping Ukraine. I’m not okay if it’s helping only to fuck with Russia.

        If it’s to stop an authoritarian state from taking over a democratic state it’s good for me. If it’s because of other less ulterior motives (and let’s not kid ourselves, it’s at least partly because of that), I don’t mind. Is it bad when a doctor only saves lives because it pays well?

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          Uhm, where did you get that from?

          Actually, I messed up. I thought al-Quaeda was created in response to US’s invasion of Iraq, but it was actually formed a couple years earlier in response to Soviet-Afghan war. Still, the point stands as the guys got very offended by western forces presence on what they considered holy land

          Is it bad when a doctor only saves lives because it pays well?

          It would be very bad if the doctor is some kind of pervert who is only treating patients as a cover up for his obsession

          Anyway, I get your point, but your example only shows that morality doesn’t really stop at borders for most people.

          The point is, morality doesn’t stop, but can be different across (abeit, blurry) cultural, religious, political or ideological lines. The US and allies cross a little more of those than Russia in this conflict, but that’s a topic I’d rather not dive into. What I’m arguing here is against Putin’s rhetoric which tells that “The only thing the collective west wants is to destroy Russia”, so…

          let’s not kid ourselves, it’s at least partly because of that

          I’d advise at least pretending that it’s not and it’s just being “the good guys”. Fuckers like RT, Z-bots and other scum often take such comments and blow them into loudhailers to rally the support for the war. Trust me, “these guys just want to fuck you over” is quite a convincing argument. Besides, there’s plenty of other reasons to support Ukraine

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              1 year ago

              Is that the Kraut I think it is? If so, I don’t think I have enough salt to take with those.

              Anyway, what’s your point?

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                  1 year ago

                  Kraut is a leftist YouTuber, not a politically incorrect username

                  I mean whether that’s the “Kraut & Tea” guy. Just looked up - it is. You might want to google on that, too.

                  You could just, you know, read?

                  Did you? I’m saying “don’t give food to propaganda” and you go on rambling about Russian mindset and how nationalistic they are. Even if true (not really), what does it have to do with the argument? The reason “they are out to get ya” is convincing has absolutely nothing to do with nationality or mindset. If someone comes to you with a recording of your neighbor planning on killing you, you will trust that person more than the neighbor, simple as that.