thegreatdivide wrote on Jun 29
th, 2024 at 1:48pm:
Laugh till you cry wrote on Jun 29
th, 2024 at 1:20pm:
Ukrainians are not fighting for their survival, they are running out of the country for a better life.
The Ukraine war is not a fight for people's survival it is a fight for the political dominance of Ukraine by Russia and the USA.
Syrians are staying regionally local because EU is hostile to Syrian refugees.
If "Western values include fighting your own battles and fixing up your own problems', why is the EU and USA helping Israel commit mass murder and genocide?
Israel would not exist without continuous US support and the $300 billion USA has gifted Israel since 1948. All that money was seized by Jews. None went to Christians, Muslims, Palestinians, Bedouins, and other minorities.
Good post.
And Unsub thinks it's "Western values" to fight WW3 because of ideological differences between Chinese living in Taiwan and Chinese living in the mainland, which is HALF the distance between Tasmania and the Oz mainland.
It was not a good post. laugh completely ignores the footage of Ukrainian civilians being shot dead by Russian soldiers. laugh also ignores the historical animosity the USA has with the Russians. There is also the issue of the power grab that the Russians are making with Ukraine's borders. If Russia is able to exert authority in the region (East Europe and Eurasia), the USA will lose out substantially. Afghanistan can be Russia's problem, now. Hence the reason why the USA withdrew abruptly from Afghanistan.
I don't believe that the USA and the European Union are helping Israel do much more than exist. You might insist that Israel is committing genocide. But, at the very least the Israelis are targeting Hamas. Oh, and Hamas might be considered enemy combatants by many. However, to you, when the Hamas insurgents get killed, all of a sudden the combatants become statistically part of the Palestinian civilians killed. Weird, huh?
Keeping Taiwan independent is key in keeping trade routes and deals open with Asia. Maintaining democracy is an important factor in Taiwan's desire to maintain independence. Democracy in China is practically non-existent. Taiwan can wait out China as China will eventually adopt democracy. But, Taiwan won't be able to fend off a military attack from China in the near future.