Samsuma

The ultimate lib move: exaggerating the villainy of their political opponents (or just straight up lying) and downplaying anything that's inconvenient to their "chivalrous" and "noble" narrative, namely their naked imperialism:

https://lemmy.ml/post/25116459/16264498

https://lemmy.ml/post/26387945/16928954

https://lemmy.ml/post/25619954/17323548

Chinese students are "illegally gaining access to critical research and advanced technology".....by reading textbooks and carrying out research tasks in a lab that any student would anyways in any of the listed universities.. Oh the horror!

and libs

the two types of people in this world (if you're not a lib), literally the embodiment of the Mario says/Luigi says meme:

Why should I provide more sources if you're just going to derail the conversation and then examine the coat of paint (news platforms) shit stains (like Nigel) are painted with?

You can fist-fight the air by hyperfixating on the source and keep on missing the point all day long, the fact remains foreigners and communism are the fan-favorite scapegoats of the majority of the Europeans.

If you had actually read or paid any attention to the video included in the article posted, you'd know that it wasn't Nigel pointing fingers at another politician for being "too communist". This isn't in defense of GBN or Nigel. It doesn't matter what source of information is used here, it doesn't change the established behavior of Europeans blaming every slight inconvenience/loss on foreigners, communism, etc... Why does this have to be spelled out for libs.

Just because it's not from your favorite mainstream source of slop, doesn't mean we can't critically engage with the material.

thankfully, I don't have to say much as other users have contributed a lot more in on this subject. It shouldn't be hard to find out how your opinions are vibes-based.:

https://lemmy.ml/post/15038153/10689923

https://lemmy.ml/post/15038153/10685025

Stating that Zelenksy is the sole reason for Ukraine’s destruction [...]

This is factually correct, you are right for once. There were numerous other factors into play that helped perpetuate this senseless destruction which warrants a nuanced discussion, namely the $$$ factor: Ukraine sits on trillions worth of minerals. US politicians want them.

No example of a “Russian bot” is in sight, and the remainder of your reasoning boils down to "These users are bots because there's no other reason for them not to be" (even though we know the actual reason is that they disagree with the State Department-sanctioned "opinion" of yours).

the blind propaganda is all the messages framing Zelensky as the cause of Ukraine’s destruction while willfully ignoring Russia’s huge involvement, or comments trying to imply he is hated by most Ukrainians

so blind propaganda here is just giving Zelensky a bad rap, which gives off a bad vibe. Why entertain and favor this vibes-based performative analysis over understanding the reality of the situation?

Provide an example of a "Russian bot" in this thread, keen observer. State solid reasons why they are a bot, and why their comments are "blind propaganda against Ukraine".

and blaming communism, despite the fact that there's no communism to be found in Europe

You don't understand, the U.S. was sold to Russia in 2016, then it was reclaimed and thanklessly saved by our harm-reduction, lesser-evilism enjoyer (very wholesome), then it was hopelessly sold back again to Russia just recently..