It’s a common scheme, Authoritarian claims people in neighbouring country are ethnically/culturally the same as them, accuses the target country of suppressing “their” people, invades to “Protect” “their” people. Rinse and repeat.
Idk but I believe the pretext was ethnically “Russian” people living in Ukrainian territories. It is true that the two countries share a great deal of ethnic heritage. The Rus people were from Kyiv.
Yes, Putin will use any misinformation and manipulation he can, including making a terrorist attack and blame it on others to promote his agenda. That is how he came to power!
I’m not sure deep into the details of taiwan and china, but iirc they both more or less agree that they are “the china”, and just disagree on the exact details
The ‘Taiwanese’ currently on the island, for the most part, are Han Chinese and are literally officially Chinese citizens. They have a Chinese passport.
No one disagrees with Xi’s statement, but 67% and shrinking believe that because their ancestor were a part of a colonization attempt of the mainland 80 years ago, they are now a separate nation or something.
“we” got a imperialist genocidal rat that was beaten back the people in your pocket or do you just enjoy cosplaying on the internet to give your CIA-sponsored talking points weight?
Isn’t that pretty much what Putin said about Ukraine before invading?
It’s a common scheme, Authoritarian claims people in neighbouring country are ethnically/culturally the same as them, accuses the target country of suppressing “their” people, invades to “Protect” “their” people. Rinse and repeat.
Its hilarous how liberal just throw the term authoritarian whenever they like
how many country the non authoritarians have invaded?
Invading countries is not the metric by which an individual or government are determined to be authoritarian.
It helps if you have even the vaguest clue as to the meaning of a word before you object to its use.
It would also be helpful if libs stop using the term authoritarian if the govt doesnt hold show elections every 4 years
Idk but I believe the pretext was ethnically “Russian” people living in Ukrainian territories. It is true that the two countries share a great deal of ethnic heritage. The Rus people were from Kyiv.
No it was nothing of the kind. He claimed Ukrainians were basically Russian, that is not about Russian minorities.
I think we’re splitting hairs. We agree that Putin is just using the subject of ethnicity as a tool for conquest.
Yes, Putin will use any misinformation and manipulation he can, including making a terrorist attack and blame it on others to promote his agenda. That is how he came to power!
Chechnya?
Yes
I also don’t think it’s anything new?
I’m not sure deep into the details of taiwan and china, but iirc they both more or less agree that they are “the china”, and just disagree on the exact details
The ‘Taiwanese’ currently on the island, for the most part, are Han Chinese and are literally officially Chinese citizens. They have a Chinese passport.
No one disagrees with Xi’s statement, but 67% and shrinking believe that because their ancestor were a part of a colonization attempt of the mainland 80 years ago, they are now a separate nation or something.
As someone who actually lived in Taiwan, this is utter bullshit.
The Taiwanese, not “Taiwanese” we dont say the “mainland chinese”, we say mainland chinese
“we” got a imperialist genocidal rat that was beaten back the people in your pocket or do you just enjoy cosplaying on the internet to give your CIA-sponsored talking points weight?
Sounds like your just giving the Chinese talking points weight.
A common misunderstanding: Putin wants a piece of Ukraine. Quite a big piece, well all of it really.
Also Hitler called Austrians German before annexing them.
Well he was Austrian, not super surprising he felt that way about it.
why are you mad?