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Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Add to the above list if you can, thank you.


Resources For Understanding The War Beyond The Bulletins


Defense Politics Asia's youtube channel and their map, who is an independent youtuber with a mostly neutral viewpoint.

Moon of Alabama, which tends to have good analysis (though also a couple bad takes here and there)

Understanding War and the Saker: neo-conservative sources but their reporting of the war (so far) seems to line up with reality better than most liberal sources.

Alexander Mercouris, who does daily videos on the conflict and, unlike most western analysts, has some degree of understanding on how war works. He is a reactionary, however.

On the ground: Patrick Lancaster, an independent journalist reporting in the Ukrainian warzones.

Unedited videos of Russian/Ukrainian press conferences and speeches.


Yesterday's discussion post.


  • SeventyTwoTrillion [he/him]
    hexagon
    M
    hexbear
    26
    2 years ago

    The Zone is getting awfully Cool in Sri Lanka, folks. From telegram:

    Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned as violence erupted in the capital this morning

    At least one death has been reported so far - that of Amarakeerthi Athikorala, a member of the government-aligned Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). The lawmaker reportedly died in a clash with anti-government protestors.

    “The MP fled the scene and took refuge at a nearby building,” a police official told AFP by telephone. “Thousands surrounded the building and he then took his own life with his revolver.”

    • Omegamint [comrade/them, doe/deer]
      hexbear
      25
      2 years ago

      Imagine people doing this to, say, supreme court justice Alito in the US! How savage and uncouth that would be! Truly, it would be a horrible sight!

      • SeventyTwoTrillion [he/him]
        hexagon
        M
        hexbear
        22
        2 years ago

        Sri Lankans, I cannot believe the lack of civility on display. I urge you to go home and then :vote: in your next elections.

        • DeathToBritain [she/her,they/them]
          hexbear
          12
          2 years ago

          India also calls itself a socialist country in its constitution "The Constitution of India, which came into effect on 26 January 1950, originally stated India to be a "sovereign, democratic republic;" this characterisation was amended in 1971 to "a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic". names don't do much to material politics

            • CTHlurker [he/him]
              hexbear
              2
              2 years ago

              If you can't make a neoliberal at home, storebought is fine. The CIA is going to go into the PETE chamber and soon enough you will see a perfectly smooth man in a suit, who nobody has ever heard of before, but look at this fancy new campaign video he made, with a dance to boot!

      • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
        hexbear
        3
        2 years ago

        No. It looks like a combination of financial issues, climate change,Covid, and repercussions from the Ukraine-Russia war.