Are people in Russian-occupied territories free to protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? No. They would get put in prison, or worse. So they aren’t free.
I do think Ukrainians should be allowed to leave Ukraine. But you seem to be blaming Zelenskyy for the Russian shells, being fired by Russian forces. For some reason you don’t want to put any blame at all on the Kremlin - why is that?
liberated
Russia is imperialist and I don’t trust any of their “referendums” in the occupied regions of Ukraine, given that Russia rigs elections (that’s a video of ballot stuffing in Russia).
could you please also explain to me how being unable to leave your country where you can be kidnapped on a street at any day and sent to die is not considered slavery
I do think there is a point to make here. Ukrainians should be free to leave their country if they want. But anyway, I strongly disagree with your view that Russia’s imperialist invasion of Ukraine is “liberating” anything or anyone.
you need to be serious about inflicting permanent harm on politicians
I don’t think you phrased that in the best way… I hope you mean punish them at the ballot box
The strain on Ukraine is immense though, as the article states. Ukrainian men are told to fight. They’re being bundled into vehicles by military recruiters (it’s often vatniks making this point, but that source is a US-government-funded media company).
I would absolutely like for Russia to withdraw entirely from Ukraine, but surely the human cost needs to be taken into account. I don’t think Ukrainians should be forced to fight. And maybe potential soldiers would be more willing to fight if Western support was better than it currently is - Zelenskyy is always requesting more weapons and the West just drags its feet.
The UK has also denied entry for people in similar cases. Some right-wing activists were denied entry in 2018.
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You accuse others of racism but you’re racist yourself. Talking about stereotypes that “you people” hold. You’re generalising across westerners, and perhaps you mean white people in general.
Anyway, there is nothing morally wrong at all with objecting to the PRC government.
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Criticising a government is not racism.
I would say that using TikTok at all is cringe, considering that China hates us in Europe
Tories aren’t civilised
I agree about a change to the voting system. I think proportional representation would be better.
I do think Ukrainians should be free to leave the country if they wish. But I definitely blame the Kremlin for starting this invasion. Really they started it in 2014 when they sent troops into Crimea and the Donbas.