• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    arrow-down
    73
    ·
    1 year ago

    Part of me just can’t help put this in the frame-of-reference of the Iraq War.

    I’m forced to imagine a bunch of terminally online war geeks clapping and cheering every time the Pentagon announced another big operation in Haditha or a re-occupation of Fallujah.

    Trying to square that with the absolute horror of a war sent my head spinning then. And not much has changed since.

    • SpicyPeaSoup@kbin.socialOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      73
      arrow-down
      5
      ·
      1 year ago

      You’re welcome to fuck off if you can’t handle it.

      In the meantime, allow us to cheer for Ukraine while it defends itself from a genocidal russia.

    • Nythos
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      44
      ·
      1 year ago

      You’re complaining about terminally online war geeks in NCD?

      That’s a bold move that one

    • FaceDeer@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      38
      ·
      1 year ago

      So you’re not a big fan of countries invading other countries? Well you’re in luck, this is all about a country that’s been invaded fighting off those invaders and reclaiming their land and people.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        19
        ·
        1 year ago

        this is all about a country that’s been invaded fighting off those invaders

        Ethnic Russians in Donetsk see it as the other way around.

    • eestileib
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      US invaded Iraq based on a lie and engaged in torture for good measure. I took zero joy in any of it.

      Ukraine was invaded and subjected to horrific human rights abuses, I’m not gonna weep for the Vanya getting a bloody nose.

      But feel free.