RangerRick9211 said:
fka ftc said:
RangerRick9211 said:
fka ftc said:
Gordo14 said:
For those that still admire Putin:
You can not "admire" nor support Putin and still be of the stance that it is not our biggest problem.
If you can think independently and critically, you can see where Putin is coming from on his right to self-defense. You may not agree with his position, but maybe he knows something you do not?
Thinking independent and critically, wtf are you talking about? What's the offense from Ukraine that corresponds to a full scale invasion based on self-defense?
Are you sitting in on Putin's daily intelligence briefing? None of us has any idea what may be driving him to claim self-defense.
Maybe he is a blood-thirsty tyrant intent to claim Eurasia for Mother Russia. Maybe he saw what was in best interest for the sovereign rule of Russia and determine a territory where he used to have a puppet government is now run by another puppeteer that does NOT have his country's interest at the front and saw a strategic opportunity.
Again, you can jump to your own conclusions or you can think deeper about why someone is willing to take the actions he took tonight. The dude is motivated, but its foolish to take up for Ukraine like they are Switzerland.
I'm not. Neither are you. So how can you "see where he is coming from?"
I haven't seen, heard, sniffed a shred of evidence on his genocide, cries for help, Nazi claims he rolled out to justify today. Hint: the deeper reason isn't self-defense.
I consider it a real possibility that he sees what he is doing in Ukraine as in the self-defense of his country and is willing, obviously, to go on offense as his best option for self-defense.
If you are going to properly assess your enemy, you have to consider what their reasons for acting against you are. Saying "but Ukraine did NOTHING to bring this on, Putin is just a big meanie man who wants to kill people" is not thinking critically about his actions.
But hey, that's my viewpoint / opinion. It does not imply in any way shape or fashion that I admire or sympathize with Putin. Quite the opposite.