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joefred111 t1_ixjxzxc wrote

Anyone notice that all the accounts griping about spending money on Ukraine vanished after the US midterm elections?

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xlDirteDeedslx t1_ixk4gej wrote

Russian bots have become so common it's actually just an obnoxious thing like pop up ads you have to avoid. They very much overplayed their hand after their success in 2015-2016. Putin thought he could continue to brainwash the world with stupid social media bots, he failed to gauge the temperature in the room.

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GalacticShoestring t1_ixkebdx wrote

If you try talking to a Russian bot, it either responds with nonsense and repeats itself, or it blocks you. 😵

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pzerr t1_ixn6rvz wrote

They are still very successful in posting and upvoting any and every video that might incite distrust towards the police in the US.

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TheUnfunnyYoutuber t1_ixkeko9 wrote

They’re still on instagram though, not even bot accounts either. Mostly on conservative and republican supporting pages.

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TimelessWander t1_ixmpqhp wrote

I'll still gripe. We're spending money for the military industrial complex to perform live field tests for free.

The U.S. military is getting an update on the effectiveness of current military doctrine.

Do we have money to fix and pay for Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security? No, but we have money for bombs all day, every day.

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war_reporter77 t1_ixjxk08 wrote

“Russia's UN ambassador Vasily Nebenzya responded by complaining that it was against council rules for Zelenskyy to appear via video, and rejected what he called "reckless threats and ultimatums" by Ukraine and its supporters in the West.”

What a weak sauce answer by the ambassador.

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autotldr t1_ixjzlao wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 62%. (I'm a bot)

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to take action to stop Russian airstrikes targeting vital infrastructure that have once again plunged Ukrainian cities into darkness and cold as winter sets in.

> In his speech, Zelenskyy called for the adoption of a UN resolution condemning energy terror.

> Russia's UN ambassador Vasily Nebenzya responded by complaining that it was against council rules for Zelenskyy to appear via video, and rejected what he called "Reckless threats and ultimatums" by Ukraine and its supporters in the West.

Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Zelenskyy^#1 Russia^#2 Council^#3 called^#4 energy^#5

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RazarTuk t1_ixkstvu wrote

I mean, if China and Russia could just conveniently protest a vote by skipping it, we could get a repeat of Korea...

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Optimal_Start_4350 t1_ixjxz6h wrote

Again..NATO is useless ...

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NotOliverQueen t1_ixk3hvc wrote

NATO support is the only reason a free Ukraine still exists. They haven't closed the skies because that would be an act of war, but the training provided to Ukraine over the last 8 years and the insane amount of materiel and intelligence support they've given over the last 9 months has turned Russia from the 2nd strongest military in the world to the 2nd strongest military in Ukraine.

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ErikTheAngry t1_ixk5mkp wrote

NATO is a defensive alliance. Name one time NATO has failed any NATO members.

As much as I support military intervention within Ukraine, NATO as an organization needs to stay out of it.

It's dipshit moves like Yugoslavia that remove NATO's credibility as a defensive alliance that is otherwise harmless to anyone who is not trying to attack you.

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Arcanic_Soul t1_ixkndp1 wrote

Not only Yugoslavia but also intervention in Libya. Is it really a defence alliance at this point? Or just that the opponent this time is a nuclear power house and not some third world countries.

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ErikTheAngry t1_ixkygq5 wrote

Yes, Libya too. NATO did not need to lead the charge to impose the UN Security resolution, and should not have lead that charge.

Individual members, hell every single member, forming their own new coalition for the purpose? Yes, hell yes. But NATO only showed that it will offensively engage nations when it wills.

So although I roll my eyes when Russia says "but NATO!", I roll my eyes because they have nukes, not because they're making a false assertion about NATO being dangerous to their security.

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FM-101 t1_ixk7z9e wrote

That's just not true at all. NATO is a defensive alliance between NATO countries. How can NATO be useless when its doing exactly what its supposed to do.

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Bad_Faith_Detector t1_ixkax62 wrote

NATO countries have given billions in weaponry and aid to Ukraine. They will continue to give billions more.

NATO is under ZERO obligation to also give their blood. It is a defensive alliance built to protect each other. Ukraine is owed nothing.

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