Incorrect. Most of Eurasia is fine with Russia, including most of its neighbours.
You must be thinking of the invaders of Iraq and Afghanistan as not trusting Russia.
Also, it is telling that you recognise that the vast majority of the countries that share planet with said invaders do not trust them. Must have something to do with the constant invasions and other atrocities.
Incorrect. Most of Eurasia is fine with Russia, including most of its neighbours.
My favourite Lemmy meme is American tankies pretending they understand European geopolitics. The average Pole or Estonian or Latvian or Lithuanian or would rather die than submit to the gruelling suffering of living under Russian occupation again. This user doesn’t care about the truth, but for anyone who is interested, these are Russia’s European neighbours:
🇳🇴 Norway - Opposes Russia
🇫🇮 Finland - Opposes Russia
🇪🇪 Estonia - Opposes Russia
🇱🇻 Latvia - Opposes Russia
🇱🇹 Lithuania - Opposes Russia
🇵🇱 Poland - Opposes Russia
🇺🇦 Ukraine - Opposes Russia
🇧🇾 Belarus - Supports / allied with Russia
My friend grew up under Russian occupation. She was cold and hungry her entire childhood. Friends and family would be randomly detained in the night. Sometimes they would never be seen again. They had to ask permission to travel anywhere, and never out of the country. No one could afford things like cars. Jobs were assigned, as were apartments.
Communism is evil. Russia is an imperialist dictatorship determined to exterminate all opposition.
If you mean that the USSR militarily intervened in your invasion of Afghanistan at the request of the government of Afghanistan (reluctantly - after several such requests), then you are just being silly.
The US is untrustworthy. Russia is also untrustworthy.
Actually, I’ll keep going (nonexhaustively and in no particular order):
Germany, the UK, Iran, China, France, Qatar, Canada, both Koreas, obviously Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Belarus, Brazil, UAE, Sweden, Denmark, Morocco, and Japan are all untrustworthy.
(Please note that I’m not suggesting people from these countries cannot be trusted, but the countries themselves, meaning people acting on behalf of these countries and the governments themselves)
What are your arguments for Iran, the PRC, the DPRK, and Belarus being untrustworthy?
What agreements did they betray and what invasions did they participate in this century?
Oh, I don’t trust any governments, but I thought a list of ~200 would be overkill.
For those specifically? Iran’s shitty to women and Kurds (but man do I love what they’re doing with the US); China’s shitty to its neighbors, the Congo, and Uyghurs; and the DPRK and Belarus are providing military support to Russia for its neighbor invasion.
So, you do find those governments trustworthy, and you do understand why the rest of the world does, as well, you just have criticism of some of their policies (in some cases, it is understandable, but, in other cases, it’s just old pieces of your empire’s propaganda that you’re leadership doesn’t even bother with trying to substantiate anymore - I recommend you reevaluate what the people that previously sold you on Iraq’s WMDs say about their enemies instead of blindly believing them). Not sure what you mean about the PRC doing something bad to Congo.
Also, considering that you seem to find Belarus and the DPRK’s help to Russia, I have a couple of questions for you:
Do you, in that case, condemn Ukraine helping NATO invade Iraq, Syria, Iran, and elsewhere?
Do you concern NATO self-admittedly pushing for war with Russia (including prior to 2022)?
What should a state do when the most prolific invader in the world - NATO - starts amassing troops on that state’s border?
I do not find them trustworthy, no. Additionally, I don’t like you putting words in my mouth, nor do I like you assuming where my information comes from or what I believed about WMDs, especially when you’re not even informed about the straight up WMF-level financial colonialism going on in the Congo (along with many other recipients of Belt and Road funding).
To answer your questions: yes, yes, and set up defensive measures.
This article about mining agreements in the former Katanga province talks about the fact that 90% of the mineral wealth in the region goes to China, the extortionate debt repayment terms, and the allegations of child labor, but the latter is sourced better here.
He said that 90% of the region’s minerals went to China.
The wealth could still be split differently. Since Congo owns 30% of the mining company I would assume that share.
The child labor articles mentions trafficking by militias. That would be the rebels then which would be less the government and China and more the West.
Okay, what agreements did they break, and/or what countries did they invade this century, then?
I don’t like you putting words in my mouth
What words did I put in your mouth?
nor do I like you assuming where my information comes from
There are claims (and opinions) that you are making that have very few sources and those sources are the same where one would get stuff like Iraq having WMDs, so you definitely do need to engage in some reflection.
especially when you’re not even informed about the straight up WMF-level financial colonialism going on in the Congo
Considering that all of the claims about the PRC supposedly engaging in financial entrapment of other governments have been false, I have a good reason to disbelieve this claim unless I see a trustworthy source. (No, Adrian Zenz is not one, and neither is RFA.)
along with many other recipients of Belt and Road funding
Ah, so, it is just Zenz/RFA stuff, again.
To answer your questions: yes, yes, and set up defensive measures.
Gee, as fun as this is, I am not enjoying it and I’m going to stop.
As a last note: I was doubtful about whether Uyghurs were mistreated when all of the sources lead back to Zenz, because I didn’t think he was a trustworthy source either. You should look into it more, because it’s no longer the case that he is the only source of information about the genocide China is currently conducting against Uyghurs.
Ok. What are the other sources?
So far, I am not aware of any, other than a meeting where they admitted to having been unable to verify their own sources.
Incorrect. Most of Eurasia is fine with Russia, including most of its neighbours.
You must be thinking of the invaders of Iraq and Afghanistan as not trusting Russia.
Also, it is telling that you recognise that the vast majority of the countries that share planet with said invaders do not trust them. Must have something to do with the constant invasions and other atrocities.
My favourite Lemmy meme is American tankies pretending they understand European geopolitics. The average Pole or Estonian or Latvian or Lithuanian or would rather die than submit to the gruelling suffering of living under Russian occupation again. This user doesn’t care about the truth, but for anyone who is interested, these are Russia’s European neighbours:
🇳🇴 Norway - Opposes Russia
🇫🇮 Finland - Opposes Russia
🇪🇪 Estonia - Opposes Russia
🇱🇻 Latvia - Opposes Russia
🇱🇹 Lithuania - Opposes Russia
🇵🇱 Poland - Opposes Russia
🇺🇦 Ukraine - Opposes Russia
🇧🇾 Belarus - Supports / allied with Russia
My friend grew up under Russian occupation. She was cold and hungry her entire childhood. Friends and family would be randomly detained in the night. Sometimes they would never be seen again. They had to ask permission to travel anywhere, and never out of the country. No one could afford things like cars. Jobs were assigned, as were apartments.
Communism is evil. Russia is an imperialist dictatorship determined to exterminate all opposition.
Lol Russia invaded Afghanistan you donkey.
When?
If you mean that the USSR militarily intervened in your invasion of Afghanistan at the request of the government of Afghanistan (reluctantly - after several such requests), then you are just being silly.
Yeah the request of the government that was installed quite violently by the USSR…
The US is untrustworthy. Russia is also untrustworthy.
Actually, I’ll keep going (nonexhaustively and in no particular order):
Germany, the UK, Iran, China, France, Qatar, Canada, both Koreas, obviously Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Belarus, Brazil, UAE, Sweden, Denmark, Morocco, and Japan are all untrustworthy.
(Please note that I’m not suggesting people from these countries cannot be trusted, but the countries themselves, meaning people acting on behalf of these countries and the governments themselves)
What are your arguments for Iran, the PRC, the DPRK, and Belarus being untrustworthy?
What agreements did they betray and what invasions did they participate in this century?
Oh, I don’t trust any governments, but I thought a list of ~200 would be overkill.
For those specifically? Iran’s shitty to women and Kurds (but man do I love what they’re doing with the US); China’s shitty to its neighbors, the Congo, and Uyghurs; and the DPRK and Belarus are providing military support to Russia for its neighbor invasion.
So, you do find those governments trustworthy, and you do understand why the rest of the world does, as well, you just have criticism of some of their policies (in some cases, it is understandable, but, in other cases, it’s just old pieces of your empire’s propaganda that you’re leadership doesn’t even bother with trying to substantiate anymore - I recommend you reevaluate what the people that previously sold you on Iraq’s WMDs say about their enemies instead of blindly believing them). Not sure what you mean about the PRC doing something bad to Congo.
Also, considering that you seem to find Belarus and the DPRK’s help to Russia, I have a couple of questions for you:
I do not find them trustworthy, no. Additionally, I don’t like you putting words in my mouth, nor do I like you assuming where my information comes from or what I believed about WMDs, especially when you’re not even informed about the straight up WMF-level financial colonialism going on in the Congo (along with many other recipients of Belt and Road funding).
To answer your questions: yes, yes, and set up defensive measures.
Do you have a good source for the current situation in Congo?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_relations is not very helpful.
This article about mining agreements in the former Katanga province talks about the fact that 90% of the mineral wealth in the region goes to China, the extortionate debt repayment terms, and the allegations of child labor, but the latter is sourced better here.
The situation doesn’t look that bad for China.
The quote doesn’t talk about wealth:
The wealth could still be split differently. Since Congo owns 30% of the mining company I would assume that share.
The child labor articles mentions trafficking by militias. That would be the rebels then which would be less the government and China and more the West.
Okay, what agreements did they break, and/or what countries did they invade this century, then?
What words did I put in your mouth?
There are claims (and opinions) that you are making that have very few sources and those sources are the same where one would get stuff like Iraq having WMDs, so you definitely do need to engage in some reflection.
Considering that all of the claims about the PRC supposedly engaging in financial entrapment of other governments have been false, I have a good reason to disbelieve this claim unless I see a trustworthy source. (No, Adrian Zenz is not one, and neither is RFA.)
Ah, so, it is just Zenz/RFA stuff, again.
Defensive measures like what?
Gee, as fun as this is, I am not enjoying it and I’m going to stop.
As a last note: I was doubtful about whether Uyghurs were mistreated when all of the sources lead back to Zenz, because I didn’t think he was a trustworthy source either. You should look into it more, because it’s no longer the case that he is the only source of information about the genocide China is currently conducting against Uyghurs.
Ok. What are the other sources?
So far, I am not aware of any, other than a meeting where they admitted to having been unable to verify their own sources.