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[–] lemmytellyousomething@lemmy.dbzer0.com 97 points 7 months ago (8 children)

The free world loses when Russia wins.

It's pretty much an invitation to China to do the same in Taiwan and an invitation for Russia to start more wars in eastern Europe.....

Helping Ukraine costs money. Not helping Ukraine costs even more.

[–] istanbullu@lemmy.ml 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Does the free world also include places America has invaded or bombed?

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Japan, SK, and Germany seem on board with aid to Ukraine... So yes

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Three formerly fascist states join Ukraine thonk

[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

He would rather a current fascist state join them

[–] AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

"free world" has the same weight here as "state's rights"

Downvote and move on, but just like the American genocide in Iraq, you will realize I'm right in ~20 years

[–] bufalo1973@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

You mean the "free world" that has Assange, Pablo González and lots of other journalists jailed? The same free world that has destroyed every country that didn't fall in line with US interests?

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

The free world 😂 Okay boomer 🇺🇸 🦅

[–] XiELEd@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

China is already bullying the Philippines too out of our own territorial waters, and they have already caused severe injuries to our countrymen. They literally want an entire sea to themselves and leave us with none. Just look at their nine dash line.

Edit: Here's their nine-dash-line, they even want Malaysia's sea, which is a long way away from chinese mainland, while they want seas close to the land territories of so many SEA nations.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] XiELEd@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

It was recently on local news, but that's not the only conflict that involved water cannons and ships. From the article you can see Vietnam— they once saved filipino fishermen from potentially drowning. (from Philippines) https://www.rappler.com/nation/233079-how-filipino-boat-crew-was-saved-west-philippine-sea/ (from Vietnam) https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/all-gestures-no-words-as-vietnamese-fishermen-saved-22-filipinos-3940276.html. If china continues their actions, there are bound to be casualties. And if that happens, I'm not sure any of us will forgive them.