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Governments can and should be criticized without bigotry towards the governed populace. We should always take the side of the civilians, as we are civilians too.
It is in fact these governments producing massive amounts of propaganda to demonize “the other side.” What might they have to gain from global culture wars such as this?
Governments can and should be criticized without bigotry towards the governed populace.
In theory, sure.
In practice, there is some tacit understanding that a plurality of residents in a nation will hold views of the popular government.
The end run around this is to assert everyone in Bad Foreign Country are brainwashed or broken. But then you end up with proud outspoken nationalists vocalizing support. So we go to the Wumao/Bot narrative, where everyone speaking positively is paid off or fake.
And then finally you get to an actual conflict of civilizations - an Israeli / Russian invasion that is popular within the invading country - and that's when you have to square the circle.
When hundreds of thousands of people are killing/dying to perpetrait a national agenda, it can't just be "Country Bad / People In Gray Area".
At some point, you have to see trees as part of the forest. It can't just be a flag that you're upset by.
If you think russians are just normal folk wanting normal things - think again.
Everyone lives in a culture that's somewhat manipulated by the government they're under. I don't think now is the time to discuss rationalist economics.
Wanting trans people to not be exterminated is not "culture war", fuck you and your both sides bullshit
This "global culture war" they're talking about isn't about trans people. I'm assuming you mean the culture war in the US. What they meant was the east VS west culture war.
That's not a culture war, that's a war war lol
That's not what that word means.
Sure honey, whatever you say
Did u just take a gigantic shit into your own breakfast cereal and then get mad at someone else for it? 🤔
At least try to be topical when insulting.
I'm just as tropical as anyone else here.