You justify NATO expansion based upon the false premise that Putin threatened to invade Eastern European countries,
No, you ignorant twit, I justify NATO expansion upon the fact that Russia enslaved
those countries after WWII.
I acknowledge the wisdom of their NATO membership by observing none of those new NATO members has been invaded by Putin, while he has invaded Chechnya, Georgia and Ukraine.
You’re really digging deep into the archives, huh? 'It was in all the papers', great genius. Let me guess, you also think the U.S. should have to pay for what happened to the Native Americans, Black slaves, and countless others because 'it was in all the papers' back in the day, right? Moron.
For you, history is a buffet where you pick and choose what to be outraged about. Let’s drag out the ghosts of 1945 and scream ‘enslavement!’ when it comes to Eastern Europe, but we’ll conveniently ignore the fact that modern-day Russia isn’t the USSR. Newsflash: Putin isn’t Stalin. But I guess subtlety and nuance are lost on someone who sees the world through a Cold War kaleidoscope.
You justify NATO expansion because… what? Russia isn’t marauding across Europe like it’s 1941? How generous of you to point out that none of the NATO members have been invaded by Putin. That’s like congratulating the U.S. for not invading Canada lately, great job, gold star! You fucking idiot.
Except, you completely miss the point that Russia’s actions have been provoked by NATO’s constant expansion, a relic of the Cold War that should’ve been buried over thirty years ago.
Chechnya? Really? That’s your shining example of
‘non-NATO countries being invaded’? You do realize Chechnya is within Russia’s own borders, right? That’s like me saying the U.S. invaded Texas during the Civil War, utterly nonsensical.
And Georgia? Oh yes, Georgia, where NATO had its grubby fingers meddling, and Russia stepped in during a land dispute. But that’s 'enslavement' to you, right? Sure. Asshole.
And let’s not even talk about Ukraine. You conveniently gloss over that messy little 2014 coup, funded and encouraged by the West, which turned Ukraine into a pawn in NATO's game of checkers.
Crimea voted to rejoin Russia, don’t like democracy now? Or is it just 'enslavement' when the people vote in a way you don't approve of?
Meanwhile, while you rant about so-called ‘enslavement’ under the USSR, a significant chunk of people who lived under that system don’t share your selective outrage. They miss it. Why? Because despite its flaws, they had jobs, healthcare, housing, and a sense of purpose. Go ahead, Todd, show me one poll where a group of Black Americans are nostalgic for slavery or Native Americans miss the good old days of their land being stolen. Spoiler alert: you won’t find one, because those were actual cases of enslavement. Your comparison falls flat on its face, cheese dick.
You throw around words like 'enslavement' because it fits your narrative. But I’ll tell you what’s really happening here: NATO is expanding because it’s a profit machine. The military industrial complex sees Eastern Europe as its next playground, with American and European weapons companies raking in the cash. But yeah, sure, let’s keep pretending this is about 'freedom' and 'protection' from the big, bad bear.
At the end of the day, Todd, your worldview is just as outdated as your references. Get out of the Cold War. The world has moved on, even if you haven’t.
