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    118 months ago

    Except at the time it was a shock to most people. The consensus before the invasion was that Russia was just posturing. But then they went for it.

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      128 months ago

      A surprise to everyone except anybody who listened to American intelligence agencies who were broadcasting (very loudly I might add) exactly when and how it would happen.

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        58 months ago

        It just demonstrates how little a lot of the world trusts the American government and it’s agencies.

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          58 months ago

          It’s also the conservatives kicking the boots of fascists and the liberal bias toward “reason will prevail” - in spite of all evidence to the contrary.

          A distrust of the government and its agencies is healthy, but you need to consider what they have to gain/lose before dismissing them - there’s a reason the US doesn’t have healthcare.

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        -118 months ago

        For like 6 months they were broadcasting that it would happen any day, in the meantime they knew Ukranian artillery barrages were increasing exponentially, almost like they were trying to provoke a response