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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I'm sorry. A lie should be called out immediately, not allowed to be inserted into the discussion by the awful shithead delivering said lie. What you're asking Zelinsky to do here is fight with both hands tied behind his back, for 'decorum'. That's bullshit and you know it. Zelensky called Trump and Vance out on their bullshit. I don't think he gives two shits about some rando on the internet and their belief on what the 'proper' way to deal with Trump's bullshit is. IMO, he did what he had to do, And now he needs to pivot away from the USA for support because we did the awful thing and elected the Shitgibbon TWICE.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Oh my God. Zelensky was there to negotiate the deal that he himself has proposed. He was just sucking so hard at his job as a politician that he couldn't ducking do it properly. Being righteous and all means absolutely nothing at that level.

If he just kept it under control, the press would barely mention the conference, he would have proceeded to get security guarantees behind the closed doors and people would have stopped dying.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Right. If you believe this, I really can't help you. It's like you watched a different video than I did. Trump and Vance lied like fucking rugs in this, and baited the fuck out of Zelensky. But gotta keep that decorum to satisfy some rando on the internet. I'd love to say what I find you to be, but the mods would come down on me like they should be coming down on you for your other comments. But looking at your downvotes compared to downvotes to what you're replying to? I think that stands on its own. ;)

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

I didn't know what comments you are reading, but so far I'm the one being personally attacked. I don't care about downvotes or about being banned. As Rick said, your boos mean nothing, I have seen what makes you cheer. Just because everybody refuses to see the truth, it doesn't mean that it's not truth. And the truth is that Zelensky is incompetent at his job and that's the only reason this negotiation has failed. By the way, he was the one who asked for this meeting through macron. He never should have come and would be in better position. He understands it himself which is why he posted his pathetic xitter comment trying to restart the convo with Trump and will probably succeed at that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

If you feel you're being attacked, report the attacks, and the mods MAY remove them. They ride us on the Left far harder than they ride the people coming in from outside and pushing conservative memes like the idea that Zelensky is incompetent here in this channel. Maybe you'll get a few of us silenced. :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I don't normally report things like this because I want everyone to see what is going on here. Number of upvotes on personal attack comments tells me a lot about this community too.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Riiight.

You are not the final arbitrator of what a personal attack is. The mods are. Just because you say you are being attacked doesn't mean you are. It just means you can't handle your ideas being criticised. And trust me. The mods ride us lefties far harder than they ride the people coming in here to spread right-wing ideas. Look at how long it took them to deal with Universal Monk, and how many of our comments got muzzled for daring to try to correct him.

Bye now. I don't want to risk attracting them to me again. :|

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

The mods ride us lefties far harder than they ride the people coming in here to spread right-wing ideas.

Nope.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago