The same reason US would be against Russia turning Mexico into a battering ram against US. Meanwhile, the idea that Russia wants to take back former Soviet states is so utterly laughable. It already took Russia two years just to take on the NATO proxy in Ukraine. It's pretty clear that it would be a far bigger effort to actually take on NATO directly. Anybody with a functioning brain can see that the whole idea is absurd. Yet, here you are...

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You're deluded. Attack the opponent to win the argument, that's how logic works. You can't think for yourself, but you call that freedom.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've made clear arguments and even provided supporting sources, if you have trouble understanding them that's not my problem.

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Okay, I disagree with that. Lol

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We've already established that you lack basic reading comprehension lol, but thinks for confirming that again.

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah, I re-read it now. You are correct, fml. I misread the comment you made, and fucking was annoying. Sorry.

[+] catloaf@lemm.ee -27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

NATO has literally been expanding and invading countries for decades. Yugoslavia, Libya, Afghanistan, and Syria are just few examples. In fact, US currently occupies a larger portion of Syria than Russia is of Ukraine. Claiming that NATO is a defensive alliance is the height of intellectual dishonesty.

And let's just look at a few facts about Crimea from a US government study. First thing to note is that it was never part of Ukraine proper. US government referred to it as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Second thing to note is that majority of the people in Crimea do not consider themselves Ukrainian, and the biggest demographic considers themselves Russian:

[–] angrytoadnoises@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

NATO is a purely defensive alliance, not a battering ram.

You can definitely see how this isn't true, right? It'd be incredibly problematic to be opposed by NATO and to have NATO creep up to your borders. Superpowers flipped their shit over stuff like this in the cold war all the time. It's not any different today.