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For some of us it is more personal than for some others if we have relatives close to the conflict.
Perhaps, but you cannot deny there are similarities there. Russia gets accused of an unprovoked attack in February 2022 the same way Hamas is accused of an unprovoked attack on October 7. In both cases those making this portrayal require you to be ignorant of all the prior history and of the intolerable realities of the situation for the people on the ground.
Yes but then at least don't advocate for Ukraine. Don't mimick the Zionists by saying things like "Ukraine has a right to defend itself". Insisting that Russia is this unjustified invader only lends credibility to those who demand that we keep arming Ukraine so they can keep fighting, which even from a purely self-interested and amoral perspective is a massive mistake because they cannot win. It only increases the level of casualties and destruction, and when Ukraine inevitably loses your credibility will collapse along with the pro-Ukraine cause.
And the same goes for those who keep denying the Nazi character of the Kiev regime and who keep telling their audience that this is all just Russian propaganda. For the mainstream media this can all be memoryholed and the narrative switched on a dime, but for those in alternative media how are people supposed to keep trusting you once they realize that this was not in fact "just Russian propaganda"?