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What leads someone in her situation to decide to go down the euthanasia route rather than regular suicide which doesn’t need any approval?

It’s a morbid thought but euthanasia approval seems like it could often be a slow drawn out process, and someone able-bodied wouldn’t necessarily need it.

Swing and a miss, that one!

Legitimate criticism of the Israeli government and IDF is being actively outlawed in the western world as governments support the brutal mass killing in Gaza.

Condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or China’s actions in Xinjiang rings completely hollow. Western governments really are the people in glass houses throwing stones.

We already had the Cuban missile crisis before, we don’t need this shit again. This time it might go differently.

Düben said China’s efforts in Europe could also be seen as “signalling” to the Global South that it is a responsible power.

I think this is an important part. The US and Europe aren’t exactly glowingly popular amongst nations of the global south due to their history of imperialism and intervention. I foresee a lot of these countries turning to China for guidance as they have less baggage.

But it won’t be called an escalation this time because its Israel

NATO doesn’t have an answer to the Russian invasion. They know they can’t go in themselves and directly fight Russians, and they know they can’t support Ukraine with billions indefinitely.

Everyone says that giving up Ukrainian territory is absolutely out of the question, but that’s what has already happened. Crimea hasn’t been Ukrainian territory for 10 years now. International recognition doesn’t count for much when the reality on the ground is that the Russians control the region.

I genuinely don’t see any outcome where Ukraine gets its territory back.

I don’t support the death penalty, but I do support harsh punishment for this kind of massive scale fraud.

Carpet bomb bigotry!

Countries will get fed up of sending aid to Ukraine long before Russia decides to return its annexed territories. We’re already seeing signs of that.

If NATO isn’t willing to go in and force the Russians out themselves, I fail to see how this war is anything but a net gain for Russia. They will just sit back and let their “new territories” become more and more Russified.

To me, the aid is just a delaying tactic to allow Ukraine to continue fighting until the west can figure out a way to accept that Ukraine has lost its territories without losing face.

It’s a shit show, but I don’t share the optimism that a lot of people have for a Ukrainian victory. It’s like a game of chess, and it’s currently Ukraine/NATOs turn, because the Russians are already dug in.

Without even getting into the racist undertones of “the end of western civilisation”, he’s just talking absolute nonsense.

US/Europe’s support of Israel and condemnation of Russia pretty much just shows the rest of the world what hypocrites they are.

The United States has long used democracy as a tool and a weapon to undermine democracy in the name of democracy, to incite division and confrontation, and to meddle in other countries’ internal affairs, causing catastrophic consequences.

Well they’re correct

I don’t think anyone is acting like it’s shocking. On the contrary, it’s exactly what everyone expected so it’s not a surprise. After all, he’s been Russia’s President for 21 of the past 25 years.

All bark, no bite.

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Who says anything about appeasement? That’s your words, not mine. Besides, Russia is already being appeased by NATO not letting Ukraine join.

Why don’t NATO stop being cowards and admit Ukraine immediately? If they’re serious about “defending Europe and democracy”.

Russia can’t even conquer a quarter of Ukraine. No chance they’re going to invade Sweden, a country they don’t even share a border with. Is Canada afraid of being invaded by Russia? Is France? Is the UK?

Ah, I see you know your Judo well.

A new member of the US foreign policy enforcement gang. Who’s next?