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From the guy's own mouth.

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[–] Serdan@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a litmus test for whether I want to engage with you at all.

Being able to state unequivocally that a murderous billionaire should drop dead is the absolute bare minimum for a socialist.

I have yet to get a straight answer from so-called socialists on Lemmy.

[–] ElGosso@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No it isn't, it's because you want to dictate the terms of the conversation, which, again, leaves zero room for any admittance that Putin isn't the only one who caused this situation.

[–] Serdan@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

USA is also responsible. Fucking obviously.

I live in Denmark. We're sending absurd amounts of military aid. The commie party supports this on the basis that Ukrainians have an indisputable right to defend themselves. I agree with that, but there's obviously room for discussing what exactly that implies in terms of support.

All billionaires should go jump off a bridge. Liberal politicians should take a trip to the Titanic, and I have a very nice wall I want to show the billionaire who bankrolled the Danish libertarian party.

I'd be more than happy to have a conversation about the conflict that isn't just parroting neoliberal talking points, but as I said, this is a litmus test. If you can't state unequivocally that Putin, a murderous billionaire, deserves to die, then you're not any kind of socialist I can recognize, and I'll have no further interest in talking with you.