The Ed Sheeran drama was already an interesting case study in hypocrisy, as Ed gets mercilessly harassed for supporting Ukraine but not Palestine, while Macklemore (or anyone else, really) gets none of it for doing it the other way around.
But the double standard becomes even more glaring when compared to Ovechkin. Sheeranโs entire touring lineup walked out over an attempt at neutrality. Meanwhile, Ovechkin actively and openly aligns himself with not just people, but a regime currently waging a brutal war of aggression in Ukraine, killing civilians daily, and starving occupied communities like Oleshky by denying food supplies. Yet Ovechkin continues to play professional team sports without his teammates walking out, fans turning away, or facing anything close to proportional backlash. It exposes a deeply broken standard for who society chooses to hold accountable.
@hutchinson Haidt studied Woke 1.0 and explained that these people seek a war-like dynamic against their targets. It's zero-sum. So targets must hit back: call pali/woke terrorist supporters, pro-genocide (e.g. Ukraine), communists. Cancel them. Hit back, make them see the cost of the game.
@TheLockheedLib@The_Davos_Man Sry but medium non-nuclear powers don't have the luxury of waiting around... they move and evolve fast or get wrecked (ask Ukraine).
@bneeditor Believing fantasies such as this require a complete dissociation with ground facts and political reality, or being a man-child. And the desire to spread it is a sign of egotistical narcissism.
@hutchinson The fact we have come to equate short commercial video clichรฉs with polish, car salesman antics with charisma, and... whatever this is (facial hair?) with good looks, is a serious indictment on our collective culture.
A fresh poll:
77% of Ukrainians living in Ukraine believe the country should continue its armed resistance even if, because of Russian attacks on critical infrastructure, some people have to live without electricity, heating, or sewage services for a period of time.
Only 12% believe Ukraine should agree to any Russian demands (even accept defeat in the war) to avoid this; 11% are undecided.
What is notable is that an absolute majority in every surveyed region supports continuing the fight despite these hardships: 77% in the west, 83% in Kyiv, 79% in the center and north, 76% in the south, 75% in the lower Dnipro region (Zaporizhia?), and 68% in the east.
Among those who do not trust Zelenskyy as a leader, 65% also support continuing the fight, while 20% favor accepting all Russian conditions. Among Zelenskyyโs supporters, 89% support continued resistance, and only 5% oppose it.
Also noteworthy: 85% of respondents who are servicemembers or veterans support continuing resistance despite attacks on essential infrastructure. The figure is 77% among civilians who have not served in the military.
Remember this when someone says "Nuland" phonecall. You know, the convo where Nuland clearly supports the opposition taking Yanukovych's deal, contrary to the will of the protesters, and leaving Yanukovych in power.
When I say being "anti-Zionist" doesn't necessarily make you pro-Palestine or even pro-Arab, this is what I mean.
Emma is backing a movement that most of Lebanon wants to see disarmed, that spent decades murdering their Lebanese opponents (including Communists), supported 30 years of Syrian occupation, and helped Assad murder hundreds of thousands of his own people just so he could hold on to power.
She's backing them because of their position on the only thing she cares about in the region which is - however fruitlessly - fighting with Israel. She and the "movement" she represents would happily see Lebanon remain an impoverished Iranian launchpad, regardless of the consequences, because a third of the country burning to the ground is worth it Israel gets slightly burnt in the process.
@Trevor_Si@BorisJohnson What compels a grown man to believe fantastic stories like "Boris stopped the peace agreement"? There was no agreement; Boris didn't stop anything, specially something nonexistent.