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rldogamusprime t1_j6m9vld wrote

Brazil is a BRICS member. They're not going to oppose Russia militarily. This shouldn't shock anyone. Good on Germany to get their opinion out into the open though.

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monkeywithgun t1_j6madsu wrote

BRICS; the autocratic grift on sucker nations

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MaisUmCaraAleatorio t1_j6myuqt wrote

So, people that don't do what you want are autocratic? An interesting idea.

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TheFrederalGovt t1_j6n5euk wrote

Presidents that support autocratic dictators aren't necessarily autocratic themselves however, they are autocratic supporting assholes

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MaisUmCaraAleatorio t1_j6na020 wrote

And how* is Lula supporting Putin? By not sending weapons that would be used against his country?

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TheFrederalGovt t1_j6nc2f0 wrote

The fact that he equivocates Zelenskyy and Putin as both being at equal blame for war says it all https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/04/brazil-lula-zelenskiy-blame-war

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MaisUmCaraAleatorio t1_j6nqj4n wrote

Big jump in logic, isn't it?

He said it was also Zelenskiy fault because of lack of dialogue, and if more efforts had been given to diplomacy, the war could've been avoided. Whether he is right or not is irrelevant, as that doesn't mean he supports Putin.

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IFailedTuringTestAMA t1_j6o0jnz wrote

It’s a bullshit talking point nobody with two brain cells would believe.

This idea that words could have prevented the Russian invasion is literally Russian propaganda.

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monkeywithgun t1_j6o2o5m wrote

> lack of dialogue, and if more efforts had been given to diplomacy, the war could've been avoided.

That’s a suckers response for defending a partner nation who has invaded its neighbor to steal its lands while it indiscriminately murders, terrorizes and tortures the civilian populace. This ‘war’ is a direct result of Putins imperialistic desires, there’s no diplomatic resolve with a tyrant. Putin was coming for Ukraine regardless of what they did or said. His entire pretext for war was right out of Hitlers playbook with Poland.

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