Comments by "Posthumanist" (@thornelderfin) on "news.com.au" channel.

@F16_viper_pilot Exactly!
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@demariosreefaquarium7475 I am pretty sure he was joking (sarcasm)
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@jeremyisaac4958 I can explain that. My country has been occupied by Russia for 40 years. I've been born into it and grown up in it. Then we were finally free when Soviet Union collapsed. Then we got opportunity to join NATO and EU. No politician made that decision, nobody was coerced, there was no media campaign to persuade anyone, nobody was bribed - every adult in the country voted (or abstained) and we all voted overwhelmingly to join NATO and EU (separate votes). I know, I was there 20 years ago, I voted. USA didn't force or coerce us and Russia has no say in it - it is our country, we decide, nobody else. Chechnya wanted to leave - Russia brutally repressed them, flattened Grozny and killed 100-300k civilians. Then Russia attacked Georgia and stole 2 entire regions from them (Abchazia, South Ossetia). Before that Russia stole part of Moldova and still have 1500 Russian soldiers there. Then Crimea, then Donbas, now Ukraine. I am glad my country is in NATO and EU and even if it wasn't we would still fight to the death to not be occupied by Russia AGAIN. Ukrainians are right now fighting to the death not to be occupied by Russia AGAIN.
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@niklaus9678 West doesn't decide this, Russia doesn't decide this (0%), only people of Ukraine decide where they want to belong - nobody else. And people of Ukraine are massively resisting Russia - it's obvious they don't want to be part of Russia. End of discussion.
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@jeremyisaac4958 There is no such thing as "Buffer zone". Russia and USA cannot make an agreement about Ukraine, because Ukraine is a free country. People of Ukraine and ONLY people of Ukraine make all decisions about their country. Those are human beings (not some "buffer zones" and it is their land. And they want to be part of the West and hate Russia (as you can see by the agressive defense they perform every single day). If people living in the country who own the country doesn't want you there (Russia) then any invasion is CONQUEST by force and nothing less. Illegal offensive invasion - same as Hitler.
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@jeremyisaac4958 Yes, that's true that US caused many many wars in the last 150 years and practically all of them illegitimate (typical colonial empire). But let that not blind you toward Russia being exactly the same colonial empire (USA bad doesn't equal Russia good). Russian empire invaded insane number of countries (50+) and crushed twice as many rebellions (same as Donbas), started second world war on the side of Hitler and the Nazis and ripped Poland into two pieces (one for Russia, one for Nazis) and invaded Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Czechoslovakia... then only when Nazis attacked Russia in surprise betrayal they switched sides to fight against Hitler... and after the war "forgot" to return most of the countries they invaded. Since then they invaded Korea, Vietnam, crushed rebellions in Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Eritrea, Angola, Somalia, and of course what broke their back - Russian invasion of Afghanistan. Then invaded Georgia, Moldova, crushed Ossetia, crushed Chechnya in brutal inhumane manner, annexation of two regions of Georgia, then annexation of Crimea, military support of rebellion in Donbas, crushing rebellion in Syria in absolutely brutal way, crushing rebellion in Central African Republic (ongoing), and now full invasion of Ukraine. If you think Russia is not an empire (like USA) then I don't know what to tell you. This horrible practice must be stopped at all costs!
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@legokingtm9462 By your logic when Russia invades Ukraine, Ukraine has their right to use nuclear weapons on Moscow. This is exactly what you said just switched the countries, as all countries are equal. So if USA gifted let's say 100 short range but devastating hypersonic nukes and Ukraine nuked Russian cities because it was invaded, you would be ok, with that, right?
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@harkeb Russia has depleted much of its military (the rest has to stay and defend Russia itself, Putin cannot send it to Ukraine because then Russia would be left defenseless). This gives opportunity for a revolution in Belarus (4th time will be successful) so they can remove Lukashenko and be democratic. Georgia to take back Abchasia and South Ossetia. Moldova to liberate Transnistria. Chechnya to become free. Japan to take back Kuril islands. Perhaps even Poland to take back Kaliningrad and Finland to take back... ok, Finland doesn't wants it anymore. Russia has exposed its weakness - their military exists only on paper, it was stolen by corrupt oligarchs and generals. If you are a military dictatorship terrorizing countries around you... they are just waiting for the moment when you show weakness. It might be now.
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@f.m.bproductions7197 Yes it is... and that makes it right? We have to fight against illegal wars everywhere and all the time. There are no teams, there are just moral principles. Russia has absolutely no right to control anything outside their borders. Ukraine is a free country and can decide whether to join NATO or not. All countries are equal and "security concerns" of Russia have exactly the same value as "security concerns" of Estonia. Russia placed nuclear weapons on the borders with Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (Kaliningrad). So should NATO immediatelly invade Russia, because of "security concerns" of these countries? ... Nobody can attack any other country just because they FEEL "not safe", because at that moment minimum every single neighbour of Russia will attack it. (also Geneva Convention defines it as illegal to pre-emptively attack another country and RUSSIA signed that treaty - Russia is bound by contract to uphold Geneva Convention.
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@jeremyisaac4958 This is "rich" when Russia has dictator Putin in power for 23 years straight and if you say words "war" or "peace" you go to prison for 15 years, also if you inslult Putin, you go to prison. If you run against Putin you go to prison, or get poisoned with Novicok or killed by radiocative Polonium KGB style... criticizing Ukrainian democracy where people didn't like one president (pushed by Russia), made revolution (president fled to Russia the next day) and then had democratic election, elected a president (to your surprise NOT Zelensky), who was democratic but corrupt, so in the next election they voted for a comedian (still better than corrupt polititians)... who turned out to be little corrupt but a great patriot and now has 91% approval rating. Is Ukraine corrupt? Yes, very much. Is Russia corrupt? Yes, very much. Is Ukraine democratic? Yes. Is Russia democratic? Absolutely not - opposition jailed, poisoned, killed by radiation and some fell from windows. Nobody can be leader of a country for 23 years and be 100% democratic.
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@jeremyisaac4958 I didn't buy the WMDs in Iraq. I was protesting physically in front of US Embassy. ... My whole point is that USA and Russia can make 100 agreements, they are all invalid, because only people of Ukraine decide what happens in their country, and nobody else. This is some 19th century colonial mentality when "superpowers" traded entire countries (colonies) between each other... as if there were no free people living there who are the only ones who can make such decisions. We are 200 years later, no colonies, no spheres of influence - all countries have equal rights - both Russia, Estonia, Ukraine, USA - same rights... like all people are equal, all countries are equal. So if Russia puts 150 000 soldiers right on the border of Ukraine, that is Russia's right and nobody can sanction them or attack them with military (as nobody did), it's within their borders - none of anyone's business. Same if Ukraine puts nuclear weapons right on the border with Russia, Russia cannot sanctions Ukraine and cannot attack them with military - it is within borders of Ukraine, Russia has no rights there at all. ... Putin repeated throughout his life that 1991 dissolution of Soviet Union was greatest tragedy in history (probably meant Russian history but said history)... again and again, and also wrote long articles how Ukraine is not a real country (Ukraine existed long before Russia) and that all land was given to it by Tsars in 1654... and on the day of invasion he had one hour rant about this and even shown maps of Ukraine from 1654 - just watch it yourself straight from Putin's mouth, no bias, no western media. He is just trying to rebuild the great empire Russia once was. And many old Russians are nostalgic about their empire, and several tanks use SOVIET flag with hammer and sickle and not Russian flag (watch video from Russian Ministry of Defense - it's right there, again, no western media, no bias, straight from Russian government). This is the reason - same as Crimea and Donbas, Putin wants all of Ukraine. He is rebuilding an empire.
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@vanniyo8988 These were EXACTLY arguments of Adolf Hitler against Czechoslovakia in 1938. Both arguments you said. Hurting German minorities near the border and ability to bomb Berlin with bomber planes. ... but we know what was the real plan. Rebuilding crumbled and humiliated German Empire. ... Same with Putin, "hurting our minorities" and "security concerns" (exactly same as Hitler) and then invasion and annexation of the country, then another, then another - to rebuild what was lost, to make Russia great again (to make Germany great again).
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@jeremyisaac4958 Ok, I think we are finished here :))))) If you believe that Ukraine has completely decimated their country and exploded thousands and thousands of buildings (500k city of Mariupol has 80% of all buildings destroyed) entire country crushed - just as a secret conspiracy to blame it on Russia :)))))))))))) then let's end this discussion in disagreement. It's like saying my wife thrown herself against the wall and stairs 50x to break her ribs, face, broke both arms and a leg just to blame it on me.
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@jeremyisaac4958 Ok, then I misunderstood you. Yes, in Donbas there was violence on both sides - it's a real civil war - separatists vs government (EXACTLY as in Chechnya, separatists vs Russian government). The fact that Russia absolutely massacered the separatists and Ukraine didn't doesn't make any of the killings right (killings are never right). UN should have solved this 8 years ago. Break it into small regions and make a referendum / public vote. Whether they want to stay in Ukraine or leave or be part of Russia. But with international observers from all continents (especially from neutral countries from Africa and South America) otherwise it's a joke (like the one in Crimea - if only there were international observers and not Russian military ... maybe they would have voted the same, but now we will never find out). So I am not defending the civil war in Donbas - that is exactly the type of situation for United Nations to solve - Russia could have initiated that, instead of sending shitload of weapons (exactly same as West now sending shitload of weapons to Ukraine and Putin squealing about it - same thing he did with Donbas).
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@daryldaryl913 That is true
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