Comments by "LancesArmorStriking" (@LancesArmorStriking) on "Putin Will Never Invade Ukraine: 3 Reasons For u0026 Against - TLDR News" video.

@ajaxamsterdam9095 Then why do we receive no sympathy, even from American people? It's always "[small country on the border of a big one] has the right to align with us!" When the US has done everything in its power to force governments (or people) to be friendly to the US, especially its business. Don't want Russia to exert pressure on smaller nations, despite you doing exactly the same? Sanction them! Then, their economy will shrink, and the small country will be even more willing to step into your reach. Put boots on the ground, and your world dominance is even more secure. It's hell.
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@MDP1702 Well, it started with the euro maidan protests in 2014 which was supported by a minority of Ukrainians (~40%). If that is what it takes, unprompted, to swing Ukraine into the West's sphere of influence, then Russia saw the writing on the wall early. They understood that if this was going to happen anyway, if the US broke its promise to Gorbachev about not expanding, what did Russia have to gain by bowing to the US? It would steadily lose influence until it became a resource mine for Western consumers. So they took military action. If the world is against you no matter what you do, might as well benefit.
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@badluck5647 NATO intervened in non-NATO affairs numerous times, specifically in Bosnia. Also, just because they're all apart of NATO doesn't mean it's the only military doctrine they follow. Libya has nothing to do with NATO, yet most NATO countries joined in bombing it, led of course by the US. The US bombing didn't even have congressional approval, so what exactly are your assurances of "we'll only attack if" even worth?? We all know the real game. US goal is to stop any Eurasian power from rising. It will do anything, legal or not, to do so. It has already done so with USSR, manufacturing coups all over the world and funding corrupt campaigns in Europe (Italy + Greece). But I'm sure it's real this time, dont worry)) So excuse Russia if it's just a little paranoid about the expansion of a military alliance that has shown willingness to break it's own rules, or operate through roles as members outside of that alliance.
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@ajaxamsterdam9095 youtube keeps deleting my reply, despite multiple edits to remove 'sensitive keywords' I will try again.
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@stephenjenkins7971 Well, why would they? Mexico is a dysfunctional rump state of its former self. It cannot (due to geography) project military power, and whatever soft power it manages to project are due to the large Mexican population in the US. Mexico has been neutralized as a threat since the 1800s. So of course the US has no reason to be aggressive. But looking back, when Mexico had much more territory, and was within striking distance of New Orleans, the US had no qualms about being aggressive, eventually taking 50% of Mexico's land. In short, You seem to be looking at events backwards- "Mexico has good relations with the US because it doesn't present a threat." The reality is, Mexico no longer presents a threat to the US, therefore, the US has good relations with it. And that's fine, you might argue even logical. But the US cannot simultaneously operate under that framework and pretend that its values are freedom and democracy (overthrowing elected socialist governments, even non-aligned ones, as recently as 2019, removes any deniability). I just wish the US was honest about its imperial position.
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@ajaxamsterdam9095 Wow, it was done a third time.
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@Phil_AKA_ThundyUK I mean... the majority of colonists at the time of the American Revolution wanted to stay, or were undecided. Loyalists were ~30%, undecided was ~40%, and Revolutionaries were ~30%. After so many years of, even in a democracy, the people's will being overridden by the powerful, why is it so hard for Americans to believe that the initial desire to break with Russia completely and manufacture a new national history was a radical opinion?
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@badluck5647 The US doesn't have a Volgograd gap. Nor are there any Chinese troops planned in Mexico. Bad comparison, rethink your opinions
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