• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    That’s not a Russian tanker, its a Venezuelan tanker that re-flagged as Russia in the desperate hope that it could convince a Russian naval escort to protect it from pursuit by the American military.

    Don’t worry. The Russians never interceded. The US leveraged military support from the UK to halt the frigate and board it. We still live in a unipolar world dominated by Amerikkkan imperial aggression.

    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      You had me until the last sentence. Do you even hear yourself?

      I’m absolutely not a fan of American Imperialism - either the historical softer kind, or the new bullheaded “fuck you I do what I want” kind - but being so comically dogmatic makes you sound just as bad as the die-hard MAGA crowd.

      • Lexi Sneptaur@pawb.social
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        This is a specimen of the fabled “blue maga” disease. Watch out! It’s contagious if you’re particularly dull.