• 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.dev
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    11 months ago

    Russia claims they received cryptocurrency.

    Okay, so which currency and which transactions? Crypto has a public ledger, so it should be easily verifiable if these transactions happened.

    But obviously, such evidence has not been provided.

    Even the claim that they were fleeing to Ukraine is dubious, as a “hero’s welcome” would not fall well with the western public (eroding the support they need is not a winning strategy), and the road they were supposedly arrested on leads to Belarus, not Ukraine.

    The Russian narrative does not logically add up, and there’s no actual evidence at all. Meanwhile, the west preemptively warned the FSB that an attack was imminent (which you wouldn’t do if you want the attack to succeed) and named the group behind it, which was backed by evidence (as said group published videos that only they could have taken).

    Please keep an open mind. Ask yourself “which is more likely” and make sure the claims you believe are backed with evidence.

  • collapse_already@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Oh noes, Ukraine did something mean to Russia. Why ever would they do that? What could poor innocent Russia have done to deserve to have Ukraine retaliate? Lol.

    Stupid, like Israel wondering why Hamas hates them. You reap what you sow.

    • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Why would ukrainian involvement suprise you? They are at war, stuff like this tends to happen. Do you think the entirety of the ukrainian military is morally flawless?

      • stembolts@programming.dev
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        11 months ago

        True, but this post is just an image drawn in a silly style. Hard to take it seriously.

        I have no reason to doubt the validity, but as of writing this I also have no reason to believe it. It would be nice to see something from AP, NPR, or something like that.

        I admit I have not looked.

          • stembolts@programming.dev
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            11 months ago

            I notice you provide critique but no alternative. Could you name better sources? Ones which adhere to highest journalistic standards? It would benefit us all and have the added affect of proliferating better information.

            In addition, could you elaborate on which journalistic standards do you find AP and NPR to be lacking? I welcome critique of anything that I support, because through critique and discussion is how one finds what stands up under scrutiny. So please, apply your critiques freely. If my trust is misplaced, I will change my view.

            • OhHiMarx@lemmygrad.ml
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              11 months ago

              I don’t need to provide an alternative to point out that something is bad. I don’t need to follow the hyper-liberal norms and practices that you’re so fond of on sites like reddit, it simply is not a requirement.

              It’s a strange twist of logic you have that no one can have an viewpoint counter to yours without providing you an alternative to your liking. Grow the fuck up and learn how to be critical of news sources, or at least how to find sources critical of them. If you’re so good at reading and research and understanding it really should not be an obstacle for you.

              You come into this thread high and mighty about your (self-perceived) knowledge and wisdom only to spout ignorant nonesense in reply after reply and then cry when people call you out on it. Intellectually, you are a coward; emotionally, you are a child.

              Here’s my counter tl;dr for your reddit-brain: Get fucked.