Posted on 04/02/2022 1:45:09 PM PDT by ransomnote
I'm not taking Russia's side here; I'm simply making observations. Unfortunately, because the American government has routinely lied to the American people in the run-up to entering hostilities (see: our foreign policy for the last thirty years), it has demonstrated that it is no longer entitled to our unquestioning fealty.
Disregarding, for a moment, the side-splitting spectacle of the United States government lecturing one country on the moral crime of invading another, we are still left to try to reconcile two competing explanations of Russia's invasion of Ukraine; that I'm supposed to reflexively believe my own government's version of events is no longer a viable option.
So the entire World is lying.
U.K.
U.S.
Ukraine.
France.
Poland.
Finland.
All Baltic States.
Slovakia.
Czech Republic.
Israel.
Spain.
Hungary.
Everyone is lying except for…….wait for it……..Russia and China!!! Yippee!
The drive in the mind of a Conspiracy Theorist to keep the Conspiracy alive must be very powerful.
Captain Walker wrote: “But if the United States government was running bio labs in Ukraine that were active when Ukraine was invaded, the presence of these active bio labs is enough of a threat to Russia to provide Putin with sufficient moral cause to launch the Russian invasion into Ukraine.”
These bio labs were no threat to Russia. These ‘bio’ labs were established to reduce the threat to Russia. Putin is only using these labs as an excuse and you’re falling for his rhetoric.
David Chase wrote: “Once again we find ourselves trying to talk Conspiracy Theorist down from the ledge.”
Conspiracy theorists have great fun believing that they are smarter than anyone else because they see things others don’t. Conspiracy theorists will talk themselves down when they perceive that isn’t true.
No one can answer why hundreds of thousands of health care professionals would be complicit in these theories. Or why Donald Trump would develop a vaccine that kills his supporters.
I'm not sure what your second sentence here means. (I am taking this as a normal typo and that you mean that the labs were established to reduce the threat from Russia; please correct me if I am wrong.)
You or I may be willing to accept the official US government narrative of what these labs are in Ukraine for; that's your call to make.
However, I think we could agree that if we were a country that was repeatedly disparaged by our government, we might be less willing to accept on blind faith these same words.
(In other words, I don't think we are in a position to point the finger at Putin if he decides to follow Ronald Reagan's maxim to "Trust but verify".)
aptain Walker wrote: “I’m not sure what your second sentence here means. (I am taking this as a normal typo and that you mean that the labs were established to reduce the threat from Russia; please correct me if I am wrong.)”
These labs were already, for the most part, in place when the Russian empire collapsed. The scientists working in these labs suddenly became unemployed. They went from being well paid to facing poverty. Consequently, there was a real threat that the scientist there could be enticed by Iraq, Iran, North Korea, etc., to continue their work in those countries. The US and other countries decided to take over these labs and give these scientists new jobs where we could control their research. It was far cheaper to employ them in their own countries than to bring them to the US. Generally speaking staying in their own countries was preferred by these scientists.
This program has been well known for almost 30 years. Therefore this program reduces the threat to the US, European Union, Russia, etc. Read the link I provided.
Putin knows this but he is only using this as an excuse. Amazing that you would believe Putin.
How would you know if one of the dynamics hadn't changed? (What was the point of the absolute shutdown of any news dissemination on Hunter Biden's laptop and his role in Ukraine?)
Captain Walker wrote: “How would you know if one of the dynamics hadn’t changed? (What was the point of the absolute shutdown of any news dissemination on Hunter Biden’s laptop and his role in Ukraine?)”
Use logic and common sense. Putin has long wanted to return Ukraine to the Soviet Empire. After all, he said the dissolution of the Soviet Empire was the biggest catastrophe of the 20th century. Putin sees himself as the one to restore Russian greatness.
The question should be why has the media found a new interest in Biden’s laptop?
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That is exactly what Vlad is doing.
Confront DCwith the truth.
Amazing that you would believe Putin.
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Actually worse that you believe our treasonous MSM, Congress and Biden. I mean, those people have been openly destroying our nation but you support them vigorously and working to kill President Trump through capital punishment/false accusations.
After your vigorous support for the clot shots and Fauci/CDC, I’m not surprised to see you supporting traitors.
When did you become a Biden loyalist? Long after you fell in love the the MSM destroying our country, I’m sure. But when did you decide to just join hands with the Deep State?
I Left My Heart in San Francisco (Frank Sinatra)???
Tony Bennett
You said I could say that again, LOL.
Back up your claim. The article does not state that. That is how false info gets spread.
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