I admit that this irritates me. I am just tired of that kind of BS, arguing and being contentious with people I generally should be agreeing with on most things.
I am always trying to learn more about what is going on over in Ukraine so I can make sense of it, and I expected I would depend on FR to help me read between the lines from a wider spectrum of opinion, because the propaganda is coming heavy and swift from both of these former Soviet elements who are completely versed in it, even after all these years. And I sure as hell won’t pay any attention to the Western media or their governments.
So I occasionally enter the threads, and it never takes long before people pollute the discussion to the point it serves no purpose. You can take bets on when the first “Ukrainian Propaganda Monkey” or “Putinista” reference will appear on the thread.
I just don’t venture into them often. I guess this counts as one...
As I’ve been saying from the beginning regarding Ukraine:
We are being lied to by the Russian media and authorities.
We are being lied to by the Ukrainian media and authorities.
We are damn sure being lied to by the US media and authorities.
We are being lied to by the EU media and authorities.
We are being lied to by the Brit media and authorities.
In War the first casualty is the Truth.
That from at least early May, and perhaps earlier. Here:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4060222/posts?page=4#4
Nothing has changed, there is still very little light. And I am still not on any of the sides above, I like none of them.
I will say any FReepers lining up on the side of Joe Biden, Victoria Nuland, Klaus Schwab, et al, should do some serious soul searching.
You are not alone.
You have had a lot of interesting adventures, and thank you for your stories.