“Which begs the question: why does anyone on FR who claims to be conservative support this proxy war? They are all aligning themselves with the enemies of conservatism.”
Maybe because some of us don’t base our opinions on the foolishly simplistic premise that we must reflexively take the opposite position of people we disagree with. Some of us base our opinions on a critical assessment of the facts, without regard to what position anyone else is taking.
No, you shouldn’t reflexively take the opposite version. However, when the entire pantheon of leftism is on your side, you should take pause. On your side there is Trudeau, macaron, Merkel, Biden, Hillary, Obama, Schumer, Nadler, Boris Johnson, the vindman brothers, Victoria Nuland, the woke DOD, the entire MSM, all of academia, CNN, New York Times, Mark Zuckerberg, Sean Penn, Abramovich the spirit cooking woman, Schwab, the WEF, all of Hollywood. Etc. The list is endless. Every single woke, pussy hat wearing, BLM supporting person on earth is all in for Ukraine.
If one leftist says something that you happen to agree with, no, you shouldn’t reflexively take the opposite position. However, when the entire Greek chorus of leftism is 100% in lockstep with you, it’s probably you in the wrong.
Or did all of them suddenly become champions of freedom? Don’t be a simpleton.