Words like "maniacal" and "shill" certainly apply to our anti-Ukers posting absurd, if not obscene, vicious personal attacks, not just on Ukrainians, but on other Freepers.
Normally, such vicious personal attacks are forbidden by FR's rules, but in the case of Ukraine, you guys get a free pass to behave atrociously.
Mocker DiPippo to UMCRevMom@aol.com: "...you maniacally shill for one of Europe's most corrupt regimes, one rife with neo-Nazis in its military, organ harvesting gangs, child trafficking gangs and massive corruption throughout all levels of its society?"
No doubt Ukraine did inherit a culture of corruption from the Old Soviet Union, and over the past 30 years has slowly risen above it.
- "...one of Europe's most corrupt regimes..." -- today Ukraine scores better in Corruption Perceptions Index than Russia or Mexico, and is in about the same category as Moldova, Belarus, Albania, Serbia and Turkey.
A key point is that while Ukraine's index scores have doubled (improved) in the past 25 years, and Russia's have not changed much up or down, the USA has slowly declined by 10%. - ...one rife with neo-Nazis in its military,... -- Vladimir Putin's repeated claims of "Neo-Nazis" in Ukraine are ridiculous nonsense, no more valid than calling, for example, Donald Trump a "neo-Nazi".
It's just name-calling and redefining the word "Nazi" to mean: I don't like you so you're a Nazi.
In reality, Russia has plenty of its own neo-Nazis to deal with.
The word "Nazi" means racist, specifically, anti-Semitic and in 2019 Ukraine seems to have dealt with that issue rather well, imho. - "Organ harvesting gangs" -- Pure Russian propaganda, nothing else.
- "Back in April 2022, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), a Canadian foreign intelligence agency, issued a rare public warning that Russia has been falsely claiming that Ukraine has been harvesting organs from dead soldiers and children."
This site lists countries which legally allow organ harvesting.
Listed countries include the US, UK and Russia, but not Ukraine. - "...child trafficking gangs" -- Ukrainian adults and children have been victimized by traffickers, according to USAID:
- "Ukraine has been a source, transit, and destination country for human trafficking since the early 1990s.
Men, women, and children are trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and begging and sexual and other forms of exploitation.
The main countries of destination for trafficked Ukrainians have been the Russian Federation, Poland, and Turkey, as well as internal human trafficking within Ukraine.
The problem has been exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.""Ukrainian authorities have verified the identities of[14] over 19,000 abducted children [by Russians],[15] compiling and actively updating the data as part of an online platform: "Children of War".
Russian authorities have claimed that over 700,000 Ukrainian children have been "evacuated" by mid-2023,[4] and Ukraine's ombudsman on children's rights believes that the actual number of abducted children may be in the hundreds of thousands.[14]" - "...massive corruption throughout all levels of its society?" -- certainly less massive than 25 years ago, and less massive than Russia's ongoing corruption.
Key points: Ukraine's corruption index has improved, doubled, since the 1990s and will need to improve at least another 50% in order for Ukraine to be admitted to the European Union.
So, these loud allegations and exaggerations of Ukraine's alleged corruptions are Russian propaganda intended to prevent Ukraine from joining the EU.
Mocker DiPippo to UMCRevMom@aol.com: "Are they aware that you express love and admiration for its gay-dancing, piano dick-playing, prancing-around-naked-in-grocery-stores, grifting degenerate "leader"..." As a young actor, Zelenskyy played many roles, but the one which eventually won hearts & minds of his fellow Ukrainians was in the TV series, "Servant of the People" where he played the role of Ukraine's president.
The series has been critically acclaimed and shown in many other countries, including the pilot episode in Russia in 2019.
Mocker DiPippo to UMCRevMom@aol.com: "... who personally offered an ambassadorship to Marina Abramovic, a satanist?"
Marina Abramović, age 77, is famous for being at least exotic, if not outright bizarre:
- "Being active for over four decades, Abramović refers to herself as the "grandmother of performance art".[2]
She pioneered a new notion of identity by bringing in the participation of observers, focusing on "confronting pain, blood, and physical limits of the body".[3] "
- "In an interview with the Modern Art Museum in Shanghai, she touted her accomplishment as "the first artist to support the Ukraine war against Russia and to give my voice.
It is definitely a repetition of history."
Abramović grew up under communism behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War."
- " “I have been invited by Zelensky to be an ambassador of Ukraine, to help the children affected by rebuilding schools and such.”
She added: “I have also been invited to be a board member of the Babyn Yar organization to continue to protect the memorial.”
The Holocaust memorial center to Jews murdered by Nazis in Ukraine was damaged by Russian missile attacks in March last year."
- "Among the Podesta emails was a message from Abramović to Podesta's brother discussing an invitation to a spirit cooking, which was interpreted by conspiracy theorists such as Alex Jones as an invitation to a satanic ritual, and presented by Jones and others as proof that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton had links with the occult.[105] "
- " 'This is something I have been deeply bothered by,' she told The Guardian in 2020.
'I’m an artist, I’m not a satanist.
They Googled me, and I am perfection to fit a conspiracy theory.' "
I think if they were aware of the lengths to which unscrupulous shysters like Mocker will go to besmirch reputations of people he disagrees with, they would be more sympathetic to UMCRevMom@aol.com than ever before.
Mocker DiPippo to UMCRevMom@aol.com: "In the interest of fair disclosure, you should do the right thing and inform them about the nefarious things you've been doing here on FR (and God knows where else).
Then they can make an informed choice regarding whether or not they still want your input or help in matters of Christianity.
It's the right thing to do, so just do it."
I don't think Mocker has any concept of the actual difference between right and wrong -- to Mocker, "right" is whatever insane anger and words burst out of his brain, while "wrong" is anyone who dares to stand against him.
When Mocker lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
So, the right thing for Mocker to do is seek help, counseling, spiritual advice & moral training.
I could recommend someone, but I think she's busy now with more important people.