Ukraine does have a Nazi issue…
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As I told my friend when he said the Nazi shit was russian propaganda. I don't care if there are nazis in Ukraine or the army, it doesn't matter. I don't care if Hamas are islamist. What I care about is Russia and Israel being oppressors and people should not have to live under that oppression. Also, violence creates more nazis or extremist groups, so what is the point of doing this shit?
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People can recognize that Russia is in the wrong for invading while also realizing that they never would have invaded if the west wasn’t constantly trying to turn Ukraine into a proxy state like Israel. If they remained independent Russia never would have invaded. Plus if you look at the Euromaidan coup back in 2014 and the Donbas seperation situation with them murdering politicians and other innocent people. Yeah Russia is in the wrong but this has nothing to do with Ukraine fighting for “freedom”. Hamas aren’t socialist yes but we support them because they’re one of the only resistance fighters against Israel because socialists are against fascist Zionists. This entire situation between Ukraine and Russia started because of the United States and here’s a link where a professor explains it. https://youtu.be/JrMiSQAGOS4?si=b08S1zwJKeMnfxuX
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Mearsheimer's neorealism falls apart when he attempts to use his theory as a prescriptive argument instead of a descriptive one. Arguing that Russia's invasion is the West's fault - as many people have said - lies on the assumption that Russia is a simple monolith that can only respond aggressively when its 'sphere of influence' is influenced and will always attempt to gain power like a mindless beast, whereas Russia is a modern nation state that can and have respected the sovereignty and independence of other countries.

The neorealist arguments therefore discards Russia's own ability to follow international norms and strips it of its higher agency in refraining from violence. Mearsheimer's argument can be used to justify the Bay of Pigs Invasion - since Cuba's leadership changed to one allied with the Soviet Union; and would anyone here, me included, want to justify that?
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