• whvholst@slrpnk.net
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    Can we not have disinformation posts like these? Kallas’ response could have been stronger, correct, but she certainly implied that it was an illegitimate invasion.

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        “Under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be respected. We call for restraint.”

        Which is diplomat-speak for “can you please knock it off?”

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          There’s a clear difference in how she speaks about Maduro’s legitimacy and the invasion’s legitimacy. Why the double standard?

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            You can’t include why you are a worthless piece of shit with demonic baseless views that justify the outcome in the same sentence that you express vague mild concern about the means to that outcome. Doing so, makes the vague concern less credible.

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            Because both the EU’s internal dynamics and its current dependency on the USA does not allow for speaking more clearly than this. This is about as good as it gets. Not a pretty sight on form, on substance she basically is treating them pretty similar. Am more livid on Von der Leyen preventing to call out Israel on its ongoing genocide than on this one.

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              Then how is this post disinformation? Because of what you said, the EU’s internal dynamics and its current dependency on the US, Kalla refused to condemn the invasion or call it illegitimate. The title is completely accurate. What disinformation?

              The fact that there’s context behind this fact doesn’t make it wrong.

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                It is wrong in the sense that merely bringing up the need to adhere to international law and non-violence is, in that context, the same thing as saying this is illegitimate.

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                  It’s literally not the same, she chose her words carefully to specifically not call it illegitimate (because of the EU’s internal dynamics and its current dependency on the US) and calling it “disinformation” to point this out is some serious double-think.

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                    In between all the tankie Sputnik and RT posts here? Yes, because it suggests that she effectively legitimised it while she went out of her way not to do so is misrepresenting it.

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          No it isn’t. “Restraint” means, “you can keep doing that, but chill the fuck out a little bit”

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      She also tries to justify it by mentioning that Maduro is “illegitimate” as if that was relevant? Classic example of plausible deniability 🤷, everyone in the world knows she supports this action.