• Alaknár@sopuli.xyz
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    8 hours ago

    US and UK used to be one country. Should US now become subservient to the UK based on that?

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      6 hours ago

      US and UK weren’t one country. US was a UK colony, that’s why they celebrate independence day. The UK passed the baton of being the world superpower to US.

      Btw UK does support the US unconditionally. Just look at the US treasuries purchases of the UK.

      The only reason Ukraine and Taiwan want to separate from Russia and China respectively is because of American interference. America has funded the war between PRC and ROC in China, same with Russia and Ukraine. There is always America involved in any major conflict within the country since WWII

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        4 hours ago

        US and UK weren’t one country. US was a UK colony

        Yeah, so exactly as with USSR and Ukraine.

        that’s why they celebrate independence day

        Yeah, so exactly as with USSR and Ukraine.

        The only reason Ukraine and Taiwan want to separate from Russia and China respectively is because of American interference

        Nobody gave a shit about Americans in Ukraine when the Orange Revolution happened, or during the Maidan Protests. They just wanted democracy and re-integration with the West.

        One more time: Ukraine was an independent country around 400 years before Muscovy (proto-russia) became a thing. It got gobbled up by the various superpowers of the area, but always retained its national identity. Culturally, there’s a very clear continuation from the Kyivan Rus all the way to modern day Ukraine.

        You might as well suggest that the Scottish independence movements exist because of “American interference”, even though they existed for hundreds of years before the American Independence.

        You’re just repeating russian propaganda points verbatim, so I don’t know if you’re this ignorant, or a russian bot. If it’s ignorance, feel free to ask questions, I know lots of people are super confused with what’s going on in Ukraine and that area due to russian disinformation campaigns.