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Ukrainian foreign minister Kuleba to Western countries: "We offer you the best deal: you don't sacrifice your soldiers, give us weapons and money, and we will finish the job." (twitter.com)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Uh, because they are all within one nation. They identify as Ukrainians.

You could transmute your statement to any other nation and it would be the same. Why do the people in Archangelsk fight for Moscow? Why do the people in Wichita fight for Washington?

Tribalism is an innate feature of the human experience.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Despite Taiwan's charter stating very clearly that they are the rightful government of China, the people there identify as Taiwanese.

Oh, oops, I don't think I'm supposed to find contradictions.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wow, you’re right! You have found the one chink in my armor that completely tears down my statement!

The Romanovs must all be British now.

The Dalai Lama must be American.

Lana Peters is Russian. So are all Ukrainians and Tatars that were forced to migrate.

Pack it up folks, by the decree of Nekandro, you can never be part of multiple tribes or switch ever!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That was your claim. Thanks for disproving it, I guess?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I never said that Ukrainians must only identify as Ukrainians, just that it is the reason why folks outside of Kyiv choose to fight. Do not put words into my mouth.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Folks out of Kyiv are being forcibly conscripted right now. Jesus, look at Ukrainian social media. It's bleak out there.