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DSA reaffirms our call for the US to withdraw from NATO
The Democratic Socialists of America condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and demands immediate diplomacy and de-escalation to resolve this crisis. We stand in solidarity with the working classes of Ukraine and Russia who will undoubtedly bear the brunt of this war, and with antiwar protestors in both countries and around the world who are calling for a diplomatic resolution.

This extreme and asymmetrical escalation is an illegal act under the United Nations Charter and severely threatens the livelihoods and well-being of working-class peoples in Ukraine, Russia, and across the region. We urge an immediate ceasefire and the total withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine.

There is no solution through war or further intervention. This crisis requires an immediate international antiwar response demanding de-escalation, international cooperation, and opposition to unilateral coercive measures, militarization, and other forms of economic and military brinkmanship that will only exacerbate the human toll of this conflict.

DSA reaffirms our call for the US to withdraw from NATO and to end the imperialist expansionism that set the stage for this conflict. We call on antiwar activists in the US and across the world to oppose violent escalations, demand a lasting diplomatic solution, and stress the crucial need to accept any and all refugees resulting from this crisis. Much of the next ten years are coming into view through this attack. While the failures of neoliberal order are clear to everyone, the ruling class is trying to build a new world, through a dystopic transition grounded in militarism, imperialism, and war. Socialists have a duty to build an alternative.

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While I understand the anti-war sentiment, weakening NATO by withdrawing from it will not win the support of the majority of Americans.


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Re: Democrats, including all DU darlings "The Squad," Demand US Leave NATO
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2022, 09:47:59 PM »
Excellent point!!

I’m still trying to soak in how many of them want to get into a military conflict with Russia. They are sitting on pins and needles hoping that a NATO country is breached so the US can send in troops.

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Re: Democrats, including all DU darlings "The Squad," Demand US Leave NATO
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2022, 10:30:51 PM »
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All right, DUmmies: you praise The Squad daily, and they're ALL close to the DSA.

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We stand in solidarity with....

We stand with blah, blah,  blah

Nothing but virtue signaling to show the world you are woke and that you  "care".

Almost as usless as the phrase "I almost joined " guys will say when asked if they served in the Military.
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We stand with blah, blah,  blah

Nothing but virtue signaling to show the world you are woke and that you  "care".

Almost as usless as the phrase "I almost joined " guys will say when asked if they served in the Military.

Ukraine strong!  Change your avatar to the Blue and Yellow!! Reeeeee!!!! :rofl:
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1. Sheer unadulturated IGNORANCE. I have nothing but contempt for those so ignorant, pacifists or no.

And NO, I will not call them "naive' rather than ignorant. Naive' implies being unable to self-educate due to extreme youth, or mental disability. This is sheer wilful ignorance wrapped around a more palatable "ideal" of pacifism.

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4. NATO is Helping Ukraine from being

Slaughtered by Vlad the Insane Invader.. So NO.. Pres Biden isn't going to Do that SHIT, DSA.

I saw some CPAC Shit yesterday where trump was Bashing NATO.. and praising the FUBARED Dictator of Russia.. Enough of these ASSholes Hurting Ukraine.

No, Trump did not "praise" Putin, he accurately pointed out that Putin played Brandon like a worn out drum head.

No, Trump did not "bash" NATO, he pointed out their feckless defense policies that left their militaries gutted, which he also did when he was President.

Brandon and NATO could have helped Ukraine be its only real defense against Russian aggression, too costly to be worth invading. Brandon wouldn't, NATO couldn't, and Putin knew it.

Cha's impotent rage and pointless epithets are amusing ... sad, but amusing.
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A couple of Babylon Bee pieces are appropriate here:

Americans Will Now Be Required To Identify Ukraine On A Map Before Posting Opinion On Ukraine

U.S.—A new social media initiative will require Americans to identify Ukraine on a map before being able to post an opinion about Ukraine on the internet.

Before American internet users can tweet or create a Facebook post demanding immediate U.S. intervention in the foreign dispute in Ukraine, they will be required to click the country on an unlabeled map of Europe.

"It looks like you're trying to tweet about Ukraine. Please locate the country on a map first," reads Twitter's pop-up warning that displays when someone tries to tweet about the country. Facebook's algorithms will filter out posts by boomers filled with U.S. flags and eagle emojis demanding we start World War III over the issue unless those boomers can accurately identify where Ukraine is on the map.

"This won't, of course, stop all of the bad opinions from getting out there," said one analyst. "But it should filter out something like 98% of the uninformed rhetoric on the conflict. And, in some small way, it will increase American knowledge of geography, which is never a bad thing."

Indeed, one recent study found that more Americans could accurately point to the different regions on a map of Westeros than could identify "those lame European countries" that actually exist.

Report: Everyone Who Adds Ukrainian Flag To Profile Pic To Receive Nobel Peace Prize

NORWAY—In thrilling news for supporters of Ukraine on the internet, the Nobel Committee has announced that everyone who has bravely added a Ukrainian flag to their social media profile will now be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

"Every year we scour the world for heroic leaders and freedom fighters who have contributed to the cause of peace," said committee member Bjørn Jørgensen. "Well today, those heroes are all of you—the unsung heroes of social media who have taken the time to add a Ukrainian flag icon to your profile pic. This is the kind of thing that stops dictators like Putin in their tracks."

According to the Nobel Committee website, internet users will have until March 1st to add a cute little Ukraine flag to any one of their social media profiles and qualify to receive a peace prize medal in the mail. Those who do not provide their shipping address will instead receive a cool little Nobel Prize NFT instead. Awesome!

"Today, the Ukrainian people thank the social media users around the world for standing with us," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy while chomping a cigar and loading his belt-fed automatic weapon with more ammo. "We wouldn't be alive if it weren't for you."

UPDATE: According to sources, the committee is now reconsidering this idea after problematic podcaster Joe Rogan added the flag to his profile pic.
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Americans Will Now Be Required To Identify Ukraine On A Map Before Posting Opinion On Ukraine

Yeeeaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh ... not going to happen for many/most Americans, the conditional silence nor the geographic learning. Sadly.

I knew, decades ago, but because two of my grandparents were Volga Germans. My Dad's older sister was born in Czarist Russia. During the failed 1905-1906 revolution they saw what was coming and came to the US. So I was curious about where they came from.
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I can't say that I disagree with the USA leaving NATO. NATO has been a slush fund for europe and a huge drain on the USA's resources. NATO has been unnecessary since the mid 90s. With the exception of the newest eastern European countries it is only a US taxpayer sink hole that transfers wealth to countries that can't field a brigade to a battle field.
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Re: Democrats, including all DU darlings "The Squad," Demand US Leave NATO
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2022, 12:12:25 PM »
Yeeeaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh ... not going to happen for many/most Americans, the conditional silence nor the geographic learning. Sadly.

I knew, decades ago, but because two of my grandparents were Volga Germans. My Dad's older sister was born in Czarist Russia. During the failed 1905-1906 revolution they saw what was coming and came to the US. So I was curious about where they came from.

I was not a huge Leno fan but when I saw "Jaywalking" and just how stupid young Americans were it wprried me more than amused me.

Many Americans could not find FLORIDA on a map!
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Re: Democrats, including all DU darlings "The Squad," Demand US Leave NATO
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2022, 12:35:38 PM »
I was not a huge Leno fan but when I saw "Jaywalking" and just how stupid young Americans were it wprried me more than amused me.

Many Americans could not find FLORIDA on a map!

Have a few stock options if I can't think of an amusing "picture" round for my weekly trivia gig.  And several are maps, and one would be amazed at the knowledge or lack thereof on the general public on geography.  I just always assume (correctly according to mathematics) that half of the population are dumber than average.
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Re: Democrats, including all DU darlings "The Squad," Demand US Leave NATO
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2022, 02:00:46 PM »
Have a few stock options if I can't think of an amusing "picture" round for my weekly trivia gig.  And several are maps, and one would be amazed at the knowledge or lack thereof on the general public on geography.  I just always assume (correctly according to mathematics) that half of the population are dumber than average.

Much as I wish it were not accurate, I have a pretty low estimation of most Americans' knowledge of History and Geography (I'm not saying I'm particularly impressed with my own). But when you think about it, how many ordinary American people need to know about Stalin's Gulags or the Holodomor or where Xi'an is located in China or what kind of monster King Leopold II of Belgium was?
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