A Separate Country

~ Clarissa

Because Ukraine is a sovereign nation, you stupid bastard. And Israel’s whole position is that Palestine is not a separate country. You claim that Palestine is part of your own country. Your relationship with parts of your own country is, by definition, different than a relationship between two separate warring nations. If Palestine is, indeed, a separate country, then recognize it already and leave us all be.

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  1. Israel does not claim Gaza as its territory. If it did, by Israeli law, it would have to offer citizenship to everyone in Gaza. By contrast, Israel does claim the Golan Heights and many of the Druze living there have taken Israeli citizenship. Russia most certainly lays claim to at least parts of Ukrainian territory and should therefore be responsible for feeding anyone in that territory. Obviously Russia does not care about human rights at all as opposed to Israel which makes at least a flawed attempt to balance respecting human rights with trying to avoid signing a suicide pact.

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    1. If Gaza is a sovereign nation, it should be recognized as such. If it’s not a sovereign nation, it shouldn’t be compared to one.

      Russia has controlled Donetsk since 2014. I have relatives living there. They aren’t starving or getting bombed. This doesn’t justify invading a sovereign nation but the situation is wrong only because such an invasion did take place.

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      1. There can be a state in Gaza as soon as there is a government is in place that is not committed to carrying out October 7 style attacks on Israel. This is much like Nazi Germany, where the issue was not whether Germany should be a sovereign state, even though it lost that for a few years, but Hitler’s government. It is important to keep in mind that causing mass starvation in Germany was an essential component of Allied strategy in both World Wars.

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        1. My only point here is that until this happens and Gaza is a sovereign nation, any analogy with Ukraine is meaningless. It is very possible to make whatever point the linked guy was making without using Ukraine as an example. How do you feel when people use the Holocaust as a rhetorical “this is just like” device?

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    1. India’s ties with Russia and the USSR earlier go way back. The USSR was pretty much the only major power that had India’s back when it actually mattered (1971 war that led to the creation of bangladesh, prompted by pakistan’s genocide of millions of bengalis). Meanwhile, the US was busy arming pakistan to the teeth because of its cold war priorities. As the author of this blog would remind you, being an american ally and believing its promises can be very very costly (if you’re not Israel).

      Shame on India? lol.

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      1. “Shame on India”

        None of what you wrote explains why Indians support russia killing Ukrainian civilians and attempting ethnocide (and genocide if that doesn’t work).

        Are Indians still stuck in 1971? The world has moved on a bit.l..

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        1. why Indians support russia killing Ukrainian civilians 

          Such a weird SJW way to put this. Yup, it’s the official policy of “Indians” to support the killing of Ukrainian civilians. Exactly this. You must’ve copied this literally out of an official foreign ministry readout.

          You’re being hysterical. I’m not sure what you’re referring to here. Indian people? Indian government? That 1971 example was to illustrate the history of the relationship, which continues to this day, in a very material fashion (energy, defense, etc.). Nation-states operate on their own strategic calculus, which is different from individual moral frameworks. Expecting them to behave like people is non-sensical.

          How does an energy-insecure third world country deal with its energy problem? How does it deal with the massive military aid from the US to its neighbor, a genocidal dictatorship?

          While US literally gave its blessing to a coup in bangladesh last year, installing radical islamists, who are now talking about opening a 3rd front against India. As if Pakistan and China weren’t enough.

          And funds color-revolution adjacent activities to destabilize India, and god knows there are so many fault lines to exploit. Shit like this for example (this guy is a massive commie cunt).

          Weak nation states do not have the luxury of sacrificing their economies and security for principled reasons. Come to think of it, not many nation states do.

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          1. By the way, between the two of us, only one is on record supporting the killing of civilians (in Gaza). And it’s not me.

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            1. In a war, civilians always die. The fault for every death on every side lies with those who started the war. Germans suffered catastrophic casualties during WWII. These casualties were the fault of Germans themselves.

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              1. Whatever’s going on with Israel and Palestine, it’s definitely not “war.” Shooting fish in a barrel, maybe. Anyway, this is off-topic.

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              2. Believe me, I’ll be very happy never to talk about Gaza again. It’s not my topic, not my culture, not my sphere of interests.

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              3. The images out of Gaza look like 1945 Dresden. The Israeli’s never got to give the Nazi’s a beat down. Seems like they are taking out their frustrations on the Palestinians.

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              4. I haven’t seen these images. Every time I try, and I mean 100% if times, I immediately come across sloppy AI work. What platform do you find these images on? I ask in complete sincerity because I honestly say that I have no idea what’s going on there.

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            2. “only one is on record supporting the killing of civilians (in Gaza). And it’s not me”

              When did I do that? My comments on that are pretty much descriptive (what’s likely to happen, not what should happen because I have no solutions for that and…. no one does).

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          2. “official policy of “Indians” to support the killing of Ukrainian civilians”

            Actually, it’s the policy of the Indian government and has widespread support by the citizenry. I’ve seen to many videos of russian atrocities supported by Indians (some are bots surely but many/most aren’t).

            It’s one thing for a government to grit its teeth and do what you it thinks it has to for the good of the country…. what Modi has done goes far beyond that.

            russia now wants to import one million Indians to replace the russian citizens that have been killed in Ukraine (or badly wounded since russian society has no place for the disabled).

            Is there any confirmation from the Indian government?

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            1. Actually, it’s the policy of the Indian government 

              Man, I gave you a chance to walk this back but you just doubled down. I don’t think you are emotionally equipped to talk about this subject.

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            2. Tell it to Stephen Miller…

              Yup, stephen miller clearly says in the interview that it is official indian government policy to support the killing of ukranian civilians. Like I said you’re too emotionally fragile to discuss this topic. Congratulations on the multi-day trolling though. You got me to waste my time responding. Mission accomplished I guess.

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          3. “it’s the official policy of “Indians” to support the killing of Ukrainian civilians”

            Don’t take it personally. In Slavic languages it’s normal to refer to governments and government representatives as plural nouns referring to nationality. Clarissa does this frequently (russian and Ukrainian influence) and I do too sometimes (influence from Polish). So “Indians” in this case refers to Indian government policies which do in fact help fund russia’s war against Ukrainian civilians.

            And…. don’t shoot the messenger but look who agrees!

            https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1952388483143631160

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            2. Don’t shoot the messenger.

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              1. Belarus doesn’t have much of an economy. It makes no sense to try to punish it because there’s nothing there. Kazakhstan is also a Russian satellite state.

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            3. India has been targeted by the United States and the European Union for importing oil from Russia after the commencement of the Ukraine conflict. In fact, India began importing from Russia because traditional supplies were diverted to Europe after the outbreak of the conflict. The United States at that time actively encouraged such imports by India for strengthening global energy markets stability.

              2. India’s imports are meant to ensure predictable and affordable energy costs to the Indian consumer. They are a necessity compelled by global market situation. However, it is revealing that the very nations criticizing India are themselves indulging in trade with Russia. Unlike our case, such trade is not even a vital national compulsion.

              3. The European Union in 2024 had a bilateral trade of Euro 67.5 billion in goods with Russia. In addition, it had trade in services estimated at Euro 17.2 billion in 2023. This is significantly more than India’s total trade with Russia that year or subsequently. European imports of LNG in 2024, in fact, reached a record 16.5mn tonnes, surpassing the last record of 15.21mn tonnes in 2022.

              4. Europe-Russia trade includes not just energy, but also fertilizers, mining products, chemicals, iron and steel and machinery and transport equipment.

              5. Where the United States is concerned, it continues to import from Russia uranium hexafluoride for its nuclear industry, palladium for its EV industry, fertilizers as well as chemicals.

              6. In this background, the targeting of India is unjustified and unreasonable. Like any major economy, India will take all necessary measures to safeguard its national interests and economic security.

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              1. “India has been targeted by the United States and the European Union”

                India supports the killing of Ukrainians by supplying russia with parts used in drones (overwhelmingly used against civilian targets).

                According to the Austro-Bulgarian geopolitical analyst Velina Tchakarova, the world is bifurcating into a new Cold War (a lot of what Trump is doing is about forcing countries to pick a side… the US led West of the China-russia-Iran-NKorean axis.

                So far… India is choosing the latter.

                https://x.com/AndriyYermak/status/1952687872953156072

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            4. You’re tiresome. Before we go further, either refute the statements issued by the indian government regarding EU/US trade with russia currently going on or clearly acknowledge the following (I’m using your own language):

              The EU and US support the killing of Ukrainian civilians.

              What a fucking troll, jesus.

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              1. “statements issued by the indian government regarding EU/US trade with russia”

                The EU has been trying to get away from trade with russia (hampered by US and Canadian refusals to export enough energy to them). the EU had stupidly believed that integrating russia into western economies would make it peaceful and it’s not easy to turn around on that.

                Meanwhile India is doubling down and increasing trade with russia helping it produce weapons to kill civilians with and in some cases Indians are serving in the russian army and russia wants to bring in as many as 1,000,000 Indians to use as canon fodder or to ramp up weapons production before it attacks Europe again.

                There’s no way to put lipstick on the pig of Indian support for russia.

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            5. I think a big problem is most people can’t tell a Russian from a Ukrainian, so the whole thing becomes a tiresome Bloods vs Crips turf war.

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              1. Oh well, please excuse me for being so tiresome to you.

                What’s with the rudeness all of a sudden? I didn’t insult your appearance in any way.

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              2. Well, you were saying how you would prefer never to hear about Gaza again, so I’m just saying how it’s possible for people not to care.

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              3. I was not saying it to any Gazans, was I? I didn’t specifically and purposefully seek out a Gazan to inform them that they all looked the same to me and I was tired of them, did I?

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              4. I didn’t say “to me.” I said “most people.” There are a lot of conflicts in the world, so there is a question of why a particular one should be considered more important than another.

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              5. If you sincerely don’t understand why your comment was rude, that’s disturbing. I find it impossible to believe that you really fail to grasp why I find the war of Russia against Ukraine to be important. This must mean that your insistence on this point is an effort to hide embarrassment over making a rude comment. It’s ok, people say thoughtless things all the time. I do recommend thinking about why this particular act of thoughtlessness was necessary to you today.

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              6. I live 10 miles from the biggest hood in SA. Bloods vs crips is as near to me as East St. Louis to you, but still, people manage to ignore it and focus on foreign conflicts.

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  3. Hamas spokesperson Razi Hamed made things clear in an interview with Al Jazeera for anyone still unsure:

    “The initiative by several countries to recognize a Palestinian state is one of the fruits of October 7.
    We remain loyal to the weapons of resistance. We will not hand over even a single empty bullet. The weapons will stay as long as the occupation exists. There is national Palestinian consensus on this, and it is the essence of the Palestinian cause.”

    Hamas is intoxicated by its perceived success. It’s convinced that the expected recognition of a Palestinian state in September by 14 countries is thanks to its actions.

    Hamas claims hostage Evyatar David shares meager rations with captors, but a well-fed terrorist’s hand caught on camera tells a different story; survivors and family denounce the starvation as sadistic propaganda
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    Former hostages Tal Shoham and Omer Wenkert, who were held alongside David and fellow captive Guy Gilboa Dalal in the same tunnel, strongly rebutted the portrayal. “In that tunnel just meters away behind an iron door, Hamas terrorists were feasting on meat, vegetables, fish and fruit,” Shoham said. “They had everything they needed, and they stole it all from humanitarian aid meant for Gaza civilians.”

    https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1hspj2peg#autoplay

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  4. I dunno. Russia’s whole position is that Ukraine is part of their country. Israel seems pretty clear that they don’t want the Palestinians in their country.

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    1. The idea that “positions” matter more than objective reality us precisely what inspired the politician from the trans-agender post.

      I’m on the side of reality. I don’t care how anybody “identifies.”

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      1. Well, the objective reality is that Russia is a lot bigger than Ukraine, so their position should be taken into account in any analysis of the situation.

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        1. Russia agreed to respect and protect Ukrainian sovereignty in exchange for Ukraine’s entire nuclear arsenal. That is much more relevant reality than the physical territory it somewhat controls.

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  6. “why a particular one should be considered more important than another”

    Well Clarissa is from Ukraine so it’s more important to her.

    I live next door to Ukraine in a country that russia would also like to invade (not immediately but in a few years according to official russian state media). So it’s important to me.

    Lots of readers on the blog are in Europe and if russia succeeds then hundreds of millions of people’s lives will be disrupted and impoverished and/or killed.

    russia and china together want to destroy the world order that saw unprecedented prosperity…. they’re actively working toward the world described in 1984 (aka multipolarity) bloods and crips on a worldwide level with Africa just being a resource pit for them.

    If you haven’t bothered to learn any of this, then go and do your research.

    If you don’t care about it why do you even read this blog?

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    1. Russia is a resource pit for China, just like Africa. Talking about Russia and China together just seems to exaggerate Russia’s importance.

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      1. “ussia and China together just seems to exaggerate Russia’s importance.”

        I don’t think russia would have invaded if China hadn’t guaranteed support.

        But China doesn’t act much, it responds. russia acts first and responds second which makes it much more dangerous.

        Both are ruthless and put no value on human life. So… lots o’ luck being nice to them.

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    2. I understand that many people read selectively, and it’s perfectly fine. Some are bored with the endless book reviews, while others come solely for the reviews. Some are bored by my political commentary while others like it. To me, the blog is a sort of a diary where I don’t censor myself. I simply say whatever occurs to me at any given moment and I’m very grateful when people respond and want to discuss. I e received extraordinary insights from these interactions. But why it’s necessary to inform me that one doesn’t care about things that matter to me I will never understand. Just scroll through to whatever seems of interest.

      Thank you for explaining the importance of this particular subject. I don’t believe I write excessively about Ukraine but if I do, again, people can just keep scrolling.

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