I feel that âWesternâ in relation to the war is referring to the more modern context of 20th century geopolitics, not so much to the context of the origins of civilisations (in the latter, Russia would be more closely related to Western civilisation than to Eastern civilisation).
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They say we have our own path. Sometimes we might wonder why we canât have it like in Europe or something, and thatâs the explanation. Weâre so unique that itâs really no use to try to mimic foreign to us Western ideas. Itâs not gonna work out anyway. We need to carve out our own path.
Honestly, this life causes nothing but repulsion and revulsion. I canât ignore this anymore. And canât do anything about it either. Sucks.
Ukraine is under attack. Ukrainians defend themselves. Some Ukrainian, while defending themselves, employ tactics that put other Ukrainians in danger. If a crime at all, this is a crime from some Ukrainians against other Ukrainians. Certainly not a crime that âUkraineâ as a whole has committed.
You can maybe call out the people (maybe military leaders) who took the questionable decisions. Calling out âUkraineâ as a whole doesnât make much sense to me. I canât see any sense in âcondemning Ukraineâ for fighting back when they are victim of an invasion.
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When I hear âwesternâ my thoughts go to Europe and America, the east being divided in âfarâ (China, Japan, India and all other countries in that region) and âmiddleâ (Israel and arab countries).
Russia would be western in that partition, even though it spans two continents.
Africa and Oceania are out of it.
I donât know if thereâs some official source for that.
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Wait, so it doesnât count? Crimes donât work like that.
As often stated, many things can be true at once.
Russia (as in the decision maker) invaded another country, which is wrong.
Ukraine (as in some Ukrainians) may have commited war crimes, which is also wrong.
Fighting back means you are justified in fighting back, not in committing atrocities.
Also,
not âRussiaâ as a whole invaded Ukraine, either.
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I do not know what it is that you think âdoesnât countâ.
Just wait when this cute puppy learns about ko rules.
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A lightning strike has sparked a fire at an oil storage facility in Cuba
I donât understand why studios keep rebooting the same 5 stories, when reality gives
(I didnât find good enough coverage in English, but youâll get the gist)
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ok, that was objectively funny 
American courts look more like a circus than quarters of justice.
Quite a lot of games today are broadcasted. Though the one I like isnât on Fox - Nakamura Sumire vs Nyuu Eiko.
I thought this was funny because ironic. Iâm not a fan of this channel but looks legit.
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It is good marketing. You can assume that a person watching a video for NFT scams is, at least mildly, interested in NFTs. Ergo the best idea is to talk to them about the scams other people do, establish your credentials and then YOU sell them an advertisement for a similar product which has your âseal of approvalâ.
The funny thing is that they did go too far and betrayed the âsecretâ about the transaction fees being the real money-winners in the whole thing.
Oh, no, they are making money EXACTLY like a casino?
Oops 
FEES ARE KING:
what is ironic is how everyone is telling us about âmaking investmentsâ, but are so very keen to scrounge every penny of âhard moneyâ they can get 
And you donât even need to feel particularly bad about it. Because you just told everyone itâs a scam.
Anyone finished career mode in Just Go? I have an inclination to try and do that but I know itâs gonna be a waste of time.
Coming back to this, I like how many things seem to have causes from a very long time ago. Back when I learned history in school, it seemed a lot of stuff didnât really change from quite long ago. Maybe with correction for technology and different mechanics of the world, it felt kinda the same. Perhaps itâs just a projection and seeking patterns when thereâre none but. But it does appear like this big historical unstoppable process. And some people turn around and blame people who live now for the result of this amalgamation of many many factors over many many years. Well, gotta blame somebody.
Also, do you feel tired lately? I wonder if itâs corona or just life.
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I think it is called historic inertia. A very interesting concept.
I am always tired in August ⊠the tourists are flooding the place and they think that since they came to a rural place all driving rules are off, and so they go around driving like maniacs. 
I had to go back and forth to a nearby town last week and saw cars in the ditch on every route. You only see that in August. Logic would say that you drive in a more careful way when on unfamiliar roads and when you are having your free time and you are not in a hurry.
Speaking of logic, have you heard about that anti-triangle stuff?
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âWesternâ is not necessarily called that because itâs west of something thatâs not âWesternâ, but itâs a term based on culture and history. It is definitely a fuzzy concept, but Iâd say it mostly overlaps with all places where today mainly white people live (except for Russia & Belarus, I guess. And thereâs also some countries you could argue about.).
Therefore, Iâd say a country can easily be Western and East European.
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Not only that, but a US state can easily be Western and East Coast.
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