Obviously the “rules-based international order” is not an even playing field, and certain countries get preferential treatment in almost identical situations. But the framing of liberal/capitalist media is one hell of a drug, it affects how most people in the West subconsciously see the world.
The RBIO is racist as fuck, but to explicitly admit this you have to declare both that the hegemonic power structure in the world is your enemy, and that you’ve been duped by it for years. That second part makes it particularly hard to admit.
Fortunately, in this case it is easy to ask the question of whether people in Donbass and Crimea deserve self-determination just like the people of Kosovo did. Taking a closer look at the region and its nuances, 11 years ago, was what made me stop automatically receiving the NATO worldview.
I would say they are high on their own supply.
Obviously the “rules-based international order” is not an even playing field, and certain countries get preferential treatment in almost identical situations. But the framing of liberal/capitalist media is one hell of a drug, it affects how most people in the West subconsciously see the world.
The RBIO is racist as fuck, but to explicitly admit this you have to declare both that the hegemonic power structure in the world is your enemy, and that you’ve been duped by it for years. That second part makes it particularly hard to admit.
Fortunately, in this case it is easy to ask the question of whether people in Donbass and Crimea deserve self-determination just like the people of Kosovo did. Taking a closer look at the region and its nuances, 11 years ago, was what made me stop automatically receiving the NATO worldview.