Thread by @DarthPutinKGB

As it’s clearly needed: “How to Tankie”. The Darth Putin Guide. Vers 2.0
Russia never invaded anyone. We:

-Enter country that recently ceased to restore order
-Defend Russia(ns) in other country
-False flag
-Assist “legitimate government"
-Special Military Operation (duh)

2"What about USA (insert false equivalence)/Just like USA (false equivalence)". Cos USA did something wrong it means Russia can do the same wrong and not be wrong. It does not mean we are only as bad as USA

Possibly most important rule

3. Countries in Russia's "near abroad" were created to exist as buffer states and have fewer sovereign rights than rich western countries.

4.Their citizens are unable to protest for better government without help. This isn't racist & is always
-NATO "expansion"
-CIA plot
-US imperialism
-George Soros (or other anti semitic trope)

5. NATO made a promise it would never "expand" east after 1990, even though Gorbachev says in a Russian state outlet that this is not the case. (linked in article)

brookings.edu/blog/up-front/…

6 Which means NATO made promise to USSR (that no longer exists) that no member of Warsaw Pact (that no longer exists) made up of countries that no longer exist AND countries that didn't then exist, would ever be allowed to join NATO.

They have limited sovereignty. See point 3

7. It is thus a genuine mystery why so many of our former colonies want to join NATO. Russia is peaceful country surrounded by ceasefires

8 All Russia wants is "respect". It does not matter if this means treating our buffer states with disrespect. They have fewer rights.
Again. See point 3 for details

9.NATO, which borders 6% of Russia, is encircling Russia. NATO "expanded" east in 1997 before Russia had to defensively expand west in 1992.

The fact that 99.9% of tankies have no idea what this means is proof it is wrong.

10.Threatening to defend yourself against Russia is aggressive so we must threaten to attack you in response.

11. Absolutely nothing happened between September 1939 & June 1941. We were forced to sign deal with Nazis to protect east Europe from fascism. There was no
-mass murder
-deportations to slave labor camps
-secret clauses.

Before or after our "protection" started

12. The Soviet Union never committed crimes against humanity and anyway, they never happened a long time ago so you can't blame Russia

Russia is the self declared successor state to USSR but this doesn't matter

13. “We just don't want a war between US & Russia, you neo con war shill!!" West should appease Russia & let it have Ukraine, this is realpolitik (we don't sound like Kissinger). There's no parallel we can learn from about appeasing a dictator, it always turns out just fine.

14. Russia is only acting to Ukraine as USA did with Cuba. The fact that US behavior towards Cuba is imperialist was wrong but it means it’s ok for Russia to do the same and not be wrong or imperialist

See point 2.

15. What would USA do if Mexico or Canada joined a Russian/China led anti US alliance? The fact we can’t explain why neither Mexico nor Canada feel need for external protection from USA is irrelevant and it’s russophobic to ask why.

See point 2.

16. The Warsaw Pact was a mutual defense alliance that kept attacking itself. Who can explain why as soon as they could our colonies all left and told us to go home

17. Because the US invaded Iraq, which was wrong, it means that anything Russia military does is by definition not also wrong. Western military intervention causes misery & terrorists. Russian military intervention causes joy & unicorns

See point 2

18. A secure international border has Russian troops one both sides of it.

See Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova for examples.

19. The USA is evil, bent on world domination & intends to achieve global hegemony by breaking Russia apart into numerous mutually loathing statelets with nukes each run by a madman so we must be on our guard 24/7

The USA is also about to collapse.

20. Our victory over imperialist West is inevitable. That is why my soldiers will soon fight and die for it

21 . The USA, Germany, Poland & Soros all want to overthrow Kremlin by having assassin squads try to kill high profile opponents with synthetic copies of secret Russian nerve agents so that when their plan succeeds anyone they want to replace me with will de dead

22. We are too fucking dumb to catch them doing point 22 in Russia to dissidents we admit we keep under close surveillance

23. Trotskyites are today the ones least likely to believe the Kremlin runs an assassination program

24. West is weak, decadent, genderless and about to collapse. Except for its anti tank missiles, they seem pretty fucking good.

NVM, That's why we keep our money and children there

It is also an existential threat to Russia. See point 20

25. Russia is deeply concerned by the rise of far right in Europe. Russia is the only European country opposing all these far right/fascists we like so much.

26. In west you are to shout "USA did evil". In Russia you are also free to shout "USA/west did evil". You are also free to shout Russia did evil but you will not be free afterwards.

27. The West humiliated Russia in post cold war years by treating our former colonies as actual countries, not as buffer states with limited sovereignty (see point 2) who have to ask Russia for permission in their foreign affairs.

This is not imperialist

28. When faced with Soviet crimes against humanity, point out “Russia is not the Soviet Union, dumbass”.

In all other matters “Russia won WW2 entirely on its own” as Russia is then Soviet Union

29. The West caused WW2 by not accepting Stalin's offer to occupy all of Poland. UK & France should've let him have all of Poland to commit MORE crimes against humanity in cos they're only Poles AND west should've agreed over Polish heads. Neither idea is racist or imperialist

30. The US launched massive, complex operation to change Ukraine government involving 100,000s of people. We have proof of this which will prove we are victims, force US out of Europe & solve all our security problems

We feel it’s best this proof is on 4chan & infowars only

31. The US launched massive, complex operation to change Ukraine government involving 100,000s of people. We have proof of this which will prove we are victims, force US out of Europe & solve all our security problems

We feel it’s best this proof is on 4chan & infowars only

32. Genuine Pro Russian volunteers who have absolutely nothing to do with Russia with equipment bought from Donetsk shop responded (2nd pic)

33. Russia Today is just like BBC. Remember when RT had a journalist get in a massive fight with Kremlin about invasion of Ukraine & didn't get shot right outside Kremlin like happens to so many BBC & CNN & MSNBC war shills?

34. The people most certain Russia would never invade Ukraine are the ones now most certain only they know how to end it. Their past idiocy is no guide to future stupidity.