@imax9000 This thesis is blatantly pro-russia. It acknowledges Dugin's extremism, but advocates for another form of #russianColonialism:
"a Russian-led ‘big space’ is not only a preferable, but the only possible option for a successful future of the observed region."
@imax9000 At 64 pages long, you might feel uncomfortable at how often it raises russian talking points, like "NATO expansion".
@imax9000 The author's made much of her interview with Dugin, and indeed his Nazi-esque extremism is noted. This was just before some of his most famous statements for the #genocideOfUkrainians but it was already clear what he was.
@imax9000 Yet the author still discusses other forms of Eurasianism that are still very much russian imperialism, and intercompares with the Monroe Doctrine in terms of their success for russian objectives.
Russia's *success* keeps coming up in this paper.
@imax9000 This was written in 2013. The author was not oblivious to the fact that russia had interfered in Ukraine's politics.
@imax9000 One can read this thesis for some time wondering why the the discussion of Eurasianism, whether Dugin's genocidal form or others' discussed through a Muscovite lens with little perspective from the "ex-colonies".
Academic rigor or author's opinion as to whether it's "credible"?
"The creation of a Russian-led 'big space' is not only a preferable, but the only possible option for a successful future of the observed region."
An ending like that has to shape the interpretation of the whole.
@imax9000 This is similar to the "Moscow is inevitable" kind of narratives that russians pressured Ukrainian officials with. @olex_scherba writes in "Ukraine vs. Darkness" that when russia attempted to hijack Ukraine through Yanukovych's corruption that he was approached with such.
@imax9000@olex_scherba Given all this: why would russian Eurasianism in *any* form have support from a Ukrainian journalist?
What Ukrainian would see "spheres of influence" in terms of the hegemon's success instead of their country's freedom?
@imax9000@olex_scherba After sharing it with Ukrainians for their take on it, I agree with them, I it makes no sense for a Ukrainian in 2013 to miss the impact of a "russian-led big space" meant. Chechnya, Georgia, and Yushchenko were proof enough. rferl.org/a/1071434.html
@imax9000@olex_scherba The Kyiv Post has been a hotbed for russian talking points. After driving out some of Ukraine's most respected journalists, it admitted open russophiles like JJS onto its staff who've conducted character assassination on Ukrainians.
Hijacking Ukrainian support with stealth Kremlin narratives is highly damaging to Ukraine, and it corroborates much of the so-called "drama" we've seen. It's not drama. It's a calculated attack.
@imax9000@olex_scherba The thesis in question may be found here. Remember: if you read the last page first, and then read from the start, you can be much more clear on the author's intent here.
@imax9000@olex_scherba This isn't quite the same analytical challenge but likewise - a pro-russian both-sides take from someone whose help getting Trump elected let russia do enormous damage.
Language is a weapon. That's especially true when russia has tried for centuries to kill and erase Ukrainians and their language.
Recent rushes to invent "good russians" missed this in a way that hurts 🇺🇦s. Fellas, stop and think about what a death cult considers "good"! 🧵👇
Language isn't just a dictionary.
Over centuries, it encodes belief systems; it says who has dignity or doesn't, who matters and who doesn't. It is tells you how to see and treat others.
Ukraine and russia have incredibly opposed value systems, and it's deep in their history.
Ever since Catherine the ***** falsified history to lay imperial claim to Ukraine, tens of millions of Ukrainians who live and speak a language as different from russian as Spanish is from Italian have been evidence of the imperialist lie.
Shared with permission: select translated stories from one of 🇺🇦's defenders, callsign "Kramer".
What shines from these people through the hell of war i incredible. They fight with clarity and courage, for their homes and people.
Please read, share, and demand better for 🇺🇦!
It is humbling to read through these stories, and imagine that our officials could dare, for cynical politics, to break our promises to Ukraine, to let these brave fighters down when they lay down their lives for people, homes, and democracy. The world owes you, ZSU.
Callsign "Kramer" wants this story told. Please bear witness, and share. 💔✊🇺🇦
"More companies expected to disclose email hacks by russian intelligence"
The public needs to be more literate on cybersecurity, so we can understand events that impact us. Let's talk about this. 🫶🇺🇦 friends, I hope this helps you especially. 🧵 msn.com/en-us/news/pol…
When talking about insecure systems, it's a mistake to put the burden of proof on evidence of theft.
Analogy: a bank's back door wide open overnight is an issue, regardless of whether you find muddy footprints tracked in.
Moreover, IT professionals know this isn't just about the data stolen. Other data, metadata (data describing other data), privileges, and access are major issues. Enough metadata in bulk can be more dangerous than the real data itself.
"90% of Ukrainians returned from captivity were tortured and abused, with serious health problems... Their chronic conditions have worsened, especially digestive and dental.
'Captivity in ru is one of the worst, most horrible ways of pressuring and exterminating us.'"
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When there's talk of accountability, I have guarded but real hopes for things to improve.
One thing I hope to see undone is "reactive abuse" where people are attacked, but their fighting back gets misrepresented, and habit rather than evidence starts to keep that going.
It's a common feature of character assassination. Nobody has to be 100% perfect or gentle to deserve better than that.
I will state for the record that @cryptodrftng and @mriyabudehooy routinely get cast in a light they don't deserve, and what started that pattern was unjust.
@cryptodrftng @mriyabudehooy One thing I've seen about smear campaigns is that some people are confused by them. It's a small minority of narcissistic people who practice such abuse so routinely that they get better at it than any healthy human would.
@terrelljstarr I must flat-out disagree. These are different conflicts that break any analogies between them.
Ukraine has not illegally annexed territories and bulldozed like Israel, nor has it carried out brutal terroristic actions like Hamas. It has no radicals derailing peace agreements.
@terrelljstarr There is nothing in Ukraine's history since independence to compare to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the impact that had on its diplomatic agreements, and overall, its peoples pulled together against centuries of russian genocide.
These are profoundly different scenes.
@terrelljstarr You and I can sympathize with the civilians of Gaza and despise Hamas, while acknowledging apartheid conditions, convoluted histories, troubled relations with diasporas.
These have no Ukrainian analogues, except at the hands of a clear outside invader.