(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Support for Putin Supports Genocide, a Wider War in Europe, and NATO Boots on the Ground [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-04 The number of comments I see across sites, led by the GOP insurrection and Putin appeasement caucus, in reference to Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine to include those auditioning to be RT News presenters is deeply saddening. Frightening, too. Many demonstrate a shallow knowledge and understanding of the geopolitics, History and near insane current imperial fantasies of the already once indicted war criminal, Vladimir Putin. There are also so many who ignore lessons of previous genocidal regimes to include, but not at all limited to, Nazi Germany. What makes it all still more frightening is the percentage of these same individuals in America and the West who appear to directly support Putin’s perverted Christian White Nationalism, deeply homophobic and genocidal practices. Putin is not fighting for Donbass or Donetsk, as I'm sure so many of these Putin apologists and supporters must be aware, but to reabsorb Ukraine into his Russian Federation while committing human and cultural genocide in order to forcibly wipe out the Ukrainian people, culture and language. He and his primary propagandists have made this intent quite clear. Putin has targeted Ukrainian citizens, children, hospitals, public and pre-schools, universities, apartment blocks, small businesses, churches, grocery stores and community centers. He blew up a major dam in Ukraine committing ecocide with almost total impunity. His war is towards a genocide in Ukraine. It has only been the remarkable Ukrainian army, it’s people paired with support and weapons from the West which has protected Ukraine thus far. Russian thugs have abducted tens of thousands — more — Ukrainian children so many of whom have now been dispersed around Russia, put up for adoption and/or trafficked. Putin has especially targeted civilian infrastructure and, no doubt, will resume his focus on power generating stations and utilities as the weather again starts to get cold. A primary goal for Putin is to collect the old Soviet Union as part of a his imperial fantasy. His first task that he still does not have is a land bridge from Russia to the Black Sea. The horrific atrocities committed by Putin and his army of criminals throughout Ukraine, and especially in Mariupol, should be a lesson learned. Instead so many seem to consider that a strength of this absolute madman. If Putin gets close to his way in Ukraine, next is that NATO will have boots on the ground and Putin's War will grow exponentially probably moving first to Moldova. Romania, a NATO nation, has already found Russian missile and drone pieces in their territory. The Baltic nations and those in East Europe are the most ardent supporters of Ukraine's battle with Russia for their being painfully aware of Russia's brutality and extremes of violence. They know all too well what it is like being on the underside of the Russian boot. They know if Putin gets by Ukraine, they're next. This has nothing to do directly with Putin and Donbass or Crimea but whether a larger nation can illegally declare war on a smaller sovereign nation in order to force their complete domination. And it is a dynamic being watched very closely by Xi in China and Kim in North Korea among other brutal illiberal autocrats around the globe. The violent Neo-Nazi leader of Russia no longer has anything to lose from continuing his slaughter in Ukraine to include using nuke and, especially, global food blackmail. Kyiv may yet be the target of expanded and horrific missile and drone barrages. Putin has truly nothing to lose and can no longer back down or withdraw. He will continue to not only slaughter Ukrainians but an entire generation of younger Russian men. If he were to declare his loss against Ukraine and even initiate a partial withdrawal, he would be immediately and, likely, violently deposed. Putin has been working to recreate pre-World War I geopolitics for decades backed by his violent Christian white international. It's not at all a coincidence that Putin's war with Ukraine looks far more like World War I battlefields than even those of World War II. That Putin could have so many apologists and willing appeasers around the world is horrific. And the global politic is still responding to this reality very poorly. That the American GOP, not long ago strongly opposed to Russian hegemony and Putin, has become not only that of MAGA insurrectionists but Putin appeasement is an afront to every American; military and civilian, who has ever bled or died for this nation. Do any of the GOP Putin apologists; members of the global Putin appeasement movement believe if Europe had just handed Hitler Poland and Austria, he would have stopped his genocidal intent and war to control both Europe and Russia? Putin will not stop until he he is stopped. Instead of sending just enough money and arms that will allow Ukraine to just stave off becoming part of the Russian Federation, the need to stop ‘considering’ and immediately send far more ammunition, long range missiles for use by the Ukrainian Army as they see fit and F-16s is key. The EU; Biden have said Russia will never be allowed to win in Ukraine. Was that a real promise? Putin certainly still doesn’t seem convinced. If Ukraine is allowed to weaken, Putin will push further and the fight will hugely expand. NATO will have boots on the ground bringing those needed long range missiles and F-16s. It is time to end the slaughter in and global impact of Ukraine by stepping on Putin once and for all. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/4/2197370/-Support-for-Putin-Supports-Genocide-a-Wider-War-in-Europe-and-NATO-Boots-on-the-Ground?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/