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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
If the war in the Ukraine kicked off by Ukrainian commandoes infiltrating Russia and massacring over a thousand civilians in their homes, I think you’d find Western attitude towards Ukrainian civilians killed by Russian bombs in the counterattack very different from the attitude we see today.
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Well, the internal Russian justification for the war was because Ukrainian attacks on the separatist areas had resulted in thousands of civilian deaths and almost a million refugees crossing into Russia. Does that mean people in Russia who support the war are being reasonable and logical? No, because even if one accepted that one-sided narrative as being true and the casualties in Donbas as being 100% Ukraine's fault, that still wouldn't excuse or justify Russia's actions. And the horrific violence inflicted on Israelis doesn't grant them immunity from criticism in how they respond.
The point you were responding to is a legitimate one. If people applied the logic they're using in this war to Ukraine, then Ukraine should have given up a long time ago.