I will always keep my sub and can disagree with people I like, but boy the Ukraine commentary is a tough listen for me.

Comparing this attack to Pearl Harbor?! US was in isolationist mode with only marginal involvement in ww2, when it was surprise attacked by a nation it was not at war with. Ukraine was attacked and is in an active war. These two situations are nothing alike.

Matt expressing moral outrage for the poor Russian parents that may have heard drones overhead while they hit military targets, and not a fucking word for all the civilians killed in bombings of Ukrainian cities or the Ukrainians children kidnapped and taken to Russia.

If I understand the Walter / Taibbi war philosophy, it’s that nukes can and should be wielded like swords, and countries should not get to defend themselves when a psycho mob boss talks about using them for what feels like the millionth fucking time in my life.

It’s one thing to view this objectively and come to a conclusion that this type of engagement is too dangerous. I disagree but can understand. What I hear from these two though seems to be that Russia, who started an unprovoked war that has killed hundreds of thousands, would be morally right to start bombing other neighbors and perhaps even using a nuke because of this “provocation”. That take is so fucked up it’s hard for me to comprehend.