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Episode: Appease movement - Why the German Peace Movement fails to condemn Russia's Aggressive War against Ukraine (DS2025)
Description: Analysis from a naive peace activist who grew up and got wise.
In 2014, Russia assulted Ukraine and in 2022, it started its full-scale invasion. The major part of the peace movement in Germany, however, not only stayed silent but even aggressively spreads Russian war propaganda narratives. Why?
Way too many things about this russian aggression are counterintuitive. Our first and logical reaction may well turn out deceitful. However, such discrepancy has a logical explanation. Kupferkobold is a peace activist who also fell for such fallacy before he "switched sides" to become a Ukraine supporter. He is going to share his story...