Wait, what do you expect the democrats to do? Start a civil war? Surrender and disappear?

I assume they are trying their best to do damage control - and to prevent the destruction of democracy with the tools they have left. Which is not much.

Oh, obviously not, USA was definitely not defending itself. I was just pointing out that it would be ridiculous to say that USA was committing genocide on its own citizens when they sent them to war.

So the argument is basically same as saying that the americans committed genocide during vietnam war because of the draft. I think it’s extremely common practice to require citizens to defend your country during an invasion. I would argue this is done in most wars.

Sure, it’s not great, but I don’t think Zelensky is doing anything unexpected. Any European country would likely do more or less the same if Russia invaded.

As a European that’s what I expect our government to do during an invasion. I would not call that genocide even if I’m sent to die.

So your point is that Ukraine is committing genocide by forcing their citizens to defend their country? And somehow they are the bad guys, not the imperialist Russians?

Maybe I misunderstood, but if not, that is some impressive mental gymnastics.

Maybe, if the goal of Ukraine is to risk losing international support just to be able to… kill a few civilians? Sounds like a very risky and convoluted plan to achieve nothing good.

Not everything is about the US.