Before anyone jumps to the wrong conclusion: yes, this rule holds (and we enforce it) regardless of what your politics actually are. For more explanation see https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme....
I realize it can be frustrating to hold minority views, but it's not ok to vent that frustration in flamewars on Hacker News. We can't allow that, or this place will soon burn itself to a crisp.
That's why Russia is being sanctioned, there is no greater evil.
Regardless of how right you are or feel you are, or how bad others are or you feel they are, it's not ok to abuse HN like this. It does no good for anyone.
No, they didn't.
(predictably, Kremlin apologists/supporters of genocide/whataboutists quickly resort to lies, every single time)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/16/iraq.iraq "Iraq war was illegal and breached UN charter, says Annan"
Even if George Bush went around US punching everyone in their face and telling them that all the wars were war crimes, Americans would accuse him of being a Kremlin apologist.
And, I'm capable of seeing more than one evil in this world.
Those wars were wrong, but the question is will you ever say that the Russians are wrong to be committing genocide in Ukraine, and torturing its civilians?.
I suspect you won't.