I shall have a listen. Thanks for the recommendation 🙏

For FWIW I don’t think the WoT was “a lie” - nor was it a complete truth. I remain broadly in support of what the west did in Afghanistan (and I’m saying this despite one of my previous buddies dying over there), although I definitely to this day will argue that the second war on Iraq was borderline evil and most definitely a war crime.

I’m not American, by the way, so my point of comparison isn’t China vs US, but China “the west”. The US has plenty of problems too.

You are correct that it’s my impression that Hexbear users broadly support Russia.