Across the West, leftist groups have increasingly vocalized opposition to ending the war in Ukraine, which, since Russia’s invasion in February 2022, has resulted in devastating losses—potentially hundreds of thousands of casualties, though claims of “millions” killed remain unverified by credible sources like the United Nations or BBC estimates from 2025. Organizations like the Stop The War Coalition, rooted in anti-imperialist rhetoric, argue against Western intervention or arming Ukraine, framing it as escalation driven by NATO and U.S. interests rather than a defense against Russian aggression. This stance persists despite the war’s toll—over 10 million displaced and entire cities like Mariupol reduced to rubble—suggesting a prioritization of ideological purity over humanitarian outcomes, with some critics on X accusing them of indirectly enabling Russia’s campaign by opposing decisive action to end the conflict.
 

In contrast, these same leftist factions have often appeared muted or selectively vocal on Syria’s complex civil war, where since 2011, over 500,000 have died, including targeted attacks on Christian communities by various factions, notably during the Islamic State’s peak in 2014-2017. While not explicitly “in favor” of a Christian genocide, their relative silence—compared to their loud protests against Israel or Western policies—has been interpreted by some as tacit approval of anti-Assad forces, including jihadist elements, that have historically persecuted Christians. Posts on X and analyses from outlets like Al Jazeera highlight how leftist critiques often focus on U.S. airstrikes in Syria rather than the broader atrocities, including those against Christians, suggesting a discomfort with narratives that don’t fit an anti-Western framework, even as Assad’s regime fell in December 2024 amid a rebel offensive.
 

Meanwhile, their stance on Gaza reveals a stark inconsistency: leftists loudly decry Israel’s military operations against Hamas, which by March 2025 have killed over 40,000 Palestinians per Gaza health officials, as genocide, yet they often downplay Hamas’s role as a terrorist organization responsible for the October 7, 2023, attack that killed 1,200 Israelis. This selective outrage—championing Palestinian resistance while ignoring Hamas’s documented human rights abuses against its own people—extends to their near-total silence on Myanmar’s civil war, where since the 2021 coup, over 6,000 civilians have died and 3 million have been displaced, per UN estimates. The lack of protests over Myanmar’s junta-led atrocities, compared to their fixation on Israel or reluctance to end Ukraine’s war, fuels accusations of hypocrisy, with critics arguing it reflects a broader leftist tendency to prioritize conflicts that align with anti-Western or pro-“resistance” narratives over universal human rights.