it’s a very weird line of thinking, but yes. for example, a lot of expats and immigrants escape the ongoing propaganda, but due to their personal experience, hate socialism to the point of not even noticing social programs that exists around them and works to their benefit. similar to anti-socialist sentiment in the cuban community. so the propaganda stays with them on many levels.
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What does that have to do with supporting the invasion of Ukraine? It makes no sense that a Russian living outside Russia would support that.
I met someone about a month ago who was clearly embarrassed to admit she was Russian. I suppose she could have been afraid, but it seemed more like shame than fear.
https://twitter.com/lesiavasylenko/status/1515685300902805506?s=20&t=EtEQVqtpCyfC6tbu_baHlg
Jesus. It’s a long walk but at least I don’t have to worry about this when I go to the grocery store.
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I moved the Zara stuff to the Ukraine LC thread. Personally, I think it’s not in the best taste to attack a poster that has quit since they aren’t here to speak on their own behakf, but if you feel the need to do so, let’s at least not clutter up this thread with it.
https://twitter.com/IlyaMatveev_/status/1515634416470609927
https://twitter.com/IlyaMatveev_/status/1515634418261671939
https://twitter.com/IlyaMatveev_/status/1515634419763195908
https://twitter.com/IlyaMatveev_/status/1515634421398913025
https://twitter.com/IlyaMatveev_/status/1515634422984462341
https://twitter.com/IlyaMatveev_/status/1515634424565706752
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https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1515771148587384843
Apparently word isn’t getting through to the pro-Russian telegram channels that Ukraine massacred their own citizens at Bucha.
https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1515771151674392577
https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1515771155507994631
https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1515771161308717059
https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1515771166333493257
https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1515771171756818432
https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1515771173774278658
Lol, Commander to Vice Admiral is 4 levels.
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haha yup. The Moskva was a boss-level monster, worth a shit ton of XP
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https://twitter.com/PhillipsPOBrien/status/1515755847082819591?s=20&t=EtEQVqtpCyfC6tbu_baHlg
Good summary of the curent situation:
https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1515791308614381569?s=20&t=EtEQVqtpCyfC6tbu_baHlg
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I have to retract that, his initial rank was Rear Admiral. “Commander” was used colloquially.
i think in the UA Navy he was promoted two levels. I don’t see commander on the wiki, i think the closest rank is Commodore, which is probably just commander in ukrainian. after that it’s kontr-admiral and vice-admiral.
ahhh, i see he was already admiral.
hilarity continues over on land.
https://mobile.twitter.com/HannaLiubakova/status/1515687631748751364
https://mobile.twitter.com/rokastherock/status/1515747869894098956
Seems like they are fighting like they don’t think they will be taken alive if they surrender, and I think that is probably correct.
there’s a range of emotions. there are people who hate biden, but appreciate his support for ukraine, and there are those who hate biden and probably think he’s arming ukraine wrongfully or maliciously. there are those who had been in the russian court/repression system and are legitimately damaged emotionally by it, and are afraid of putin’s regime as a monster that will never fall, or something that must be eliminated as soon as possible without remorse.
i can totally see shame as a very common emotion. i fee it myself
mariupol is definitely going to be a focal point very soon. russia feels the urgency to do it now, whether for easter or may 9th isn’t relevant imo. if they cannot do it now. it will cost thousands more lives and billions more dollars next month. ukraine had succeeded in resupplying azov a couple of times in secret. they really just need azovstal keep holding with resupplies, and keep drawing disproportionate forces away from donbass. it’s like a microcosm stalingrad. the russian LOC is very long. even Girkin said it’s dumb to attack such a long line, and that it will be a repeat of german stupidity at kursk.
there will be breaks in the LOC. one might be starting from kharkiv. one more big mistake by RU army, and the whole eastern invasion might implode.