well for one thing that number is fake
Comment on Russia Has Lost 1.2 Million Troops in Ukraine—More Than Its Entire Pre-War Army
Asafum@feddit.nl 1 day ago
This is why I don’t really understand the argument some people here make about Russia just trying to eliminate Nazis in Ukraine. What country would not only go to war and lose one million of their own people, but keep fighting that war, when they weren’t under direct threat and weren’t attacked?
I don’t think one single large nation has ever gone to war for purely humanitarian reasons. Even the Nazis in WWII provoked an attack. Everyone was all cool with appeasing Hitler until they went and attacked people.
robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 1 day ago
GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 hours ago
I totally believe your sourceless claim!
TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 1 day ago
Russia views both NATO and Nazis across their border as direct threats. The former because they denied Russia’s attempted entry and have been steadfastly encroaching, and the latter because they slaughtered twenty million Russian civilians in WWII. Russian Ukrainians living in the east of Ukraine were attacked.
OpenStars@piefed.social 1 day ago
Bc Dear Leader said so? (then ignoring consent, sent people regardless)
I suspect that you understand that argument better than you let on.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Something about Ukraine being the aggressor, and NATO making them do it? And that number being total bogus capitalist propaganda.
I like to frame it with a “western” equivalent: the US invading Canada. If we lost 1.2 million troops doing it, even with a lot of propaganda and kool aid to smooth it over, even if we knew, for a fact, they’re liberal narco nazis or whatever, how would it make any sense?
…Then again, see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War_casualties
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
It’s not meant to be understood. They are not arguing - they’re just saying it. That’s the sequence of words which signals loyalty and promotes the ingroup over the outgroup.
That’s the only thing conservatives ever do.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
You should really block lemmy.ml, it’s much better for your blood pressure and mental health.
Asafum@feddit.nl 1 day ago
It doesn’t really bother me at all to be honest. I appreciate being able to read discussions wherever they’re from it’s pretty much why I’m on reddit.nl, they don’t seem to defederate from a lot of stuff. I appreciate letting the user decide what to block.