How Russia Took over the Internet in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine

Re:How Russia Took over the Internet in Crimea and Eastern U... by brabel on Saturday February 26, 2022 @09:11AM (#30477676)

> perhaps those on the Russian side of the front line don't really fancy being involved in this ?

I think that's definitely the case, Russians are very close to Ukrainians culturally and ethnically. They were on the same side on several wars.

I think this may explain why things are not going full on bloodthirsty kill-everything-that-moves yet... but just wait until coffins start piling up on the hangar. Seeing your mates being killed has a way to make you de-humanize and hate the other side, no matter who they are. That's how you end up with entire cities bombed to the ground in later stages of a war... I don't think any war starts that way, that's how it usually ends though.

Let's hope they'll find a way to stop this in time.

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Re:How Russia Took over the Internet in Crimea and Eastern U... by throwaway894345 on Saturday February 26, 2022 @10:29AM (#30478332)

In another thread, commenters were remarking about how ineffectual protests by the Russian people would be on account of Putin not caring about their opinions. Whether or not that’s true, I wonder if the Russian people could shame their soldiers into a degree of ineffectiveness (“throwing the game”).

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Re:How Russia Took over the Internet in Crimea and Eastern U... by A4ET8a8uTh0 on Saturday February 26, 2022 @12:20PM (#30479565)

No, but upper echelon is well-versed in money and power. If it seems like Putin is losing the game, their opinion could change the power structure. That is not automatically a good thing by the way. There is a reason 'devil known' is a phrase.

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