Vladimir Putin is pushing Russia into past: Maybe a generation, maybe a century

Re:Vladimir Putin is pushing Russia into past: Maybe a gener... by toyg on Thursday March 10, 2022 @11:50AM (#30629042)

Remember that the first victim of war is the truth. Putin deserves scorn for starting an unnecessary fight that will inflict unnecessary suffering on millions, but focusing on individual acts is basically meaningless, because they'll be spun to death on both sides.

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Re:Vladimir Putin is pushing Russia into past: Maybe a gener... by Schiendelman on Thursday March 10, 2022 @11:56AM (#30629155)

I’m not sure that it matters how much a country defending itself spins things. If the invaders don’t want spin, they can go back to their (unbombed) homes.

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Re:Vladimir Putin is pushing Russia into past: Maybe a gener... by toyg on Thursday March 10, 2022 @12:07PM (#30629314)

I'm just saying that focusing on this or that "atrocity" is just a way to lose sight of the big picture, which inevitably favours somebody's agenda. We don't want to hype ourselves into WW3, no matter how hard some Ukrainians might want us to; we want to find a way to save lives and ramp this down somehow.

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Re:Vladimir Putin is pushing Russia into past: Maybe a gener... by Schiendelman on Thursday March 10, 2022 @12:23PM (#30629525)

Great points, I totally agree.

I’m a little worried that Russia will decide to lay waste to Ukraine and not stop until they’ve killed the government. :(

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