Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage

Re:Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage by Aeolun on Friday April 22, 2022 @10:36AM (#31122083)

> Most Russians support this war.

It’s because all the Russians that would not support it know how sick Russia is, and have already left it behind.

All the Russians I know are sane people, but all of them live outside Russia :/

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Re:Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage by EB-Barrington on Friday April 22, 2022 @10:49AM (#31122255)

I know Russians exactly as you have described - they have abandoned their home and family, unable to partake in such a sick society for any longer. Yes, they're the sane Russians.

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Re:Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage by divan on Friday April 22, 2022 @06:30PM (#31129028)

Ask sane russians two simple questions - "When did WWII started?" and "Who won the WWII?". Most likely you'll hear "1941" and "Soviets" as a response. It's important to understand that russians live in imperialistic narration and propaganda for centuries. Their most renowned poet, Pushkin, is not very different from modern russian TV-propagandists in their ardent support of wars. Even the "sane russians" see the world through the lens of alternative history and set of beliefes incompatible with democratic governance. So while they're minority, they still carry the same memes and cultural DNA that enabled Stalin and Putin. It is a very sick nation.

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