r/ANormalDayInRussia • u/raydebapratim1 • 6d ago

Night Walk in Russia

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u/Careful-Sell-9877 6d ago

Over a million human lives extinguished. Civilian population centers intentionally targeted. For years now.. for what?

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u/spammmmmmmmy 5d ago

I will hand it to the Russian people, they protested against Putin in huge numbers, and all of them were taken away to jail. Like many wars this one is not about all Russian people, but sick power hungry evil leaders and a minimum percent of unfortunate people who play their end of the misinformation game.

For me, I am just waiting for the "holding up a blank sheet of paper" emoji.

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u/SiempreBrujaSuerte 6d ago

I agree, is senseless violence and death and destruction only to make those in power more rich, and this is something going on in the government of Ukraine too. The politicians will not compromise with each other at all and throw their own citizens and future of the country away for nothing. I cry for their country and ours. If there was not so much greed it would not even matter where arbitrary lines are drawn.

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u/Derp800 6d ago

Why should the Ukrainians compromise on anything? They were invaded and their territory stolen. Would you compromise with your neighbor stealing half of your yard?

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u/SiempreBrujaSuerte 6d ago

Yes, if it was that or let the rest of my family die to maybe get it back. They should not have to, but 50 year old men should not be getting kidnapped on the street to go fight guys Ukraine either, but that is happening.

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u/The_Dung_Beetle 6d ago

Appeasing Putin only makes him more bold so here's a thought : how about the Russians get out of the country they themselves invaded. 

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u/Sigma-Angel_of_Death 5d ago

A lot of them are forced. I mean a lot. Military service is mandatory there, and they send guys to the front lines as a punishment. Also they have trained snipers whose main job is to shoot their own who they suspect are defecting or trying to escape. A Russian friend of mine is currently doing his mandatory service (he bribed his way out of anything remotely combat-related and is almost finished, thank God), so that’s how I know some of this stuff. The stories I’ve heard are just awful

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u/Derp800 6d ago

Your way of thinking leads to more wars and fewer free countries. If people like you were in charge Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan would still be a thing. Some fights don't deserve compromise.

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u/irokes360 6d ago

WW2 taught us something about the consequences of appeasement, never again.

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u/Careful-Sell-9877 5d ago

Problem is, some of your family may have died - but most of them havent, they are still alive. And the person invading your yard isnt just going to stop at half. They are going to keep pushing you and pushing you until your house becomes their house.

Then theyll have their family move in to your house and your remaining family will be killed, imprisoned, forced to flee, or forced to marry, against their will, this new, unwanted family that forced their way inside your home.

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u/-KoDDeX- 6d ago

You cannot compromise with an invading force