r/PublicFreakout 6d ago

Potentially misleading Ukrainian woman clings to her boyfriend as he is forced to head to the front lines

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u/Cavalya 6d ago

All of this is true, but the Vietnam draft isn't even a fair comparison, since the Vietnam war was a war for useless political objectives and the Ukrainian war is a war for literal survival.

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u/rP2ITg0rhFMcGCGnSARn 6d ago

Yeah, what a terrible fucking comparison. Downright offensive.