I used to think for the first year that the losses would wake up Russians to the futility of the war. Because allegedly it was losses in Afghanistan that made Russia pull back from Afghanistan.
But even way bigger losses in Ukraine have done nothing to make Russians wake up. It seems more like the economic pain in Russia is beginning to have that effect.
It's absolutely insane!!!

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you look close, Russia has been careful to mostly recruit/kill the type of people Russians don't care about: immigrants, prisoners, or Russians from distant rural areas. They have also been careful to not conscript many people at all, preferring to make it seem like everyone is a volunteer. Russia is running out of ability to get those groups though and the rest of the world are trying to figure out when/who things change going forward.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yes Putin is a master of deception, and the money he pumped into the economy early on made people think the war was great for the economy, and a lot of people were happy because they were doing well for themselves.
But now we have reached the point where the truth becomes evident, and I'm shocked the truth about the economy weighs heavier than the horrors of the war.
There is no way you can morally just not care about the people from the remote provinces, and even if you do, you should be able to realize that there is only so much they can take. Maybe they will come for "you" next!