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[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Meanwhile its totally fine that Zelenskyy didn't let people leave his country because he wanted to force them to fight his war

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey now, they need to fight for his freedom to model for Vogue photoshoots

[–] iByteABit@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

While wearing a bullet proof vest because it looks pretty sick

zelensky-pain

[–] CarbonScored@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

Literally human shields

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Redditors are a different breed. Nobody gives a fuck about the Ukraine war anymore but you meet the 1% that still thinks Ukraine is owning Russia on Reddit.

Same with their Israel positions. Fucking YouTube comments are better about the Israel-Palestine war than Reddit comments are.

[–] CommunistBear@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago

Fucking YouTube comments are better about the Israel-Palestine war than Reddit comments are.

I haven't thought about that but you're absolutely correct. When I see YouTube comments they're largely pro-Palestine but Reddit comments just thirst for blood the vast majority of the time

[–] CarmineCatboy2@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Fucking YouTube comments are better about the Israel-Palestine war than Reddit comments are.

Hell this is selling it short. YouTube comments in indian nationalist media are pro palestine. It's insane how bad reddit is and the only way to avert psychic damage is to assume the whole place is astroturfed.

you meet the 1% that still thinks Ukraine is owning Russia on Reddit

All of which spent their time on Reddit prior to 2022 wheeze laughing about how poor and depressed Russia is, even when the footage was actually from Ukraine, and then shrugging and saying "what's the difference, same shit hole" or something else awful like that

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't the "motherland" just "homeland" in concept? IE the birth/home country of origin that you have? I was under the impression that members of the USSR all considered their "motherland" to be different countries within the ussr.

Has this dumbass done a single ounce of thought on whether his own country would expect him to die for his own "motherland" ? Almost certainly an american, and almost certainly would be drafted if a war required it.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes but it's Russian so it's different. Sorta like how Russians don't have rich people that own everything instead they have oligarchs.

[–] HexBroke@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

their dictator for life Putin
our wonderful 4 term president Roosevelt

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's more democratic because we changed the rules to stop a popular president from being able to stay in office even if the people want them to. Now, please choose between Hitler and Orange Hitler; it's the most important election of our lifetime!

[–] fox@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Americans foaming at the mouth when Bad Country elects a popular leader for the third time in a row, because obviously term limits are not merely constitutional but natural law. Unless you're a congressional rep or a senator. Or a judge.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Where do they even get this stuff?

[–] GinAndJuche@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago

They heard about the Antarctic surgeon who took his own appendix out and were inspired to apply the principle to proctology.

[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago

It’s just heuristics. They’re propagandized so hard that they’ll just make up things that “make sense.”

[–] Maoo@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago

These are the people calling you tankie online

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Does Russians, or any other country, have to recite an oath to the flag every day at school?

[–] Snackuleata@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago

Being American means being taught to die for McDonalds

[–] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] allthetimesivedied@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

That’s some fire shit. Some real fucking prope reddit.

[–] sir_this_is_a_wendys@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] allthetimesivedied@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

it just needs to be culled is all.

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

It's a structural problem, not just shitty posters.

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Flashbacks to Far Cry 5.

[–] WeedReference420@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago

Putting on my Very Intelligent Person Tie

Being Russian means having to charge the Tesla Towers in Command & Conquer Red Alert 2

[–] Magician@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago

I wonder what they have to say about Memorial Day in the US.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kill you... for the motherland?

[–] buh@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago

you get turned into fertilizer

[–] bigboopballs@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago

This message brought to you by the US Marine Corp

At least Russians get an education. All America knows is read at 5th grade level, rip Juul pod, shoot they gun, and Israel

[–] nurjahreszeiten@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Being Albanian means u are taught to die for the motherland. Being Turkish means u are taught to die for the motherland. Being German means u are taught to die for the Vaterland. Being US-american means u are taught to die for the Healtcare and education.