Ethiopia, ISIS, Vietnam, America, underdogs have and do win wars all the time. I mean if I'm doing odds I'd say 80/20 they lose, but it's not a sure thing. I don't know if they're better or worse off under Russian authority, and I'm a pacifist so I never approve of war or fighting, but it's also not my place to say others are wrong for wanting to fight to defend their country. And the sentiment of his country seems to be fight.
I will say the draft is bullshit. Saw a video of a dude on a bus almost out to Poland get pulled back in to fight.
I mean there's no time to train anyone, and their handing out guns to random civilians, not reservists or anything. I don't see how that ends in anything good.
I have seen a lot of videos of civilian militias capturing or killing Russians. It is effective, and IMO preferable to leaving them unarmed and helpless. It all sucks. War sucks. I don't want them killing Russians. But also they deserve the chance to defend themselves. When they fuck it up that will also suck. But I'm not God. I don't know what'st he right move and just criticizing them feels smug.
Also the hundreds seem to have died already, I'd love to see a source. Because I've seen a few cases here and there but nothing like hundreds. And I have literally been glued to the screen the last 72 hours. Like have barely slept, it's very unhealthy, glued to my screen
See this is getting into what is propaganda and what isn't. I have no idea, but you also don't. But I've mostly read they were shooting at separatists or like infiltrators.
As far as I know the soldiers of the DPR and LPR have been fighting hard against the bulk of the Ukrainian armed forces that have been camped in their region for the past 8 years
Again stressing, I don't know. But it could be forces friendly to Russia already in the city, attempting to set the stage, expecting Russian forces to be there sooner. People also just do dumb shit in war a lot.
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Ethiopia, ISIS, Vietnam, America, underdogs have and do win wars all the time. I mean if I'm doing odds I'd say 80/20 they lose, but it's not a sure thing. I don't know if they're better or worse off under Russian authority, and I'm a pacifist so I never approve of war or fighting, but it's also not my place to say others are wrong for wanting to fight to defend their country. And the sentiment of his country seems to be fight.
I will say the draft is bullshit. Saw a video of a dude on a bus almost out to Poland get pulled back in to fight.
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I mean there's no time to train anyone, and their handing out guns to random civilians, not reservists or anything. I don't see how that ends in anything good.
I have seen a lot of videos of civilian militias capturing or killing Russians. It is effective, and IMO preferable to leaving them unarmed and helpless. It all sucks. War sucks. I don't want them killing Russians. But also they deserve the chance to defend themselves. When they fuck it up that will also suck. But I'm not God. I don't know what'st he right move and just criticizing them feels smug.
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He is also forcing males to fight. And really thinks that he will force Russia to come and negotiate with him.
Although I understand his position, if he starts negotiations with Russia then he will get lynched by nationalists.
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Also the hundreds seem to have died already, I'd love to see a source. Because I've seen a few cases here and there but nothing like hundreds. And I have literally been glued to the screen the last 72 hours. Like have barely slept, it's very unhealthy, glued to my screen
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See this is getting into what is propaganda and what isn't. I have no idea, but you also don't. But I've mostly read they were shooting at separatists or like infiltrators.
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As far as I know the soldiers of the DPR and LPR have been fighting hard against the bulk of the Ukrainian armed forces that have been camped in their region for the past 8 years
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Again stressing, I don't know. But it could be forces friendly to Russia already in the city, attempting to set the stage, expecting Russian forces to be there sooner. People also just do dumb shit in war a lot.
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