Links and Stuff
Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Add to the above list if you can, thank you.
Resources For Understanding The War Beyond The Bulletins
Defense Politics Asia's youtube channel and their map, who is an independent youtuber with a mostly neutral viewpoint.
Moon of Alabama, which tends to have good analysis (though also a couple bad takes here and there)
Understanding War and the Saker: neo-conservative sources but their reporting of the war (so far) seems to line up with reality better than most liberal sources.
Alexander Mercouris, who does daily videos on the conflict and, unlike most western analysts, has some degree of understanding on how war works. He is a reactionary, however.
On the ground: Patrick Lancaster, an independent journalist reporting in the Ukrainian warzones.
Unedited videos of Russian/Ukrainian press conferences and speeches.
Yesterday's discussion post.
I'll probably have to wait for all the "reformed" azov nazis to write their tell all books and then wait for the one who really tells the truth but till then lets do some speculating. How much food do you think they had left in Azovstal? What other reasons would they have given up at this point in time? Like were they fighting over who gets the last twinky or were they discussing cannibalism? Or was it water? Did they draw the line at drinking their own pee?
I have no idea what the volume or availability of food vs water is in a siege scenario is like so I have no idea. Maybe they could get rainwater but that shit's probably running off the roof of the factory and taking bits of heavy metals with it so maybe not.
I clearly have Trump-brain because the first thing I thought of was that image of Trump with all the McDonalds on the big table in front of him, but in the dark in Azovstal instead. Just like, an entire room filled floor to ceiling with big macs.
In the inevitable film adaptation of this "Thermopylae" moment, the ending act will depict Azov (without any tattoos or Nazi symbols, of course) as a) all coming out of the factory simultaneously in a dramatic last stand and all getting killed but taking those damn Ruskies to hell with them; b) being told to surrender by the higher command as they've done their patriotic duty and the Donbass front is safe and reinforced because of them; or c) stabbed in the back by their command.
The classic Nazi origin story. Mix in some anti-semitic conspiracy theories, and you've got a stew going
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I could definitely see that being the case. Intentional or not, I would be surprised if we don't see it used at least somewhat in the inevitable post-war revanchism
Thats some 4d chess right there.
With a Jewish president they've already got that lined up if they lose.
They simply decided to evacuate after their mission had ended.
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Not just about supplies but the psychological state. Russia was constantly bombing the place, you probably can't sleep while hearing constant artillery shells, ground shaking etc.
Then the fact that the wounded soldiers are also a burden. They were already desperate weeks ago, we saw the failed rescue attempts. The growing frustration was one of the biggest reasons imo.