• D61 [any]
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    9 months ago

    He said Ukrainians shared American values and were fighting for freedom, and supporting Ukraine was supporting a democracy — all reasons the US should not give up support, he said.

    "We are not going to lose," he said. "That is not going to happen. It's not possible. We'll die before we lose."

    This is not the motivational speech they think it is.

    • invo_rt [he/him]
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      9 months ago

      democracy

      When you ban all opposition parties, critical media, and elections

    • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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      edit-2
      9 months ago

      Well, I hate American values, American “freedom,” and American “democracy,” so I have no choice but to hate every other country that shares the same qualities or aspires to

    • red_stapler [he/him]
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      9 months ago

      “When is real democracy coming to ukkkraine ?”

      “We can assure you, it is coming as soon as possible.”

      “In a few months, then?”

      “That’s… rather optimistic. Though of course it depends on the contingencies.”

    • someone [comrade/them, they/them]
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      9 months ago

      "We are not going to lose," he said. "That is not going to happen. It's not possible. We'll die before we lose."

      "'It is always useful to face an enemy who is prepared to die for his country,' he read. 'This means that both you and he have exactly the same aim in mind.'”

    • Greenleaf [he/him]
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      9 months ago

      High ranking officer: “We’ll die before we lose!”

      Conscripts: side-eye-1 side-eye-2

      • D61 [any]
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        9 months ago

        Conscripts talking to each other: "We can make that happen herr Captain..."