Trolling is all cute and funny, until you end up in a fox hole somewhere in Eastern Ukraine or liberated part of Russia, see 49 out of 50 of your peers get torn to shreds by $200 drones Ukraine is pumping out 10s of thousands every month, and never recover your psyche, come back to Russia rape and kill some kids/old women/go to prison -> get released by signing a new contract -> rinse and repeat.
thats best case scenario though, example of what happens in most cases:
https://i.gyazo.com/9dc8c5e56c57f10290bf6b074447d566.pngFamily, likely enduring the hardships of poverty like so many in Russia—no indoor plumbing, no running water. Yet, in picture 1, they remain a family, perhaps unaware of the potential future ahead. Decades of systematic lies and propaganda have deeply entrenched a sense of obedience in their very core, much like their North Korean counterparts. But neither Putin nor Kim are eternal. If the people of Russia or North Korea had the courage to rise, they could have toppled these exploitative regimes long ago. A free man chooses; a slave obeys.
This 18-year-old Russian boy captures the grim reality live, if the caption translations are accurate:
https://x.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1882426711851278428In summary: Was his sacrifice worth it? A reward of a white Chinese car that constantly breaks down , perhaps an indoor washroom, and a few million rubbles—whose value vanishes hourly with rampant inflation. No smiles, no hope, no future. For a nation already suffering from catastrophic birth rates, is it truly worth it?
It seems the testing grounds have shifted to Russian territory. Here’s a video from this morning: jubilant Russians cheering, running, and galloping as drones of liberation once again graciously raise temperatures, spreading fiery warmth Putins regime stole from them many years ago yet again:
https://files.catbox.moe/fews2c.mp4The irony is they don't care about the human cost. And the financial incentives to join up are so ridiculously high that kids are prepared to take the risk.
Putin needs an offramp for this war pretty much immediately or his legacy will be the economic and demographic decimation of the Russian federation, some might argue that course is already irreversible.
Zelensky has defered to Trumps cult of personality and shown he is willing to make a deal. If Putin doesn't playball is going to massively backfire for him.
Can he sell the 10% of Ukraines obliterated territory vs 850k casualties as a good deal to the Russian people? Most likely. They have proven to be the most complicit and obedient pension grabbers the world has ever known.
Is Ukraine de-militarised? Far from from it, the opposite in fact.
Is Ukraine de-Nazified? What does that even mean? Russia is more Nazified and ultra-nationalist than ever as a consequence.
Is the Zelensky government deposed? Clearly not. In fact the Zelensky government now controls a portion of the Russian federation.
#goals.
This post was edited by Prox1m1ty on Jan 24 2025 04:18am