• Łumało [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
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        10 months ago

        You know, weirdly enough. Back in my idiot libertarian years, I didn't see the world of :1984: as a representation of "Stalinist Russia" or something. But of neoliberal US and UK... Huh, :1984: was instrumental in me becoming a :red-team:. lol

        • CarbonScored [any]
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          10 months ago

          Despite the crowing about Stalinism, 1984 was absolutely moreso based on the state of the UK at the time. Orwell wrote about how his letters were opened by UK intelligence before getting them, how he felt obligated to write propaganda for the BBC to support the war effort a direct analogue to Winston, democracy was at the time effectively suspended in the UK, and the 'ministries' mentioned are direct references to the UK ministries. So you were surely right.

        • Ildsaye [they/them]
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          10 months ago

          Orwell was a colonial cop, then a BBC propagandist, and anticommunist snitch. He never visited the USSR. Writers are advised "write what you know" because they'll end up doing so anyway, no matter how hard they try to do otherwise.

  • ReadFanon@lemmygrad.ml
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    10 months ago

    This came through on my news feed today with the headline "Is this the turning point? War in Ukraine"

    Here's the turning point:

    Show

    If you can't spot it, it's that tiny blue area in the zaporizhzhia oblast, on the border of the red area.

  • Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml
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    10 months ago

    What weapons can they be given that are going to fix their manpower issue. Clones? Robots? Weapons don't do much without people to use them, and trained in how to use them properly.

    I suppose a few more teenagers will be old enough to be conscripted by 2025.

    • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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      10 months ago

      Ukraine is pressuring EU countries who accepted Ukrainian refugees to repatriate Ukrainian men of military age for conscription.

      They're scraping the barrel now and I don't see how they can stave off military collapse even if the EU countries agree.

        • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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          10 months ago

          Also a breach of international refugee law (being a type of refoulement) but of course what's a violation of international law or two if it's plucky wholesome Ukraine doing it?

          • CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml
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            10 months ago

            Ukraine is in a tough spot. Normally this situation would hasten your defeat and force you to negotiate a peace (and I'm not sure they'll get their refugees back to conscript). But the Zelensky regime can't sign peace, NATO won't allow it. They have to fight until NATO says stop, and they have no idea when that'll come. Honestly we've been saying "to the last Ukrainian" for a while but it might even go beyond that, if you can imagine it. To the last parcel of Ukrainian land maybe. It's not in their hands at all.

            I can only hope Zelensky and his entire cabinet get what they rightfully deserve at the end of this instead of fucking off to Hawaii where they get to live cozy lives paid by the CIA.

          • Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml
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            10 months ago

            what’s a violation of international law or two if it’s plucky wholesome Ukraine USA doing it?

            Ftfy. Don't lose sight of the puppeteer

  • rubpoll [she/her]
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    10 months ago

    Every last Ukranian will be sacrificed for NATO's interests.

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    10 months ago

    overpower Moscow once and for all

    The wine cave warriors can't hide their bloodlust forever. They want slaughter and conquest on their screens to clink glasses to.

    maybe-later-honey 🍷 🍷 maybe-later-kiddo

  • CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml
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    10 months ago

    The financers of the war must magically improve production tenfold and then maybe, just maybe, Ukraine might have a chance.

    Either that or they'll decree war economy for us who live 2000 kilometres away from Ukraine.

      • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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        10 months ago

        I think Democrats will only turn on Ukraine if they win the next election. The important thing is to have it technically be the republicans that did it

  • Flaps [he/him]
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    10 months ago

    Wonder who builds the weapons and how they're related to the financial times