• boonhet@lemmy.zip
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        3 days ago

        It’s a sacrifice Putin wants to make, but unfortunately they’re fighting back instead of surrendering and waiting for mass deportations to concentration camps

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          3 days ago

          If by “fighting back”, you mean the government is forcing civilians to die on the front line until they run out of civilians, despite the majority wanting to stop fighting immediately, sure. But I don’t support that.

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            2 hours ago

            Better to die fighting than to be shoved into a concentration camp, no? That’s what Russia has historically done to people it has annexed.

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              2 hours ago

              I’m sure the Ukrainians are happy that you’ve made that choice for them, despite them wanting an end to the fighting!

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                  2 hours ago

                  Uhh, no… The right wing government has decided they’re going to kidnap civilian men off the street and send them to die on the frontline, despite less than a quarter of the population wanting to keep fighting.

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                    1 hour ago

                    You were already told that the number that wants the war to end doesn’t all want to surrender 🤡 there’s a difference between wanting the war over and wanting to live (and die) under Russian rule.

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        3 days ago

        I’m not making the sacrifice. It’s not up to me. It’s up to the invader (Russia) to stop invading other countries, or it’s up to Ukraine to surrender. If they surrender though there’s no guarantee that they’ll live anyway. It’s not like Russia doesn’t have a history of genociding the people after they invade them.

        Why do you think countries should be able to invade other countries? Why aren’t you complaining about Russia invading? They could stop whenever they want, right?

        Also, you mentioned a report of Ukrainians wanting the war to end. Obviously they do. Who wouldn’t. That’s not the same as surrendering though. Russia could stop aggressing. Alternatively to your presentation, 71% of Ukrainians say they’re happy right now. It’s about the same as before the invasion started currently. That’s certainly not what a group who wants to surrender would say.

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            3 days ago

            You didn’t read the link you posted (typical). It says 24% don’t prefer to continue fighting until victory and most prefer a negotiated settlement.

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                2 days ago

                It does not mean surrender. It means, rather than fight to the Kremlin, they want to negotiate a halting of Russian aggression when they agree to leave their territory. It could mean some concessions are fine, but this doesn’t go into any detail. It’s next to useless to draw any meaningful conclusions.

                Also, it’s a fucking year old. Get newer sources if you want to keep making this claim.

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                  2 days ago

                  It means they don’t want to fight any more, and despite that fact, innocent civilians are being kidnapped off the street and sent to the front lines.

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                    2 days ago

                    Who wants to fight ever? I don’t know why you keep going on about this. War fucking sucks. No one should want it. Does that mean you just let warmongers invade and never try to defend against them? Hell no.

                    About the “kidnapping them off the streets thing,” yeah, drafts suck. This is far from the first draft in history. Russia is doing the same. It sucks that people are dying, but that’s sometimes necessary for the better outcome. If Russia succeeds, people are going to be murdered too. They have literally committed genocides after successful invasions in the recent past.

                    Again, why are you so focused on Ukraine stopping? You have yet to say anything about the aggressor (Russia) stopping.

                    At the end of the day, they’re the ones who decide the outcome. They have refused any reasonable peace negotiations, which is what the “we want to stop fighting” people are asking for. It’s not an option with the want-to-be Emperor Putin. Luckily, for all people, the last Emperor who forces an endless invasion was overthrown. Hopefully the people of Russia still have it in them to do the same again.