According to two Russian soldiers interviewed by a pro-invasion blogger, if you wear a Russian military uniform on the metro in Moscow people distance themselves and give you dirty looks.

  • @Eheran
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    681 year ago

    People like to use things like “I didn’t make the rules” to justify bullshit - while actively enforcing them.

    • @ickplant
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      581 year ago

      “I was just obeying orders” - sounds familiar.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        Sounds like the excuses of the weak willed. FFS Russia is massive I doubt itd be hard to draft dodge.

        • @[email protected]
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          1 year ago

          I am not in any way defending said people for being rapists, murderers and overall just nasty fellows. I would like to point out that Russia has been known to lash out on people’s loved ones to get them to fall in line, so running away may be just part of the equation. Now to what extent one’s attachment to one’s family forces them to do things is an interesting topic.

          Could a person that rapes and murders because they got a free pass be considered capable of genuine human affection towards their loved ones? Or are they using it as a generally accepted excuse ‘they were gonna harm my family if I didn’t amputate this poor fella’s arms in a dark dungeon!’?

          That being said, there were some recorded phone conversations circulating around a bit earlier in the conflict about some of them loved ones communicating to soldiers about ‘how many did you rape/kill?’ and ‘loot some shit and bring it home!’

          Obligatory not all people are the same and such.