At times like this I like to look back and reflect on old vatnik cope and see just how far we’ve come.
Ah, this one really takes me back.
“People brought under the heel of russian empire and against whom Stalin committed genocide by starvation will surely greet us with flowers.”
Remember that elderly women that offered seeds to russian soldiers “so that at least some sunflowers will grow where they are going to die”. I think that kind of counts as greeting with flowers?
Oh my god how did I forget about sunflower grandma.
Imagine being a fresh-faced recruit to what you still believe to be a noble mission to liberate your own oppressed people. An easy mission at that - go in, march on Kyiv, overthrow the “nazi regime,” go home heroes. You show up, head held high, waiting for the cheers and thank-yous from those you think you’re here to protect. A sweet old lady walks up to you offering a gift! Sunflower seeds - peaceful, bright, lovely sunflower seeds. Then she says it. “At least some sunflowers will grow where you die.”
Absolutely pants-shitting.
Genocidal/Politicidal history doesn’t predict political opposition though (e.g. Kazakhstan being struck by starvation campaigns as well, but juggling neutrality now)
Thanks for the laugh!
Things will get more expensive to ship to Russia. which will hit the average consumer’s bottom line.
Which will add more pressure to stop this war.
That being said, I am more concerned I don’t hear anything about it on the Russian side. Is the government quietly eating the extra costs to ship things? Or is consumer goods not shipped by rail?
I think it was primarily used to move military items.
Governments like that don’t usually admit failures on their part. They’ll mention it if they can use it to justify some greater level of atrocity vs. ukraine, I suppose.
@HuddaBudda You won’t hear any time soon. Authoritarian states not only prevent news like these from surfacing, but also repress any little form of opposition. Look at how many rather influential people got shot, stabbed, poisoned, defenestrated etc.
Normal pepple do not have a fraction of their power.
I realize Russia isn’t a command economy anymore, but is it really a consumerist economy? I’m more ignorant here than I should be.
i can’t imagine any nation isn’t significantly consumerist at this point, even people in bumfuck nowhere live pretty modern lives even if they don’t have electricity.
I think it’s also the primary way things like ammunition get from NK to Russia.
Torpedo the bridge lol!
