• glimpseintotheshit
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    1 year ago

    Do you have data to back that up? I can image that the Russians deliberately use rape and torture as a kind of weapon to demoralize Ukrainians, though.

    The fact that Ukrainians don’t seem to rape captured Russians comes down (I assume) to two things:

    • Ukraine needs NATO support and it would be a really bad look for them if they raped their prisoners

    • Most soldiers are (straight) men and I think there are a lot more opportunities for the invading Russians to rape than there are for Ukrainians

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      1 year ago

      Yes defend the mass rape and torture, because the Ukrainians have reasons not to rape and torture they’re just as bad for not doing it somehow.

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          1 year ago

          You literally just made a “both sides” argument out of thin air in defense of the side doing the mass rape. Justify that however you want to yourself. It has a very clear message.