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Just another eye-witness perspective.
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> Nobody wants World War 3. Small point but this isn't exactly true, especially among US policymakers and media people. All you need to do here is read the chorus of people in official / corporate media going "nuclear war would be bad, but [...]". You can also rewind to the enormous shit-fit Washington types threw last summer when Biden pulled out of Afghanistan, or go even further back to the Iraq war. Washington is…
There's also people who see it this way: world war 2 ended Hitler, world war 3 may be needed to end Putler. A war might be the only way to take out a genocidal dictator-terrorist who threatens the entire world with nukes.
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Putin talks about 15000 civilian victims in Donbas.. yet there are no names whatsoever? Nobody tried to submit the case to international institutions? Such questions did not arise in your research?
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I'm all for annihilating Russia's economy (even if it means civilians are caught in the crossfire) but the treatment GP received after leaving is extremely disheartening. The goal should be to welcome fleeing Russians with open arms and make it as easy as possible for them to permanently put down roots.
I think discriminating peoplejust due to their nationality has to stop. I am seeing this even at my university even if official sanctions are more targeted. One big problem is the "deemed export" rules that the US imposes effectively on the whole world ( e.g. if we do research for a US listed company)
Agree. Passport discrimination is a harsh reality that hasn't gathered enough media attention.
I feel bad for the Russians who oppose putin. Anecdotal story: I am originally from Ukraine (now a US citizen) and currently host 2 Ukrainian refugees (relatives of mine). Yesterday we were walking in Santa Barbara, CA chatting in Russian (our native language). An angry American passed by listening to some Ukraine-Russian news on his phone (via speakers), recognized we speak Russian and angrily told us something alon…
1) They do not want to be conscripted to fight in Putin's war.
2) The Western sanctions are impacting Russia's economy at every level. Western companies are cutting them off from goods and services they rely on. Those who experienced life behind the Iron Curtain do not want to live behind it again. The iPhone curtain...
3) Russia is transitioning from an authoritarian state to a totalitarian state. In Moscow now, there are reports that FSB officers checking Russian travelers' phones in airports, to make sure they are not breaking the new censorship laws regarding information about the war.
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> it's being actively cheered on by a bloodthirsty mob who have no regard for innocent civilians and kids. What are you referring to here specifically? Genuinely curious. I haven’t encountered much anti-Russian sentiment (yet), I’ve only noticed anger towards Putin, his cronies, and their soldiers. As far as I can tell, most understand that the Russian people didn’t choose this despite how little they did (or could d…
In US there are several articles about public figure Russians being cancelled for refusing to speak out against Putin and anecdotes of "Russian" restaurants being boycotted vandalized. Publicly speaking out like is being demanded is dangerous and many US "Russian" businesses aren't actually Russian owned but catering to Russian speakers(including Ukrainians).
Ehh, this is nothing compared to Japanese internment camps. And not suggestive of bloodthirst or disregard for children.
> anecdotes of "Russian" restaurants being boycotted vandalized
This is sad. And even sadder, completely unsurprising. But again, a few anecdotes of stupids doing stupid and hatefuls doing hateful, doesn’t qualify as a “bloodthirsty mob with no regard for innocent civilians and children”. Not to minimize the experience of those victims — I’d be furious and concerned about escalation if I were them — but the original comment suggested something much more broad-based and sinister.
(Interestingly, my first reply was downvoted prior to this reply. And this isn’t the first time I’ve been downvoted for an innocuous question related to this war. And no explanation or rebuttal is ever provided. I wonder…)
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AFAIK Air Serbia is still flying to Russia, and even doubled number of flights few days ago because of demand. I don’t know what’s the situation with visas, how long you can stay, how it is to open bank account, etc but historically Serbia is friendly towards Russia. Government does condemn Russia for this war, but I don’t think we’ll be implementing any kind of sanctions. Elections are in a month, and noone wants to…
With the EU having banned Russia from its airspace, I wonder what route these flights take.
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> The disheartening thing is that even if you never supported Putin, other countries treat you as enemy. This is precisely what leads to atrocities like Japanese internment camps. We are repeating dark history in real time and it's being actively cheered on by a bloodthirsty mob who have no regard for innocent civilians and kids.
> it's being actively cheered on by a bloodthirsty mob who have no regard for innocent civilians and kids. What are you referring to here specifically? Genuinely curious. I haven’t encountered much anti-Russian sentiment (yet), I’ve only noticed anger towards Putin, his cronies, and their soldiers. As far as I can tell, most understand that the Russian people didn’t choose this despite how little they did (or could d…
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