lol they’re cartoonishly evil
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Insider was unable to independently verify the claim.
Look, I side with Ukraine in this conflict, but this info is coming from a Ukrainian human rights group. I think I’d assume that this is propaganda that might contain a grain of truth.
Ah yes Effin Birds https://micro.blog/effinbirds
Nice, thanks for giving them credit. I had no idea when from whom it came :)
To put things into perspective, that’s ~4 months of median salary, or ~8 months of minimum wage.
And what is the death benefit to the family?
Russian officers refused to collect the bodies of dead troops so the military wouldn’t have to pay their families, convict soldier says https://lemmy.world/post/3294516
I’ve heard figures up to $30k, I think, but 1. reports on whether these are or are not paid out reliably don’t seem conclusive to me 2. I’d be very surprised if there wasn’t a regional coefficient, and these are Moscow numbers 3. wrestling them out of the system must be hard, and now there’s also $SUBJ.
I’m sitting here watching Jack Ryan season 3 and Russia is portrayed as this big bad world super power and it’s endleslessly laughable.
Is jack ryan series good ? Should i watch it
Lotta pro US/CIA 'ganda.
1 and 2 are good but 3 and 4 are too over the top “super spy” mode
First season, definately.
It’s ok with good production values but the latest season is terrible.
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It’s a Tom Clancy IP so CIA and US military worship is a given.
But the last season was so inept. The season finaly was specially terrible immitating badly a similar scene from Sicario. And it was a real slog getting there with their convoluted, ridiculous and boring take on “Clear and present danger”.
I don’t mind consuming propaganda/CIA Mary Sue but it at least has to be entertaining.
The recently released series Lioness does a much better job even if Taylor Sheridan recycles his “cartels working with Islamic terrorists” plot point from Sicario 2 which I find way too far fetched.
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Yeah… that season was a little interesting. They definitely wrote it before the war as it has not aged well.
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If there is a terrible way of doing anything, Russia goes that route.
Russia is what a country run by only Republicans would look like. Desolation and grift everywhere. In short, in the wise words of orange man, “a shithole country”.
Russians are mostly conservative, so they will not rock the boat by complaining too much. They will just say it’s all for the best.
Conservatism harms everyone. Even conservatives.
It’s interesting how you’ve shoehorned conservatism into the conversation, but “fatalism” is the right word here.
Shoehorned? I think you mean “accurately described” instead of politely keeping quiet like we always used to do. The truth is, normal people have always seen the dangerous conservatism around us. We’ve just been polite this whole time. Look where that’s gotten us.
Conservatism is a plague and should be spoken about openly. We should be teaching our children why we don’t do business or keep relationships with racists, misogynists, bigots, xenophobes, homophobes or any other types of conservatives.
Wherever possible, normal people should be marginalizing the haters to marginalize the hate.
Shoehorned. I’m sure you have your reasons to hate conservatism, and I have no intention to downplay or dismiss whatever opinion you hold on conservatism, but Russians are fatalistic conformists, not conservatists.
So much for getting a new car…
Anyone else feel two massive countries (Russia and China) are lurching from serious crisis to crisis (war, economic slowdown) and just feels like the “I’m in Danger” meme?
The US isn’t much better. The 3 world superpowers are in serious trouble.
It’s nothing compared to what their indigenous populations endure under their rule.
compare the exchange rates of their currencies to see how thoroughly wrong you are.
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India’s on the rise. Unfortunately it is run by a fascist.
there is hope for India
This is adding insult to injury.
They’re a bit more than injured if I understood correctly.
you made me crack up with that lovely bit of gallows humour.
Do they still get a Lada?
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