• ms.lane@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    About two weeks ago, another Penza resident reported that her 61-year-old husband, who has no teeth, suffers from hearing problems, and has a disabled arm, was summoned to the military enlistment office on Skladskaya Street. According to her, he was suffocated with a plastic bag and forced to sign a contract.

    She said that her husband had previously fought in the war in 2022 and returned home after being wounded. Their son has also been mobilized.

    .ml users will continue to support Russia and Putin though…

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        1 month ago

        It looks like there’s one who downvoted many people. I’m assuming it just hasn’t been seen by them yet. We’re also in .world, which is defederated from them, so they won’t see it without alts.

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            1 month ago

            Is it not? I know it is from hexbear. I thought .ml was too. It’s hard to keep track of all that, especially since I’m from a different instance.

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                1 month ago

                pretty much everyone here who isn’t aggressively anti-china and anti-soviet union

                This is pretty indicative of the issue. The Soviet Union hasn’t existed for quite a while now! The people defending modern day authoritarian Russia are no Communists, or Marxist-leninists. They’re Authoritarians. They say they’re leftist, but they support the oligarchies oppressing the people. That is the furthest thing from leftist.

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                    1 month ago

                    Ukrainians would rather not be ruled by the Kremlin, be it Soviet or Russian nationalist.

                    As you know, Russia’s invasion made/makes NATO and EU look better to other countries besides Ukraine.

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                    1 month ago

                    I’m in an instance that is federated with pretty much everything. I interact with Hexbear and .ml people fairly frequently. Sure, some hold a reasonable view where what Russia is doing is bad. Many enthusiastically support Russia though.

                    I’ve listened to them, and try to enter discussions in good faith with an open mind. They will frequently say things like saying Russia is leftist, and appealing to the USSR, while not being critical of Russia drafting the people to die in an imperialist invasion of another nation. There is nothing leftist or anti-imperialist about it. They are, at best, anti-western. That’s all. If you’re anti-imperialist, you can’t support Russia’s continual invasion of other countries, and ethnic cleansing.