Wilshire@sopuli.xyz to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 7 months agoThe future commander of the Estonian Defense Forces: The war must be able to be taken to Russian territoryyle.fiexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: suomi@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1129arrow-down1external-linkThe future commander of the Estonian Defense Forces: The war must be able to be taken to Russian territoryyle.fiWilshire@sopuli.xyz to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 7 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: suomi@sopuli.xyz
minus-squareColin from Edinburgh, Oklahoma@mastodon.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months ago@FrowingFostek @wintermute_oregon Two fundamental beliefs that run right through Russian history.: 1, Suffering is inevitable, and must be accepted. 2. A strongman leader is always best, even if he does terrible things to us. The Tsar has to go because he was not a strongman. Stalin was idolised because he was, not because they expected ‘better.’
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Two fundamental beliefs that run right through Russian history.:
1, Suffering is inevitable, and must be accepted.
2. A strongman leader is always best, even if he does terrible things to us.
The Tsar has to go because he was not a strongman. Stalin was idolised because he was, not because they expected ‘better.’