RE: Russia and Ukraine
October 24, 2023 at 1:51 pm
(This post was last modified: October 24, 2023 at 1:54 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(October 24, 2023 at 9:17 am)arewethereyet Wrote: Just so you know - Winter is a terrible homophobe and no amount to talking to him has changed that thus far. You would have better luck making the world spin backward.
The level of self hate is impressive. I get it. In a society where such a fundamental thing might unravel your life and presents a credible existential fear, you seek to hide yourself in the persecution of others...often, others like you.
Something like it is probably operative in the average russians conditioning towards ukraine. Both groups of people are the victims of the same sets of oligarchs. In fear of being outed, the one helps said oligarchs destroy the other with uncommon zeal.
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