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[-] gualudengren@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 hours ago

There's certain implications to having the matryoshka doll labeled ordinary Russians holding a rifle wouldn't you say?

[-] robear@lemmy.zip -5 points 4 hours ago

I can see what you mean but I think it's a bit of a stretch. I think the implication is that a war can only be conducted with the support of the general populace, even if there is coercion involved in that consent. Which IMO is true.

Either way, out of the two sides in this war, Russia is the only one firing rockets and drones at hospitals and schools, so I guess that's a more direct statement on the matter.

[-] MidnightPocket@hexbear.net 6 points 4 hours ago

Have you confused Russia with the US/Israel?

[-] gualudengren@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 hours ago

I think it’s a bit of a stretch

I disagree. In large text calling civilians responsible for the war and then depicting them as combatants has very clear implications.

Russia is the only one firing rockets and drones at hospitals and schools

Not really true unfortunately, there's the starobilsk dormitory and the Novoaidar district hospital strikes off the top of my head not to mind the shelling of civilians in the Donbas since 2014. It's not really a one side or the other in this war when it comes to crimes (not that it has ever been such is the horror of war).

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