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Originally Posted by Itse
I also want to say that just because I don't have empathy for the Russian soldiers doesn't mean I think it's somehow wrong to empathize with them.
I also don't think its ever acceptable to hurt another person just because you don't like them.
There is a difference between "no empathy" and "wanting bad things to happen to someone".
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Thanks for clarifying that. I don’t disagree with you that the resistance needs to come from the people, especially those who are at risk of getting drafted, I just think it’s a far more complicated position for people to be put in than just refusing, especially in a country where people who oppose the government are routinely killed. Vulnerable people with families are literally being put on the spot to choose between jail and going to the frontlines(where they can at least surrender), and sadly going to the frontlines is probably the only option where they get to see their families again, so while I don’t agree with their decision I can understand it to some degree. With that being said, I don’t have an ounce of empathy for those who are happy to join the fight.
To put it into context, I’d have a hard time telling the family of a drafted Vietnam vet who was KIA that they got what they deserved and I see a lot of similarities with what the Russian people are being faced with against their will. Despite Putin’s absolute bull#### these are still human beings who didn’t want this and are basically being put in this position because of where they were born. If we start picking which human life is more valuable than others we start going down the same path as the idiots who support Putin’s war. While the Ukrainian people absolutely don’t deserve what is happening, neither do poor Russians who don’t have the means to escape the situation.
Maybe I’m just an eternal optimist but most times when a government is overthrown it generally starts with the military no longer following the orders of an incompetent moron of a leader, so I’m hoping that the more people they have who won’t follow orders on the frontlines the more likely it will lead to a revolt and an end to Putin’s reign of terror. As painful as getting to that point may be.