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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Hey remember when anyone suggesting that Ukraine wasn't about to storm Moscow in two weeks was a Russian bot? Remember when Russia was on the verge of collapse like, seven times? And Russain soldiers had never seen paved roads or washing machines, and were fighting with shovels, and the Ukranians were mowing them down in their hundreds and thousands?

When you swallow load after load of bullshit because it reinforces a story you want to believe, you incur a debt to the truth, to reality. And now that the debt is coming due, you have no recourse but to attack the people who didn't allow themselves to be seduced by flattering nonsense. Deep down, you know you got played.

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Remember when it was a 3 day "military operation" or whatever the fuck they were calling it?

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

No, because no Russian ever said that. Seriously, go look, go try to find where it came from. You won't be able to.

[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Nope, and neither do you: the oft-repeated "3 days" line was said by a US state department ghoul who was ascribing that attitude to the Russians. You will not find a representative of the Russian Federation claiming to take Ukraine in 3 days, because that's something that has been memed into collective memory despite not actually happening.

It's definitely a military operation though, you've got that much correct.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

Nope, and neither do you: the oft-repeated “3 days” line was said by a US state department ghoul who was ascribing that attitude to the Russians.

That was actually none other than US most senior military officer at the time, general Mark Milley before the Russia joined the war in 2022 probably as a traditional fearmongering to get more cash for military.