What do these people think is going to happen to Ukraine's ethnic Russians if they're forced back into Ukraine? Let's not even get into the west's ongoing pillaging of the former USSR wherever they can get away with it, which definetely isn't what this is all about. Why do they feel so strongly about this situation they also have no interest in examining?

I feel like I'm going crazy because I can remember widely televised events, like the collapse of the USSR, which happened within the lifetimes of most of the political class.

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 22 points 3 days ago

It's fine, because they don't consider Russians to be people.

[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 18 points 3 days ago

What do these people think is going to happen to Ukraine's ethnic Russians if they're forced back into Ukraine?

They will not think anymore. The ideology will be changed and Ukraine will become a distant, hard to remember memory just like Libya, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia...

Do not underestimate the ability of settlers to be able to compartmentalize the world so effectively that all violence becomes buzzing static.

which happened within the lifetimes of most of the political class.

Don't also underestimate the ability of settlers to hold a grudge and be paranoid.

[–] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 17 points 3 days ago

What do these people think is going to happen to Ukraine's ethnic Russians if they're forced back into Ukraine?

Exactly what they want to happen.