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[–] rhel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 116 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Quite sensational headline... here's the context:

Dear people,

Since ancient times, Ukrainians have believed that, on Christmas night, the heavens open. And if you tell them your dream, it will surely come true. Today, we all share one dream. And we make one wish – for all of us.

“May he perish,” each of us may think to ourselves. But when we turn to God, of course, we ask for something greater.

We ask for peace for Ukraine. We fight for it. And we pray for it. And we deserve it. That every Ukrainian family may live in harmony. That every Ukrainian child may rejoice in a gift, smile, and preserve that so very important childlike faith in goodness and in miracles.

That the eyes of our children, the eyes of our parents, our loved ones, our families may finally stop crying. That goodness and truth may prevail. That there may be a victory of peace. That there may be us. And that there may be Ukraine. And, inevitably, the day when everyone gathers at home in the first peaceful year, at a peaceful Christmas, and says to one another: “Christ Is Born! Glorify Him!”

I congratulate all of you on the holiday, dear Ukrainians! To each and every one of you, I wish a happy Christmas, delicious kutia, and, of course, peace for us all!

Take care of yourselves, take care of your families, take care of our Ukraine!

Christ Is Born! Glorify Him!

Source: https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/privitannya-prezidenta-ukrayini-z-rizdvom-hristovim-102185

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Who do you think “he” is?

[–] wondrous_strange@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Actually………?

[–] Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

What an incredible message. Expertly crafted to throw shade at he who was not named, fly in the face of the anti-christian sentiment he tried to stoke against Ukraine with Congress, and a reminder that Ukrainian unity will, and has, seen them through this far. Also a great reminder that Ukraine is still here. Slava Ukraini, as they say.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Lol feels like the media is trying to villainize him with an inaccurate headline but are there really people that would get upset if he did wish for Putin's death?

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 70 points 3 months ago

There are most people with the same wish. Merry dead putin to everyone!

[–] PixelatedSaturn@lemmy.world 43 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Imagine what a Christmas gift that would be.

[–] dude@lemmings.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] EchoCranium@lemmy.zip 32 points 3 months ago

May all your Christmas wishes come true.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Here come the fascist hypocrites to say how horrible it is to wish that about anyone.

[–] NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 months ago

Except that's not what he said.

[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Toss in [ REDACTED ] while you’re at it

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

Everyone with a functioning brain wishes this.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Death to all war criminals

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I sorta wish aliens would elimate anyone who pushes that climate change is a hoax or that facism is somehow better than democracy or any of the other conspiracy theories with no basis in fact.

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

aliens

Better not to wait, let's do it ourselves.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago

the ones that push it for personal gain, get turned into artificial satellites around the moons of jupiter.
the ones that mistakenly actually believe it, extensive probing to determine where their brains broke, and then therapy until they're cured.

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Putin, presumably.

[–] bklyn@piefed.social 12 points 3 months ago

I feel ya buddy

[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

now I'm thinkin of a badass christmas action movie where Santa has to assassinate various corrupt leaders of state

[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 3 points 3 months ago

All is fight...

[–] coolman@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Damn it Zelenskyy, it's not going to come true now that you told me.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don't want Putin to die. That is a way too easy exit for a criminal like him.

We need him and rest of his nazi buddies alive for Nuremberg II.

But ok, perhaps his gruesome death is the more realistic option. It certainly wouldn't be a bad thing.

[–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

me too thanks

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Hey me too!

[–] PwnTra1n@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

When all you want for Christmas is dead presidents but you don’t want cash….