Russian Soldiers Say They Are Viewed With Disgust in Moscow
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According to two Russian soldiers interviewed by a pro-invasion blogger, if you wear a Russian military uniform on the metro in Moscow people distance themselves and give you dirty looks

According to two Russian soldiers interviewed by a pro-invasion blogger, if you wear a Russian military uniform on the metro in Moscow people distance themselves and give you dirty looks.

  • be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social
    281·
    1 year ago

    “You go on the metro, and people stare at you because you wear a uniform. Again, I didn’t go voluntarily, I received a summons and came to the military enlistment office.

    At this point I had some sympathy.

    I didn’t run away or hide like you. I acted like a law-abiding citizen. But when I come on holiday, they point fingers at me,” the soldier said.

    And then he lost my sympathy.

    It’s like certain problems we have in the US, just with different players.

    When “law abiding” is placed before basic ethics, problems like these arise. It’s also, sometimes (maybe not here) a smokescreen people use to justify their unethical behavior.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      It’s also not a defence. They don’t have to follow orders.

      They can just turn up get recruited and then surrender to Ukraine at the earliest safe opportunity if they want to. Plenty others have.

      It is not patriotic to fight a unjust war, it is not patriotic to just do what you’re told without thinking.

      • uis@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Ehh, fatality is high. It’s better to not be drafted in first place.