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To: Williams

In your opinion, thugs grabbing the infirm and any random person to throw them virtually unarmed into the front is OK and avoiding the one-party, one-religion government getting you killed is like 60s hippies?

The *real* parallel to what we’re seeing is the “Volkssturm” where late-war Germany whipped up a similar idea of fighting to the end for your country and similarly grabbed the just-fighting-age Hitler Youth and leftovers from WW1 veterans, armed them barely, and sent them forth to suffer 70-80% casualty rates.

The other hideous aspect of this is that for such conscripted units to fight at all (or even remain in place to be blown up) there has to be a better-armed cadre of soldiers ready to kill *them* if they retreat (see Soviet NKVD).

The strident and insulting tone seals the deal, but otherwise I would only presume you’re merely ignorant of history.


47 posted on 03/24/2025 2:56:37 PM PDT by No.6
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To: No.6

Ukranian is entering the same stage as WWII Germany, where they were sending 12 year old children to the front lines.


53 posted on 03/24/2025 3:00:53 PM PDT by Jonty30 (I have invented blackened salmon salad by baking it in the oven for too long. )
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To: No.6; Williams

Williams is either posting propaganda he knows is false, or believes it. I care not which.


56 posted on 03/24/2025 3:02:38 PM PDT by little jeremiah (https://qalerts.app/)
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