Ask him why he thinks NATO uses the “contract soldier” vs “conscripts” distinction, or where he got that mental model from to use it habitually. That’s not how Ukraine does it, is it? Or is it? Presumably most Ukrainians would know that it’s specific to Russia instead of assuming everyone does it that way, right?
It is how Ukraine does it, too. Currently I don’t think you can go for contract when you already have to be mobilized according to databases (on “Wanted” list in apps like “Reserve+” or “Dija”). And payment is laughable anyway. It would be really easy to boost morale if government decided to end forced conscription and paid to volunteers more than russia does. And it also could probably help to stabilize the frontlines. Given how much they steal I’m pretty sure they have more than enough money to pay more than russians 22k$ to volunteers as a single-time payment.
why he thinks NATO uses the “contract soldier” vs “conscripts” distinction
Too bad if they doesn’t. What they gonna do when the time comes. In EU conscious objection is supposed to work, so people can decline en masse (did you know that includes personal beliefs, not necessarily religion?). They’d better start using that distinction asap and consider soldier as a full-time work even in peace time. So that enough people will be paid to be soldiers like a job but in case of war they and only they will go fight and no one else.
Why would they need soldiers “when the time comes” / “when the day comes”? I thought Ukraine was a lot more evil dictatorship than Russia. Aren’t you looking forward to peace? Wouldn’t it be nicer to have Russia on their borders, with open borders and free media, and finally put an end to the corruption of Ukraine? You said you were looking forward to the Russian military rolling over Kyiv, and then you could leave under the auspices of Russia’s more friendly government. Right?
I’m mostly done talking, I’m just fucking with you I guess for my own amusement. It was enlightening though. Thanks for the insight.
Why would they need soldiers “when the time comes” / “when the day comes”? I thought Ukraine was a lot more evil dictatorship than Russia. Aren’t you looking forward to peace? Wouldn’t it be nicer to have Russia on their borders, with open borders and free media, and finally put an end to the corruption of Ukraine? You said you were looking forward to the Russian military rolling over Kyiv, and then you could leave under the auspices of Russia’s more friendly government. Right?
I don’t understand where do you see any paradox in that. Yes I’m looking forward to peace for Ukraine. Yes, I think it will be possible to leave the country in case of peace deal or if Ukraine falls. Yes, I consider it possible for Russia to continue and attack EU states eventually. Do you think I’m telling NATO to come fight for Ukraine or something? That would be neat, but that’s obviously not going to happen.
and then you could leave under the auspices of Russia’s more friendly government
It’s not that they are kind, they just less absurd and at least don’t sabotage their own economy and morale as hard as ukrainian government does.
Ukrainian ladies would be very disappointed in you.
The US State Department (more so than USAID, although I’m sure they were in Ukraine) was certainly involved in Maidan. They didn’t create all those people in the streets. Those same crowds of people are out fighting against the Russians right now.
Just give it a rest. Russians can fuck off and go home. That’s peace.
They didn’t create all those people in the streets.
Apparently a lot of those far-right NGOs who were “the muscles” of Maidan were funded by west. I guess most of those have found their way to Valhalla by now. Certainly there were some civilian activists as well. I hope they don’t have to participate in undersupplied meat assaults.
Oh yeah, the muscles came with their thick skulls and brutally assaulted the batons of the berkut and titushky.
Get fucked. I think how I’m going to start to deal with it when people start commenting bullshit to me, is to start to make posts about the accurate side of the matter, so that the sum total impact of you talking with me will be the spread of a lot more accurate information, instead of anything achieving your actual goal.
Ask him why he thinks NATO uses the “contract soldier” vs “conscripts” distinction, or where he got that mental model from to use it habitually. That’s not how Ukraine does it, is it? Or is it? Presumably most Ukrainians would know that it’s specific to Russia instead of assuming everyone does it that way, right?
It is how Ukraine does it, too. Currently I don’t think you can go for contract when you already have to be mobilized according to databases (on “Wanted” list in apps like “Reserve+” or “Dija”). And payment is laughable anyway. It would be really easy to boost morale if government decided to end forced conscription and paid to volunteers more than russia does. And it also could probably help to stabilize the frontlines. Given how much they steal I’m pretty sure they have more than enough money to pay more than russians 22k$ to volunteers as a single-time payment.
Too bad if they doesn’t. What they gonna do when the time comes. In EU conscious objection is supposed to work, so people can decline en masse (did you know that includes personal beliefs, not necessarily religion?). They’d better start using that distinction asap and consider soldier as a full-time work even in peace time. So that enough people will be paid to be soldiers like a job but in case of war they and only they will go fight and no one else.
Why would they need soldiers “when the time comes” / “when the day comes”? I thought Ukraine was a lot more evil dictatorship than Russia. Aren’t you looking forward to peace? Wouldn’t it be nicer to have Russia on their borders, with open borders and free media, and finally put an end to the corruption of Ukraine? You said you were looking forward to the Russian military rolling over Kyiv, and then you could leave under the auspices of Russia’s more friendly government. Right?
I’m mostly done talking, I’m just fucking with you I guess for my own amusement. It was enlightening though. Thanks for the insight.
I don’t understand where do you see any paradox in that. Yes I’m looking forward to peace for Ukraine. Yes, I think it will be possible to leave the country in case of peace deal or if Ukraine falls. Yes, I consider it possible for Russia to continue and attack EU states eventually. Do you think I’m telling NATO to come fight for Ukraine or something? That would be neat, but that’s obviously not going to happen.
It’s not that they are kind, they just less absurd and at least don’t sabotage their own economy and morale as hard as ukrainian government does.
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If you’re interested what ukrainians are talking about today, it’s how USAID funded Maidan in 2014 and how it explains why we don’t have Maidan now even though we have 100x reasons for it. In the meanwhile, Verkhovna Rada fighting each other while admitting terrible mismanagement of the frontlines. I’m personally researching some threads on extents of foreign influence in 2014 Maidan and some general things about colour revolutions.
Ukrainian ladies would be very disappointed in you.
The US State Department (more so than USAID, although I’m sure they were in Ukraine) was certainly involved in Maidan. They didn’t create all those people in the streets. Those same crowds of people are out fighting against the Russians right now.
Just give it a rest. Russians can fuck off and go home. That’s peace.
Apparently a lot of those far-right NGOs who were “the muscles” of Maidan were funded by west. I guess most of those have found their way to Valhalla by now. Certainly there were some civilian activists as well. I hope they don’t have to participate in undersupplied meat assaults.
Oh yeah, the muscles came with their thick skulls and brutally assaulted the batons of the berkut and titushky.
Get fucked. I think how I’m going to start to deal with it when people start commenting bullshit to me, is to start to make posts about the accurate side of the matter, so that the sum total impact of you talking with me will be the spread of a lot more accurate information, instead of anything achieving your actual goal.
https://ponder.cat/post/1518838
Have fun! Tell me more about these far-right NGOs. Which NGOs, and about how many of their “muscles” were in the protests in 2013?
You didn’t reply again, but I decided to get ahead of it a little bit, in case you decided to:
https://ponder.cat/post/1520470