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The point of Russia's meat wave tactics (www.youtube.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Russia takes huge losses with the so-called human meat wave attacks that they use on the frontline. In this video I discuss the meaning, and why the Russian commanders may see the casualties as a benefit rather than a problem.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

I think what you're discovering there is that politicians and the media don't really represent the interests of the people, and they'll happily puppeteer those people - also called constructing a public - to make whatever point suits them at any given moment.