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A Jan. 6 rioter tried to join the Russian military to fight against Ukraine, feds say
(www.politico.com)
His punishment should be that they let him.
this post was submitted on 12 Dec 2024
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Is he aware about the Russian meat wave tactics? He could end up as more "meat" in an unsuccessful assault raid.
Shhhhh, don't spoil this.
They'd keep him alive as a propaganda piece.
The fat guy from Texas got raped and cut to bits by the unit he was assigned to. I wouldn’t count on this guy surviving much longer either.
Even they don't deserve that...maybe.
Didn't an American join the Russian army and then they beat him up, accusing him of being a spy? Can't even remember whether they killed him.
Damn, the leopards didn't stop at his face!
Why couldn't they just drink the bleach?
The fastest way to bring light into the body is to open it up
Let him?
tankie confirmed
On some level I kind of respect that dedication, even if this person's clearly not thinking things through.
Most people in this country are keyboard commandos who support any war that their preferred news program tells them to until someone wants them to go fight it.
Someone wanting to potentially kill people for the wrong reasons is not worthy of respect.
At least he has convictions dadgumit
If you feel so American you think it’s time to overthrow the government, then how does joining the Russian military factor in?
From where I’m sitting it doesn’t look American at all but like you’re the personal follower of a single man.
I’d be really interested in seeing this man’s mental health evaluation.
If you feel so American you think it’s time to overthrow the government, then how does joining the Russian military factor in?
I have a feeling the answer starts with a Q and gets really weird, really quickly.
I’m guessing your subtly criticising people who support Ukraine’s defence from Russian imperialism?
Just a hunch, if not, I’m sorry, a lot of people who support Russian imperialism on lemmy.
Yes, I'm criticizing. I'm anti-war, and I've always found it silly how people in our country view war like they do a football game, and the only time we've ever seen any real resistance to foreign entanglements is when we made people go fight the war themselves.
But if there's a widespread enlistment and Americans do explicitly sign up to go fight for Ukraine, however unlikely, I'll gladly change my position.
So you think when an imperial country tried to invade another one against the people’s will they should just accept it?
There are many more americans in Ukraine’s foreign legion than the Russian.
So you think when an imperial country tried to invade another one against the people’s will they should just accept it?
Oh the irony. And no, Ukraine has every right to defend themselves. I just don't support US involvement.
There are many more americans in Ukraine’s foreign legion than the Russian.
I certainly believe it, because our government always lies to us about our involvement in foreign wars.
Why is it not surprising that an insurrectionist would up and leave to join an ally's enemy in yet another act of treason?