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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 50 points 6 days ago

Dude joins the Russian military to earn his place in Russian society and hopes to be seen as one of the Russians, is surprised that he gets treated like a Russian.

Also dude complains about migrants in the US wanting free handouts, goes to Russia and then complains that he doesn’t get special treatment.

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 24 points 6 days ago (2 children)

What a shocker. This is like the handful of Western teenage girls who went to Afghanistan to try and be good Muslims, then discovered that meant being married off to some Islamic State soldier twice their age. Like what the fuck did you think was going to happen?

[–] don@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago

Wow, I remember those… shit was wild

[–] King3d@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I was interested in this story and tried to search but couldn’t find any news articles about it. Do you have a source article about this happening?

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 7 points 6 days ago

Just the first one I could find, there were a few of these cases

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/23/europe/shamima-begum-appeal-loses-intl

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

I know of a number of cases in the Netherlands, I'm sure the US had its own stories. Sorry, I don't have links available but DuckDuckGo it?

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

DeAnna, 42, suggested her husband had been misled during the military recruiting process.

Surely not. Russian military recruiters have the same dedication to truth and honesty as US military recruiters.

It probably would have helped if he'd learned to speak Russian.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

dude if someone wrote this for a movie people would say it's too on the nose.

moving to another country to avoid "indoctrination" is exactly what a movie character would do as a metaphor for inner struggle.

being sent to die for a fascistic country would be the metaphor for the idea that running away from your self by finding refuge in reactionary attitudes inevitably kills you inside.

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

and him having a bunch of gay sex with fellow russian conscripts on the front lines is a metaphor for, uh... well its a metaphor

[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Look how far someone will go to ignore that fact that he wants to kiss a man on the lips

[–] bigbabybilly@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

Oh. Well that’s a… drag.

I’ll see myself out.

[–] jhonmu648@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 6 days ago

Imagine fleeing "Western brainwashing" only to end up in a trench with five dudes and a ration pack, wondering if this is what true freedom smells like.

[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

Darwin thanks you for you service. Watch out for them drones!

[–] MattTheProgrammer@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

May he have a very kamikazi drone find out

[–] harmsy@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

Putin: lol front line for you.

Derek Huffman: Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

[–] Cocopanda@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Ya. Fuck him and his family. Have fun dying bro. Slava Ukraine!

[–] bufalo1973@europe.pub 4 points 5 days ago

Oh, no! Anyways!

[–] Siresly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 6 days ago

Stop shoving yourself down that leopard's throat.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I guess he wanted to remain in a dictatorship, seems a sort of odd destination to me, pretty much guaranteed to be miserable even if he wasn't dumped into a combat, he could have gone to Cuba or something.

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 7 points 6 days ago

Cuba is a dictatorship of the working class, LGBT rights are enshrined in the constitution, the exact opposite of what any fascist who would fight for Russia (or Ukraine) wants.

[–] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 7 points 6 days ago

Let’s all shed some crocodile tears for this guy.

[–] thisphuckinguy@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago
[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

He must love the smell of other sweaty guys.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 6 days ago
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