It turns out one of my friends is a pro-Ukraine leftist type
Shouldn't have said anything, now I'm getting paragraphs upon paragraphs about Putler and how the West has a moral obligation to prolong the war in Ukraine for as long as possible
Also while apparently it can't be denied that the far right has grown somewhat stronger in Ukraine, the Ukrainian military had to rely on militias such as Azov so they wouldn't lose, we should not worry because they haven't seen that much electoral success
Same. My friend keeps dropping takes like "did you know that Russian soldiers are all drugged beyond belief to get them fighting" or "Russians torture the people just like Israel does". For me they are just these lines here and there that make me think he is following some very propagandy channels somewhere, but I refuse to engage with him and instead just sort of brush over these takes.
But I have wondered where they are coming from. I am not saying bad things aren't done during war, but these seem sus.
Im sure they're hopped on amphetamines but that's because every single army in a protracted war since fucking Crimea has shived uppers at their soldiers.