Ukraine and the Russian invasion, 2022-25

[DaveCinzano]

did you not bother reading the above post which completely contradicts you?

 

[The39thStep]

Can you get pills for deracination, self-neutering and emasculation in the West ?


Vladislav Davidzon - An Open Letter to Lev Golinkinhttps://www.tabletmag.com/contributors/vladislav-davidzon

 

[Kaka Tim]

Can you get pills for deracination, self-neutering and emasculation in the West ?

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Vladislav Davidzon - An Open Letter to Lev Golinkinhttps://www.tabletmag.com/contributors/vladislav-davidzon

This is relevant how? The (checks notes) cultural correspondent of the tablet has written a load of racist, Far right shite in relation to Ukraine. And?

 

[Flavour]

Why have you shared this The39thStep

 

[Riklet]

I reckon theyll be a breakthrough in the next month.

I suspect the Russian defensive line is under more pressure than they admit. You cant hold a defensive line with just minefields and tank traps.

 

[Elpenor]

I reckon theyll be a breakthrough in the next month.

I suspect the Russian defensive line is under more pressure than they admit. You cant hold a defensive line with just minefields and tank traps.

What about the siege of Tobruk?

 

[Riklet]

What about the siege of Tobruk?

They had air power and highly motivated troops.

Also it was defending one place not a 1000km front line.

Also they were bad ass Australians.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I reckon theyll be a breakthrough in the next month.

I suspect the Russian defensive line is under more pressure than they admit. You cant hold a defensive line with just minefields and tank traps.

Indeed. Artillery also helps.

 

[The39thStep]

Why have you shared this The39thStep

Perhaps I should have put a little more context . The article was a reply to another Ukrainian , Golinkin who has written about Azov and the far right . The reply was retweeted by Francis Fukuyama .

 

[existentialist]

Why have you shared this The39thStep

Snark.

 

[Dystopiary]

Can you get pills for deracination, self-neutering and emasculation in the West ?

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Vladislav Davidzon - An Open Letter to Lev Golinkinhttps://www.tabletmag.com/contributors/vladislav-davidzon

I see he ignores the existence of women fighters, unless he thinks they exhibit "masculinity and virility". Either way, what a plonker.

 

[A380]

Perhaps I should have put a little more context . The article was a reply to another Ukrainian , Golinkin who has written about Azov and the far right . The reply was retweeted by Francis Fukuyama .

And FF was so right about the end of history and the calm gentle world we have been living in for the last few decades....

 

[Elpenor]

They had air power and highly motivated troops.

Also it was defending one place not a 1000km front line.

Also they were bad ass Australians.

Indeed. Artillery also helps.

fair points from the Brigadiers

 

[_Russ_]

Can you get pills for deracination, self-neutering and emasculation in the West ?

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Vladislav Davidzon - An Open Letter to Lev Golinkinhttps://www.tabletmag.com/contributors/vladislav-davidzon

Yes

 

[The39thStep]

Boris Kagarlitsky is probably the best known Marxist in Russia. He is officially labelled as a foreign agent and allegedly has to declare this in a short preface before speaking or is liable for a fine .

Russian Anti-War Sociologist Charged With 'Justifying Terrorism' - The Moscow Times

Boris Kagarlitsky, a Russian sociologist and Marxist theorist who has openly opposed Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, has been detained on charges of “justifying terrorism” online, his lawyer said Wednesday.

www.themoscowtimes.com

 

[Rob Ray]

I see he ignores the existence of women fighters, unless he thinks they exhibit "masculinity and virility". Either way, what a plonker.

If Ukrainian troops are habitually exhibiting their virility on the battlefield I'd hope that someone is telling them to put it away and get back to fighting.

Edit: Although if everyone's doing it then technically I suppose the war would be over, so maybe Mr Davidzon is onto something.

 

[spitfire]

Powerful video of queer Ukrainians involved in the war. (Using their own definition, as a straight man I would normally say gay but following their preference I will use queer, hope that is OK?)

I found Andrii's explanation of where he is coming from fascinating. From about 8.27. Sums it up for me, precis: he is working alongside people that normally wouldn't drink in the same bar but they currently are. They may not after the war but for now...they have to. Watch it, he puts it better than I do.

Also they see this as an existential war. If Russia wins, their life ceases.

 

[Raheem]

Men in their seventh decade?

Note that this law is not to allow OAPs to enlist, which they have been allowed to do for over a year. It is to allow them to be conscripted.

 

[_Russ_]

I thought i'd take a look at what the Harvard analysts were saying in connection to the war these days and yes being full on Merrikan experts they still have a complete lack of self awareness and the hypocrisy this instils in them when they comment on the game

How I Am Using Psychology to Persuade Russians of the Truth About Ukraine

 

[Pickman's model]

I thought i'd take a look at what the Harvard analysts were saying in connection to the war these days and yes being full on Merrikan experts they still have a complete lack of self awareness and the hypocrisy this instils in them when they comment on the game

How I Am Using Psychology to Persuade Russians of the Truth About Ukraine

tbh it's not her comments that are worth talking about but the action that she took, on which you are unsurprisingly silent

 

[Dystopiary]

I thought i'd take a look at what the Harvard analysts were saying in connection to the war these days and yes being full on Merrikan experts they still have a complete lack of self awareness and the hypocrisy this instils in them when they comment on the game

How I Am Using Psychology to Persuade Russians of the Truth About Ukraine

I don't know - I thought that could be the case until this bit:

Like many Americans, many Russians don’t care about politics or international relations, and they don’t question the news they watch. They want to think well of their own country and will likely resent having their troops accused of killing innocents by an anonymous email landing uninvited in their inbox.

I don't know how she came to be involved with the project, but it makes sense that the Norwegian guy who started it would enlist the help of psychologists to configure the wording.

Stop the Russian Invasion in Ukraine!

 

[ska invita]

Interesting read this , including some detail about Wagner movements
Could well be true

Prigozhin still one of Putin's "most trusted" men: Former Russian lawmaker

"I think it was a real coup, but it was a coup against the Russian military and not against Mr. Putin," Ilya Ponomarev said of the failed Wagner mutiny.

www.newsweek.com

 

[teqniq]

Cross posted from the Musk thread

Article about the Starlink satellite system with an emphasis on the Ukrainians' reliance on it for military uses. Essentially Musk has too much leverage with this technology and not just with Ukraine:

Elon Musk’s Unmatched Power in the Stars

 

[LDC]

Cross posted from the Musk thread

Article about eh Starlink satellite system with an emphasis on the Ukrainians' reliance on it for military uses. Essentially Musk has too much leverage with this technology and not just with Ukraine:

Elon Musk’s Unmatched Power in the Stars

Fucking hell that article is a little terrifying to me. I had no idea of the scope of his satellite network and how much relies on it.

 

[ska invita]

Another cold shower reality check in the ft

https://archive.ph/GJN0Z

Far from looking to end the war Russia is mobilising to scale up, confident of longer term prospects, also saying Russian economy and superstructure basically doing just fine, talk of weakness is wishful thinking etc


....I keep thinking of us general saying now was the time to negotiate from a period of strength (last November 22).... Felt like he knew that was as good as it was going to get for Ukraine

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/16/politics/milley-ukraine-strength-russia/index.html

 

[The39thStep]

Fucking hell that article is a little terrifying to me. I had no idea of the scope of his satellite network and how much relies on it.

As an aside I know two people who have Starlink over here as they live in the countryside and can't get fibre optic. It's very simple to set up out of the box, it's mobile, good speeds and it's competitively priced. Only downside I guess is compatibility issues if you wanted to migrate to another supplier , the cost of which would be huge large scale.

 

[LDC]

Powerful video of queer Ukrainians involved in the war. (Using their own definition, as a straight man I would normally say gay but following their preference I will use queer, hope that is OK?)

I found Andrii's explanation of where he is coming from fascinating. From about 8.27. Sums it up for me, precis: he is working alongside people that normally wouldn't drink in the same bar but they currently are. They may not after the war but for now...they have to. Watch it, he puts it better than I do.

Also they see this as an existential war. If Russia wins, their life ceases.

Thanks for posting that spitfire, a good watch. Turns out someone I know here knows Andrii as they work in the same area of psychoanalysis.

 

[spitfire]

Thanks for posting that spitfire, a good watch. Turns out someone I know here knows Andrii as they work in the same area of psychoanalysis.

Crikey. Small world!

 

[DaveCinzano]

Thanks for posting that spitfire, a good watch. Turns out someone I know here knows Andrii as they work in the same area of psychoanalysis.

And how do you feel about that?

 

[LDC]

And how do you feel about that?

Conflicted.