Ukraine is not losing.
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@anneapplebaum war of attrition
yes but for #russia the attrition is people, and for #ukraine the attrition is drones
it's not that if you get an "F" at university you get sent to the frontlines, it's that if you don't bribe your professor to get a good grade you get sent to the frontlines
there is also a quota of employees placed on businesses for drafting into frontline service
businesses have responded by "hiring" people to immediately send to the frontlines
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yes but for #russia the attrition is people, and for #ukraine the attrition is drones
it's not that if you get an "F" at university you get sent to the frontlines, it's that if you don't bribe your professor to get a good grade you get sent to the frontlines
there is also a quota of employees placed on businesses for drafting into frontline service
businesses have responded by "hiring" people to immediately send to the frontlines
@benroyce @pgiulan @anneapplebaum Unfortunately not only. Civilians and military are dying every day. Every one is too many.
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yes but for #russia the attrition is people, and for #ukraine the attrition is drones
it's not that if you get an "F" at university you get sent to the frontlines, it's that if you don't bribe your professor to get a good grade you get sent to the frontlines
there is also a quota of employees placed on businesses for drafting into frontline service
businesses have responded by "hiring" people to immediately send to the frontlines
@benroyce @pgiulan @anneapplebaum I guess it’s propaganda or nationalism or something…I was hoping there’d be rebellion by now. Surely a sizable portion of Russian citizens don’t want to leap into that meat grinder.
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@benroyce @pgiulan @anneapplebaum Unfortunately not only. Civilians and military are dying every day. Every one is too many.
@TimFinnerty @pgiulan @anneapplebaum
no argument, i did not phrase it effectively
what i intended to say is that ukraine values human life, while russia is a sterling example of not valuing human life
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@benroyce @pgiulan @anneapplebaum I guess it’s propaganda or nationalism or something…I was hoping there’d be rebellion by now. Surely a sizable portion of Russian citizens don’t want to leap into that meat grinder.
@mister_shade02X2 @pgiulan @anneapplebaum
i think that in a society where there is no avenue for expressing discontent, discontent still exists, but you raise the threshold before it becomes apparent. and at that higher threshold, the discontent becomes quite fucking venomous
so it's not a matter of the resistance is not there, it's more a matter of a pressure cooker that will explode
i think
it would be quite sad if people are just fed to their senseless death to the last person meekly
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Ukraine is not losing. And for Russia, that's a major defeat.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/ukraine-war-momentum-shift/687444/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK339Ii2SkHlPWX0PobpYV_fQIran is also not losing. Cheers!
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Ukraine is not losing. And for Russia, that's a major defeat.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/ukraine-war-momentum-shift/687444/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK339Ii2SkHlPWX0PobpYV_fQ@anneapplebaum I think that when Ukraine didn't roll over within the first three months or so russia effectively lost. Particularly after the boasts about how quick would be the putin victory.
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Ukraine is not losing. And for Russia, that's a major defeat.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/ukraine-war-momentum-shift/687444/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK339Ii2SkHlPWX0PobpYV_fQ@anneapplebaum oh but it is
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Ukraine is not losing. And for Russia, that's a major defeat.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/ukraine-war-momentum-shift/687444/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK339Ii2SkHlPWX0PobpYV_fQ... and pacifists don't support war, right?
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Ukraine is not losing. And for Russia, that's a major defeat.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/ukraine-war-momentum-shift/687444/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK339Ii2SkHlPWX0PobpYV_fQ@anneapplebaum Why would Russia wanna invade Fascist people? -
Ukraine is not losing. And for Russia, that's a major defeat.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/ukraine-war-momentum-shift/687444/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK339Ii2SkHlPWX0PobpYV_fQ@anneapplebaum Russia must lose.
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