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Lead by example
February 2022: Three-day special operation.
January 2023: Embrace death. >

Best Tour Shirt Ever >

Some of you may die.
But that is a sacrifice I'm willing to make. >

Stop dying, you cowards! - General Zapplatov Branninsky >

As you well know men the key to victory in any battle is the element of surprise!
SURPRISE!  You are now invading a peacefull country when you thought you were on a excercice!
And later: SURPRISE: You are being sent straight to the front with no supplies or training and a rusty ak-47!
With how surprised our men constantly are, victory is sure to follow soon. Right? Right???
"Razzian military planners probably" >

This actually makes a lot of sense. The Russians skimmed through Sun Tzu and "got the gist" of it before immediately turning to their plans. >

Yet dude flipped out when someone asked why he doesn't volunteer to fight. >

If Putin were to "Embrace Death" he would be some weird kind of Russian icon. Not quite a Rasputin or Staling, but forever in the memory of Russians when they think about Empire and conquering neighbors. >

Oh, he's definitely stalling. >

News out of Russia seems increasingly like satire recently. >

we laugh    
we weep    
we laugh uncontrollably    
we weep inconsolably >

I love this, what's this from or is this you? >

Has the cadence of high school football cheer >

Holiday commercials must be a bit different in Russia. >

This new year, why not die for the motherland? >

Think of how happy your family will be to receive 2 months of your salary and an autographed photo of Sergei Shoigu. >

Families only get this money if they can identify your remains.
They make it as difficult as possible to do so. >

Is this your husband? Are you sure he didn't have a secret identical twin? Were you there at his birth? >

Oh you want to identify your husband?  He's lying somewhere in a field in eastern Ukraine.  Good luck! >

There's never a better time to lead by example! >

Is he going to actually fight, and get bombs launched at him? >

He'll ride into battle on his horse topless with his saggy man boobs jiggling all over the place. >

Go on… >

The horse's flanks glistened with sweat & arousal, it's fur shone with it's musk, it's mouth drooling with bestial spit...
(Also there was a rider on it, but we don't care about that) >

Now that's propaganda baby. This guy should get a medal. >

He has several different ones >

And the blackest outfit I've ever seen.  It looks like literally no light can reflect off it.  Death's own cloak. >

Are you an ASOIAF fan by chance? >

What a waste. 
You know your culture has failed when men have more to gain by dying than living. That is a true sign of a state spiraling into fascism. >

or the utter hopelessness of failure in every way >

All those years saying jokes like Russian roulette are a dirty stereotype of Russians, then this clown opens his mouth. >

Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make >

Fucking cowards >

"When I'm in charge, every mission is a suicide mission!" >

Do the rest of us a favor, and start by inhaling the output from a shotgun >

The business end of a boomstick? >

Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. >

Groovy >

Klaatu, Verada, Nhmhm >

Following their logic, is it okay then to wish death upon the Russian leaders? >

Putin already is >

Just need to make some Putin signs with the "Embrace Death" slogan just below his face. To really show the patriotism >

I know a lot Russians tend to be fatalistic but this is extreme even for them. >

The guy who invented (modern) nihilism in the 1800s committed suicide a few years after inventing it. He was a very depressed man, and like a modern internet troll, felt the urge to spread that despair to as many people as possible. >

Nihilism must be exhausting. >

I find it very liberating/empowering, but most people have a very misguided view of it. >

Since nothing really matters in the end, we are free to create whatever meaning we want. Nihilism has two roads, suicide or enlightenment. >

That’s a contradiction.  If nothing matters, there can never be enlightenment because there is nothing anyone can know. >

Come as you are has a certain freedom that is very enlightening. What’s to know except to be. >


Soldiers' widows group calls on Putin to order major mobilization for Ukraine war  

The press release reads: 

"President Putin, we appreciate your time in hearing our concerns.  We, the widows of Russia, take great pride in our husband's sacrifice for our country, after all, what higher valor is there than to die in defense of one's motherland?  Throughout this war we have lost our husbands, our fathers, our brothers, and our sons, and yet we feel no sorrow, for we know that they have been rewarded in heaven. 
"Unfortunately not all Russian women have yet had the opportunity to experience the feelings of pride and accomplishment that we, the widows of Russia have.  Our voice is strong, but our numbers are few, and we feel a great deal more good could be achieved for our country if we could grow our ranks.  No Russian woman should be denied this feeling that we share. 
"President Putin, at a time when our countrymen are so low and our morale faltering, nothing could do more good than elevating the women of Russia to widowhood.  Ours is a tight sorority with open arms, we urge you to take all possible action to increase our numbers, not just for ourselves, but for the motherland." 
Sincerely,
The unwidowed women of Russia 


That's a shit post that I wrote four hours ago.  Jesus Christ, when sarcastic reddit shit posts like mine stop being noncredible you know Russia has really jumped the shark. >

In Australia we have a satire journalist called The Shovel. They have very well written articles much like this one. I have often found myself seething about a current news update I just read until I realise it's The Shovel and then I get so angry and disappointed in myself that I fell for their shit again >

The Onion is/was like that. I think it went out of business recently. Donald Trump broke them. They couldn't write anything more farcical than what he spouted every day. >

They appear to still be in business and I can't find evidence to the contrary. They filed a briefing to the Supreme Court in November of what is now last year (2022). >

How much longer do the the Russians keep eating what they are being fed here?  At some point you would think you’d have some reservations? >

This shit went Darwinian. Anyone smart enough is gone or hiding. I'm more and more convinced it has to end like Nazi Germany, total loss. But they have nukes. Happy new year. >

Anyone rich enough left. The millions stuck work around corruption, as always. >

That's my last hope. >

And they are embracing death. Over 100,000 of them and counting! >

At least they are being honest with the high likelihood of any soldier sent to Ukraine dying during the war. >

Get this man in front of a window. >

This is a startling ideology being put out there. It’s been used before. In Nazi Germany, in the kamakazi pilots of WWII from Japan, and in the suicide bombers of the Middle East. 
This is very concerning considering their store of nuclear warheads >

My thoughts exactly.. I had to look a while to find someone mention this.
Hopefully this isn't some sick foreshadowing >

What it necessarily means is selling to the populous the idea that it’s a good and most honorable thing to die for one’s country and that necessarily means embracing death in order to cause the deaths of many others >

Yup!  chills >

This is a core part of fascism: the devaluing of life, even your own. >

Lead the charge, assholes. >

They should embrace assassinating Putin. >

That's one death I could definitely embrace. >

"Die for me over there, darlings." >

Hopefully he takes his own advice. >

After watching the video on speak the truth I no longer say “Russian Propaganda”…..it’s…..”Nazi Propaganda” I could not believe they had kids walking around in schools with guns in a march. >

Basic weapons training and infantry tactics are back in school in Russia, after a short break after Soviet Union fell apart. >

The Japanese Army tried that in World War II. How did that work out for them? >

Umm.. I have a feeling this wouldn't work. >

“For the motherland” >

Imagine dying for these criminals >

This is the same dude that said Russia only needed to raise its eyebrow and Ukraine would surrender back in Feb 2022. >

Finally a Russian strategy I agree with. >

LMAO, you have your orders pro-Russians. Kill yourselves. Your masters are saying it, not me. >

If high ups in countries have to send their children to the front line, even Russians would sing different song.
Just like many empires Russia send their underpriviliged people like minority, province country people, urban slum boys to the meat grinder called their front line. >

That’s one hell of a 3 day special operation. From “We’re the 2nd strongest army in the world.” To “We should throw every last fighting age male into the meat grinder and ruin our country for 50 years!” >

50? This is permanent damage that will degenerate the country into another North Korea for multiple GENEREATIONS. Russia will never recover from this unless their entire state and political system, includibg the according people, are eradicated from the root and rebuilt. Which will never happen, given the history of the country. >

Most countries would consider a President leading their soldiers to certain death as a weak leader. >

It's like Zapp Brannigan is a real person and somebody gave him a whole ass country. >

He should be at the front line to embrace death. Why is he still here? >

Imagine embracing death for the sake of eradicating the nonexistent ideology of a foreign country lol >

It’s crazy that this guy (Solovyov) cheerily watched Zelenskyy performing and dancing at a NYE event 9 years ago and now he’s saying the most batshit insane  thing possible. >

They were batshit crazy then. Zelensky was clown they loved to laugh at because they thought he is lower cast. >

I sometimes wonder if their writers also write for the Onion? >

This is a real "some of you may die but that's a risk I am willing to make" moment. >

100,000+ have already embraced the message >

'I'm bleeding, making me the victor.'
See, Russians wanted to die the whole time, so every kill just makes them win harder! >

Nothing says we are losing this war then the people running it say embrace death >

Are you telling me that russian propaganda is being honest for once? 
"Life is highly overrated,” the propagandist said in his program on state-run TV on Monday. “Why be afraid of what is inevitable? ....."  (I know he says shit about going to heaven)
No, you and that fucked up putler gangs' lives are overrated. >

Camus knew the danger nihilism brings to living systems and loving people. Read letters to a German friend. >

Or The Dude. >

Send these two piece of shits MOFOS to the front line see they still can embracing death >

Sounds eerily like the rhetoric near end of the third reich. >

I swear I wondered whether this article was posted in the atheist forum and had to double check. >

This just shows the difference between the Russian style of war and the Western. "Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."
Russia is discovering their limits here, and there's not going to be any Lend Lease from Uncle Sam to bail them out again. >

That's a great idea, you go first >

I thought this must be the Onion. Honestly between this and Trumps NFT cards, we don’t need satire any longer. >

"Some of you may die, but it is a sacrifice I am willing to make," - ~~Lord Farquad~~ putin.
They mind as well plagiarize that statement and say that it is direct wording from putin because it makes as much sense as he is really ready to go with the country. >

Calling this "Putin's war" becomes more ridiculous by the day. We've all seen the batshit crazy things Russia's officials and pundits have said—why should we believe the populace believe any differently? If anything, the average Russian is even more backward thinking than their leaders. Browse around VK and behold the average Russian in their own words. >

Reminiscent of when ISIS memed about ‘yodo’ (‘you only die once, why not make it martyrdom?’) >

Oh shit, Russian women hate Russian men more than the Ukrainians do. >

The Ukrainians have only been living with them for about a year. >

They need to recruit at Hot Topic or emo concerts >

They can respond "Sure, you first." >

Russians should respond with.. "you first"
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Its never the ones calling for this kind of thing that have to be the one doing that kind of thing. >

“Here they found real war, but they were not ready for it. They were used to easy victories. This deprived them of flexibility on one hand, of tenacity on the other. For them, war was merely maneuvers.”

Marshal Georgy Zhukov

From Three-Day Special Operation to Volksturm tactics. The (formerly) second most powerful military in the world everyone. >

Even before the war, wouldn't most people have put both the US and China ahead of Russia? >

In Russian army, death embraces you. >


“It’s only worth living for something you can die for, that’s the way it should be,” Solovyov told viewers from his warm TV studio.

Fuck that noise. Living has its own value. >

Камикадзе >

They are preparing propaganda for the next round of forced unannounced mobilization. >

holy shit he actually said "Life is highly overrated."  I saw the headline and thought it was a joke. >

Got a jihadist vibe to it. >

yes Putin, embrace death... >


11: In such a perspective everybody is educated to become a hero. In every mythology the hero is an exceptional being, but in Ur-Fascist ideology, heroism is the norm. This cult of heroism is strictly linked with the cult of death. It is not by chance that a motto of the Falangists was Viva la Muerte (in English it should be translated as “Long Live Death!”). In non-fascist societies, the lay public is told that death is unpleasant but must be faced with dignity; believers are told that it is the painful way to reach a supernatural happiness. By contrast, the Ur-Fascist hero craves heroic death, advertised as the best reward for a heroic life. The Ur-Fascist hero is impatient to die. In his impatience, he more frequently sends other people to death.

Number 11 on Umberto Eco's definitions of Ur-Fascism, for those who are keeping track of Russia's any% fascist speedrun. >


Kremlin mouthpiece Vladimir Solovyov is urging Russians to welcome death.
“Life is highly overrated,” the propagandist said in his program

OK then. Time to practice what you preach and set an example. >

He just threw all caution out the window. >

Umberto Eco moment >

Send this clown to the front line to lead as example ! >

Why doesn't he set an example himself? >

Ukraine does need more fertilizer for those sunflowers. >

I think they have enough, but they’ll turn them into more. >

Dafuq is wrong with these People >

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is prevalent there. >

Some of you may die, but it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make. >

Qapla’ >

You have to when windows are so poorly built in Russia. >

Born to die… >

can't really top this one >

That’s always a good sign from a regime. >

It's going to interesting how this turns out in the history books.  I feel like I'm watching a dystopian novel unfold with Putin as the primary antagonist, murdering his own people. >

Yeah because there’s about to be a lot more. >

That’s fucked up >

I mean, preferably before they get to Ukraine would be swell. >

“Life is highly overrated.” 
Okay….. >

Putin and his cronies should do it first. I’m sure there is enough windows for them all >

Why doesn't Putin lead by example first? He's too much of a coward to even share a table with someone. >

Not heaven but at least you’ll be warm >

Good, they'll exterminate themselves by all being spineless cowards. Hopefully the Ukrainians take minimal casualties to the hordes of idiotic human waves. >

Let's start with all the leaders.