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Swede

(40,093 posts) Thu Oct 6, 2022, 09:25 PM Oct 2022

Wounded Russian prisoner to UA soldier "just finish me." "We are not you!" he was told.

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Wounded Russian prisoner to UA soldier "just finish me." "We are not you!" he was told. (Original Post) Swede Oct 2022 OP

K & R . . . Lovie777 Oct 2022 #1

We are not you - love it. n/t iluvtennis Oct 2022 #2

However, it looks like he's probably going to survive in spite of himself. Warpy Oct 2022 #3

If he's lucky to be a prisoner of war, he may learn something. TigressDem Oct 2022 #8

We are not you. MontanaMama Oct 2022 #4

I don't think that includes you... StClone Oct 2022 #6

Indeed it does not. MontanaMama Oct 2022 #9

I wish it was putler there. eom Justice matters. Oct 2022 #5

Amazing Grace, for real. dchill Oct 2022 #7

Lovie777

(23,748 posts)

1. K & R . . .

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Oct 6, 2022, 09:30 PM

Oct 2022

iluvtennis

(21,527 posts)

2. We are not you - love it. n/t

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Oct 6, 2022, 10:22 PM

Oct 2022

Warpy

(114,676 posts)

3. However, it looks like he's probably going to survive in spite of himself.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Oct 6, 2022, 10:27 PM

Oct 2022

with fractures and borked knees. His career as a soldier is over.

He's undoubtedly been told the usual nonsense about Ukrainian Nazis and castration. And believed it.

TigressDem

(5,126 posts)

8. If he's lucky to be a prisoner of war, he may learn something.

Reply to Warpy (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 7, 2022, 01:40 AM

Oct 2022

OR he could simply feel that the Russian invasion was wrong but he had to follow orders.

Could be he was looking to get out of his own shame for being part of such a clown show.

MontanaMama

(24,752 posts)

4. We are not you.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Oct 6, 2022, 10:58 PM

Oct 2022

I think this applies to us…in this country in this moment.

StClone

(11,869 posts)

6. I don't think that includes you...

Reply to MontanaMama (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 6, 2022, 11:15 PM

Oct 2022

...or me.

MontanaMama

(24,752 posts)

9. Indeed it does not.

Reply to StClone (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 7, 2022, 09:58 AM

Oct 2022

Justice matters.

(10,084 posts)

5. I wish it was putler there. eom

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Oct 6, 2022, 10:58 PM

Oct 2022

dchill

(42,660 posts)

7. Amazing Grace, for real.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Fri Oct 7, 2022, 12:24 AM

Oct 2022

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