Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Mazza]

Can I have iodine then? :roonya: Im stuck between Borsele, Doel and Tihange

Near Doel we get those handed out for free every ... decade or so?

[YUPPIE]

Russia is currently going through a systematic purge of its military personnel following Prigozhin's assault.

Numerous generals and key figures have been reported to be detained or "missing." Terrifying stuff.

[draynay]

Russia is currently going through a systematic purge of its military personnel following Prigozhin's assault.

Numerous generals and key figures have been reported to be detained or "missing." Terrifying stuff.

Normal for Russia.

[Deus Mortis]

Normal for Russia.

Right! It shocks me when people are surprised when Russia does things that Russia always does, and will most likely continue to do long into the distant future.

[YUPPIE]

It's shocking because it's understandably difficult to believe a country has murder so normalized

But for context on the purge

[Iphie]

It's shocking because it's understandably difficult to believe a country has murder so normalized

But for context on the purge

You've obviously not paid attention to history outside of the Western world and even then you've also willfully ignored a large part of Western history.

[Cynical Asshole]

Russia is currently going through a systematic purge of its military personnel following Prigozhin's assault.

Numerous generals and key figures have been reported to be detained or "missing." Terrifying stuff.

This is what regularly happens when your chief insurrectionist chickens out 200 km away from the main objective.

[YUPPIE]

Russia decrees Prigozhin to be an unperson by law and that any mention of him will be a criminal offense

[enigma77]

Wtf is an unperson

[YUPPIE]

Wtf is an unperson

un·per·son
noun
a person whose name or existence is denied or ignored, especially because of a political misdemeanor.

Traitors and other such undesirables in the Roman Empire were known to be given this treatment. The Other Wiki's article on it shows Roman murals that have had unwanted people's faces chiseled out of them.

[Iphie]

Russia decrees Prigozhin to be an unperson by law and that any mention of him will be a criminal offense

Damnatio Memoriae, that's actually kinda impressive.

[draynay]

It's shocking because it's understandably difficult to believe a country has murder so normalized

But for context on the purge

For someone who idolizes Stalin you don't seem to know much about him.

[Myradin]

Surely Prigozhin would have known Russia would do something like this. They should have just taken out putin.

[YUPPIE]

Prigozhin not taking over Russia is still currently one of the biggest circulating mysteries. Even if he could not have killed Putin since he fled the country, the seat was there for Prig to take. With his conspirators in the military, he could have established a stranglehold that'd ensure Putin would never return.

And yet the moderators here insinuate that the idea Prigozhin being in collaboration with Putin is a conspiracy theory/farce. But there's little reason otherwise for Prigozhin to not take power.

[Benggaul]

Prigozhin not taking over Russia is still currently one of the biggest circulating mysteries.

No, it's not. Only you seem to have trouble understanding this.

And yet the moderators here insinuate that the idea Prigozhin being in collaboration with Putin is a conspiracy theory/farce. But there's little reason otherwise for Prigozhin to not take power.

Banned for a conspiracy theory so you're doubling down on the conspiracy theory while talking about moderation? Bold move, Cotton.

[YUPPIE]

The thing is, no one has given a proper answer anywhere as to why he didn't take over Russia. He had a good powerbase in the military that aligned with him.

[Elegiac]

The thing is, no one has given a proper answer anywhere as to why he didn't take over Russia.

They have, you just talk past them because the explanations don't align with your dumbass conspiracy theory.

[Corvus]

Nope, the military did no such thing. They sat it out. And he just didn't have enough men to take over.

People like the CIA director say it was a real mutiny so maybe you could explain to him why he was wrong.

[Calfredd]

The thing is, no one has given a proper answer anywhere as to why he didn't take over Russia. He had a good powerbase in the military that aligned with him.

You provided no evidence for your conspiracy theory and are upset people didn't do your homework for you but instead called you out for it does not mean your conspiracy theory is correct.

[YUPPIE]

That's exactly it. The Russian military collaborators with Prigozhin just mostly sat it out and let him through.