The Institute for the Study of War, which does not routinely cover Russian atrocities because there are lots of other sources for that information, said this:
The revelations of mass graves of civilians and torture chambers in newly liberated Izyum confirm ISW’s previous assessments that the Bucha atrocities were not isolated war crimes but rather a microcosm of Russian atrocities throughout Russian-occupied areas.
Or, in Geekish: Russian atrocities aren't a bug, they're a feature.
The age-old saying has been proven to be true: Scratch a Russian and you'll find a Tartar.
Damned Barbarians, still. And in the 21st century?
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W3ski:
ReplyDeleteAs shown in the Star Trek documentary "Mirror, mirror", the veneer of civilization is quite thin.
Putin really should grow a goatee.
Expect nothing more of a paper tiger. Or paper barbarian.
ReplyDeleteThat's right ~ Real Men don't shave ...
Ten Bears, isn't it ironic that the Taliban require all males to be bearded and so many of the Jan6 insurrectionists are scraggly bearded?
ReplyDeleteAmendment: Real Men don't grow scraggly beards ...
ReplyDeletePicture: I've got a pretty good Gandalf going; ZZTop, Santi Claus, almost fifty years old. I keep it trimmed, though, platted and pleated, with my hair in a long braid down the middle of my back. I'm not just an old biker, an Outsider, I look like it, and sometimes the stereotype is ... annoying. Tend to see the J-sixer's appearance as I do manbuns: lazy (no doubt unclean, stink). I've actually gotten pretty conservative in my dress since, Carhartt's and workshirts, boots, Stetson and sport jacket, nothing to attract attention. The tie-dye is put away. Have to look real close to see anything more than a diminutive old guy with a big white beard.
What started out snark turned into a rant ...
One wonders what sort of misery is unleashed inside Mother Russia. A return to Stalinist horrors? Yes, prominent oligarchs have been getting the chop but what about the average Ivan?
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