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Hypertension123456 t1_jac5hh9 wrote

Reply to comment by OppenheimersGuilt in Ukraine war: Zelensky says situation in Bakhmut worsening by jacobhong

Reddit is fascinating this way. I first noticed it when Sanders was running vs Hillary. As far as Reddit was concerned Hillary never won any state and had no real support.

Now the same with this war. As far as Reddit is concerned the Russian army is hapless. A collection of old men, criminals, and disheartened conscripts begging to go home. All fighting with worse equipment that the average Ukranian farmer.

Then they ignore any information that goes against that narrative. Articles like this one will barely hit the front page of worldnews, and fall off before the day is done. This can be a bubble as bad as any.

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Hypertension123456 t1_j9t6vgj wrote

Reply to comment by Thue in Biden official says there’s no evidence that Ukraine is misusing US assistance by fghfghhh

If Ukraine falls, then those corrupt officers or officials end up dead or in prison. And there families as well. Even if they are enemy collaborators, well, traitors aren't looked at kindly when their usefulness ends. Russia has enough kleptocrats of its own, they won't need to tolerate one's from Ukraine. The brutal nature of the Russian regime does put a lot of pressure on Ukraine.

You can see it on the battlefield. Ukraine fights so hard because they are facing genocide if they fail. Russia miscalculated how well Ukraine remembers the Holodomor. There might be some corruption left, but not nearly enough to siphon weapons and supplies from the front line.

Russia on the other hand, they face no consequences for failure. If someone's army looks below the money spent due to corruption, it's Putins army for sure.

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Hypertension123456 t1_j9t69bv wrote

Reply to comment by Professional-Can1385 in Biden official says there’s no evidence that Ukraine is misusing US assistance by fghfghhh

Exactly. Its always been like this, everywhere. Any large scale human project has to deal with corruption and malfeasance. I'm sure when the Egyptians built the pyramids someone skimmed something for themselves. The genius is getting the job done through adversity versus failing.

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Hypertension123456 t1_iuxu2ut wrote

Reply to comment by bolanrox in TIL the former members of Timbuk 3 have refused to license the song "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" for commercials, including a $900,000 offer from AT&T and offers from Ford, the U.S. Army, and Bausch & Lomb for their Ray-Ban sunglasses. by big_macaroons

What better way to protest against the proliferation of devastating nuclear weapons than purchasing a Ford and signing up for the U.S. Army?

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Hypertension123456 t1_iudaqix wrote

Reply to TIL dunce caps were originally a sign of high intelligence and wisdom. Philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus was a proponent of pointy hats as a way to funnel knowledge to the mind and his followers, called Dunsmen, wore them. By the 1500s the Dunsmen fell out of favor as “behind the times”. by Aequitas05

> a sign of high intelligence and wisdom. Philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus was a proponent of pointy hats as a way to funnel knowledge to the mind

Um, what? That's one of the dumbest ideas ever. I don't think this qualified them as a sign of high intelligence to anyone who wasn't a theologian. It's not like actual scientists from the 1500s ran around in these hats.

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