I especially like the dude relitigating the Continuation War from the orthodox Russian historiographical position that the Second World War started on 22 Jun 1941:

https://lobste.rs/s/ewofl9/several_russian_developers_lose_kernel#c_h7ecjy

Edit I wondered about the curious term "genocide-siege" and lo and behold, reading the Wiki page on the Siege I found this nugget

On 18 March 2024, the Russian foreign ministry issued a statement via TASS to the German foreign ministry saying that the siege of Leningrad was a genocide.

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The tankies are giving each other high-fives and are labelling me as a "Eurocentric Swede" which isn't exactly the insult they think it is.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As a leftist, I don’t think I’ve drunk enough red kool aid to come around on Russia. I just don’t get it.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Have you tried looking in the mirror and repeating the phrase "I am the imperialist and it's not ok"

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's the thing. What Russia under Putin is doing is textbook imperialism, not the weird alt-left definition which defines it as "what the US and its allies does". But hey, mangling and redefining terms is a Soviet/Russian tradition.

Stepping back, take a look at what the Russian duma is legislating and point to the "leftist" content. Just the other day they decided that "childfree propaganda" should be outlawed. Breed more cannon fodder for the Motherland!

[–] socsa@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh I was definitely being sarcastic

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 3 points 1 month ago

damn Poe's

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