Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
6 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Yulia Zdanovskaya, a 21-year old mathematician, was killed on March 8th, 2022 during a Russian force (Original Post) Swede Mar 2022 OP
. denbot Mar 2022 #1
😢 blm Mar 2022 #2
... SheltieLover Mar 2022 #3
And for what? Hav Mar 2022 #4
Haven't most wars ever been nothing less? thenelm1 Mar 2022 #6
What a tragedy! NNadir Mar 2022 #5

Hav

(5,969 posts)
4. And for what?
Mon Mar 14, 2022, 05:47 PM
Mar 2022

For the ego of a few old, delusional scumbags who should have never been in a position to lead a country?
Such a useless setback for both countries and everybody is poorer for it.

thenelm1

(852 posts)
6. Haven't most wars ever been nothing less?
Mon Mar 14, 2022, 07:14 PM
Mar 2022

There's always been that guy with delusions of grandeur who grabs the reins of power and then leads his people into a disastrous war. It may take years to eliminate the oppressors, but they all fall or fail eventually. (There's famous Ghandi quote that says much the same.) We humans are collectively pretty dumb on that score - we never freaking learn from such disasters in our past. There is always some asshole...

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Yulia Zdanovskaya, a 21-y...