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Russia Arrested Over 5,000 Protesters Who May Be Conscripted Into Their Military (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Mar 2022
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Suspect they might not fight very hard, or might fight for the other side
bucolic_frolic
Mar 2022
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C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)1. Give them guns. Brilliant.
bucolic_frolic
(43,181 posts)2. Suspect they might not fight very hard, or might fight for the other side
So I'm not seeing the advantage of this brilliant idea for those implementing it.
patphil
(6,182 posts)3. Why do I think that's a bad idea?
Justice matters.
(6,933 posts)4. Tyrants at war need all the cannon-fodder they can
find.
Bev54
(10,053 posts)5. Is he trying to find a cover story for their deaths?
Oops, they were in a war and were killed.
Sanity Claws
(21,849 posts)6. Why would you give guns to dissenters and train them?