• eran_morad@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    “People brought under the heel of russian empire and against whom Stalin committed genocide by starvation will surely greet us with flowers.”

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      11 months ago

      Remember that elderly women that offered seeds to russian soldiers “so that at least some sunflowers will grow where they are going to die”. I think that kind of counts as greeting with flowers?

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      11 months ago

      Genocidal/Politicidal history doesn’t predict political opposition though (e.g. Kazakhstan being struck by starvation campaigns as well, but juggling neutrality now)