Ukraine sacks army recruitment chiefs in anti-graft shakeup
www.reuters.com
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy broadened his battle against graft on Friday, firing all the heads of Ukraine's regional army recruitment centres as the war with Russia enters a critical stage.
  • ArxCyberwolf@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    I knew from reading the headline that Hexbear’s horde of mouthbreathers would show up to brigade and spread their propaganda. Sure enough, here we are

    Edit: You guys really are just proving my point lmao

    • Marzepansion@programming.dev
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      2 years ago

      Quite literally just blocked their community when they appeared on my feed when I saw the extreme toxicity in the threads in their community, and the strange superiority complex they have going on. Had to do a double take to see what community I was in when I read the comments, thought I accidentally didn’t block them…

      It’s like 4chan had a baby with the extreme “left”, and retained all the mental capacity of the former.

      Ironically they support Russia, the bastion of leftism /s

      • duderium [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        2 years ago

        “Everyone knows that the left and the right are the same and that the REASONABLE MODERATE CENTER is best! Right? Right? It’s not as though Biden is a war criminal rapist segregationist and virtually the twin brother of Trump, right? America might have some problems (ongoing slavery, genocide, imperialism, civilizational suicide via climate change) but it’s still overall a force for good, right???”

        • Marzepansion@programming.dev
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          2 years ago

          I’m not an American… I goddamn hate this American-centrism so many Americans have online. Get a grip, you’re not the center of the planet.

          I’m a leftwing proudly out homosexual, voted for the marxist party in my country in Europe, and voted leftwing my entire life before that. I’ve got friends who were trained by greenpeace to climb nuclear power plants. If you asked a centrist I’d be part of the extreme left (well everyone in Europe would be by America’s standards).

          But sure, if you feel better about me being an American centrist in your headcannon, and my problem not being the general toxicity of what I saw in that community, then so be it.

          • duderium [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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            2 years ago

            the marxist party in my country in Europe

            I’m frightened to ask about what their positions are on any policy at all. Let me guess: do what amerikkka says or your are helping putler. That kind of “marxist”?

            • Marzepansion@programming.dev
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              2 years ago

              Yeah, they are indeed crypto fascists, you are so right. Man you are the smartest person ever right? If only I could enjoy a second of your wise divination powers. Why ask, you already kkknow the answer!

              And ofc you bring up Putin, should’ve expected it. A bit sad though simping for potentially the richest guy on the planet, who has been running a private army that’s busy doing modern day imperialism in Africa. Such improvements! It’s way better the mines are exploited by Russians instead of French!

              Yeah no my ideals don’t make me choose between two evils, I reject them both, but hey if you want to support Russian authoritarianism that’s your choice, it’s just not equality or leftism.

              • duderium [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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                2 years ago

                “I reject them both” = i luv amerikkka

                It’s really amazing. “I reject them both, but very curiously I only criticize one. Why could that be?“🤔

                • Marzepansion@programming.dev
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                  2 years ago

                  Dude I literally called out western imperialism in Africa…

                  And yeah right now I’m not calling out the US because it’s a topic about Ukraine defending itself against Russia. If this was Afghanistan or Iraq I wouldn’t be whining about Russia either, but about the US. Context matters…

                  But funny you didn’t deny supporting Putin in this imperialist war of his.

                  As you would say: “Only complaining about the US = supporting Russia”

                  See how dumb that is as an argument?

        • Gsus4@feddit.nl
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          2 years ago

          I get that you guys love seeing trump do stupid shit and abuse his power as president, because it vindicates your view of the US government, but still, the asshole that tells his fans to harass people and shits on rule of law is objectively worse than the ones who didn’t, please. I thought one of hexbear’s redeeming qualities was at least anti-homophobia, anti-misogyny, etc. This whole “trump is no worse than anyone else” is just crypto-trumpism and one example of why you guys are accused of being the lefty version of MAGAts.

          • duderium [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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            2 years ago

            Roe v. Wade was undone and LGBTQ+ rights are collapsing with Biden and the Democrats running the country. Biden also regularly sends the police to deport and/or imprison anyone who isn’t white. Nobody loves or funds the 100% nazi police more than Biden; Biden has actually signed MORE drilling permits than Trump. Biden and Trump are fascists, as are you for excusing them.

            • KurtVonnegut [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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              2 years ago

              “Tankies are bad.”

              Do you believe that that because you genuinely believe that capitalist nations like the United States and Russia are doing good things for the world, while “tankie” countries like Cuba and China are doing bad things for the world? Or do you believe that because you have been tricked by 100 years of racist propaganda that says socialists like Fidel Castro, Albert Einstein, and Martin Luther King were subhuman scum?

              • Gsus4@feddit.nl
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                2 years ago

                Known capitalist evil practices do not absolve tankies of wanting to impose communism by force.

                You use the term “racist propaganda” interchangeably as anti-socialist propaganda…as if the only victims of capitalism were the victims of racism.

                Who calls MLK and Einstein scum? Maybe Fidel was called that by right-wingers during the Cold War. Why did you mix and match those 3? Why not Emma Goldman or Gorbachev, if you’re just naming random socialists (I’m not even sure MLK ever explicitly considered himself a socialist).

                • KurtVonnegut [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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                  2 years ago

                  I’m not even sure MLK ever explicitly considered himself a socialist.

                  Well then.

                  “I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

                  “Today, capitalism has out-lived its usefulness.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

                  “Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

                  “We must see now that the evils of racism, economic exploitation and militarism are all tied together.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

                  “The evils of capitalism are as real as the evils of militarism and evils of racism.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

                  “If America does not use her vast resources of wealth to end poverty and make it possible for all of God’s children to have the basic necessities of life, she too will go to hell.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

                  (from https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/01/21/11-most-anti-capitalist-quotes-martin-luther-king-jr)

                  It says a lot about the education system wherever you come from that you never learned MLK was a socialist. He HATED capitalism! Hated it! Also, the scientist Albert Einstein was a prominent socialist who wrote a famous article, “Why socialism?” explaining in detail why he was a socialist. Einstein and MLK believed in the same anti-capitalist struggle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Socialism%3F

              • Lemminary@lemmy.ml
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                2 years ago

                lmao How many times has that worked on anyone, honestly? Like I’m just gonna wake up one day and say, “yeah, you know what, my entire worldview has been shattered by @KurtVonnegut@hexbear.net whispering sweet commie propaganda in my ear”

                Idk why you are all on stuck on the tankie shit like it matters that much to me. Like I said previously, I don’t have a problem with the Christians for being Christian, but just like you tankies, the fandom is weird, intense and circlejerky af

    • Murvel@lemm.ee
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      2 years ago

      I’ve been interacting with them recently to see what they are all about and lmao I don’t think I’ve ever had a dumber discussion in my life. Truly they are uniquely stupid.

  • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 years ago

    That’s not a good sign for Ukraine in what is an attrition war. Even their own military is making plans to smuggle their men out if the country because they don’t want to send them to the death trap that is the heavily reinforced WW1 like frontlines. And Zelensky’s response is just to fire and try replace the people doing that, instead of looking as to why that is happening. If the counter offensive tactics are so dire that your own military is doing corruption to avoid sending men to the front, maybe that needs reassessment.

    Zelenskiy said a state investigation into centres across Ukraine had exposed abuses by officials ranging from illegal enrichment to transporting draft-eligible men across the border despite a wartime ban on them leaving the country.

    • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
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      2 years ago

      I don’t think you’re necessarily wrong, and I’m certainly no expert. However, I do know that Ukraine has long struggled with corruption, and has been making slow progress over the past couple of decades. And they will always have (there are always, in any conflict) a certain level of partisanship in their own ranks.

      I’ve been mildly concerned about what could happen after the invasion; assuming Ukraine is successful, Zelenskyy’s popularity could make it easy for him to transition into a dictatorship. However, so far I’ve seen little to indicate that he’s anything other than a sincere, effective, and passionate leader – I like the guy, and I’m inclined to trust his judgement. He’s done unexpectedly well so far, and Ukraine under his leadership has been acting up to the highest ethical ideals of the EU.

      Maybe Ukraine leadership is making a mistake, but maybe they know something us armchair Generals don’t.

        • ElHexo [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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          2 years ago

          I agree, I don’t think it’s particularly noteworthy except for the fact it was all regional recruitment chiefs at once.

          This suggests either a high level of corruption (I don’t think it would be more than other places in the conditions) or a power play between elites in the military.

          Alternatively their allies have told them to do so.