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0 pointsseydor21d ago0 comments

in those times everyone was conscripted , and people had a visceral feeling of fighting for their actual land and family out of necessity. Perhaps ukrainians have that feeling.

US army is more like mercenaries on a misson. Besides, Us soldiers have not fought on US mainland for century

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temp883021d ago

Ukraine is far from a monolith. It's an agglomeration of bits and pieces attached in the aftermath of WW2 to a Ukrainian core. But there are plenty of ethnic Poles, Hungarians and Russians whose lands got attached that don't identify with it.

Before you downvote (OK, you can downvote first, I don't particularly care) - go look up what folks in Hungarian parts of Ukraine do to army recruiters.

dr-smooth21d ago

Got to be honest with you, bro. This sounds like pro-russia FUD to me.

I mean honestly, wasn't all of the USSR a big agglomeration? The bottom line now is that Ukraine is a sovereign nation recognized by the rest of the world, and they have been invaded.

temp883015d ago

Sure - every country has their own angle. And if you don't seek out a varied media diet - you'll only get one side.

If you are curious, open up Wikipedia and check out what year did Lviv get attached to Ukraine, who attached it, and how. Spoiler: somehow Comrade Stalin is a good guy when it comes to taking from the Poles and giving to Ukraine. The mental gymnastics some people perform really are quite amazing.

Ever wonder how those borders got internationally recognized? Seems to me that it had something to do with the world fearing Stalin just enough to let him draw that particular border. War never changes.

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