“Some of you may be willing to die, but that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make” but unironically

Edit: The user has since apologised https://hexbear.net/comment/3848285

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    I’m fine admitting the misinterpretation was mine. In that case I think it’s a bit too far, also considering the large number of Russian speakers within Ukraine

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      It’s not just a bit too far - it fits most definitions for cultural genocide, particularly when you include that Ukraine banned teaching in Russian, all Russian books in schools, etc. Imagine being a Russian speaking Ukrainian child: all of a sudden all of the books you can read are gone, your teachers must speak Ukrainian.

      So we have Ukraine committing cultural genocide, and still zero evidence that Russia is committing any kind of genocide.

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        Thanks for the document. I’m a bit confused because I can’t find where the Commission’s opinion agrees with your statement. Can you help me find it?

        • Apologies, I’m not great at linking stuff and I’m better at scrolling than posting on mobile.

          I’d recommend reading section 3, starting on page ten. I also want to say that this doesn’t to me justify the invasion, but that I can see why Russian speakers/people in both Ukraine and Russia felt threatened

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      Do you think that it’s “too far” or aimed at doing something you are not inclined to admit? It’s not like Russia doesn’t have people who know Ukrainian and English to publish things in those languages to reach Ukraine for propaganda purposes, but totally unrelated media that just happens to be in Russian (and thereby part of the survival of Russophone culture) is being banned. The goal is not simply fighting Russia, but genuine ethnonationalism.