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[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are they sending him because they're short on men or doing it because someone who dies gloriously for the fatherland stops drawing their pension?

i've seen it mentioned in the last perun video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja6-espHVSE

specifically, that russians now removed from list of diseases excluding from military service: schizophrenia, syphilis, and "central nervous system atrophy disorders". (around 33 min) maybe it was some kind of mistranslation, or, what, are they just sending people with dementia/alzheimer/parkinsons to frontlines? turns out that yea, they do. i wouldn't believe that without evidence and there it is

[–] wetsoggybread@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Its not even funny anymore this is just sad

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world -4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

.......it was never funny. What was supposed to be the joke exactly? That millions of people in 3 years have died? That schools, and hospitals have been targeted BECAUSE they were schools and hospitals for bombing?

Yeah, I don't see the humor in any time of this war.

[–] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 33 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did they say the entire war is funny? No, you're twisting their words.

[–] Padit@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well for something to be not funny "anymore" it must have been funny at some point. So I get where he is coming from

It’s a turn of phrase and not a literal meaning. That’s how I understand it when people say it.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I thought he was gonna shoot himself in the leg.

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Hard to do that when the gun isn't loaded though.

[–] Burstar@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

First rule of handling firearms: The gun is always loaded

[–] Murvel@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

Well... always treat the gun as if it was loaded

[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

There's no magazine in it, there might still be one in the chamber.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The one recording seems to be in a pretty dangerous position at times.

[–] Ingiald@feddit.nl 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

At just about all times. He must be very confident that there can't possibly be a round in the chamber.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They somehow have that guy as a soldier. It is quite possible (likely?) the cameraman isn't the most safety conscious either.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Ugh I just want subs.