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MadameButterfly

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8. We need to distinguish which Russians we are talking about
Mon May 25, 2026, 07:42 AM
Monday

You are talking about what Putin is doing and what Russians are doing who carry out his orders.
I'm talking about the Russians who are not in power, who you claim are 70% in support of Putin, not doing "due diligence" to know what is going on, and somehow not doing what it takes to overthrow Putin or otherwise change his behavior.

The issue here is whether bombing civilians will have any effect on the outcome of the war or any of the atrocities you list above. I think that would be comparable to someone attacking the United States to get Trump to stop all of his warmongering, and focussing their attacks on the civilian infrastructure of Blue states--because they cannot distinguish between Americans who support his destructive policies and those who oppose them.

I'm not saying we are as powerless as the Russian population--yet--but neither are we causing the bombing nor is our well-being of concern to Trump. Nor would destroying our lives make us more likely or able to contain Trump or return to a democratic order.

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