• oce 🐆
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      84 months ago

      Seems Ukrainian stopped it pretty well without having civilians carrying military weapons outside of military duty.

      • @[email protected]
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        104 months ago

        Not true at all. Ukraine was handing out AKs like candy to any citizen willing to fight for several days before the invasion.

        • oce 🐆
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          24 months ago

          Because they were expecting a foreign military invasion, it still is military duty.

          • @[email protected]
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            54 months ago

            Nope. A civilian fighting in a war does not make them part of the military. It makes them a civilian fighting in a war.

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            No, you said Ukraine fought Russia back without arming their civilian populace, then tried to walk it back by saying they were expecting an invasion. Yeah, no kidding. But the fact of the matter is that they did exactly that. They handed out full auto rifles and held bomb making classes for the public. Ordinary people fought back, and a rifle behind every bush was indeed critical to pushing Russia back.

            Yes, it is absolutely true that Ukraine fought Russia by having ordinary citizens fighting back with military weapons.

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                24 months ago

                No, they were given assault rifles, while not being inducted into the military. That makes them civilians in every sense of the word, and not in the military. Civilians have always fought in wars. That doesn’t make them part of the military.

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                    The hell are you talking about? You keep saying that civilians given rifles are suddenly part of the military, but they are NOT.

                    I asked you what I should do if white supremacists start hanging minorities again, and you completely ignored the question because you’ve got nothing, and then I guess you directed me here.