Russia - threadbanned users in OP

Not inhuman?

They really can't help themselves can they?

My wife, her family here and I were were outside the Russian Embassy immediately after and still campaign with the Russia diaspora here against the war. It is not for her to discuss rape to others, but the Russians back home are well aware as they all have access to Telegram. They're not as oblivious as you seem to think and definitely don't support the war by majority. That concept might make them easier to hate, but it just isn't true.

Fair play to you protesting against the war but to be honest I see little evidence of Russians protesting either here or back in Russia. And to be perfectly frank I care little for what Russians do at this stage ,they certainly won't be rising up against putins tyranny anyway. I care much more for those people that are being raped tortured and murdered by Russians and I hope Russia pays a very heavy price for this, slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

We're discussing russia,not mother and baby homes,so I'm not interested in your deflection.

What I am interested in is what do you think of the russian Nazi symbol of the war being spray painted onto a memorial for Holocaust victims?

Because in my book that is a Inhumane despicable act of hatred,you reap what you sow.

It's absolutely inhumane, childish, dim. The person who spray painted that symbol on the memorial is a thick-headed fool. Inhuman act for use, but that speaks to the person who did the act, not all Russians. So my point is, you're not responsible for all attrocities committed by Irish people just because you too may be Irish.

TBH I couldn't care less how Russians are regarded throughout the world but I'm sure you are aware that they are hated throughout the western world and with justification I might add. And seeing as Russians themselves are not going to bring about an end to this brutality I don't think they can have much grounds for complaint if outside forces put an end to it.

There is absolutely no justification to hate all Russians because of this war. That is the kind of mentality that leads to the genocide we're seeing today. A person who hates an entire nation of people are only a different path in life away from being a Putin or the Russians raping innocent Ukrainians. Most people are good and intelligent enough to understand the complexities of a situation like this.

This ^^

If you walk past the GPO most evenings you will see people protesting about dictator murderous regimes in their home countries.

I’ve seen Syrians, Lebanese, Myanmar all wave blood stained flags of their leaders to express their disapproval and need for change.

Now when it comes to Russians abroad yes we’ve seen protests… but all in support of Putin!

these range from Russians in Germany waving Z flags and protesting against Ukrainian refugees.

Russians waving Z flags in Dublin on the M50 and phoenix park.

Russians racially assaulting Ukrainians in Spain.

And then the sporting events be it boxing or motor racing, Russian athletes openly displaying Z flags or tattoos to express their support of the war.

But posters on here say the majority of Russians are against the war but yet we haven’t seen proof of that anywhere in the world.

Many of them are against the war, not for Ukraine's sake, but for their own sake. It upsets their apple cart. There's a difference.

You seem to be suggesting that the western world stand back and wait for the Russian people to become apathetic and seething, which let's face it doesn't look like its happening any time soon. Meanwhile the raping torturing and murdering by Russia carries on. No I'm afraid I would much prefer to see the west arming Ukraine to the teeth with whatever they want in order to send every Russian back to their God forsaken country.

Moscow has a population of 12M and even say if only 10% turned up outside the Kremlin that would make for quite a noisy protest of over 1 million people!

Not sure what the authorities could do about it, there isn’t enough police in Moscow to arrest them all.

Could have a big say on the outcome of the war but won’t hold out any hope Muscovites will get off their backsides to go do it.

There are Russian embassies in countries all over the world where Russian citizens could gather to vent there opposition to the war without fear of repercussions.

In Russia they just eject and let the plane fly into an apartment block.

This. Putin likes to make it look like everyone supports him and his regime - and that seems to be something a lot of people in the west buy. Obviously they can't openly oppose Putin unless they want to end up conscripted or in prison (and then conscripted).

The argument that Russians in the west are free to protest isn't really true - do people think there wouldn't be any potential repercussions for their friends or relatives back in Russia?