At least 18 soldiers provided to Putin by Kim Jong Un were said to have abandoned their positions after arriving to the front, Ukrainian media reports.
  • @pandapoo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3•6 months ago

    I can’t speak to that users motivations. I can only say that initial reporting out of any warzone should be viewed skeptically. I’ve already provided my rationale as to why, but ultimately, it’s a personal choice.

    I’d rather file away first reports as unconfirmed rumors, or incomplete assessments, until I’ve seen additional reporting from other sources I trust.

    Maybe that user really is what you said they are, or maybe they just suck at articulating the point that I was making. I don’t know.

    • @9bananas@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1•6 months ago

      bit late to the party, but:

      it’s not that reports out of a warzone shouldn’t be questioned… it’s the way the user up top chose to frame their skepticism.

      it reeks of alt-right divide-and-conquer tactics…

      there’s plenty of people with poor articulation, but this is not that. this is on purpose.

      there’s a certain way the far-right tends to speak that’s very distinct, once you start noticing it. and tankies, certainly not by accident, use a lot of the same language.