• 8Petros (he/him)
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    I answered your question. The document I linked convinced me that Russian Federation has clear intent to wipe out Ukrainians as an ethnic and political entity. 8 months later, an in context of “genocide checklist” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_stages_of_genocide) compared with Russian actions and propaganda, I am even more convinced.

    Mind the fact that I present my perspective and factors that influenced it, not any kind of absolute truth. So feel free to ignore it.

          • 8Petros (he/him)
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            This is indeed an interesting issue. I was born and raised inside (then) Soviet block, and it is somewhat natural for me to decode the Soviet/Russian propaganda newspeak. I also do translations and write articles in this area for years now. But when I try to answer your question, I see that this text – taken separately from my experience and cultural background – is an example of dog-whistling. This is why “interpreting” it for someone from another bubble is a challenge. The best (if deeply imperfect) non-political analogy is a passive-aggressive attitude. Usually, an outsider cannot understand the tension, caused by seemingly neutral statements. It just needs insider’s perspective.

            Now, when I started looking into it, I may offer you another way to go. There is a useful model of genocide process, formulated as a checklist of actions. This week is rather busy for me, but I see a need to prepare this checklist, supplemented (where they exist) with examples of Russian actions related to Ukraine. I will get it done within the next two weeks and post an English version here. This is the best I can do, sorry.

            • @m532
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              1: yep

              2: idk

              3: yep

              4: yep, “russian orcs”

              5: yep, azov

              6: yep

              7: has to be

              8: idk

              9: yep, “russian orcs” again

              10: yep

              Conclusion: There is indeed a genocide going on in the donbas region.

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                • @m532
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                  Is that supposed to be funny?

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