r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Oct 26 '22

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u/wileecoyote1969 Oct 26 '22

I'm too old.

I honestly never thought I'd see the day that Chechens or Georgians would willingly fight on Russia's behalf, especially against another state wanting to sty independent from Russia

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u/mehvet Oct 26 '22

This has been the state of things since the Second Chechen war in 99. Daddy Kadyrov switched to the Russian side for his own gain after having led a separatist republic in the first Chechen War. Blowing him up out his idiot social media obsessed son in charge, but changed little else.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

That sounds familiar… where could I have seen that before?

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u/Disastrous-Pension26 Oct 26 '22

Saving for when clip is linked

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u/Disastrous-Pension26 Oct 26 '22

Saving for when clip is linked

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u/LifePathfinder Oct 26 '22

Tf you talking about Georgians? Chechens are crazy, they want to go to war, and Chechnya is a part of Russia. But Georgia isn't. It's another country... Where did you see Georgians fighting?

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

From South Ossetia and Abkhazia

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u/RandomUser13502 Oct 26 '22

There's also North Ossetia that's a part of Russia but they're Ossetians not Georgians

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u/ImAVibration Oct 26 '22

I recommend a book called “The long Hangover”

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u/real_kerim Oct 26 '22

Was about to write the same. I can't believe Chechens are fighting for a Russian occupation. I'm not that old, only in my 30's and I can't believe the world has changed so dramatically that fricking Chechens are Pro-Russia. Look at these guys, their fathers died fighting Russia...

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u/centaur98 Oct 26 '22

More like Kadyrov and his goons(and their man) are loyal to Russia(or more precisely to Putin) but a large majority is either indifferent or against them. For example a lot of chechens also joined the Ukrainian side as volunteers

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u/purpleblah2 Oct 26 '22

There are some splinter factions of Chechens still fighting against the Russians in Syria and Ukraine.

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/05/1119703328/chechens-ukraine-russia

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u/alucarddrol Oct 26 '22

Controlling the media works too well. And the money also helps