Just another afternoon in beautiful Moscow...

[AloeVera]

35. Yes, important to realize they are in the dark mostly about Ukraine.

Worse, told things like Ukraine has suffered 20 million casualties etc. The censorship is bad and so is the propaganda.

I really feel for this elderly lady in Russia - 2 jobs or more just to stay alive - and for so many others. Since the beginning, I've felt bad for the Russian soldiers, most of them poor boys from the backwoods used as cannon-fodder.

I think what I have a problem with is the imperialistic, supremacist bent prevalant among ethnic Russians in particular. That outlook does not lend itsrlf to empathy or understanding toward the Ukrainian perspective. So instead of being aghast at 20 million Ukrainian casualties, it is celebrated and cheered. Or at least comfort is found in it. So I wonder how strong an anti-war movement would be, even if allowed to develop.

Maybe I've been influenced in my views by the fact I lived behind the Iron Curtain as a child. Listened to many stories from my elders about what the USSR did to Hungary and how my relatives suffered.

Thank you for sharing this, very important to know.