Theyve always been there. Every military in the world is an attractive spot for these people. They want to get the chance to reach a foreign zone where their superiors will let them do whatever they please, unless they are the commanding officer, in that case bets are off.
Every army has its share of Ed Gallaghers, sure. But it seems like the Russians have like… a lot of sociopaths. Something to do with recruiting from prisons, or just the disquieting power of hateful state media?
Hazing in the Russian military (dedovshchina) is horrifying, straight up torture, mutilation and even murder. Families often use their entire savings to bribe officials so their sons aren’t conscripted. So the Russian military is made up of the dregs of society, people so destitute they can’t pay their way out of military service. Mental health issues are prevalent, either from their past life or from the hazing itself.
Theyve always been there. Every military in the world is an attractive spot for these people.
I think this is a pretty commonly held misconception about the nature of genocide or crimes against humanity. We all have the potential to partake in such actions, the vast majority of people who partake in these crimes are just every day normal people.
The Russian military creates misery wherever they go because being in the Russian military has been a miserable state of existence for the last three hundred years.
No matter what government or time and place in history, being enlisted or conscripted in the Russian military has meant that you will be hazed, raped, stolen from, and then made to rape, steal, and haze new recruits. It’s an actual part of how they maintain institutional discipline.
Theyve always been there. Every military in the world is an attractive spot for these people. They want to get the chance to reach a foreign zone where their superiors will let them do whatever they please, unless they are the commanding officer, in that case bets are off.
Every army has its share of Ed Gallaghers, sure. But it seems like the Russians have like… a lot of sociopaths. Something to do with recruiting from prisons, or just the disquieting power of hateful state media?
Hazing in the Russian military (dedovshchina) is horrifying, straight up torture, mutilation and even murder. Families often use their entire savings to bribe officials so their sons aren’t conscripted. So the Russian military is made up of the dregs of society, people so destitute they can’t pay their way out of military service. Mental health issues are prevalent, either from their past life or from the hazing itself.
I think this is a pretty commonly held misconception about the nature of genocide or crimes against humanity. We all have the potential to partake in such actions, the vast majority of people who partake in these crimes are just every day normal people.
The Russian military creates misery wherever they go because being in the Russian military has been a miserable state of existence for the last three hundred years.
No matter what government or time and place in history, being enlisted or conscripted in the Russian military has meant that you will be hazed, raped, stolen from, and then made to rape, steal, and haze new recruits. It’s an actual part of how they maintain institutional discipline.
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