Novichok
11 May 2025
History / Poland and Britain started WW2 [356]
I find all references to "meat grinders" disrespectful and disgusting as the term implies deliberate cruelty.
Every country does what it can to defend itself. From the pov of men who died and their families, stats don't matter. What matters is this one person who will never be coming home.
In this sense, Russia is not uniquely worse than Western "democracies". One of them lost 58,000 of its very best for nothing. Would their parents feel better if it was 580,000?
So true, both subscribed to the "Meat Grinder" doctrine just as Russia still does to this day.
I find all references to "meat grinders" disrespectful and disgusting as the term implies deliberate cruelty.
Every country does what it can to defend itself. From the pov of men who died and their families, stats don't matter. What matters is this one person who will never be coming home.
In this sense, Russia is not uniquely worse than Western "democracies". One of them lost 58,000 of its very best for nothing. Would their parents feel better if it was 580,000?