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minus-squareFitzsimmons@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoReal talk I think the memes flowed easily back then because Ukraine was the underdog and surpassing everyone’s expectations in funny ways. Now… I think it’s actually harder to meme when your side is winning. Double when it’s a gruelling war of attrition with lots of civilian casualties.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoEven the Russian losses alone are sad as hell. A million and a half casualties for nothing but an old man’s ego.
minus-squaresepi@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoNot counting the ones the russians killed themselves for money or for not going on assault, etc.
Real talk I think the memes flowed easily back then because Ukraine was the underdog and surpassing everyone’s expectations in funny ways.
Now… I think it’s actually harder to meme when your side is winning. Double when it’s a gruelling war of attrition with lots of civilian casualties.
Even the Russian losses alone are sad as hell. A million and a half casualties for nothing but an old man’s ego.
Not counting the ones the russians killed themselves for money or for not going on assault, etc.