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> so-called "special operation" in Ukraine You can't take them seriously when they parrot the Kremlin's language. They only use "so-called" to avoid calling it
by xdennis 5y ago
> so-called "special operation" in Ukraine
You can't take them seriously when they parrot the Kremlin's language. They only use "so-called" to avoid calling it what it is: a war of conquest. Putin explicitly said he wants Crimea and Donbas.
- flyinglizard 5y agoRussians can be heavily penalized by calling this anything other than the Kremlin’s official line.
- diego_moita 5y agoThe (Russian) author lives in Barcelona, Spain. What penalty would he receive? [1] https://stackoverflow.com/cv/oz https://stackoverflow.com/cv/oz
- EugeneOZ 5y agoI am not the author of the statement. So I do call it war: https://twitter.com/eugeniyoz/status/1496855352310222849 https://twitter.com/eugeniyoz/status/1496855352310222849
- kreeben 5y agoImprisonment of his relatives in Russia. This is not unheard of.
- usrusr 5y agoI'd say that for this level of formality, it might very well be (completely unheard of). For authors feverishly calling their countrymen at home to rise up, sure, but for something like this? Would be a waste of prison food.
- brimble 5y agoI'm pretty sure "so-called" and scare quotes were supposed to communicate in bright flashing lights that they don't think the label is accurate.