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We thought modern industrialized nations could never go to total war again because people simply wouldn't accept it. Turns out they did.
by ramesh31 2y ago
We thought modern industrialized nations could never go to total war again because people simply wouldn't accept it. Turns out they did.
- pjc50 2y agoIt only takes one dictator, then the wishes of the people become irrelevant. Or propagandized; I'm sure the war is quite popular in Russia still despite horrific casualties.
- ben_w 2y agoTo an extent. As I understand it, Russia hasn't been able to actually call it a "war" domestically, they did burn through prisoners rather than trained forces until they ran out of people willing to believe the chances of surviving to enjoy early release, and Russian forces have been only partially rather than fully mobilised with their conscripts mostly kept back from the front line for a while now due to domestic concerns.