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Why not say Russia paid $5000k? It's not like they offered any proof. Meanwhile, I find it is quite telling that the Telegraph paints him as "one of the most p

by drysine 10mo ago

Why not say Russia paid $5000k? It's not like they offered any proof. Meanwhile, I find it is quite telling that the Telegraph paints him as "one of the most prominent anti-Putin Russians fighting on behalf of Ukraine" and quotes him saying “We fight to change something in Russia. When the war ends, I will continue fighting until Putin falls,” while completely failing to mention what he is fighting for. His nickname "White Rex" might give a clue, though. Here is how a Reuters article describes him: "The RVC was founded by Moscow-born Denis Kapustin, also known as Denis Nikitin or by the nom de guerre White Rex. The Antifascist Europe monitoring project says he is a neo-Nazi and white supremacist. Nikitin, who declined to be interviewed for this article, has frequently described himself as a nationalist fighting for a Russia that belongs to ethnic Russians" [0] He used to live in Europe and before the war Germans had something to say about him too: "The interior ministry of Herbert Reul (CDU) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, called him "one of the most influential neo-Nazi activists" in Germany, and noted that he professionalized the fighting subculture in the country."[1] That's the kind of Russians that chooses to fight along with current Ukrainian regime and gets glorified by Western media. It fills me with disgust how Western propaganda works. [0] https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/how-russians-end-up-far-right-militia-fighting-ukraine-2023-05-11/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/how-russians-end-up-far... [1] https://www.bfmtv.com/international/asie/russie/guerre-en-ukraine-qui-sont-la-legion-liberte-et-le-rdk-ces-unites-russes-anti-poutine_AN-202305240866.html https://www.bfmtv.com/international/asie/russie/guerre-en-uk...

computerfriend 10mo ago
> completely failing to mention what he is fighting for. Not so. > Denis Kapustin, a far-Right extremist and former football hooligan, ... > Since 2019, he has been banned from entering the Schengen Area for promoting neo-Nazi ideology. from the article.
- drysine 10mo ago
  Oops, not completely then. I scrolled through the irrelevant section "Outsmarting Russians" devoted to the events that has been reported on many times before, but they buried two paragraphs about this "commander" being a Nazi there. I don't think many people would read through this haystack of already known events in search of the needle they don't even know is there. "The drones had been smuggled into Russia and assembled, and launched from trucks deep within Russian territory, in another huge victory for Ukraine’s spies. Ukraine’s latest intelligence success means Denis Kapustin, a far-Right extremist and former football hooligan, is inside Ukrainian territory and “preparing to continue carrying out assigned tasks”, said a Ukrainian commander. The commander’s family moved from Moscow to Germany when Mr Kapustin was 17 and he relocated to Ukraine in 2017. Since 2019, he has been banned from entering the Schengen Area for promoting neo-Nazi ideology." Quite abrupt switch of topic, don't you think? It's like the editor cut and pasted these paragraphs from more prominent place to the place which 90% of readers won't read. It's not the first time I see this dark pattern in Western media.
  - halJordan 10mo ago
    So if the section that's irrelevant is the one with your "concerns" then why on earth are we expected to care about the thing you are calling irrelevant.
    - drysine 10mo ago
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      - collingreen 10mo ago
        I'm a bit concerned by that, yes. Your portrayal isn't very accurate, as this thread shows clearly, but yes it's a bad situation. Regardless, you're doing a hero's version of moving the goalposts here, which tends to undermine the point. The small point I'll make for you is that white nationalist / neo nazi agenda is unforgivably bad, regardless of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". The small point I'll make for myself is that war is complicated and nasty and we, the world of folks not currently at war, aren't doing enough to shape this conflict according to our stated values.
        drysine 10mo ago
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SuperNinKenDo 10mo ago
Please actually read TFA before commenting in this way.
- drysine 10mo ago
  I read the article like the 90% of readers read it. “But the plans were on display…” “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.” “That’s the display department.” “With a flashlight.” “Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.” “So had the stairs.” “But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?” “Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
  - collingreen 10mo ago
    "Clearly stated while introducing the person in the article I'm commenting on" Vs "...on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.” These aren't very close. Big fan of hitchhikers guide though.
    - drysine 10mo ago
      >"Clearly stated while introducing the person in the article I'm commenting on" Not true.
  - SuperNinKenDo 9mo ago
    The article contains the information only a few paragraphs in. It leads with the information that is actually news and is what the headline is about. You might wish every article starts with a genuflection to any and all relevant Kremlin talking points, but I think a few paragraphs in is certainly not burying it let alone not mentioning it, and you don't have a serious leg to stand on here.

by drysine 10mo ago

computerfriend 10mo ago

> completely failing to mention what he is fighting for. Not so. > Denis Kapustin, a far-Right extremist and former football hooligan, ... > Since 2019, he has been banned from entering the Schengen Area for promoting neo-Nazi ideology. from the article.

drysine 10mo ago
Oops, not completely then. I scrolled through the irrelevant section "Outsmarting Russians" devoted to the events that has been reported on many times before, but they buried two paragraphs about this "commander" being a Nazi there. I don't think many people would read through this haystack of already known events in search of the needle they don't even know is there. "The drones had been smuggled into Russia and assembled, and launched from trucks deep within Russian territory, in another huge victory for Ukraine’s spies. Ukraine’s latest intelligence success means Denis Kapustin, a far-Right extremist and former football hooligan, is inside Ukrainian territory and “preparing to continue carrying out assigned tasks”, said a Ukrainian commander. The commander’s family moved from Moscow to Germany when Mr Kapustin was 17 and he relocated to Ukraine in 2017. Since 2019, he has been banned from entering the Schengen Area for promoting neo-Nazi ideology." Quite abrupt switch of topic, don't you think? It's like the editor cut and pasted these paragraphs from more prominent place to the place which 90% of readers won't read. It's not the first time I see this dark pattern in Western media.
- halJordan 10mo ago
  So if the section that's irrelevant is the one with your "concerns" then why on earth are we expected to care about the thing you are calling irrelevant.
  - drysine 10mo ago
    [flagged]
    - collingreen 10mo ago
      I'm a bit concerned by that, yes. Your portrayal isn't very accurate, as this thread shows clearly, but yes it's a bad situation. Regardless, you're doing a hero's version of moving the goalposts here, which tends to undermine the point. The small point I'll make for you is that white nationalist / neo nazi agenda is unforgivably bad, regardless of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". The small point I'll make for myself is that war is complicated and nasty and we, the world of folks not currently at war, aren't doing enough to shape this conflict according to our stated values.
      - drysine 10mo ago
        [flagged]

SuperNinKenDo 10mo ago

Please actually read TFA before commenting in this way.

drysine 10mo ago
I read the article like the 90% of readers read it. “But the plans were on display…” “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.” “That’s the display department.” “With a flashlight.” “Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.” “So had the stairs.” “But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?” “Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
- collingreen 10mo ago
  "Clearly stated while introducing the person in the article I'm commenting on" Vs "...on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.” These aren't very close. Big fan of hitchhikers guide though.
  - drysine 10mo ago
    >"Clearly stated while introducing the person in the article I'm commenting on" Not true.
- SuperNinKenDo 9mo ago
  The article contains the information only a few paragraphs in. It leads with the information that is actually news and is what the headline is about. You might wish every article starts with a genuflection to any and all relevant Kremlin talking points, but I think a few paragraphs in is certainly not burying it let alone not mentioning it, and you don't have a serious leg to stand on here.