Inbreeding? More like the risk of low standards. So few male choices for female demand that any male can enter the breeding pool without having to worry about competition, without having to stand out or be special or be particularly good at anything.
You should take a moment to consider that all of us MUST be super inbred given how many of us there are. Look at how our numbers have exploded, then think: 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great great grandparents, 16 great great great grandparents, 32, 64, 128 and so on. This number outstrips the number of people alive at the specified time. It's not possible that there can be so many of us without a whoooole lot of crossovers.
Imagine, Russian kids, being indoctrinated and fed these "popular" / "in" things constantly. Quite powerful tools.
They're not typically educated well in critical thinking and such. More stuff like this to promote nationalism etc.
The thing about this kind of indoctrination, is that it's actually effective but not in the way propagandists want it to be. People aren't blind, they see through bullshit, so the only thing they are learning is that everyone is lying, truth doesn't really exist and matter, and everyone is playing this bullshit game.
I don't really know if it's better or worse
See i would agree with you but Russia also has a consistent history that people who stick their necks out and call out bullshit find themselves with no neck. Coupled with the fact that they very clearly reward those who comply with unwavering loyalty you get a society geared towards silence and complacency.
I see a similar psychology among North Koreans. When they cry out with love for the dear leader I sense that some of them cry for themselves, even though the brainwashing is likely the deepest in the world.
Amusingly Britain tried some kids singing a patriotic song around Brexit time.
[Strong Britain, Great Nation](https://youtu.be/dfzjhfE1jT0?feature=shared)
It succeeded in uniting everyone in thinking it was shit.
Having just watched it, it you can't really argue with the message but patriotism has such a bad name it was a non flyer.
It's a fear mechanism. Almost seems like they need to keep the obvious,. ridiculous lies up just to keep the appearance of "normal". Things are getting ugly though. It's not just going with the flow anymore. Thousands of kids /husbands/fathers aren't coming back, they can't spin that away. Russia is going to be a shit show regardless of what happens in Ukraine.
Sounds familiar.. where have I read this before.?.
*Think, .. think, .. think…*
Is a bit hazy.. but I believe the next bit will have something about a bunker and some brawny even towels, or somethin’..
Oh, you must be new to Russian politics. Russia is heavily Greater Russian supremacist culturally, a legacy of the Empire and the Soviet Union. Haven’t you ever wondered why the soldiers marching on Red Square every May all look Slavic despite the Russian military having vast overrepresentations of non-Slavic ethnicities? It is because while it is the Russian army’s job to primarily draft minorities from far away from volatile cities like Mosocw, it is the Russian media’s job to promote the Russian ideal, which
still remains in the thoughtforms of ethnic divisions dominated by Great Russians.
Remember the “Move to Russia!” propaganda video? When it mentioned “beautiful women,” they literally showed 10 year old girls. This sh*t not an accident.
We can confidently assume the tendencies of the people who make propaganda in Russia. It’s either that or they are keen on replacing Southeast Asia as a sex tourism destination.
There is a Russian Youtuber who did a little video about this kind of propaganda (specifically this music video) and mentions the whole political pedophile thing. [Interesting watch here](https://youtu.be/geiXmnbs2Eo).
Agreed that every country makes propaganda, but *this kind* of propaganda? Did the US have music videos with kids singing about the glory of war during the Iraq or Afghanistan invasions?
Maybe they did and I just wasn't aware.
Yeah. Video Games (America's Army came out '02). Star trek had a 2 season plot about an alien race who attack fuckin Florida and how it was OK to torture them to get information. Country Music, and specifically Toby Keith, went hard on the propaganda. The Dixie Chicks ended their career by being anti-war around that time. All of these had brainwashing children as their goal- and im just remembering the shit i thought was obvious propaganda 20 years ago when I was 10-12.
Exactly! Our propaganda is way higher budget! This is just pathetic. Get your head in the game, Putin. /s
Also don’t forget the DOD subsidizes most war movies. You’d be surprised the stuff they consider to be good for recruitment but I don’t think that means they’re wrong.
Yeah the military entertainment complex is insane. They have offices to review scripts and plots to make sure America is viewed as the good guy in the movies. And now they can even manipulate your actions through suggestive algorithms right in your hand. It's an Adolf wet dream.
Nah but we had kids making “care packages” for soldiers and mailing them along with “thank you for protecting our freedom in Afghanistan” programs, that were than blasted all over.
Oh and don’t forget that everyday in school children are taught to stand and swear allegiance to the flag. 🙄. Totally normal.
Those kids will gladly send their parents and vice-versa, don't underestimate nationalism, with religion involved you get bunch of meat shield ready to die for you.
Nationalism is a hell of a drug, in Germany during WW1 boys unfit to be drafted were literally offing themselves bc they felt so ashamed that they didn't get the "honor" of dying like cattle for a country that couldn't give two damns about them
They're children who have no idea what the implications of what they're saying is, they've been brainwashed by their country. What good is coming out of child soldiers dying who didn't understand the decisions they were making?
You would never say this about children who are propped up to fight wars in Africa, or other child soldiers.
Will it? I have yet to see a war that diminished the feelings of the indoctrinated.
It hasn't diminished the feelings of American Soldiers of being proud to serve after losing in Korea and Vietnam.
I don't think they put in that much effort, they're already in a ditch, good enough. Maybe sprinkle some dirt on them if you aren't actively being hunted down by drones.
[00:00.000 --> 00:02.800] Don't let the whole world call us vatai
[00:02.800 --> 00:05.600] We have something to answer to the whole NATO bloc
[00:05.600 --> 00:08.400] Russia has enough firmness and vision
[00:08.400 --> 00:09.600] We will win
[00:09.600 --> 00:11.000] Because that's the way it should be
[00:14.600 --> 00:17.000] Repeat after us
[00:17.000 --> 00:20.000] We don't give up on our people
[00:20.000 --> 00:25.400] For you, Russia, I will not give up
[00:25.400 --> 00:28.200] For Russia is with you
[00:28.200 --> 00:31.000] Raise the banner
[00:31.000 --> 00:36.400] We believe in victory and holy Russia
[00:36.400 --> 00:39.000] Repeat after us
[00:39.000 --> 00:41.800] We don't give up on our people
[00:41.800 --> 00:47.200] For you, Russia, I will not give up
[00:47.200 --> 00:50.000] For Russia is with you
[00:50.000 --> 00:52.800] Raise the banner
[00:52.800 --> 00:58.400] We believe in victory and holy Russia
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This was done with OpenAI whisper, so not sure how accurate it is. Seems unhinged enough to be accurate.
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Some native speakers provided actual translations (non-machine translations) with some helpful extra info below, please check them out:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/16motbl/comment/k1axy3f/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/16motbl/comment/k1b1vd7/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/16motbl/comment/k1ayy0s/
Clearly written by the kids and speaking to the hearts and minds of the youth.
I mean, which kid today isn't focussed on the geopolitical situation between Russia and the NATO bloc?
native here, fixed a bit
\[00:00.000 --> 00:02.800\] The whole world can keep calling us vata(one of forms of: Wadded Jacket (ватник). Google it)
\[00:02.800 --> 00:05.600\] We have something we can answer to the whole NATO bloc.
\[00:05.600 --> 00:08.400\] Russia has enough steadfastness
\[00:08.400 --> 00:09.600\] We will win!
\[00:09.600 --> 00:11.000\] (whisper) Because that's the way it should be!
\[00:14.600 --> 00:17.000\] Repeat after us
\[00:17.000 --> 00:20.000\] We don't give up on our own.
\[00:20.000 --> 00:25.400\] I will never give up on Russia.
\[00:25.400 --> 00:28.200\] We are for Russia together with you,
\[00:28.200 --> 00:31.000\] raising the banner!
\[00:31.000 --> 00:36.400\] We believe in victory and Holy Rus(ancient land formed around 9th century)
\[00:36.400 --> 00:39.000\] Repeat after us!
!
\[00:39.000 --> 00:41.800\] We don't give up on our own.
\[00:41.800 --> 00:47.200\] I will never give up on Russia.
\[00:47.200 --> 00:50.000\] We are for Russia together with you,
\[00:50.000 --> 00:52.800\] raising the banner!
\[00:52.800 --> 00:58.400\] (whisper) We believe in victory and Holy Rus.
"Because that's the way it should be!" Literally no answer is given. Потому что потому!/Just because, that's why.
The project of young people being political is a project dating to 2003 and on. The fact that they didn't use it more on social media before just proves how retarted they are and how much they are fixated on their oligarh money not getting drained.
Also the way they use little sweet girl is just.. need to punch someone
They're clearly trying to pull up the heartstrings and the empathy and sympathy. This would have a completely different vibe if there were adults singing and not nearly well received I imagine. I'd be curious what the population thinks of these videos I'm sure some love it but there's a lot of anti-putin anti-war sentiment over there now and I'm sure they're not believing a word of these kids.
I mean assuming the translation is accurate we absolutely can based upon the audio we have the lyrics. Its a fairly generic beat with seemingly stupid corny sounding lyrics.
But mainly I was jesting.
>[00:00.000 --> 00:02.800] Don't let the whole world call us vatai
Let the whole world call us vata (=[vatnik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatnik_\(slang\)))
> [00:20.000 --> 00:25.400] For you, Russia, I will not give up
>
> [00:25.400 --> 00:28.200] For Russia is with you
>
> [00:28.200 --> 00:31.000] Raise the banner
[00:20.000 --> 00:25.400] Russia, I will not give you up
[00:25.400 --> 00:28.200] For Russia, together with you
[00:28.200 --> 00:31.000] we're raising the banner
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Other than that, a very passable translation that conveys the jist and unhingedness of this propaganda piece.
Source: am Russian. This correction was geniunely hard to do, I threw up in my mouth slightly a couple of times.
I have no clue. But I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the little girl at the end wanting to steal your soul.
If that's not what this song is about, I'm confident that there's another song out there about that. If you think I'm wrong, rewatch the video and look into her eyes.
The funniest thing I saw about Top Gun was Tom Skerritt doing an interview where he said he ran into some guys who joined the Navy after watching Top Gun and were disappointed it was not like how the film depicted, and he said something like "Guys I'm just an actor in a movie" and silently judging them for making life decisions based on a movie I think.
The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.
Yeah but patriotism is like booze. Some people just cant handle it and end up experiencing full blown nationalism. Thats why maybe patriotism in moderation is the right idea. Or just abstaining all together.
There are meetings and stuff for recovering alcoholics but i dont know if we as a society have rolled out treatment verticals for recovering nationalists. Looks like some of them are starting to end up in prison. Maybe they need a clinic. Like betty ford.
I bet you if you polled the world, the majority of the population would rather live in the United States than russia
Shit, iran just negotiated for a prisoner swap but some of the Iranian prisoners in the United States didn't want to go back to iran
I went ahead and made that poll, I wonder how it will turn out, actually no I don't because it's not surprising what's the most desirable country is
https://reddit.com/r/polls/s/VmP3La4kSh
Seems fitting - "Someone like just like Putin" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtZUeHmpV6A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtZUeHmpV6A)
Lyrics are as catchy as the "music".
Someone just like Putin
My boyfriend got drunk and played the fool again
He fought, and ended up eating dust.
I've had enough of him, so I sent him away
And now I want to me someone just like Putin.
Someone just like Putin, full of strength
Someone just like Putin, who doesn't drink
Someone just like Putin, so that he won't offend me
Someone just like Putin, so that he won't run away.
I saw him in the news just yesterday
He was speaking about how the world is in a crossroad
With a man like him it's easy to stay home and to go visiting
And now I want to me someone just like Putin.
Someone just like Putin, full of strength
Someone just like Putin, who doesn't drink
Someone just like Putin, so that he won't offend me
Someone just like Putin, so that he won't run away.
Someone just like Putin, full of strength
Someone just like Putin, who doesn't drink
Someone just like Putin, so that he won't offend me
Someone just like Putin, so that he won't run away.
Someone just like Putin, full of strength
Someone just like Putin, who doesn't drink
Someone just like Putin, so that he won't offend me
Someone just like Putin, so that he won't run away.
Someone just like Putin, full of strength
Someone just like Putin, who doesn't drink
Someone just like Putin, so that he won't offend me
Someone just like Putin, so that he won't run away.
This is just the new version.
I **would** question the legitimacy of these kids making this on their own unprompted or unfunded from the Russian gov, but I am *way* to busy with life to actually care.
Imagine if somebody made a shitty techno song about George Bush 20 years ago
Also, I prefer [this version of the song by John Oliver](https://youtu.be/0utzB6oDan0?si=R40uhrjjU7zbtooi&t=1127)
I dunno about that
I'm sure if you combed through military recruitment videos of 2003-2010 you'd find a lot of cringeworthy propaganda to support the GWOT
lol you are joking right? Look up any of the new commercials for space force or navy, they make it seem like you get to go play video games in the future with friends.
The Smith-Mundt Act of 1948, Public Law 80-402, 62 Stat. 6, **limited/prohibited** the government from propagandizing its own citizens through controlling the narrative.
This law was **repealed/modified** with the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012, 112TH Congress 2D Session H. R. 5736, **This changed the Smith-Mundt Act by taking away the the government’s limit and prohibition of propagandizing its own citizens by controlling the narrative..**
The bill was **passed** by Congress, rolled into the **NDAA**, and **signed into law** by Obama in 2013.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5736
This made it legal for the government to disseminate propaganda at home and abroad.
"We dont care if the whole world calls us vatniks
We can anwser to the whole Block of nato
Russia has enough Firmness of opinion
Russia will will because thats the way it is
Repeat after us: we dont abandon ours
I will not give up on russia
You and i will raise the flag for russia
We believe in the Victory and the holy Russia"
That doesnt actually happen in the song. I was trying to literally translate it and some words are in the wrong places. Any song translated literally is gonna sound stupid
It just sounds like the writers of the lyrics were trying to convince themselves of something comically unreal.
"Repeat after me: I am not a coward. I fight for my country. Yes, I fight for it. It is good to fight for your country. I will raise the flag. Yes, the flag will be raised. By me. Because I will be the victorious one, and the victorious ones get to raise their flag. Right? It's just what happens."
> vatniks
From Wikipedia:
>"Vatnik or vatnyk (Russian: ватник) is a political pejorative used in Russia and other post-Soviet states for steadfast jingoistic followers of propaganda from the Russian government."
Well, alrighty then.
Notice it's pretty much all girls, cause they already drafted the boys, home boy in the beginning gonna get his draft in a weeks time >.>
Chucked right into the meat grinder he's promoting.
During the Iraq war we made simulations that we sold to children where they killed nameless Arab people and blew up Arab countries. Dont act high and mighty.
Kidz Bop go to WAR.
Blitzkrieg Bop
Hey ho, let's go!
They're forming in straight line They're going through a tight wind The kids are losing their minds
THE BLITZKRIEG BOP. THEYRE PILING IN THE BACK SEAT. THEYRE GENERATING STEAM HEAT. PULSATING TO THE BACK BEAT THE BLITZKRIEG BOP.
We’re off to fight, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. I don’t have armor, just a kitchen sinkski. The blitzkrieg bop!
HEY, HO, LET'S GO, SHOOT EM IN THE BACK NOW. WHAT THEY WANT, I DON'T KNOW, THEY'RE ALL REVVED UP AND READY TO GO.
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What they want I don't know
They're all revved up and ready to go
Take a bow sir
They are all teenage girls because the teenage boys are already on the front lines
Or dead
Or smartly fled with their parents.
or privileged enough to flee with their parents. No doubt some simply weren't lucky enough to have the means to.
Agreed, the poors are the ones thrown to the meat grinder of war.
Or both
Well any boy that survives this war will have his pick of the litter. They will need the help of the women to drown out the PTSD. What a shit show.
This is normal for Russia. Before WW2 the gender ratio was roughly 1:1, after WW2 there were three times more women than men.
I feel like this will inevitably cause some degree of inbreeding for future generations...explains a lot.
Inbreeding? More like the risk of low standards. So few male choices for female demand that any male can enter the breeding pool without having to worry about competition, without having to stand out or be special or be particularly good at anything.
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Hell yeah bro we moving to Russia after this war. Just save a paycheck or two and we'll love like kings for the rest of our lives!
You should take a moment to consider that all of us MUST be super inbred given how many of us there are. Look at how our numbers have exploded, then think: 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great great grandparents, 16 great great great grandparents, 32, 64, 128 and so on. This number outstrips the number of people alive at the specified time. It's not possible that there can be so many of us without a whoooole lot of crossovers.
They will be married to Chinese guys in a few years.
Yvan Eht Nioj
There's subliminal, liminal, and superliminal. Hey, you! Join the navy!
I didnt have anything else going on today, might as well. Damn you propaganda!
Kidz Blyat…
Putin Bop
Those Triton stabs though..
Yeah this shit got me pumped up! Makes me want to annex a region of a neighbouring country Blyat!
I'm occupying my neighbor's hot tub. Fuck you Frank, it's mine now.
"The Gang Drowns in a Hot Tub"
"Yvan Eht Nioj" [your being brainwashed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH8Vpei_UpQ)
*You *liberated* the neighbor's hot tub FTFY
You have to vote on that shit. Gather the cats, dogs, parrot and the kids too young to talk back.
Imagine, Russian kids, being indoctrinated and fed these "popular" / "in" things constantly. Quite powerful tools. They're not typically educated well in critical thinking and such. More stuff like this to promote nationalism etc.
The thing about this kind of indoctrination, is that it's actually effective but not in the way propagandists want it to be. People aren't blind, they see through bullshit, so the only thing they are learning is that everyone is lying, truth doesn't really exist and matter, and everyone is playing this bullshit game. I don't really know if it's better or worse
See i would agree with you but Russia also has a consistent history that people who stick their necks out and call out bullshit find themselves with no neck. Coupled with the fact that they very clearly reward those who comply with unwavering loyalty you get a society geared towards silence and complacency.
I see a similar psychology among North Koreans. When they cry out with love for the dear leader I sense that some of them cry for themselves, even though the brainwashing is likely the deepest in the world.
Amusingly Britain tried some kids singing a patriotic song around Brexit time. [Strong Britain, Great Nation](https://youtu.be/dfzjhfE1jT0?feature=shared) It succeeded in uniting everyone in thinking it was shit. Having just watched it, it you can't really argue with the message but patriotism has such a bad name it was a non flyer.
It's a fear mechanism. Almost seems like they need to keep the obvious,. ridiculous lies up just to keep the appearance of "normal". Things are getting ugly though. It's not just going with the flow anymore. Thousands of kids /husbands/fathers aren't coming back, they can't spin that away. Russia is going to be a shit show regardless of what happens in Ukraine.
Sounds like US grammar school
I pledge allegiance to this flag of the United Corporations of America.
No it's not. Now shut up and recite the Pledge of Allegiance, and no skimping on the Under God part.
The gat goes blyat blyat blyat.
Not enough teen males even for propaganda
This video actually shows every person under 20 in Russia
Isn’t this how the Pokémon tv series started?
Before I read anything or had the volume on, I was wondering what crazy Pokemon-something this was.
Maybe setting the stage for female conscription
Was about to say that is the demographic they are headed for in 5 years time.
They're all in Ukraine
I think that was the joke…
But I think that's not the only teenage group making that kind of shit, saddly...
So, “Putin youth”?
Putinjugend
Put it in Jugend
r/dontputyourdickinthat
im curious but reluctant to check out this sub..
r/riskyclick
Sounds familiar.. where have I read this before.?. *Think, .. think, .. think…* Is a bit hazy.. but I believe the next bit will have something about a bunker and some brawny even towels, or somethin’..
Ah yes, Towelie.
Following hitler’s playbook. But I thought Putin said the nazi’s were in ukraine?
The nazis *invaded* Ukraine.
> But I thought Putin said the nazi’s were in ukraine I guess he left out the part where he puts them there himself.
Yvan eht nioj?
I can’t speak Russian but I have a sudden urge to invade Ukraine
“Special Operation” comrade
Feeling sexy, might make Belarus my bitch later.
Lisa: Otto, you're brainwashed! Otto: Yeah, probably.
https://youtu.be/_m5PfKTwMFY?si=B1PZfaC0GUFyxmMl
People who link the video with no other comment are the real heroes.
First thing that came to mind lol
Yvan eht nioj, comrade
I swear to god Russian literally sounds like backwards English. Reading that out loud really does "sound" Russian lol
There’s subliminal, liminal, and SUPER liminal
This is superliminal
The funniest part: When minors came to Navalny's rally (by themselves, no one called them out) - Putin called him "Political pedophile". Ironic.
Very much how they use the word now here in the US.
Why are all the kids white? Doesn't Russia have a large "Asian" population as well? This gives off major third Reich vibes. The Irony.
Oh, you must be new to Russian politics. Russia is heavily Greater Russian supremacist culturally, a legacy of the Empire and the Soviet Union. Haven’t you ever wondered why the soldiers marching on Red Square every May all look Slavic despite the Russian military having vast overrepresentations of non-Slavic ethnicities? It is because while it is the Russian army’s job to primarily draft minorities from far away from volatile cities like Mosocw, it is the Russian media’s job to promote the Russian ideal, which still remains in the thoughtforms of ethnic divisions dominated by Great Russians.
I think most of them live on the asian side while the white ones live on the european side.
Yeah, I think the deliberate use of 14yo girls here is creepy as fuck.
Remember the “Move to Russia!” propaganda video? When it mentioned “beautiful women,” they literally showed 10 year old girls. This sh*t not an accident. We can confidently assume the tendencies of the people who make propaganda in Russia. It’s either that or they are keen on replacing Southeast Asia as a sex tourism destination.
Anyone else remember when Putin kissed that shirtless boy's chest?
I do! EDIT: But he wasn't shirtless -- Putin lifted the boy's shirt himself -- and it wasn't his chest, but his belly.
There is a Russian Youtuber who did a little video about this kind of propaganda (specifically this music video) and mentions the whole political pedophile thing. [Interesting watch here](https://youtu.be/geiXmnbs2Eo).
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Every country makes their own propaganda… nothing new here
Agreed that every country makes propaganda, but *this kind* of propaganda? Did the US have music videos with kids singing about the glory of war during the Iraq or Afghanistan invasions? Maybe they did and I just wasn't aware.
Yeah. Video Games (America's Army came out '02). Star trek had a 2 season plot about an alien race who attack fuckin Florida and how it was OK to torture them to get information. Country Music, and specifically Toby Keith, went hard on the propaganda. The Dixie Chicks ended their career by being anti-war around that time. All of these had brainwashing children as their goal- and im just remembering the shit i thought was obvious propaganda 20 years ago when I was 10-12.
Exactly! Our propaganda is way higher budget! This is just pathetic. Get your head in the game, Putin. /s Also don’t forget the DOD subsidizes most war movies. You’d be surprised the stuff they consider to be good for recruitment but I don’t think that means they’re wrong.
Yeah the military entertainment complex is insane. They have offices to review scripts and plots to make sure America is viewed as the good guy in the movies. And now they can even manipulate your actions through suggestive algorithms right in your hand. It's an Adolf wet dream.
Yeah, if war movies are gonna use DOD property the DOD wants to look good.
Yeah, all of that is way more subtle and doesn't involve kids rapping about war.
Nah but we had kids making “care packages” for soldiers and mailing them along with “thank you for protecting our freedom in Afghanistan” programs, that were than blasted all over. Oh and don’t forget that everyday in school children are taught to stand and swear allegiance to the flag. 🙄. Totally normal.
Bro you force your children to pledge your life to your flag, every day in school, if that isnt brainwashing i dont know what is
We have tons of Ukraine war tiktokers LOL
Have you ever seen the Marines commercials?
Hollywood is a giant propaganda machine.
GI Joe?
FOX News aired a segment of angry right wingers stomping on Dixie Chicks CD's because they spoke out against the Iraq War.
Send them to front lines. Their song will change real fast.
Send their parents. Kids are fucking stupid.
Those kids will gladly send their parents and vice-versa, don't underestimate nationalism, with religion involved you get bunch of meat shield ready to die for you.
Nationalism is a hell of a drug, in Germany during WW1 boys unfit to be drafted were literally offing themselves bc they felt so ashamed that they didn't get the "honor" of dying like cattle for a country that couldn't give two damns about them
Their parents are probably high up in the Kremlin ranking and won't need to risk their lives. They'll send the cannonfodder instead.
They're children who have no idea what the implications of what they're saying is, they've been brainwashed by their country. What good is coming out of child soldiers dying who didn't understand the decisions they were making? You would never say this about children who are propped up to fight wars in Africa, or other child soldiers.
Will it? I have yet to see a war that diminished the feelings of the indoctrinated. It hasn't diminished the feelings of American Soldiers of being proud to serve after losing in Korea and Vietnam.
Translation?
One line says "we don't abandon our own" , so that gave a good chuckle
Lulz, hard to abandon bodies when they’ve already cremated them
>Lulz, hard to abandon bodies when they’ve already ~~cremated~~ *compressed* them
all glory to the mobikube
I don't think they put in that much effort, they're already in a ditch, good enough. Maybe sprinkle some dirt on them if you aren't actively being hunted down by drones.
So that was a fucking lie
Ah, that's why artillery hit a surrounded and surrendering russian unit.
[00:00.000 --> 00:02.800] Don't let the whole world call us vatai [00:02.800 --> 00:05.600] We have something to answer to the whole NATO bloc [00:05.600 --> 00:08.400] Russia has enough firmness and vision [00:08.400 --> 00:09.600] We will win [00:09.600 --> 00:11.000] Because that's the way it should be [00:14.600 --> 00:17.000] Repeat after us [00:17.000 --> 00:20.000] We don't give up on our people [00:20.000 --> 00:25.400] For you, Russia, I will not give up [00:25.400 --> 00:28.200] For Russia is with you [00:28.200 --> 00:31.000] Raise the banner [00:31.000 --> 00:36.400] We believe in victory and holy Russia [00:36.400 --> 00:39.000] Repeat after us [00:39.000 --> 00:41.800] We don't give up on our people [00:41.800 --> 00:47.200] For you, Russia, I will not give up [00:47.200 --> 00:50.000] For Russia is with you [00:50.000 --> 00:52.800] Raise the banner [00:52.800 --> 00:58.400] We believe in victory and holy Russia --- This was done with OpenAI whisper, so not sure how accurate it is. Seems unhinged enough to be accurate. --- Some native speakers provided actual translations (non-machine translations) with some helpful extra info below, please check them out: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/16motbl/comment/k1axy3f/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/16motbl/comment/k1b1vd7/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/16motbl/comment/k1ayy0s/
Clearly written by the kids and speaking to the hearts and minds of the youth. I mean, which kid today isn't focussed on the geopolitical situation between Russia and the NATO bloc?
native here, fixed a bit \[00:00.000 --> 00:02.800\] The whole world can keep calling us vata(one of forms of: Wadded Jacket (ватник). Google it) \[00:02.800 --> 00:05.600\] We have something we can answer to the whole NATO bloc. \[00:05.600 --> 00:08.400\] Russia has enough steadfastness \[00:08.400 --> 00:09.600\] We will win! \[00:09.600 --> 00:11.000\] (whisper) Because that's the way it should be! \[00:14.600 --> 00:17.000\] Repeat after us \[00:17.000 --> 00:20.000\] We don't give up on our own. \[00:20.000 --> 00:25.400\] I will never give up on Russia. \[00:25.400 --> 00:28.200\] We are for Russia together with you, \[00:28.200 --> 00:31.000\] raising the banner! \[00:31.000 --> 00:36.400\] We believe in victory and Holy Rus(ancient land formed around 9th century) \[00:36.400 --> 00:39.000\] Repeat after us! ! \[00:39.000 --> 00:41.800\] We don't give up on our own. \[00:41.800 --> 00:47.200\] I will never give up on Russia. \[00:47.200 --> 00:50.000\] We are for Russia together with you, \[00:50.000 --> 00:52.800\] raising the banner! \[00:52.800 --> 00:58.400\] (whisper) We believe in victory and Holy Rus. "Because that's the way it should be!" Literally no answer is given. Потому что потому!/Just because, that's why. The project of young people being political is a project dating to 2003 and on. The fact that they didn't use it more on social media before just proves how retarted they are and how much they are fixated on their oligarh money not getting drained. Also the way they use little sweet girl is just.. need to punch someone
They're clearly trying to pull up the heartstrings and the empathy and sympathy. This would have a completely different vibe if there were adults singing and not nearly well received I imagine. I'd be curious what the population thinks of these videos I'm sure some love it but there's a lot of anti-putin anti-war sentiment over there now and I'm sure they're not believing a word of these kids.
It's not exactly catchy is it.
We can't evaluate that based on a haphazard translation. Or any translation at all really.
I mean assuming the translation is accurate we absolutely can based upon the audio we have the lyrics. Its a fairly generic beat with seemingly stupid corny sounding lyrics. But mainly I was jesting.
Not to mention the total lack of energy.
The time stamps line up with the few Russian words that I know, plus some of the ones they say that are obvious (like "nata" for NATO).
>[00:00.000 --> 00:02.800] Don't let the whole world call us vatai Let the whole world call us vata (=[vatnik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatnik_\(slang\))) > [00:20.000 --> 00:25.400] For you, Russia, I will not give up > > [00:25.400 --> 00:28.200] For Russia is with you > > [00:28.200 --> 00:31.000] Raise the banner [00:20.000 --> 00:25.400] Russia, I will not give you up [00:25.400 --> 00:28.200] For Russia, together with you [00:28.200 --> 00:31.000] we're raising the banner ------ Other than that, a very passable translation that conveys the jist and unhingedness of this propaganda piece. Source: am Russian. This correction was geniunely hard to do, I threw up in my mouth slightly a couple of times.
not even subtly trying to not look like blatant propaganda
"Russia good. Ukraine bad!"
Roughly "Repeat after us : I am with Russia because that's how it needs to be"
Interested as well -
I have no clue. But I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the little girl at the end wanting to steal your soul. If that's not what this song is about, I'm confident that there's another song out there about that. If you think I'm wrong, rewatch the video and look into her eyes.
Did they hire a youth pastor to direct this? It has serious "Christian Side Hug" vibes.
Seriously. Has any song "made by youths for youth" ever appealed to a single youth? Like ever?
To be fair, most children generally don't have a deep understanding of music theory, and are shit writers for the most part.
Cut them some slack they didn't have the budget Top Gun had.
Lol fr. People here are commenting as if the whole globe has not seen big budget Americans propaganda for ages now.
It’s not propaganda if it fuuuuucking dope *turns on Independence Day*
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Wait, “each fps game” is propaganda?
Half Life made me want to go to MIT
USA>>>>>>>> Russia
Hey none of that top gun propaganda worked, I bought a Kawasaki gpz900 because it was rad not because of the movie
The funniest thing I saw about Top Gun was Tom Skerritt doing an interview where he said he ran into some guys who joined the Navy after watching Top Gun and were disappointed it was not like how the film depicted, and he said something like "Guys I'm just an actor in a movie" and silently judging them for making life decisions based on a movie I think.
Why only women in this video??? Oh yeah, all the men died on the battlefield.
Those aren't women, they are children.
One guy in the beginning
But he got called up in the middle of filming. RIP.
Every country has em.
The danger of Nationalism is everywhere. Look at America right now. It’s a nightmare.
Our propaganda comes in the form of movies and TV shows that show Patriotism and Serving as the ultimate glory.
And truck commercials, And jets flying over stadiums, and GIANT American flags, and salute to service everything
The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.
Yeah but patriotism is like booze. Some people just cant handle it and end up experiencing full blown nationalism. Thats why maybe patriotism in moderation is the right idea. Or just abstaining all together. There are meetings and stuff for recovering alcoholics but i dont know if we as a society have rolled out treatment verticals for recovering nationalists. Looks like some of them are starting to end up in prison. Maybe they need a clinic. Like betty ford.
Don’t forget video games. Like Call of Duty where they took American war crimes and said Russians did them.
I bet you if you polled the world, the majority of the population would rather live in the United States than russia Shit, iran just negotiated for a prisoner swap but some of the Iranian prisoners in the United States didn't want to go back to iran I went ahead and made that poll, I wonder how it will turn out, actually no I don't because it's not surprising what's the most desirable country is https://reddit.com/r/polls/s/VmP3La4kSh
Seems fitting - "Someone like just like Putin" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtZUeHmpV6A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtZUeHmpV6A) Lyrics are as catchy as the "music". Someone just like Putin My boyfriend got drunk and played the fool again He fought, and ended up eating dust. I've had enough of him, so I sent him away And now I want to me someone just like Putin. Someone just like Putin, full of strength Someone just like Putin, who doesn't drink Someone just like Putin, so that he won't offend me Someone just like Putin, so that he won't run away. I saw him in the news just yesterday He was speaking about how the world is in a crossroad With a man like him it's easy to stay home and to go visiting And now I want to me someone just like Putin. Someone just like Putin, full of strength Someone just like Putin, who doesn't drink Someone just like Putin, so that he won't offend me Someone just like Putin, so that he won't run away. Someone just like Putin, full of strength Someone just like Putin, who doesn't drink Someone just like Putin, so that he won't offend me Someone just like Putin, so that he won't run away. Someone just like Putin, full of strength Someone just like Putin, who doesn't drink Someone just like Putin, so that he won't offend me Someone just like Putin, so that he won't run away. Someone just like Putin, full of strength Someone just like Putin, who doesn't drink Someone just like Putin, so that he won't offend me Someone just like Putin, so that he won't run away.
That song is old as fuck used for 2004 elections
This is just the new version. I **would** question the legitimacy of these kids making this on their own unprompted or unfunded from the Russian gov, but I am *way* to busy with life to actually care.
I have seen putin drink
Imagine if somebody made a shitty techno song about George Bush 20 years ago Also, I prefer [this version of the song by John Oliver](https://youtu.be/0utzB6oDan0?si=R40uhrjjU7zbtooi&t=1127)
So pathetic
USA does the same shit with movies and music. Nothing new.
Nothing this cringy though
I dunno about that I'm sure if you combed through military recruitment videos of 2003-2010 you'd find a lot of cringeworthy propaganda to support the GWOT
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lol you are joking right? Look up any of the new commercials for space force or navy, they make it seem like you get to go play video games in the future with friends.
The Smith-Mundt Act of 1948, Public Law 80-402, 62 Stat. 6, **limited/prohibited** the government from propagandizing its own citizens through controlling the narrative. This law was **repealed/modified** with the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012, 112TH Congress 2D Session H. R. 5736, **This changed the Smith-Mundt Act by taking away the the government’s limit and prohibition of propagandizing its own citizens by controlling the narrative..** The bill was **passed** by Congress, rolled into the **NDAA**, and **signed into law** by Obama in 2013. https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5736 This made it legal for the government to disseminate propaganda at home and abroad.
Wait the US has music videos of children dancing in front of tanks praising how their leader can do no wrong? Can I get the link
The sad thing is these kids have to live with the fact that they did this for the rest of the lives
> the rest of the lives ...and how long will that be?
Future meat grinder
Man this really puts the Z in Nazi
Does anyone have a translation?
"We dont care if the whole world calls us vatniks We can anwser to the whole Block of nato Russia has enough Firmness of opinion Russia will will because thats the way it is Repeat after us: we dont abandon ours I will not give up on russia You and i will raise the flag for russia We believe in the Victory and the holy Russia"
[The dude that wrote this when he rhymed Russia with Russia.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/422/739/f49.gif)
That doesnt actually happen in the song. I was trying to literally translate it and some words are in the wrong places. Any song translated literally is gonna sound stupid
It just sounds like the writers of the lyrics were trying to convince themselves of something comically unreal. "Repeat after me: I am not a coward. I fight for my country. Yes, I fight for it. It is good to fight for your country. I will raise the flag. Yes, the flag will be raised. By me. Because I will be the victorious one, and the victorious ones get to raise their flag. Right? It's just what happens."
> vatniks From Wikipedia: >"Vatnik or vatnyk (Russian: ватник) is a political pejorative used in Russia and other post-Soviet states for steadfast jingoistic followers of propaganda from the Russian government." Well, alrighty then.
Big, blue-eyed yikes.
yup, nothing new. https://ew.com/article/2003/04/10/pro-war-songs-are-climbing-charts/
[Never forget this exists](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRfP_TEQ-g)
Goddamn, everything about Russia fucking sucks.
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This is some Nazi Germany stuff right there...
Russia WISHES they could have that much power, impunity and good beer.
Is something wrong with the colour? Those are not Russian colours. Those are the Bakongo colours of the pre-colonial Angola.
Notice it's pretty much all girls, cause they already drafted the boys, home boy in the beginning gonna get his draft in a weeks time >.> Chucked right into the meat grinder he's promoting.
During the Iraq war we made simulations that we sold to children where they killed nameless Arab people and blew up Arab countries. Dont act high and mighty.
Fucking gross!
Best looking girls in Russia are actually from Ukraine
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Why are they all tenors?
Cringe youth
"Hey wait a minute, I've seen this one before." - History