I have literally never seen anything like this in my life.

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This is what happens in Ukraine -Every. Single. Day. Multiple times per day. You won't see it anywhere in the US msm, of course (though you can find it on certain subreddits). And yet it's only the tip of the iceberg, because most of the actions of the TCC (Zelensky's goon squads that kidnap men off the streets) never make it on video. And still, there are literally thousands of these videos, with new ones posted daily.

You can do a google translate if you don't speak the language, or just click on the English version, but people's screams need no translation.

Incidentally, I had to break up the link because it doesn't pass reddit's censors. And that in and of itself is a problem, and demonstrates the degree to which censorship prevents people from seeing what's going on.

Now, I'm well aware that Russia is not the most popular country on English-speaking Reddit. So hear me out. Regardless of where one stands on this war, there is absolutely NOTHING that justifies this level of barbarism. This does not happen in ANY other country on earth -including Russia. (Conscription exists in Russia, but Russians on the front line are generally there because they've been offered big signing bonuses and salaries)

The context is that Ukraine simply does not have enough men willing to fight its war. This is the result of several factors:

-The life expectancy of men who get sent to the trenches is now reportedly measured in *days*, and people know this.

-The support for the war was never as great in Ukraine as has been portrayed in US/Western media. And what support there was, has pretty much dried up. Actual people in Ukraine -not the government -but people, want this war to end.

Regardless of the "why," though, the result is self evident. Everyone who wanted to fight this war, has long ago signed up... and most have them are now dead or crippled. Those who choose not to serve in the Ukrainian Army, by definition, don't want to fight.

As a result, Zelensky has implemented some of the most extreme measures of conscription that have ever been seen in modern times.

-The borders have been sealed for men (and boys) 16-60, preventing men (and boys) who don't want to fight in his military, from fleeing the regime. Recently, there has been a reported relaxation of those rules for the very youngest men and boys, because the government fears open rebellion, but it's still very hard to leave. These restrictions only apply to men. Women are free to go, and millions have - along with some men who were able to get out before the border was sealed, or undertake dangerous crossings under threat of being shot.

-Exemptions have been reduced to a minimum. That post about Taiwan a couple days ago... kid stuff compared to Ukraine. A man in Ukraine can be taken with schizophrenia, heart disease, AIDS, Down Syndrome, and many other conditions. Again, the upper limit for conscription in Ukraine is age 60, and plenty of men of that age have been kidnapped and sent to the front. Keep in mind, the life expectancy of a Ukrainian man even before the war was just 67, so these are not healthy men. Of course, no woman of any age, no matter how healthy, is subject to this extreme conscription.

-And then we get to the TCC. At this point, the pool of men has been so exhausted in Ukraine, that Zelensky has resorted to sending out more and more goon squads to take men off the streets, from public transport, from their cars, from their work, from gyms and theaters, grocery stores, anywhere. And what you see in these videos is the result. People resist with increasing fervor, including women btw, because every woman knows that if their son, their husband, their brother is kidnapped, they will likely never see them again. But it won't end until there is peace.

This is where we can do something about it.

If we are in the US, or in Europe (especially in Europe, as the EU has become the most fervent supporter of continuing the war), demand that your governments stop funding the war and pressure the sides to come together for peace. Those who glibly want to retort that "Russia can just go home" or something to that effect, are out of touch with reality. It won't happen, and the only result of continuing to insist on something completely unrealistic, is that more men will die. Hundreds of thousands have died already, probably millions will suffer the aftereffects for the rest of their lives. The only thing that will put an end to it is a realistic peace -one that probably freezes borders in accordance with the new reality. Enough already.