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Why are people talking about a sack of potatoes in relation to Derek Huffman the Texan who moved his family to Russia?

Posted by u/Lesbianseagullman•07/28/2025

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Top Comments

u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

u/orangepeel

If you think republicans are actually capitalist or even free market then we won't share enough of the same the meanings of words for us to even understand each other babe.

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/Eric848448

Eeet no longer exeests!

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/OmiColchea87

There are thousands of villages in Russia if not more,very rural very poor.

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/orangepeel

That's just corruption, made easy.

u/thermalpastelotion

what the fuck are they then??? is our Repub-controlled admin not funneling wealth into corporations? surprised to be hearing "no true capitalist"

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/orangepeel

If you think republicans are actually capitalist or even free market then we won't share enough of the same the meanings of words for us to even understand each other babe.

u/orangepeel

If you think republicans are actually capitalist or even free market then we won't share enough of the same the meanings of words for us to even understand each other babe.

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/thermalpastelotion

darling do you think it’s a mistake ultra-capitalist Republicans love how Russia functions?

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/orangepeel

If you think republicans are actually capitalist or even free market then we won't share enough of the same the meanings of words for us to even understand each other babe.

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/OmiColchea87

There are thousands of villages in Russia if not more,very rural very poor.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

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u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/Eric848448

Eeet no longer exeests!

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/thermalpastelotion

what the fuck are they then??? is our Repub-controlled admin not funneling wealth into corporations? surprised to be hearing "no true capitalist"

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

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u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/BroughtBagLunchSmart

They were stealing toilets because they didn't understand the concept of indoor plumbing. They thought you just plopped a toilet down and it worked.

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/stuckinaspoon

I read this comment for the first time last week and now think about it every time I scoop my cats litter box

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

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u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

u/OmiColchea87

Don't be so sure 2 americans died already in the frontlines fighting for Russia. That's just the ones I know about but could be more.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

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u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/stuckinaspoon

I read this comment for the first time last week and now think about it every time I scoop my cats litter box

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/BroughtBagLunchSmart

They were stealing toilets because they didn't understand the concept of indoor plumbing. They thought you just plopped a toilet down and it worked.

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/Eric848448

Eeet no longer exeests!

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

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u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

u/stuckinaspoon

I read this comment for the first time last week and now think about it every time I scoop my cats litter box

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/OmiColchea87

Don't be so sure 2 americans died already in the frontlines fighting for Russia. That's just the ones I know about but could be more.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/thermalpastelotion

darling do you think it’s a mistake ultra-capitalist Republicans love how Russia functions?

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

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u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/orangepeel

That's just corruption, made easy.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

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u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

u/orangepeel

That's just corruption, made easy.

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/Eric848448

Eeet no longer exeests!

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

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u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/orangepeel

That's just corruption, made easy.

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/orangepeel

If you think republicans are actually capitalist or even free market then we won't share enough of the same the meanings of words for us to even understand each other babe.

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/OmiColchea87

There are thousands of villages in Russia if not more,very rural very poor.

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

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u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/Eric848448

Eeet no longer exeests!

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/thermalpastelotion

what the fuck are they then??? is our Repub-controlled admin not funneling wealth into corporations? surprised to be hearing "no true capitalist"

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

u/BroughtBagLunchSmart

They were stealing toilets because they didn't understand the concept of indoor plumbing. They thought you just plopped a toilet down and it worked.

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/BroughtBagLunchSmart

They were stealing toilets because they didn't understand the concept of indoor plumbing. They thought you just plopped a toilet down and it worked.

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/fury420

I can't find the one with english subtitiles I saw, but this is about the same call and has a description: https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/yv9avn/a_tapped_call_btw_a_russian_soldi

u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

u/Eric848448

Eeet no longer exeests!

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/thermalpastelotion

darling do you think it’s a mistake ultra-capitalist Republicans love how Russia functions?

u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/orangepeel

If you think republicans are actually capitalist or even free market then we won't share enough of the same the meanings of words for us to even understand each other babe.

u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

u/orangepeel

That's just corruption, made easy.

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/orangepeel

That's just corruption, made easy.

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/orangepeel

If you think republicans are actually capitalist or even free market then we won't share enough of the same the meanings of words for us to even understand each other babe.

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/Eric848448

Eeet no longer exeests!

u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

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u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

u/OmiColchea87

Don't be so sure 2 americans died already in the frontlines fighting for Russia. That's just the ones I know about but could be more.

u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/Eric848448

Eeet no longer exeests!

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/stuckinaspoon

I read this comment for the first time last week and now think about it every time I scoop my cats litter box

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/OmiColchea87

Don't be so sure 2 americans died already in the frontlines fighting for Russia. That's just the ones I know about but could be more.

u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

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u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/orangepeel

If you think republicans are actually capitalist or even free market then we won't share enough of the same the meanings of words for us to even understand each other babe.

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/fury420

I can't find the one with english subtitiles I saw, but this is about the same call and has a description: https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/yv9avn/a_tapped_call_btw_a_russian_soldi

u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

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u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/thermalpastelotion

darling do you think it’s a mistake ultra-capitalist Republicans love how Russia functions?

u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

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u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/fury420

I can't find the one with english subtitiles I saw, but this is about the same call and has a description: https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/yv9avn/a_tapped_call_btw_a_russian_soldi

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

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u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/orangepeel

That's just corruption, made easy.

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

u/orangepeel

If you think republicans are actually capitalist or even free market then we won't share enough of the same the meanings of words for us to even understand each other babe.

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/OmiColchea87

There are thousands of villages in Russia if not more,very rural very poor.

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/Eric848448

Eeet no longer exeests!

u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

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u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/orangepeel

If you think republicans are actually capitalist or even free market then we won't share enough of the same the meanings of words for us to even understand each other babe.

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/OmiColchea87

There are thousands of villages in Russia if not more,very rural very poor.

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

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u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/orangepeel

That's just corruption, made easy.

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/orangepeel

That's just corruption, made easy.

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/thermalpastelotion

what the fuck are they then??? is our Repub-controlled admin not funneling wealth into corporations? surprised to be hearing "no true capitalist"

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/Eric848448

Eeet no longer exeests!

u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/orangepeel

That's just corruption, made easy.

u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/flickerdown

Basically he’s hockey-sticked US history right into the basement.

u/OmiColchea87

Don't be so sure 2 americans died already in the frontlines fighting for Russia. That's just the ones I know about but could be more.

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

u/scalyblue

She doesn’t understand any Russian, she could have been compensated for his death and not even realize that’s why she was given something.

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/OmiColchea87

There are thousands of villages in Russia if not more,very rural very poor.

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/Eric848448

Eeet no longer exeests!

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/fury420

I can't find the one with english subtitiles I saw, but this is about the same call and has a description: https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/yv9avn/a_tapped_call_btw_a_russian_soldi

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/a_false_vacuum

[Snopes wrote an article on it](https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/07/22/derek-huffman-russia-war/). The facts are that Huffman said he enlisted in the Russian army as a way to gain citizenship

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/orangepeel

That's just corruption, made easy.

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/CornNooblet

Yep. In the 30s, the extreme poverty of rural areas in the US and the looming threat of a coup by fascists led the US to take a hard look at itself and make massive infrastructure investments

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/BroughtBagLunchSmart

They were stealing toilets because they didn't understand the concept of indoor plumbing. They thought you just plopped a toilet down and it worked.

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/Carighan

You don't actually know what First, Second and Third World Country means, right? 😜

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/orangepeel

That's just corruption, made easy.

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/UNC_Samurai

People just assume “third-world” and “developing nation” are synonymous.

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/Hartastic

There's a little nuance here: Russia mostly isn't getting its troops from major cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg. Disproportionately it's getting them from people who live in extreme po

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/Eric848448

Eeet no longer exeests!

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

u/callisstaa

If you ever want to sell it just put a Twix in the glovebox.

u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/Bawstahn123

You can force a toilet to flush by dumping a bucket of water into the bowl. If they didn't have water, they wouldn't be able to use the building as a barracks, because humans need to drink

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/orangepeel

If you think republicans are actually capitalist or even free market then we won't share enough of the same the meanings of words for us to even understand each other babe.

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

u/orangepeel

If you think republicans are actually capitalist or even free market then we won't share enough of the same the meanings of words for us to even understand each other babe.

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

Outside of a few major cities, the quality of life is astonishingly low for what most people would imagine considering given how much of an existential threat the country is to the west

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/fury420

I remember an intercepted russian call home where he was stunned at the existence of indoor pet cats, with food specifically for cat & toilet for cat.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

u/darthgeek

The vast majority.

u/Haruhanahanako

She commented on her youtube channel that her husband was alive. No offense to everyone wanting to hate on them really, but chances are the truth is being obscured because it would be funnier

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/OmiColchea87

Don't be so sure 2 americans died already in the frontlines fighting for Russia. That's just the ones I know about but could be more.

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/ryhaltswhiskey

You're misunderstanding what that phrase means

u/Hungry-Western9191

Agreed he's a propaganda weapon now. Although if Ukraine did find out where he was stationed they might also indulge in some propaganda attack there? Probably not though as they are currently

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

u/Agile-Palpitation326

You just made me think of a video I saw of a building that had been used as a barracks before the city is was in was taken back. The place was in a pretty rough state, with a massive streak

u/orangepeel

If you think republicans are actually capitalist or even free market then we won't share enough of the same the meanings of words for us to even understand each other babe.

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/Wiz_Kalita

A billionaire was a big collector of luxury cars and heard about this Soviet car that had a 10 year waiting time, so he decided he HAD to have one. When he placed the order there was a big co

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

u/_TheChairmaker_

Yeah, I thought that one was possibly malicious compliance....

u/mickey_kneecaps

No they’re sincere, it’s the same as a Russian would get.

u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/toq-titan

There was literally a video of government officials handing some old babushka a sack of onions after her son died

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/psmgx

the Russian era of US history

u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

u/orangepeel

That's just corruption, made easy.

u/Toby_O_Notoby

Guy walks into the auto shop and says, “I want a new set of windshield wipers for my Lada.” Mechanic thinks about it for a second and says, “Well you drive a hard bargain, but It’s a deal.”

u/zevonyumaxray

I remember that photo and story. At first I thought it was anti-Russian propaganda, but it really was a public relations piece done by some regional government in Russia, and they promoted th

u/psmgx

"put it in H!"

u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/kemushi_warui

Much like the Trump era of US history.

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

u/Hoyarugby

Answer: death benefits for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are administered not just by the central government, but also by individual provinces and nonprofit groups. The amounts sent from

u/orangepeel

If you think republicans are actually capitalist or even free market then we won't share enough of the same the meanings of words for us to even understand each other babe.

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

u/No_Individual501

There’s probably no water. > Russian culture This is xenophobic. #Notallrussians

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

u/LittleLui

Yeah but the usage of the term kinda changed over time.

u/thermalpastelotion

darling do you think it’s a mistake ultra-capitalist Republicans love how Russia functions?

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

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u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

u/Feisty-Lawfulness894

> To be fair To *who??* The Russians? Fuck them all.

u/iconocrastinaor

Reminds me of the Holocaust joke, you say to someone, "The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and one clown." Invariably they will ask, "Why one clown?" "See, nobody gives a shit about Jews!" /s

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/Apokolypse09

They promised new cars then did that lmao.

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/Bawstahn123

Answer: Earlier in the Ukraine-Russia War, it came out that the "bonuses" being paid out to the widows and orphans of killed-in-action Russian soldiers amounted to household appliances and/or

u/orangepeel

That's just corruption, made easy.

u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

u/Horror-Layer-8178

That right there is my guess Russia invaded Ukraine. If Ukraine gets westernized Russia can't blame Jews/The West for Russia sucks. If that happen the Russian people might realize why Russia

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/Hungry-Western9191

Rural Russia - where a lot of the soldiers are from is dirt poor - partly just because its low population and massive areas between places. To be fair - rural Ukraine had some areas like th

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Putin is probably the richest man on Earth and basically Russia is ran to give money to him and his oligarchs. It's what American Conservatives want to do to America

u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

Yes, I get what calling Russia a Third World country is implying It’s just that First, Second, and Third World originated as Cold War terms for US and allies, the Soviet Union and allies, an

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u/Haarhus0451

Why the hell is everyone spreading this stupid ass notion? Every house nowadays has a washing machine unless you live in extreme poverty or in a village in bumfuck nowhere.

u/Hungry-Western9191

Maybe, but to be fair I just wanted to win the argument...

u/Boom_the_Bold

Bro, we hate the US because **we want it to be better than it is**. The United States, more than any superpower in human history, has the opportunity to shape the future of all mankind for

u/Separate_Expert9096

And all of that while Russia had higher GDP per capita than Ukraine. Can you imagine the level of inequality between the capital and the less developed regions?

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/Hungry-Western9191

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put any kind of value judgement on the two sides (as you say- fuck Russia) more pointing out that parts of Russia are very remote and as a result poor and backward.

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/colei_canis

Stalin appears to Putin in a dream and says ‘I give you two commands as my successor, you must murder everyone who opposes you in cold blood and paint the Kremlin blue.’ ‘Why blue?’ ‘I knew

u/Lesbianseagullman

oh wow so the Russian government is trolling the Huffman family? lol

u/No_Individual501

> can't blame Jews They blame nazis and ironically used this as an excuse for war. A bunch of their oligarchs are jews.

u/MCDLV

I heard this joke at least 30 years ago, except with a Yugo.

u/psmgx

state sanctioned cruelty. a return to form, really -- just as it was under the Tsar, just as it was under Stalin, etc.

u/Eric848448

Eeet no longer exeests!

u/procrastinarian

True, but after the cold war no one uses "second world" as a term any longer.

u/Significant_Fill6992

I know it's a meme but the accuracy is staggering russian history can for the most point be boiled down to "and then it got worse"

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/Usual_Let5223

Thats why our Republicans spew Russian(Right Wing) Propoganda whilst shuffling proof of Russian Interference in the 2016 elections under the rug

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u/orangepeel

If you think republicans are actually capitalist or even free market then we won't share enough of the same the meanings of words for us to even understand each other babe.

u/toq-titan

Only because a new Lada is less useful than a sack of onions.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/Haruhanahanako

The wife is basically is doing the propaganda all by herself on their channel. Except that it's aimed towards Russians more, not Americans. Her channel is mostly brigaded but in this video, i

u/alterego8686

No, Rural Russia is in such a state that that is considered a good payout. Early on in the war, Russians were ransacking houses for washing machines and wrote home marveling how Ukraines wer

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/PensilEraser

Answer: Sack of potatoes was given to the families of russian soldiers died in combat. [Example](https://x.com/cossackgundi/status/1701516047830950271) then it became a joke/meme after that.

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u/CharsOwnRX-78-2

I understand linguistic drift but seeing Russia, the actual beating heart of the Second World, being called a Third World country is crazy lol

u/henryeaterofpies

Russia by definition is a 2nd world country. The Soviet bloc was the second world

u/Significant_Fill6992

I mean he did run in 2000 and things have been getting worse since 9/11 so that checks out

u/vigbiorn

They already mentioned Russian history.

u/Horror-Layer-8178

This, I don't think he will be on the front lines. Russia wants to lure as many Westerners to their country as they can. Him getting droned and the footage getting released won't serve their

u/Ok-Temporary-8243

No, you gotta realize that for as mucn as reddit hates the US, Russia really is a third world country. Things like a washing machine are upper middle class luxuries thst families can only dre

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/Sneaky_Tangerine

A Russian man finally gets approval to own a car. Goes to the local Lada yard and chats with the dealer. Dealer says "OK earliest I can do for delivery is 8 months from now on April 2nd."

u/AnotherCuppaTea

In fairness it was a very long sack, easily 20 lbs.' worth. Other death bounties have been (and I've seen photos or videos of their distribution to widows and mothers): a 10-kg. box of froz

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/Hoyarugby

I will say that those were earlier in the war, and were generally supplemental gifts given by poor provinces. In reality Russian death benefits for soldiers are extremely high by Russian stan

u/colei_canis

Russia 🤝 the UK Having your stature in the world considerably reduced by a drunken fool named Boris.

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

u/Horror-Layer-8178

Not added up there is actual pictures of them giving them microwaves and other other goods

u/Questenburg

You cannot return to something you never stopped doing

u/orangepeel

That's just corruption, made easy.

u/Bearwhale

Did you see the news that the Russian government gave a meat grinder to the mother of a guy who died in... wait for it... a "meat grinder" assault?

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

u/Root-magic

Not really, there’s no safety net in Russia for anyone. The government cannot afford to pay welfare for its citizens much less foreign soldiers and their widows

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

u/ryhaltswhiskey

To be fair I don't care 😏

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u/PaleontologistNo2625

Enough tho

u/HollowShel

I'm of the opinion that we're not *going* to know unless a: he comes home (good luck) or b: his body gets identified in a photo, because quite honestly, we're not likely to hear negative thin

u/orangepeel

Its probably Capitalism's fault that their living standards are so bad

u/Questenburg

It's not trolling, that's just how fucked up the Russian state is

u/iconocrastinaor

He personally is a rich target, he has such a big bullseye on his back that I'm amazed that they put him anywhere near the risk. It's kind of like the UK letting Prince Andrew fly a helicopte

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r/outoftheloop

Why are people talking about a sack of potatoes in relation to Derek Huffman the Texan who moved his family to Russia?

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