Comments by "Marc Joly" (@emjizone) on "Winter Conditions for Russian Soldiers Look Terrible" video.

  1. 15:27 I don't know if this is the case everywhere in the world, but these numerous videos of places left in a terrible mess by Russian soldiers are disturbingly strange for French people like me. In France, being it true or not, we tend to think of the army as a reference for discipline, which is expressed, among other things, by the art of keeping a place clean and very organized. Please, people of the world, let me know if you have a similar image of the manners of your country's armed forces or not.
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  2. Note 1: I'm not just talking about cleaning (for hygiene reasons) and tidying (for logistical efficiency reasons), which one would imagine are neglected in cases of discouragement, deep fatigue, intense stress, lack of resources, lack of training, lack of preparation, or lack of supervision. I'm also talking about the design choices, the "decorative arts" and the degradation that we see in some occupied homes and buildings. The filthy inscriptions on the doors or walls, the excrement in surprising places, the open bottles of alcohol, the broken furniture, etc... It seems to me that this is not just negligence or failing, but the expression of a self-destructive tendency. Not having the courage to clean up, or the loss of faith in the strict rules whose reasons have remained obscure, or the reality of war, so be it! I definitely understand it can happen. What I don't understand is what seems to me to be an extra effort to break or mess up places unnecessarily. Especially if "we're here forever". I myself am extremely messy and careless, so tolerate clutter, but I'm not trying to intoxicate myself or make my surroundings uglier and less convenient. That would finish me even without enemies. Note 2: Thanks to anyone adding more original point of views. It's nice to have veterans' point of view, as I have absolutely no experience of this. Historical points are also very valuable. But don't be ashamed to give civilian and novice points of view too, especially from many diverses places in the world, because I find the lores and common beliefs around that as interesting as the historical facts. It helps me understand better what people stand for or hide from.
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  3. 9:00 According to oral testimonies recorded in Ukraine, this is not only said on Russian television. Some Ukrainians were held captive and tortured to make them confess where "the Americans" were. Of course, they had no idea. Living in a small village, they had never seen any of them, not even a tourist or a passing journalist. It was almost impossible for their torturers to believe them: they had been sent here specifically to neutralize American agents and armed troops in significant numbers. Similarly, on an intercepted phone call, most of the Russian soldiers seem to understand that they are fighting Ukrainians, but some of the gunners still believe that they are fighting NATO. They can't believe that the "khokhol" (as they say) can be so effective in combat and able to use high-tech weapons on their own, believing them to be subhuman morons who do not deserve respect. They don't seem to realize that Ukraine is in fact a very competent nation in many fields, and believe them only capable of traditional agriculture of the last century, songs, dances and fierce acts. Obviously, they have only ever traveled in clichés fabricated to flatter their egos by contrast, so much so that they can't even respect them as enemies. I guess they do not even take seriously the role of Ukrainians in "their" great patriotic war.
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  4. 8:39 So much so that jokers like me dare to suggest that Uncle Putin is a CIA agent placed in power in Russia to destroy that country from within. 😆 Actually, I don't think that's the case. But on the other hand, that's definitely the effect it has.
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  5. 0:53 In 1946, Jacques Prévert had a premonition of all of this in its poem _Inventaire_: the racoon was already there ! - text: http://www.ec-ledreux-alain-maisons-laffitte.ac-versailles.fr/IMG/pdf/inventaire-2.pdf - song: https://youtu.be/cU2JEC_e-mc - translation: "raton laveur" -> "racoon" Since then, "... and a raccoon!" has become a French expression to greet any wacky or extravagant listing.
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  6. 3:35 Can we explain better why Russia, with all its resources, can't rebuild stockpiles of missiles by itself, using civilian components if needed ? Or using North-Korean and Iranian components, too ? What are the main bottlenecks on the design and production chain ?
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