Over a million Russian soldiers are dead
Questionable. According to Ukrainian posters which should be taken with a grain of salt.
Also, COVID killed about a million russians, 2 millions die yearly. So having 1 additional million people dead in 3 years is not a big toll. That's probably the logic of the Russian government - those who really decide whether to continue the war or not
this is the proxy war
IDK, really. True that NATO doesn't want direct involvement and wants Ukraine to kick Putin's ass. But it begs the question: is Russia a proxy for China or we just force the interpretation of the proxy war onto reality?
people working doing these jobs with horrible outcomes
ICE? AWS engineers? IDF officers? Crude oil refinery workers? Who exactly are you talking about if not about all of us
Imagine my mom used to volunteer together with JW back in the 90s
Didn't think I would be alive to see anti-Israel post here
Who are 'they'? If you talk about people who decide to continue the war - not necessarily: the power and elite are cementing and the probability of toppling Putin is decreasing rapidly with each year of militarization.
If you talk about common people, then I agree, for regular russians that's a disaster, for a tiny minority - the last opportunity to get rich.
If you equate these categories, you are a delulu