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[–] [email protected] 82 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The comment threads here are weird. Who, in their right mind, would ever support a country like Russia? It's mind blowing.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago

Tankies.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 13 points 1 year ago

BRICS. Even if they don’t necessarily support Russia it may just be an opportunity to take shots at the West.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Tankies claim to not be supporting Russia but only point out issues with Ukraine and believe every bit of info that comes out of Russia.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It's a whole subculture. I don't know, I can think of weirder conspiracy theories with a following.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Hexbear.net is a Russian nationalist instance... They've grown up under Putin's cencorship and state media brainwashing.