Moscow’s proud promotion of the brutal treatment of men accused of Crocus City Hall attack marks watershed momentWarning: contains descriptions of torture readers may find distressing

After two years of war in Ukraine, videos of death and torture have become commonplace in Russia. And methods of torture once only spoken about in witness testimonials are now being promoted online by the perpetrators themselves as they publish photos and videos of brutality for bragging rights.

  • filister@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Because state-sponsored propaganda. Where the other side is actively getting dehumanized and people stop considering them human beings.

    That’s actually pretty common practice and has been used through a lot of wars.