We’re on NCD so I try to make this sound like overblown russian copium. Denying what happened and the “minor damage” is part of the joke that it is “completely destroyed” because Russia lies and makes subsequent attacks just as unexpected as the first, a reference to the shock factor of Himars strikes.
They’re the butt of a lot of jokes: everything from poor chain of command, infighting, lack of equipment, corruption, dishonesty leading to a failure to accurately asses the situation, franken vehicles, and bizarre orders like digging trenches near Chernobyl or fortifying against beach landings. My personal favorite is a Ukrainian soldier talking on russian comms and telling them to just surrender. They tell him to shut up and continue communicating tactical plans. A real facepalm moment.
Isn’t “gypsy” a racist slur?
We’re on NCD so I try to make this sound like overblown russian copium. Denying what happened and the “minor damage” is part of the joke that it is “completely destroyed” because Russia lies and makes subsequent attacks just as unexpected as the first, a reference to the shock factor of Himars strikes.
I apologize for any offense.
I hear ya, and no offense taken at all!
If there was any offense, it was russian offense, so it happened but it won’t go anywhere.
Generally it is used that way by anyone not self identifying.
Here it is used in hyperbole that seems to me as mocking the stereotype due to context and Russia being the obvious butt of the joke.
They’re the butt of a lot of jokes: everything from poor chain of command, infighting, lack of equipment, corruption, dishonesty leading to a failure to accurately asses the situation, franken vehicles, and bizarre orders like digging trenches near Chernobyl or fortifying against beach landings. My personal favorite is a Ukrainian soldier talking on russian comms and telling them to just surrender. They tell him to shut up and continue communicating tactical plans. A real facepalm moment.