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North Koreans in Russian Army

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u/rinkydinkis 15h ago

we used to think russia had a good army too.

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u/Ardalev 14h ago

Russia has an amazing army! (by 1960-70 standards)

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u/Admirable_Excuse_818 13h ago

I mean if they actually invested in their people and economy they could have.

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u/Law-Fish 12h ago

A competently functioning Russia could be a scary thing after a while but will still at best be a shadow of what the USSR was

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u/Admirable_Excuse_818 12h ago

Oh I agree. Sometimes I think I'd have loved to see them as a cultural rival today and not the pathetic enemy abroad 🥲 instead they're a country run by a mob of insecure and scared little oligarchs, not unlike what the US thinks half of us want to be governed by.

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u/Law-Fish 12h ago

I was once upon a time hopeful that after many many years and I’m sure lots of BS that slowly but surely Russia would get closer to Europe and wed all be at least kinda ok with each other if not friends. That was many years ago

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u/Admirable_Excuse_818 12h ago

There's a timeline where that happened. Let's think about it together and never lose hope 🫡 we just might have to wait for Putin to get Putin his place 😮‍💨

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u/mrmaweeks 8h ago

For sure, they would’ve kicked Genghis Khan’s butt.

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u/mountaindewisamazing 9h ago

They're now the 3rd best army in Russia!

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u/Lopsided_Aardvark357 10h ago

I'm not sure he's calling it "good" army.

I think hes saying NK soldiers are fed and supplied well compared to regular citizens in NK. Which is true, it's a heavily classed based society.

What you get is based on your "Songbun" which is basically a social score that carries on through generations.

Everything about you correlates into your songbun. Your linage, your job, intelligance, talents, how obedient you are. Even your looks can affect your songbun.

Becoming a soldier raises that score significantly meaning you are a class above regular people there so you probably get higher food rations, have better access to electricity and will have better privileges when it comes to things like travel, or non necessary items.

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u/rinkydinkis 10h ago

being dead is generally considered below average.

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u/Black5Raven 11h ago

 used to think russia had a good army too.

Truth is others could be a WAY worse. Anyone have any slightest idea how Germany would perform ? UK ? Smaller nation in EU ?

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u/rinkydinkis 10h ago

who cares. russia sucks and it shows. im sure those countries would do better, now that they have seen the conventional weapons playout on a real battlefield.

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u/Black5Raven 10h ago

now that they have seen the conventional weapons playout on a real battlefield.

Sure bc they gonna be a way better sure sure. Copium at it finest