Could it be that he answered you in Ukrainian because you are Ukrainian?
Being Ukrainian does not mean speaking Ukrainian. This is a country of the former union of nations, and millions of people at all times spoke different languages here, the main ones being Russian and Polish-Hungarian (which later became Ukrainian). Everyone who has previously read my posts in this thread should know my attitude towards Ukraine and everything Ukrainian. And Mr. Youlik knows it. Nevertheless, as a "witty taunt" he addressed me in Ukrainian in response to my simple question about his statements. What prompted him to do this? It is obvious. Considering how "language patrols" roam Ukrainian cities, demanding that everyone communicate exclusively in Ukrainian, thus identifying themselves as patriots (and in fact, silent slaves without a single right), this multiplies the effect. That is, he thinks that I am one of them. Of those who force, or of those who obediently obey.
If Youlik were a representative of a national minority in Russia, for example, a resident of Dagestan, and someone addressed him with the appropriate derogatory term, adding later that this is just an old tradition and that everyone is called that, he would definitely take such an address as an insult based on nationality, degrading human dignity. I will repeat once again that he can call other people whatever he wants, being at home or among his friends or where it may be acceptable. But I did not know that it was acceptable here. Which is what I tried to explain. That is why I asked him when this forum became like a bazaar. Are we on the street?
Are thousands of Russian-speaking men who are caught on the streets and forced to fight against Russians are khokhols? But as soon as they get into the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Youlik and all the other Russian patriots call them that and other insults. Isn't it the same as every German is Hitler? Then some people here should read, for example, Erich Maria Remark. He was a German soldier, does that make him an enemy of all mankind? There are other writers who were drafted into the Nazi army, but who did not support that war and ideology. Should they be considered Nazis and enemies of the whole world? Yes, that is the simplest human generalization. And it is stupid, it is petty. There are also many in the Russian army who do not want this war and killings. Who asks them? So what, let's just equate everyone one by one, let the Russians call all Ukrainians scum, and the Ukrainians, in turn, all Russians? That is exactly what is happening. A huge tragedy of tens of millions of people. Divide and rule.
I do not demand respect from anyone for the real bastards, supporters of Nazism, cruel actions, coercion, violence. I also hate and despise them. But why all these generalizations of feeble-minded people?
I do not justify any crimes, terror and all the rest. For example, those whom the Ukrainian General Staff is now sending to the Kursk region are not members of Nazi formations. These are forcibly mobilized people from the streets and participants in territorial defense, who were previously deceived, saying that none of them would be sent to the front. But who asks them (x2)? And now they are being destroyed there.
And so that none of the Ukrainian soldiers decide to disobey the order, surrender or run, they have barrier detachments behind them, and these already consist of Nazis and foreign mercenaries. Nazis and all these talking psychopaths in military uniforms, appearing on Ukrainian television, will never be sent to a place where they can be killed. And they know it. That's why they can say any monstrous things, continuing to incite hatred and sow discord.
I could tell a lot about the real state of affairs in the Ukrainian army, but who cares when there are enough daily bravura reports about victories over the khokhols? I also know people whose relatives or acquaintances are in the Russian army, taking part in military operations in Donbass, and there are enough problems there too, and among those soldiers there are also those who commit war crimes and violence against non-combatants.. However, people always prefer to look at only one side of the coin. Should all other people therefore call the Russian army by offensive terms?
Every sane Ukrainian does not support what is happening, and there are many of them. But no one, not a single person can even say anything out loud in front of anyone, because anyone can turn out to be a traitor and report to the Gestapo.
Here people are sent to prison and killed just for LIKE on a social network. What kind of organized resistance can we talk about? Phones are tapped, Internet traffic is monitored. A person returns home from work, and right in front of his house he is grabbed and kidnapped. But let's generalize and call everyone khokhols and supporters of this criminal and lawless regime.
Because it's so simple, and it removes all questions. You're not like us = enemy or not worthy of respect. Youlik could have continued to address me in Russian. But he answered two words in Ukrainian, thus designating me as one of them. Which I am not. This is a deliberate display of disrespect or contempt.
I made a mistake asking him that question. I should have simply closed this page, having seen this attitude. It is useless to expect a different reaction, as I have seen a thousand times. I am sorry that many here have been drawn into this unpleasant situation. Indeed, silence is gold. I just wanted to know if all such expressions are acceptable here. If so, I have no more questions.
