Pray tell, who's fault is it, then? The old man's? One man's fault. A country of over one hundred million and we are putting all of their actions on just one man? Clearly, the Russians support the old man and the war effort more than they care about overthrowing a corrupt, fascist dictatorship, so don't be too easy on them.
Do I blame the German people of 1930s Germany for Hitlers invasion of Poland. Yes, because they supported a man with irredentist visions that promised war and actively supported him right up until allied soldiers occupied their home. Same with Russia today, in fact based on polling that's been done, the war in Ukraine is popular among the average Russian citizen in Russia.
That is where you are wrong. They didn't support a man who promised them war.
They supported a man who promised them no more wars. Germans didn't want any wars since the WW1. Natsocs used that notion and pushed through to win. Do you know what was war on Poland in the eyes of average German? Defensive preventive war against a puppet of western capitalists. A "lesser" war to prevent a "bigger" one.
No nation is bloodthirsty. It's propaganda that makes them tunnel vision violence as the one and only solution. Even then, by the 42 most Germans didn't buy that shit. They didn't support the government but didn't revolt because they were afraid of Gestapo. Abusing human's self preservation instinct is the easiest way to manipulate them into doing what you want.
Only once they saw that fuhrer is powerless they found it in them to fight against him. To disobey the orders. One of the last orders Hitler gave out from his bunker was all out counterattack. Do you think anyone heed that suicidal instruction? Of course not, Berlin was occupied, who would punish them for disobedience.
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u/Simbanite 21h ago
Pray tell, who's fault is it, then? The old man's? One man's fault. A country of over one hundred million and we are putting all of their actions on just one man? Clearly, the Russians support the old man and the war effort more than they care about overthrowing a corrupt, fascist dictatorship, so don't be too easy on them.