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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I have seen like two dozen outspoken liberals on this very site refer to Russian people writ large as orcs, and the Russian language as orcish

[–] Goferking0@ttrpg.network 18 points 3 weeks ago

Or literally call for collective punishment https://lemmy.ml/comment/23813202

[–] atopi@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

no one reasonable

[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 weeks ago

I also have yet to see a single reasonable person call this behavior out without immediately being accused of being a paid Russian actor tankie chinese bot. The "orcs" shit has mainstream acceptance in liberal instances. Only leftists object to it, while liberals defend it.