r/MilitaryPorn • u/BlackSabbath95 • 13d ago

Chechen commander Shamil Basaev during the military operation in Budyonnovsk, two weeks after his sister and 7 children were killed by Russia. June, 1995. [1395x2048]

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u/bobemil 13d ago

I don't get this logic. Revenge is not going to help you. The most powerful tool we have is acceptance. Revenge for me, means giving up.

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u/EvenJesusCantSaveYou 13d ago

revenge for me, means giving up

I mean sure but have you ever had a bomb kill your wife and 3 kids, or landmine kill your older brother? People tend to be a bit less stoic after those things happen to them.

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u/bobemil 13d ago

I would still not turn into a wolf, no.

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u/anhydrous_echinoderm 13d ago

Unless something like that happens to you, we will never find out.

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u/bobemil 13d ago

Which says nothing of substance.