21st Century Schizoid Man - June 12th 2025

June 12th

Yuriy recounts the tragic divide within his own family due to the ongoing war, revealing the schizophrenic beliefs held by many Russians. He criticizes the contradictory narratives supported by the Russian government and highlights the dire consequences of these delusions on both personal and societal levels.

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It is June 12.

A new soldier recently joined my military unit. He's fairly young, just over 30, and originally from Doneysk. Let me remind you, that's a Ukrainian city. Russia has occupied since 2014. Right after the occupation, this guy fled to the free part of Ukraine, but his father stayed behind in Donetsk, took Russian citizenship and eventually moved somewhere into Russia. Now that Father fervently supports the war against Ukraine, he even sends money to the occupying forces- donating part of his salary to units fighting the Ukrainian army. That means he's also funding the war against his own son.

Sometimes this father writes to his son about how much he hates Ukraine and how he regrets having a child who doesn't understand that it's better to be Russian. He says Ukraine has no right to exist and that his willing to accept his own sons death if that's what it takes to destroy Ukraine. This is pure schizophrenia -to wish so obsessively for the destruction of the entire country that you'd be willing to sacrifice your own child for it. And there are millions of people like him.

Another kind of schizophrenia is believing that the war will end soon and everything will go back to how it was before- Russians will travel freely to Ukraine again, Ukrainians will forgive them and they will be genuine peace. That's the delusion world. My brother, for example, lives in. He recently wrote to our uncle in Kharkiv, a city bombed daily, saying that as soon as the war ends, he'll come and help rebuild it, and that our uncle should wait for him because he's coming soon.

What's interesting is that the Russian government supports both of these schizophrenic delusions even though directly contradict each other. Putin regularly spouts nonsense about how Russians are destined to be friends with what he calls "the Ukrainian part of Russian people" while one of his goons, someone like Medvedev, will immediately follow up with claims that Ukrainians will be completely wiped out and forgotten by history. Schizophrenia in its many forms has become the norm in Russia. They are consumed by madness, the entire society.

Putin has turned his country into massive asylum for deranged. These madmen are allowed to do anything to kill and rape Ukrainians, to loot and burn down entire cities to believe that it'll soon end and through peace will return like in the distant past, the only thing we're not allowed to do is question the war- to question whether the killing and raping is really necessary.

Tragically, the western world still tries to engage with these extremely dangerous lunatics as if they were ordinary people who just have a political disagreement with Ukrainians, but we have a disagreement, not with us, but with reality itself. And we're proud of it. While your politicians keep dancing before the chief murder and looter before the chief 21st century schizoid man.

Episode Transcript

(00:03):
It is June 12.
A new soldier recentlyjoined my military unit.
He's fairly young, just over30, and originally from Doneysk.
Let me remind you,that's a Ukrainian city.
Russia has occupied since 2014.
Right after the occupation, this guyfled to the free part of Ukraine,
but his father stayed behind inDonetsk, took Russian citizenship and

(00:27):
eventually moved somewhere into Russia.
Now that Father fervently supportsthe war against Ukraine, he even
sends money to the occupying forces-donating part of his salary to
units fighting the Ukrainian army.
That means he's also fundingthe war against his own son.
Sometimes this father writes to his sonabout how much he hates Ukraine and how

(00:52):
he regrets having a child who doesn'tunderstand that it's better to be Russian.
He says Ukraine has no right toexist and that his willing to
accept his own sons death if that'swhat it takes to destroy Ukraine.
This is pure schizophrenia -to wish soobsessively for the destruction of the

(01:14):
entire country that you'd be willingto sacrifice your own child for it.
And there are millions of people like him.
Another kind of schizophrenia isbelieving that the war will end soon and
everything will go back to how it wasbefore- Russians will travel freely to
Ukraine again, Ukrainians will forgivethem and they will be genuine peace.

(01:40):
That's the delusion world.
My brother, for example, lives in.
He recently wrote to our uncle in Kharkiv,a city bombed daily, saying that as soon
as the war ends, he'll come and helprebuild it, and that our uncle should
wait for him because he's coming soon.

(02:02):
What's interesting is that the Russiangovernment supports both of these
schizophrenic delusions even thoughdirectly contradict each other.
Putin regularly spouts nonsense abouthow Russians are destined to be friends
with what he calls "the Ukrainian partof Russian people" while one of his

(02:25):
goons, someone like Medvedev, willimmediately follow up with claims
that Ukrainians will be completelywiped out and forgotten by history.
Schizophrenia in its many formshas become the norm in Russia.
They are consumed bymadness, the entire society.

(02:45):
Putin has turned his countryinto massive asylum for deranged.
These madmen are allowed to do anythingto kill and rape Ukrainians, to loot and
burn down entire cities to believe thatit'll soon end and through peace will
return like in the distant past, theonly thing we're not allowed to do is

(03:09):
question the war- to question whether thekilling and raping is really necessary.
Tragically, the western world stilltries to engage with these extremely
dangerous lunatics as if they wereordinary people who just have a
political disagreement with Ukrainians,but we have a disagreement, not

(03:29):
with us, but with reality itself.
And we're proud of it.
While your politicians keep dancingbefore the chief murder and looter before
the chief 21st century schizoid man.