So Arend (and wife Anneesa) sold everything they had to move to sunny Russia and raise eight of their nine kids with “orthodox” values.
Jesus, imagine being the kid that got away.
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Yeah, I wondered about the ninth kid and how (s)he's doing.
Imagine being so afraid of people who have slightly different beliefs from you that you think moving to a dictatorship is a good idea.
To be happy at other people's misfortune is not ok.
That being said, hah! Dumbasses!
To be happy at other people's misfortune is not ok.
I honestly don't think this applies here. This is a direct result of their own actions. No one forced them.
To me this is a case of: You reap what you sow.
its those brainwashed children that are the real victims in this story
It's ok. Russian state is going to take them in, train them for a few years at an undisclosed location and then send them back to their original country where they can run for office or something.
Or they'll get pulled off the street & mobilized, later being fed thru a meat grinder somewhere in eastern Ukraine.
Still worthy of pity and serve as a life lesson.
Still worthy of pity
Not from me. They are adults, they made their bed. Their children are the real victims.
Yes. Any schadenfreude I may have felt if they'd been alone evaporated when I saw 8 children are being dragged through this.
True, I'd never laugh at some that got done in by life - but they made their own bed doing something obviously stupid, so I have no qualms laughing
From my time lurking in r/AskARussian I remember quite a lot of these types, convinced that Russia was a paradise of freedom and conservatism, and that moving there would be a piece of cake. What's horrible about this couple is that they've quite possibly fucked up their children's lives, especially once they get to military age.
It’d be a shame if someone deepfaked a video using their voice and facial data into a glowing testimonial of how great Russia is, with detailed steps about how other dutiful, god-fearing conservatives can get in on and take full advantage of the amazing opportunity for financial independence that awaits them in glorious Russia.
Putin isn't going to let any potential meat for his grinder out. Better hope he loses faster.
Else, you're fucked fash, & I love that for you.
man, this is such a shitshow, I'm almost tempted to subscribe to their channel.
Almost.
First, according to the family, the Russian bank where they moved the proceeds from selling their farm and belongings? It immediately froze their assets.
The parents (but not the kids) deserve it. They’re also doing a great job of showing their kids what extremist ideology gets you.