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CIA deputy director’s son killed while fighting for Russia in Ukraine, investigation claims (kyivindependent.com)

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Michael Gloss, 21, was the son of CIA Deputy Director for Digital Innovation Julianne Gallina Gloss, and Iraq war veteran Larry Gloss.

Before arriving in Russia on August 13, 2023, Gloss was travelling around Europe. On his Vkontakte page bio, he wrote: "I ran away from home (and) traveled the world. I hate fascism."

On April 4, 2024, he was killed, likely during a Russian offensive near Bakhmut, however, his burial in the U.S. did not take place until December 2024, Important Stories reports.

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

…So?

Poking through some of their history (Ernst and Karl), looks like they were indeed Nazi commanders. They served lower ranks after the war, got more education/experience and rose again to perform well within NATO.

Maybe I'm naive, but I believe horrible people can go on to do good things, and that’s fine. I think my favorite character archetype for this is General Iroh in Avatar, who was involved in unspeakable genocide, changed, and ultimately toppled his own dynasty. He’s one of the most beloved characters in fiction, but a quick bio of his in an image would get him utterly crucified as a terrible human being.

Hence drive by image posts kinda like this without context/history, on the other hand, largely provoke outrage. It’s exactly the kind of thing that would trend on the Twitter algorithm and obliterate any nuance. That’s not necessarily your intent, but it’s kinda the aggregate effect.