• @Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
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        65 days ago

        2009

        Thank you for mentioning this. I didn’t take notice at the time (a bit too young still) and never properly read up on their invasion of Georgia.

      • @Nosavingthrow@lemmy.world
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        147 days ago

        I’m not convinced it’s that important since the Russian people will be the ones affecting the invasion. Dramatic punctuation doesn’t change the fact that Putin has been in continuous control of Russia for decades. He’s their guy. I think the American public is complicit in genocide of Palestinians. Why would the Russian public get a pass for the misdeads of their government?

        • @AllToRuleThemOne@lemmy.world
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          -17 days ago

          Of course they will be affected and already do be. I don‘t get the point? No, he is not. A lot of people got arrested and/or killed because they protested (way before the „special operation“) and a lot of people fled the country. Unfortunately the core state of the USSR never managed to establish a functionsl democracy. But clannishness is bullshit. Putin made himself over decades a de facto dictator - tsar? Well, dramatic punctuation does in fact emphasize core ideas: To be Russian =/= To be evil or supporting putin.

          • @Nosavingthrow@lemmy.world
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            36 days ago

            Nobody called anybody evil. This isn’t about clans. People who live in Russia (ie Russians) will be the ones on the ground doing the invading. Whether they like it or not, they are supporting Putin. It’s not really important what’s in the heart of Ivan on the ground if he’s picking up a rifle or mass producing fasteners used in the construction of tanks.

    • verity_kindle
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      167 days ago

      Oh yeah, it’s the county clerk’s office and they’re the Blues Brothers.

      • @CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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        7 days ago

        Yes, the terror of nuclear annihilation will be significantly tempered by the hilarity if he tries taking on Europe.

        Okay, that sounds sarcastic, but I think I actually mean it. He will get rekt and it will be satisfying. Then I’ll turn to figuring out nuclear winter in fucking Canada.