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2018-03-22 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Acceptable Bigotry and Scapegoating of Russia

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Posted by Tholing Crons2767 2018-03-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The antipathy to Putin is based upon his foreign policy which is the source of much evil in the world today, his brutality, and transparent lies.
support of the disgusting Syrian regime, alliance with Iran, and with North Korea, invasion of Ukraine. That there are some happy people in Russia today is undoubtedly true, and there are some happy people in North Korea, and Cuba and Venezuela too; but not so many.
It makes sense to try to influence Putin to reform, but he seems like a hopeless case.
I imagine that he worries about the moslem majority that his country will face in the not distant future, or that some of his thugs, if discontented might give him a dose of one of his nice poisons.

Maybe he espouses evil and behaves personally like a child because he is suffused with guilt for his abominable behavior. God rest his soul.

Posted by Daniel 2018-03-22 01:06|| 2018-03-22 01:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Devil we know. Those wishing for a new strongman every 4-6-8 years really haven't thought through what they are asking for. And, for sure, I don't like Putin either. He's the symptom, not the disease. We probably can't treat palliatively let alone cure, so the choices are management or self-euthanasia. I vote for management.

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-03-22 01:15|| 2018-03-22 01:15|| Front Page Top

#3 The antipathy to Putin is based upon his foreign policy which is the source of much evil in the world today

You know he wouldn't be in power today if Bill could keep his pants zipped on Kosovo?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-03-22 02:37|| 2018-03-22 02:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Interesting comment, grom. Can you please expound?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2018-03-22 11:18|| 2018-03-22 11:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Putin's foreign policy seems to be doing a lot less harm than the CIAs...

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-03-22 13:02|| 2018-03-22 13:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Another reason to make them the evil ones.

Posted by Bobby 2018-03-22 13:21|| 2018-03-22 13:21|| Front Page Top

#7 It triggered the Russian paranoia*, Abu. The assistance to Chechen "freedom fighters" didn't help either. Nor all these NATO bases in Eastern Europe.

*Read some Russian history - the only time they weren't invaded at least once per generation was WWII to collapse of Sov U.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-03-22 14:45|| 2018-03-22 14:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Here's some poetic insight, Abu

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-03-22 14:56|| 2018-03-22 14:56|| Front Page Top

#9 g(r)om: Dude! Good choice. One of my all time favourites. I thought I was the only poetry lover around these parts.

Posted by Canuckistan sniper 2018-03-22 18:30|| 2018-03-22 18:30|| Front Page Top

#10 And Russia has military in how many countries? Just wondering....

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