Putin critic says he's one of the lucky ones
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UPDATED: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 20:01
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Originally posted by second:
Clearly, Russia is not doing much right when countries with smaller populations are doing as well as Russia, looking only at GDP. Would Russia consider doing differently? Such as not constructing so much of its self-worth on its stockpile of nukes? Or on the size of its Army? Or its victories against weak countries such as Ukraine?
Asks the guy who was just cheerleading the 1.7 Trillion dollar bill that is going to plunge us into a deeper recession while more than half of that money is going to feed the war machine.
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Quote:Perhaps you didn't know, but Russia has multi-party elections, and each party picks its candidates.
Originally posted by second:Quote:Signym, you might not be aware, but in well-run countries, unlike Russia or North Korea, the Chief Executive does NOT pick his successor.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Don't you get tired of changing topics/ moving goalposts/ dragging red herrings across every thread SECOND?
First of all, altho some might thinks it's clever saying "next year" and "2023", making it sound so far-off, guess what? THAT'S TOMORROW!
Secondly, what are you implying? That Putin is scared of the public? That Putin is sick?
Hate to tell you, but Putin has been extremely busy lately, meeting with his military and security forces, visiting Surovikin in one of the recently annexed oblasts, meeting with Lukashenko to further tie the militaries together, and he has an upcoming meeting with Xi, and one with Erdogan and Assad. (I know there's more in there, I'm just not remembering them all.) It seems to me that he's planning something big. I don't know what, but I think he wants to wrap up Ukraine in 2023.
By all acounts, he's also planning on his succession, and it looks like the front runner is Medvedev, who was just selected as the deputy head of the military production committee (a permanent post, not ending with Ukraine) and who was also sent on a protocol-breaking direct meeting with Xi (head of state, who only meets with other heads of state.) And Medvedev is apparently more hawkish than Putin.
Putin's Presidency IS coming to an end. Some day, so will Putin. As will we all. But the west shouldn't be breathing a sigh of relief bc Russia's policy towards the west will probably change, but for the worse.
Anyway, thanks - in a sideways fashion- for bringing up yet another topic that you know nothing about.
Medvedev will have to stand for election, like Putin did. But he will likely be the All Russia Party candidate.
The DNC picked brain-dead Biden as their candidate, and previously picked the inestimably corrupt and unpopular Hillary over Bernie. Do you call THAT well-run?
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Clearly, Russia is not doing much right when countries with smaller populations are doing as well as Russia, looking only at GDP. Would Russia consider doing differently? Such as not constructing so much of its self-worth on its stockpile of nukes? Or on the size of its Army? Or its victories against weak countries such as Ukraine?
Living standards in Russia have gone up dramatically since 2000, which is why Putin is so popular. But riddle me this, Batman: If the USA is so doing so well, why have living standards of the typical American done nothing but fall for 30 years? Why has our industrial output fallen? What is this GDP you speak of, and who is it going to?
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Quote:Countries should be compared to each other to make it obvious what they are strong at and what they are weak at.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Living standards in Russia have gone up dramatically since 2000, which is why Putin is so popular. But riddle me this, Batman: If the USA is so doing so well, why have living standards of the typical American done nothing but fall for 30 years? Why has our industrial output fallen? What is this GDP you speak of, and who is it going to?
Compare the USA to any other country for what Signym says the USA is doing wrong. There are many solutions that the USA should copy from those other countries. Let the copying begin!
Compare North and South Korea. One of those countries is strong in ICBMs and the other is strong in its economy. Maybe South Korea should be copying North Korea, or the other way around, depending on what kind of country you want.
The same kind of comparison could be done between Russia and Canada. Maybe Canada needs a few H-bombs, more ICBMs, and a belligerent foreign policy toward the USA. Maybe Canada needs a larger military presence along its Southern border to repel a sneak attack. Maybe Russia needs a smaller military presence along its Southern border. That might explain why the average Russian is poor compared to the average Canadian.
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
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Why don't you just compare every country to Antarctica because that makes just about as much sense.
Meanwhile, with the printing press of the world at our disposal, the only Top 10 Lists that America is going to show up on is Obesity, Lack of Education and Homelessness.
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Quote:OMG!! Somebody died at the age of 74!!! Stop the presses!
Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:
Originally posted by THG:
Putin’s former top space engineer dies after facing corruption charges
Vladimir Putin’s former chief space engineer — and an accused embezzler — has died at age 74, the fourth person in the Russian president’s orbit to pass away within a week. Nesterov’s cause and manner of death have not been disclosed
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-s-former-top-space-engineer
-dies-after-facing-corruption-charges/ar-AA15P8xB?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=f9d076a747844363b3b431df9d8f5dd5
Can_you_see_me_laughing?
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Too funny, dood!
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Fundraiser Aids Family Of Worcester Girl, 6, Who Died Suddenly ("unexpected illness")
https://patch.com/massachusetts/worcester/fundraiser-aids-family-worce
ster-girl-6-who-died-suddenly
Mum-of-two with no known health issues dies suddenly from a ‘one-in-a-million case of influenza’ (36 years old)
https://7news.com.au/news/world/mum-of-two-with-no-known-health-issues
-dies-suddenly-from-a-one-in-a-million-case-of-influenza-c-9315391
Tribute held for Oceanside student who died suddenly from heart condition (13 years old)
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/tribute-to-be-held-for-oceans
ide-student-who-died-suddenly-from-heart-condition/
Grant Wahl Died of a Burst Blood Vessel, His Family Says
An autopsy in New York showed that the journalist had a tear in the ascending aorta, a large vessel that carries blood from the heart.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/14/health/grant-wahl-death.html
ABC News’ ‘This Week’ producer Dax Tejera dead at 37 (heart attack)
https://nypost.com/2022/12/24/abc-news-this-week-producer-dax-tejera-d
ead-at-37/
Dad who died suddenly while walking in the Lake District with friends is named
Dave Rushworth had been enjoying a day out with pals when he suddenly dropped to the floor and became unresponsive
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/d
ad-who-died-suddenly-walking-25545992
Archaeological worker dies suddenly while in Kisatchie National Forest (24 years old; "heat exhaustion", while in the snow)
https://www.kplctv.com/2022/07/12/archaeological-worker-dies-suddenly-
while-kisatchie-national-forest/
None of these articles let you know that they were all jabbed and boosted.
And just like Ted, they don't even bring it up. And just like Ted, they're going to just assume that Putin poisoned the 74 year old dead dude.
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Quote:You are making it perfectly clear that you don't get around very much inside America. Have you ever visited another country for more than a few days?
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Why don't you just compare every country to Antarctica because that makes just about as much sense.
Meanwhile, with the printing press of the world at our disposal, the only Top 10 Lists that America is going to show up on is Obesity, Lack of Education and Homelessness.
Millions of Americans are functioning better than every Russian except for the smartest and richest few thousand in Russia. More than 2.1 million US homes are valued between $1 million and $2 million. Nearly 600,000 homes are valued at $2 million or more! And it is completely unsurprising that the high-functioning Americans living in those million-dollar-plus homes are NOT inviting the homeless to live in their guest bedrooms. That is because in America it is your Constitutional right as a freedom-loving American to be as fat as you want to be and as dumb as you please and almost nobody will dare to force you to stop being a drunk. In other countries, they will NOT leave you out in the snow to freeze to death for being fat, drunk, and stupid, but those countries are NOT America. Fat, drunk and stupid Americans are a problem that could be fixed, but other, high-functioning Americans would have to change their beliefs first to at least match less harsh countries.
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
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Oh yeah? When's the last time you've been to Russia?
Do you even have a passport. Pics or it doesn't exist. It's cool man. I already know your name. 
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Quote:You remind me that the USA is at least two different countries. The parts of Texas controlled by Republicans have poorly functioning economies (same as Russia) based on forestry and oil/gas drilling and military bases and building H-bombs (Pantex, in the Texas Panhandle, builds H-bombs). Those parts have been left far behind, in wealth, by the parts controlled by Democrats.
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Oh yeah? When's the last time you've been to Russia?
Do you even have a passport. Pics or it doesn't exist. It's cool man. I already know your name.
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They also have a lot less crime, violence and homelessness, but who's counting.
And they've also seen their big tech wealth cut in half during 2022, and the crypto-scam crumble all around them too. OPPS!
Have fun at work tomorrow, little bitch. 
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Quote:Oh yeah, bc NYC, Chicago, Detroit, SF, LA, Philadelphia, etc etc are doing so well???
Originally posted by second:Quote:You remind me that the USA is at least two different countries. The parts of Texas controlled by Republicans have poorly functioning economies (same as Russia) based on forestry and oil/gas drilling and military bases and building H-bombs (Pantex, in the Texas Panhandle, builds H-bombs). Those parts have been left far behind, in wealth, by the parts controlled by Democrats.
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Oh yeah? When's the last time you've been to Russia?
Do you even have a passport. Pics or it doesn't exist. It's cool man. I already know your name.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
https://pantex.energy.gov/about
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
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