Putin speaks (March 16)
- Niemand
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Re: Putin speaks (March 16)
He knows how to stick the knife in.I am not at all judging those who have a villa in Miami or the French Riviera, who cannot do without foie gras, oysters or so-called gender freedoms.
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Artaxerxes
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Re: Putin speaks (March 16)
To his girlfriend (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in ... apartment/), his daughter (https://www.cityam.com/angry-activists- ... -refugees/), and his friends (https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/vl ... 56d129be6d)?
No. He's playing you.
- Niemand
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Re: Putin speaks (March 16)
Mate, I'm well aware of these things.Artaxerxes wrote: ↑March 18th, 2022, 12:24 pmTo his girlfriend (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in ... apartment/), his daughter (https://www.cityam.com/angry-activists- ... -refugees/), and his friends (https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/vl ... 56d129be6d)?
No. He's playing you.
The difference in the west is the guys with Italian villas etc use front men from multiple parties to forward their agenda. In Canada, Turdeau, Freeland and the leaders of the NDP and Conservatives have all been brainwashed by trained by the billionaires who run Davos.
There is also a massive level of hypocrisy regarding Russian expatriates. We're told the Russian people oppose Putin, so we must impose sanctions on them, and freeze their bank accounts if living abroad. Bit of doublethink. It's never dawned on some people that some Russians may be living abroad because they don't like Putin, but won't state so openly because they may have family back in Russia. But hey, let's keep Russian cats out of international competitions and ban Tchaikovsky.
Sanctions are an attack on ordinary Russian people. You've just mentioned Putin's wealth. Do you think they're going to affect him and the oligarchs personally?
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Artaxerxes
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Re: Putin speaks (March 16)
The oligarchs who live abroad do support Putin because he keeps them wealthy, not because they think he's good for Russia. Roman Abramovich is one of the main people who made Putin president.Niemand wrote: ↑March 18th, 2022, 1:01 pmMate, I'm well aware of these things.Artaxerxes wrote: ↑March 18th, 2022, 12:24 pmTo his girlfriend (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in ... apartment/), his daughter (https://www.cityam.com/angry-activists- ... -refugees/), and his friends (https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/vl ... 56d129be6d)?
No. He's playing you.
The difference in the west is the guys with Italian villas etc use front men from multiple parties to forward their agenda. In Canada, Turdeau, Freeland and the leaders of the NDP and Conservatives have all been brainwashed by trained by the billionaires who run Davos.
There is also a massive level of hypocrisy regarding Russian expatriates. We're told the Russian people oppose Putin, so we must impose sanctions on them, and freeze their bank accounts if living abroad. Bit of doublethink. It's never dawned on some people that some Russians may be living abroad because they don't like Putin, but won't state so openly because they may have family back in Russia. But hey, let's keep Russian cats out of international competitions and ban Tchaikovsky.
Sanctions are an attack on ordinary Russian people. You've just mentioned Putin's wealth. Do you think they're going to affect him and the oligarchs personally?
The sanctions are hitting the oligarchs. That's why they're crying to press right now (and trying to sell their football teams before they get taken away).
- Niemand
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Re: Putin speaks (March 16)
There are plenty of Russians living abroad. Some of them support Putin and some do not. It is that simple. That includes the oligarchs - some back him, some don't. He has imprisoned some of them, and others live abroad for to get away from him (they don't upset him there and he doesn't upset them... if they stay out of politics)Artaxerxes wrote: ↑March 18th, 2022, 2:39 pmThe oligarchs who live abroad do support Putin because he keeps them wealthy, not because they think he's good for Russia. Roman Abramovich is one of the main people who made Putin president.Niemand wrote: ↑March 18th, 2022, 1:01 pmMate, I'm well aware of these things.Artaxerxes wrote: ↑March 18th, 2022, 12:24 pmTo his girlfriend (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in ... apartment/), his daughter (https://www.cityam.com/angry-activists- ... -refugees/), and his friends (https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/vl ... 56d129be6d)?
No. He's playing you.
The difference in the west is the guys with Italian villas etc use front men from multiple parties to forward their agenda. In Canada, Turdeau, Freeland and the leaders of the NDP and Conservatives have all been brainwashed by trained by the billionaires who run Davos.
There is also a massive level of hypocrisy regarding Russian expatriates. We're told the Russian people oppose Putin, so we must impose sanctions on them, and freeze their bank accounts if living abroad. Bit of doublethink. It's never dawned on some people that some Russians may be living abroad because they don't like Putin, but won't state so openly because they may have family back in Russia. But hey, let's keep Russian cats out of international competitions and ban Tchaikovsky.
Sanctions are an attack on ordinary Russian people. You've just mentioned Putin's wealth. Do you think they're going to affect him and the oligarchs personally?
The sanctions are hitting the oligarchs. That's why they're crying to press right now (and trying to sell their football teams before they get taken away).
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We've been here before with sanctions. The west inflicted these on Iraqis for years, and I believe North Koreans. The result was that ordinary people in those countries starved or couldn't get medicine. Most Russians already live on far less than westerners do. You basically want to press their faces in the dirt and make them say they're grateful for it. They've never worked. You also remember what happened to Germany after the Great War. The reparations made ordinary Germans poorer and radicalised them.
The world is run by billionaires.
