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Today's news presented to me by Facebook includes Putin prepping for a Third World War by having diplomats' families return home. My understanding of it is tha
by MistahKoala 10y ago
Today's news presented to me by Facebook includes Putin prepping for a Third World War by having diplomats' families return home.
My understanding of it is that he made some pronouncement that their kids are best off returning to Russia for a good, traditional nationalistic education - which has somehow warped into something more apocalyptic. Certainly, Facebook didn't originate that interpretation, but it's helping to propagate a story that's only being reported by tabloid outlets; there is no other facet of the rumour being presented by more measured and reasonable outlets.
- boona 10y agoThere's a lot more back story. [Here is a video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqD8lIdIMRo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqD8lIdIMRo) of Putin explaining that we're essentially on the brink of a major world war, and that the average citizen in the western world is oblivious to it. (Or just look up "Putin's warning" and pick your outlet.) Couple that with Hillary's insane anti-Russian position and things could get ugly really quickly.
- int_19h 10y agoWould you rather pay the Danegeld and let Russia run amok invading its neighbors?