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My theory is that the Russian ruling class are quite literally mad dogs who don't even care about their own country and only about their own wealth. See people
by MomoXenosaga 6y ago
My theory is that the Russian ruling class are quite literally mad dogs who don't even care about their own country and only about their own wealth. See people like Khadaffi and Idi Amin.
- jsiepkes 6y agoGaddafi wasn't some saint but saying he had the same motives as Idi Amin is somewhat ignorant of history. Gaddafi was mostly driven by trying to strength African and Arab unity to better stand up to western countries. He attempted to create a unified Arab state by merging Libya, Egypt and Syria. After that failed he set his sights on trying to create a more unified Africa. I can't find anything that Gaddafi was in it for personal power like Amin was.
- monocasa 6y agoI do think that's true for a lot of Russian oligarchs, but I'm not sure you can paint with such a wide brush on Putin himself. Not out of any altruism, but because he sees Russia itself as part of his wealth and wants it to be looked after well in that context.