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I had a discussion with some friends about how impressive it is that Putin can do so many outrageous things and the world doesn’t stop him. Clear election fraud

by soared 5y ago

I had a discussion with some friends about how impressive it is that Putin can do so many outrageous things and the world doesn’t stop him. Clear election fraud, assassinating foreigners, invading Crimea, etc. there are very few other countries that get free passes like Putin does.

can16358p 5y ago
Wish Russia was the only country with this. Many politicians all over the world do similar stuff and the only way I think would "change" things might be the public being more educated about who these politicians really are and have a new paradigm about the view of a "country" and politics.
Rd6n6 5y ago
A doomsday nuclear Arsenal can do that
hn_throwaway_99 5y ago
I don't think this is any surprise really. Russia is still a big, powerful country, and the West has changed it's attitude so that it's less concerned about things that don't directly challenge its interests. I mean, China gets away with much worse I think (Uyghurs, South China Ses belligerence, Hong Kong, etc.), and they get little substantive pushback for the same reason as Russia.
rchaud 5y ago
Other countries don't have nuclear weapons and can't unilaterally turn off Europe's gas supply. This makes Russia less ripe for "regime change".
standardUser 5y ago
All the great powers act this way, because they can. No one wanted to fight a nuclear war over Crimea and when the time comes, no one will fight a nuclear war over Taiwan. And no one is going to war with a European power the next time they intervene in one of their current or former colonies. Then there's the US...
hourislate 5y ago
It's all about money. Countries like Germany and France depend heavily on Russia and are willing to basically ignore everything. They roll out their strongly worded responses and the next day build pipelines or sell equipment that should be on a sanctions list. NATO is a joke and everyone knows it. Russia will do what it wants and their opinion is that Euro's can go fuck themselves. There isn't one country or a group of countries in Western Europe that could even muster a military response to any Russian actions. I've spoken with many and that is basically their attitude. They like Putin, he doesn't take shit from the West. Really, the only country in the world that is currently at war with them barely gets a mention anymore. Do people even know what country it is? Probably not. It's a new world, Western Europe and America is a joke, everyone knows they don't have the will to stand up to Russia or China (at least this administration), they're more concerned about diversity and wokism.... Junk away...
kingofpandora 5y ago
Hasn't the US done all those things in recent, say 30 years, memory? Edit: election fraud in other countries
maccolgan 5y ago
You are speaking as if none else does that...

by soared 5y ago

can16358p 5y ago

Wish Russia was the only country with this. Many politicians all over the world do similar stuff and the only way I think would "change" things might be the public being more educated about who these politicians really are and have a new paradigm about the view of a "country" and politics.

Rd6n6 5y ago

A doomsday nuclear Arsenal can do that

hn_throwaway_99 5y ago

I don't think this is any surprise really. Russia is still a big, powerful country, and the West has changed it's attitude so that it's less concerned about things that don't directly challenge its interests. I mean, China gets away with much worse I think (Uyghurs, South China Ses belligerence, Hong Kong, etc.), and they get little substantive pushback for the same reason as Russia.

rchaud 5y ago

Other countries don't have nuclear weapons and can't unilaterally turn off Europe's gas supply. This makes Russia less ripe for "regime change".

standardUser 5y ago

All the great powers act this way, because they can. No one wanted to fight a nuclear war over Crimea and when the time comes, no one will fight a nuclear war over Taiwan. And no one is going to war with a European power the next time they intervene in one of their current or former colonies. Then there's the US...

hourislate 5y ago

It's all about money. Countries like Germany and France depend heavily on Russia and are willing to basically ignore everything. They roll out their strongly worded responses and the next day build pipelines or sell equipment that should be on a sanctions list. NATO is a joke and everyone knows it. Russia will do what it wants and their opinion is that Euro's can go fuck themselves. There isn't one country or a group of countries in Western Europe that could even muster a military response to any Russian actions. I've spoken with many and that is basically their attitude. They like Putin, he doesn't take shit from the West. Really, the only country in the world that is currently at war with them barely gets a mention anymore. Do people even know what country it is? Probably not. It's a new world, Western Europe and America is a joke, everyone knows they don't have the will to stand up to Russia or China (at least this administration), they're more concerned about diversity and wokism.... Junk away...

kingofpandora 5y ago

Hasn't the US done all those things in recent, say 30 years, memory? Edit: election fraud in other countries

maccolgan 5y ago

You are speaking as if none else does that...