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Well, you gotta keep the Muscovites happy to keep them from googling what the conscripts are doing in Ukraine. And you've gotta keep the dictator's ego inflate

Well, you gotta keep the Muscovites happy to keep them from googling what the conscripts are doing in Ukraine. And you've gotta keep the dictator's ego inflated with something. Military victories aren't on the table, so that leaves grand infrastructure projects. Nothing too major, we're talking city-level upgrades here, war economy and all. Finally, whatever funds the state has left need to keep flowing towards people who wield the power. Not everyone's wife owns an oil refinery, you know. Some people have to make do with construction kickbacks. Kudos to Moscow's mayor for killing three birds with one drone. . . . In other news, what is this zero-information panegyric doing on HN?

Koshkin 4y ago
I guess, “the world’s longest” is something of note…
- NicoJuicy 4y ago
  Haha. For some reason before i read this, i was wondering if there was research on little ( height) dictators, if they were more agressive. Eg. Like little dogs that bite more. This comment made me laugh, since well, I was talking about his body height. There could be another problem concerning height too.
gus_massa 4y ago
The construction of a big metro line takes like 10 or 20 years (from the article: 11 years + 1 for some reason). They didn't star digging it just to cover the war in Ukraine. (Anyway, they will exploit is politically as much as possible, as any politician in the world that must cur ribbons would do.)
gaoryrt 4y ago
Dude, we're talking metro here.
nsonha 4y ago
I'm sorry that a community website posted news that you didn't demand.
ihatepython 4y ago
Ever consider that you are on the wrong side of history? The media told you to hate Putin so you hate Putin? By taking the other side, that means you are pro-Nazi? What is wrong with advocating for peace?
- NVHacker 4y ago
  It's actually the definition of the "pro" word.
- Const-me 4y ago
  > What is wrong with advocating for peace? Advocating for peace while an invasion is ongoing = advocating for the invader. The worst of it, Russians haven't just invaded and called it a day, they doing horrible things to Ukrainians on the occupied territories. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/02/kherson-torture-centres-were-planned-by-russian-state-say-lawyers https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/02/kherson-tortur...
- herculity275 4y ago
  It's amazing how Russian missiles have been bombing Kiev for a year now and I still see these "but neither side is perfect" takes from Westerners. Can we just agree that invading countries is always bad (yes, when the US does it as well) and move on?
  - mc32 4y ago
    It’s not “always” bad. Some invasions are humanitarian, such as Vietnam invading Cambodia. Sure they could have let pol pot commit further genocide and let things take their natural course. The world is ruled by realpolitik. It’s not back and white. Sometimes you make alliances with the bad guys and that sometimes turns out okay and other times it’s the predictable disaster.

Koshkin 4y ago

I guess, “the world’s longest” is something of note…

NicoJuicy 4y ago
Haha. For some reason before i read this, i was wondering if there was research on little ( height) dictators, if they were more agressive. Eg. Like little dogs that bite more. This comment made me laugh, since well, I was talking about his body height. There could be another problem concerning height too.

gus_massa 4y ago

The construction of a big metro line takes like 10 or 20 years (from the article: 11 years + 1 for some reason). They didn't star digging it just to cover the war in Ukraine. (Anyway, they will exploit is politically as much as possible, as any politician in the world that must cur ribbons would do.)

gaoryrt 4y ago

Dude, we're talking metro here.

nsonha 4y ago

I'm sorry that a community website posted news that you didn't demand.

ihatepython 4y ago

Ever consider that you are on the wrong side of history? The media told you to hate Putin so you hate Putin? By taking the other side, that means you are pro-Nazi? What is wrong with advocating for peace?

NVHacker 4y ago
It's actually the definition of the "pro" word.
Const-me 4y ago
> What is wrong with advocating for peace? Advocating for peace while an invasion is ongoing = advocating for the invader. The worst of it, Russians haven't just invaded and called it a day, they doing horrible things to Ukrainians on the occupied territories. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/02/kherson-torture-centres-were-planned-by-russian-state-say-lawyers https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/02/kherson-tortur...
herculity275 4y ago
It's amazing how Russian missiles have been bombing Kiev for a year now and I still see these "but neither side is perfect" takes from Westerners. Can we just agree that invading countries is always bad (yes, when the US does it as well) and move on?
- mc32 4y ago
  It’s not “always” bad. Some invasions are humanitarian, such as Vietnam invading Cambodia. Sure they could have let pol pot commit further genocide and let things take their natural course. The world is ruled by realpolitik. It’s not back and white. Sometimes you make alliances with the bad guys and that sometimes turns out okay and other times it’s the predictable disaster.