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Haha, the modified photo appeared in a satirical post on Index.hu, there's nothing to see here people, move on. :) http://index.hu/szarvas/2014/02/11/ader_alai

Haha, the modified photo appeared in a satirical post on Index.hu, there's nothing to see here people, move on. :) http://index.hu/szarvas/2014/02/11/ader_alair/ http://index.hu/szarvas/2014/02/11/ader_alair/ Here're the other posts from the same series: http://index.hu/szarvas/ http://index.hu/szarvas/ All entries are simple montages, they're only funny for people who know Hungarian politics, but for them they're quite obvious. Edit: the man in the middle of the photo is the Hungarian President of the State, and well, he probably won't kneel when signing an agreement -- even if Putin's there. :)

az0xff 13y ago
Amazing how language barriers can create this kind of confusion.
- sz4kerto 13y ago
  That's not just the matter of language barriers -- that's basically a situation where you have some information and you try to draw conclusions without trying to get some context. Quite common with people who know a very narrow field very well which gives them the false sense of competency in other issues.
rmc 13y ago
So a bit like someone reading The Onion and not knowing it's fake? :)
- sz4kerto 13y ago
  It's a bit like being a well-known expert in finance, reading The Onion, and writing a post on your personal blog on ft.com on why the government should not dump dollars into the giant money hole. :D
wozniacki 13y ago
PRESIDENT OBAMA ON PUTIN: I don't have a bad personal relationship with Putin. When we have conversations, they're candid, they're blunt, oftentimes they're constructive. I know the press likes to focus on body language and he's got that kind of slouch, looking like the bored kid in the back of the classroom. [1] Putting Russia-United States relations aside, I thought that was a spot-on description of Vladimir Putin's body posture, that he uses to great effect, when he wants to be perceived as not being terribly interested in what's going on. It is quite funny. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewUXm_gqzrU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewUXm_gqzrU http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/09/us-usa-russia-obama-idUSBRE9780XS20130809 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/09/us-usa-russia-obam...
- yapcguy 13y ago
  This article offers an interesting look at Russia-US relations: "Diagnosing Sochi Media Coverage: Virulent Russophobia... The water, the toilets, the hotels – nothing pleases our pampered media divas, whose hatred of all things Russian oozes from between the lines of their "reporting" like pus from an old wound." All the antipathy we saw aimed at Russia during the cold war years is now being revomited up by the political class, albeit in a new flavor: instead of genuine martyrs like Andrei Sakharov and Alexandr Solzhenitsyn being lionized, we see the professional provocateurs of "Pussy Riot" elevated by Western media to the status of "dissident" stars. http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2014/02/09/diagnosing-sochi-media-virulent-russophobia/ http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2014/02/09/diagnosing-soc...
VMG 13y ago
Actually, that is somewhat informative. I was skeptical of the used methodology and conclusion which reminds me of conspiracy theory nonsense. Knowing that the guy in the middle is pasted in is pretty helpful. I'm still not convinced about the relevance of the white outline on Putin.
- t59769 13y ago
  I am skeptical of anyone using the expression "conspiracy theory nonsense" so casually.
  - aaronem 13y ago
    I can't think why. Almost all conspiracy theory is compounded of excess credulity, overactive pattern-matching, and reheated leftover California counter-culture convictions regarding the so-called "Establishment".
    - jff 13y ago
      Somehow managing to believe everything while believing nothing. Aliens at Roswell? Sure! US managed to land on the moon? Ridiculous!
      - aaronem 13y ago
        I'm still surprised, when I bother to think about it, that no eager beaver has come up with the idea that perhaps the US did land on the moon, but only thanks to alien technology reverse-engineered from the remains of 1947 Roswell crash.
        laumars 13y ago
        I can't speak for your specific example, but there are some theories that equate the massive technology leap we had in the 50s->present day has been due to reverse engineered alien technology. In fact Star Trek: Voyager did a two part episode that used this conspiracy theory as part of the main story line.

az0xff 13y ago

Amazing how language barriers can create this kind of confusion.

sz4kerto 13y ago
That's not just the matter of language barriers -- that's basically a situation where you have some information and you try to draw conclusions without trying to get some context. Quite common with people who know a very narrow field very well which gives them the false sense of competency in other issues.

rmc 13y ago

So a bit like someone reading The Onion and not knowing it's fake? :)

sz4kerto 13y ago
It's a bit like being a well-known expert in finance, reading The Onion, and writing a post on your personal blog on ft.com on why the government should not dump dollars into the giant money hole. :D

wozniacki 13y ago

PRESIDENT OBAMA ON PUTIN: I don't have a bad personal relationship with Putin. When we have conversations, they're candid, they're blunt, oftentimes they're constructive. I know the press likes to focus on body language and he's got that kind of slouch, looking like the bored kid in the back of the classroom. [1] Putting Russia-United States relations aside, I thought that was a spot-on description of Vladimir Putin's body posture, that he uses to great effect, when he wants to be perceived as not being terribly interested in what's going on. It is quite funny. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewUXm_gqzrU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewUXm_gqzrU http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/09/us-usa-russia-obama-idUSBRE9780XS20130809 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/09/us-usa-russia-obam...

yapcguy 13y ago
This article offers an interesting look at Russia-US relations: "Diagnosing Sochi Media Coverage: Virulent Russophobia... The water, the toilets, the hotels – nothing pleases our pampered media divas, whose hatred of all things Russian oozes from between the lines of their "reporting" like pus from an old wound." All the antipathy we saw aimed at Russia during the cold war years is now being revomited up by the political class, albeit in a new flavor: instead of genuine martyrs like Andrei Sakharov and Alexandr Solzhenitsyn being lionized, we see the professional provocateurs of "Pussy Riot" elevated by Western media to the status of "dissident" stars. http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2014/02/09/diagnosing-sochi-media-virulent-russophobia/ http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2014/02/09/diagnosing-soc...

VMG 13y ago

Actually, that is somewhat informative. I was skeptical of the used methodology and conclusion which reminds me of conspiracy theory nonsense. Knowing that the guy in the middle is pasted in is pretty helpful. I'm still not convinced about the relevance of the white outline on Putin.

t59769 13y ago
I am skeptical of anyone using the expression "conspiracy theory nonsense" so casually.
- aaronem 13y ago
  I can't think why. Almost all conspiracy theory is compounded of excess credulity, overactive pattern-matching, and reheated leftover California counter-culture convictions regarding the so-called "Establishment".
  - jff 13y ago
    Somehow managing to believe everything while believing nothing. Aliens at Roswell? Sure! US managed to land on the moon? Ridiculous!
    - aaronem 13y ago
      I'm still surprised, when I bother to think about it, that no eager beaver has come up with the idea that perhaps the US did land on the moon, but only thanks to alien technology reverse-engineered from the remains of 1947 Roswell crash.
      - laumars 13y ago
        I can't speak for your specific example, but there are some theories that equate the massive technology leap we had in the 50s->present day has been due to reverse engineered alien technology. In fact Star Trek: Voyager did a two part episode that used this conspiracy theory as part of the main story line.