How about the fact that he's an authoritarian despot?
Quote from: CÆSAR GAIVS AVTISMVS on December 19, 2015, 11:56:06 AMHow about the fact that he's an authoritarian despot?BahRussia needs another Czar tbhHe'll make Russia great again. Trust him.
Quote from: Luciana on December 19, 2015, 12:58:40 PMQuote from: CÆSAR GAIVS AVTISMVS on December 19, 2015, 11:56:06 AMHow about the fact that he's an authoritarian despot?BahRussia needs another Czar tbhHe'll make Russia great again. Trust him.Just like Germany needs another Reich. Authoritarianism is just so fucking great!
Quote from: CÆSAR GAIVS AVTISMVS on December 19, 2015, 01:09:30 PMQuote from: Luciana on December 19, 2015, 12:58:40 PMQuote from: CÆSAR GAIVS AVTISMVS on December 19, 2015, 11:56:06 AMHow about the fact that he's an authoritarian despot?BahRussia needs another Czar tbhHe'll make Russia great again. Trust him.Just like Germany needs another Reich. Authoritarianism is just so fucking great!YesOnly the joke is Angel Merkel isn't nearly as bad as Putin in the slightest.
Quote from: Luciana on December 19, 2015, 04:55:47 PMQuote from: CÆSAR GAIVS AVTISMVS on December 19, 2015, 01:09:30 PMQuote from: Luciana on December 19, 2015, 12:58:40 PMQuote from: CÆSAR GAIVS AVTISMVS on December 19, 2015, 11:56:06 AMHow about the fact that he's an authoritarian despot?BahRussia needs another Czar tbhHe'll make Russia great again. Trust him.Just like Germany needs another Reich. Authoritarianism is just so fucking great!YesOnly the joke is Angel Merkel isn't nearly as bad as Putin in the slightest.When it comes to the merits of a politician like Angela Merkel I usually like to let history be the judge as I don't have the facts to form a decent opinion on the matter.
I'm a little nervous about the cult of personality he cultivated. There've been a few leaders that have done that, and 8 out of 10 times it doesn't end well
Quote from: Luciana on December 19, 2015, 05:03:58 PMQuote from: CÆSAR GAIVS AVTISMVS on December 19, 2015, 05:00:08 PMQuote from: Luciana on December 19, 2015, 04:55:47 PMQuote from: CÆSAR GAIVS AVTISMVS on December 19, 2015, 01:09:30 PMQuote from: Luciana on December 19, 2015, 12:58:40 PMQuote from: CÆSAR GAIVS AVTISMVS on December 19, 2015, 11:56:06 AMHow about the fact that he's an authoritarian despot?BahRussia needs another Czar tbhHe'll make Russia great again. Trust him.Just like Germany needs another Reich. Authoritarianism is just so fucking great!YesOnly the joke is Angel Merkel isn't nearly as bad as Putin in the slightest.When it comes to the merits of a politician like Angela Merkel I usually like to let history be the judge as I don't have the facts to form a decent opinion on the matter.Yeshbut yeah, Putin is pretty damn bad. That whole 85%ish approval rating is a lie thing since there is no freedom of the press.You can assume that pretty much any number put forward by the press will be a lie. Even when there is "freedom of the press", journos are not to be trusted.
Quote from: CÆSAR GAIVS AVTISMVS on December 19, 2015, 05:00:08 PMQuote from: Luciana on December 19, 2015, 04:55:47 PMQuote from: CÆSAR GAIVS AVTISMVS on December 19, 2015, 01:09:30 PMQuote from: Luciana on December 19, 2015, 12:58:40 PMQuote from: CÆSAR GAIVS AVTISMVS on December 19, 2015, 11:56:06 AMHow about the fact that he's an authoritarian despot?BahRussia needs another Czar tbhHe'll make Russia great again. Trust him.Just like Germany needs another Reich. Authoritarianism is just so fucking great!YesOnly the joke is Angel Merkel isn't nearly as bad as Putin in the slightest.When it comes to the merits of a politician like Angela Merkel I usually like to let history be the judge as I don't have the facts to form a decent opinion on the matter.Yeshbut yeah, Putin is pretty damn bad. That whole 85%ish approval rating is a lie thing since there is no freedom of the press.
Quote from: Le Neckbeard Roman Man on December 22, 2015, 01:44:05 PMQuote from: Luciana on December 19, 2015, 05:03:58 PMQuote from: CÆSAR GAIVS AVTISMVS on December 19, 2015, 05:00:08 PMQuote from: Luciana on December 19, 2015, 04:55:47 PMQuote from: CÆSAR GAIVS AVTISMVS on December 19, 2015, 01:09:30 PMQuote from: Luciana on December 19, 2015, 12:58:40 PMQuote from: CÆSAR GAIVS AVTISMVS on December 19, 2015, 11:56:06 AMHow about the fact that he's an authoritarian despot?BahRussia needs another Czar tbhHe'll make Russia great again. Trust him.Just like Germany needs another Reich. Authoritarianism is just so fucking great!YesOnly the joke is Angel Merkel isn't nearly as bad as Putin in the slightest.When it comes to the merits of a politician like Angela Merkel I usually like to let history be the judge as I don't have the facts to form a decent opinion on the matter.Yeshbut yeah, Putin is pretty damn bad. That whole 85%ish approval rating is a lie thing since there is no freedom of the press.You can assume that pretty much any number put forward by the press will be a lie. Even when there is "freedom of the press", journos are not to be trusted.That's true, but you can look across various news sites in countries like ours and gather a sort of common theme going for them. In Russia, not so much.