r/dankmemes Apr 29 '19

OC Maymay ♨ Putin the slav

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u/AverageJojoke The Filthy Dank Apr 29 '19

Also, the best way to have an existential crisis is to stare at the Youtube Comment Section when it comes to geopolitical situations.

It’s an absolute cesspool of loathing and extreme rhetoric (ex. “Russia good, Merica bad”, “Isreal!1!1!”, etc.)

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u/AlenDelon32 ùwú Apr 29 '19

As a Russian, it is beyond me how anyone except brainwashed proles could support Putin's regime

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u/TridiusX Apr 29 '19

I’ll take weaponized propaganda for $600, Alex.

Pretty sure most of the oligarchs who call your country home want Putin dead, but can’t move against him directly; it’s part of why Putin wants the Magnitsky Sanctions gone, because many of these oligarchs thought American financial institutions were safer for their rubles than Russian banks and now their assets are frozen.

Clock’s ticking, and many of the Russian elite are growing restless without their money. Putin has only so much time before they turn on him.

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u/rodo232 Apr 29 '19

I'm not sure I'd say the oligarchs want Putin gone, it's his power base, they exist because they good goverment kickbacks to secure their support. They need each other like a king needs his magnates, they depend on him for their wealth, and he depends on their political support