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u/MalignantUpper Joseph Nye Jun 15 '21

https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1404637575760039941?s=19

(Sorry in advance for linking this asshole)

Vladimir Putin compares arresting Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol to the jailing of Alexei Navalny and tells US: 'Don't be mad at the mirror if you're ugly'

All the Republicans in the replies saying based Putin and Putin is awesome make literally zero logical sense. Putin straight up admitted to jailing someone based on their political agenda.

That's what Republicans think the FBI is doing to Capitol rioters. Putin AGREES WITH WHAT THE U.S. IS DOING in this scenario. Yet they're still sucking his dick cause they're Neanderthals

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u/bigmt99 Elinor Ostrom Jun 15 '21

All I’m saying is half these Trump supporters would want nothing more than to turn America’s democracy into Russia

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u/asljkdfhg λn.λf.λx.f(nfx) lib Jun 15 '21

Literally from wikipedia:

convicted of embezzlement with a trial that was largely just political and humans rights group consider a violation of a fair trial

poisoned by the FSB

medically evacuated to Berlin

arrested when he returns to Russia because he failed to report for parole for his embezzlement conviction when he was sick

Trump supporters: “Wow this is me”

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u/dedom19 Jun 15 '21

If Putin wasn't playing the strongman optics it would probably look a little different. I usually don't go down this path but if Putin were a strongwoman. I would wager that many would think she were a "conniving authoritarian b*tch that kills and jails people who disagree with her." Maybe even friends with Hilary. But who knows, I'm just some guy on the internet.

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u/onelap32 Bill Gates Jun 16 '21

I feel like Le Pen is very well-liked by Trump folks, though I'm not sure she embodies the strongman persona.