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Post by The Drunken Communist on Jan 23, 2021 12:36:46 GMT
Surprised there's no thread on what's going on in Russia...
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Jan 23, 2021 13:12:59 GMT
Post by felonious on Jan 23, 2021 13:12:59 GMT
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Post by Dave the Rave on Jan 24, 2021 17:20:53 GMT
Has anyone watched the full 2 hour expose on YouTube?
I'd recommend it.
Staggering levels of corruption.
We don't see it on that scale in the UK, but it slams home why we should stand up to it no matter how big or small.
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Jan 24, 2021 17:30:49 GMT
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Post by iancransonsknees on Jan 24, 2021 17:30:49 GMT
Has anyone watched the full 2 hour expose on YouTube? I'd recommend it. Staggering levels of corruption. We don't see it on that scale in the UK, but it slams home why we should stand up to it no matter how big or small. One of the best documentaries I've seen in years. www.channel4.com/programmes/putin-a-russian-spy-story
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Post by Dave the Rave on Jan 24, 2021 17:39:19 GMT
Has anyone watched the full 2 hour expose on YouTube? I'd recommend it. Staggering levels of corruption. We don't see it on that scale in the UK, but it slams home why we should stand up to it no matter how big or small. One of the best documentaries I've seen in years. www.channel4.com/programmes/putin-a-russian-spy-storyCheers. Will watch those.
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Post by Gods on Jan 24, 2021 17:41:57 GMT
I'm in awe of the bravery of Alexey Navalney and his followers.
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Post by Boothen on Jan 25, 2021 5:20:48 GMT
As I've mentioned a few times, I lived, and worked, in Russia for quite some time and to tell the truth this, and all the other criminal shenanigans of Putin and his cronies, is not a surprise. Russia is not a country, Russia is just a large criminal enterprise run by a corrupt ex-KGB officer for the benefit of himself and all his billionaire gangster mates. The way they just kill people who report about them, criticise them or oppose them and don't give a shit about how blindingly obvious it is says all you need to know.
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Jan 25, 2021 9:22:44 GMT
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Jan 25, 2021 9:22:44 GMT
Russia is so fucked up. The videos are harrowing.
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Jan 25, 2021 9:27:20 GMT
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Jan 25, 2021 9:27:20 GMT
As I've mentioned a few times, I lived, and worked, in Russia for quite some time and to tell the truth this, and all the other criminal shenanigans of Putin and his cronies, is not a surprise. Russia is not a country, Russia is just a large criminal enterprise run by a corrupt ex-KGB officer for the benefit of himself and all his billionaire gangster mates. The way they just kill people who report about them, criticise them or oppose them and don't give a shit about how blindingly obvious it is says all you need to know. It's frightening. I mean what can the Russians do? Putin is an out and out tyrant who crushes opposition and rigs elections. Does it get to a point where the West have to step in? Is that a risk then to the West? The whole thing is incredibly difficult to rise up against. I guess the reality is, the West will stand by and do nothing.
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Jan 25, 2021 9:31:09 GMT
With respect to our cuntish mainstream media, this should be the main headline on every European newspaper this morning. It won't be.
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Jan 25, 2021 9:34:28 GMT
Has anyone watched the full 2 hour expose on YouTube? I'd recommend it. Staggering levels of corruption. We don't see it on that scale in the UK, but it slams home why we should stand up to it no matter how big or small. It's why we should absolutely question all forms of totalitarianism and fake propaganda, that includes blanket lockdowns, shutting down alternative views and police intervention. Democracy has to prevail under all circumstances.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Jan 25, 2021 12:55:52 GMT
With respect to our cuntish mainstream media, this should be the main headline on every European newspaper this morning. It won't be. There was months of protests against Macron's government on the streets of France and the mainstream media pretty much exclusively ignored it, the BBC has a French correspondent who barely reported on it, wrote or tweeted about it in twelve months. The Russian protests has had more coverage already......
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Jan 25, 2021 13:05:33 GMT
I'm in awe of the bravery of Alexey Navalney and his followers. Especially since Putin clearly doesn't give a fuck who he kills and where... ...it's quite distressing the number of journalists who have been killed or disappeared simply for writing something he disagreed with. Last time I saw anything on the subject, most Russians approved of Putin as a strong leader who was taking the country back to where it should be. It'll be interesting to see if the current protests change that at all.
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Post by crapslinger on Jan 25, 2021 13:15:31 GMT
Russia is so fucked up. The videos are harrowing. It is similar to the PRC only you don't get to see the videos from China, two very fcuked up countries.
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Jan 25, 2021 13:24:02 GMT
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Post by prestwichpotter on Jan 25, 2021 13:24:02 GMT
Have the Evening Standard reported much on the situation, with it being owned by best friend of Johnson, Alexander Lebedev?
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Jan 25, 2021 13:30:14 GMT
Russia is so fucked up. The videos are harrowing. It is similar to the PRC only you don't get to see the videos from China, two very fcuked up countries. Yep, throw Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, North Korea and the US in there and you've got a full house of nasty cunts ☺️
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Jan 25, 2021 13:37:08 GMT
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Jan 25, 2021 13:37:08 GMT
It will make fairly amusing viewing watching clueless Kamala and Grandpa Biden trying to negotiate with the likes of Putin, Saudi and the Iranian Supreme Leader. Will be like that awkward cringey moment when you're at school where you're like "Mom please stop embarassing me!"
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Jan 25, 2021 18:13:01 GMT
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Post by yeswilko on Jan 25, 2021 18:13:01 GMT
It will make fairly amusing viewing watching clueless Kamala and Grandpa Biden trying to negotiate with the likes of Putin, Saudi and the Iranian Supreme Leader. Will be like that awkward cringey moment when you're at school where you're like "Mom please stop embarassing me!" You didn't find Trump sucking Putin's cock at every turn a tad cringey? Remember your hero Farage calling Trump the bravest man he's ever met? Hahaha what a gimp. Kamala is a bit on the ruthless side if you look at her career.
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Jan 25, 2021 18:35:23 GMT
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Jan 25, 2021 18:35:23 GMT
It will make fairly amusing viewing watching clueless Kamala and Grandpa Biden trying to negotiate with the likes of Putin, Saudi and the Iranian Supreme Leader. Will be like that awkward cringey moment when you're at school where you're like "Mom please stop embarassing me!" You didn't find Trump sucking Putin's cock at every turn a tad cringey? Remember your hero Farage calling Trump the bravest man he's ever met? Hahaha what a gimp. Kamala is a bit on the ruthless side if you look at her career. This whole lovey dovey, happy clapper love in for Biden and Harris is going to end in tears and its going to be hilarious watching the media squirming out of criticism. You've got an 80 year old who doesn't know day it is and his woke side kick leading America into the biggest economical crash on record. All while major powers like China, Iran and Russia are waging war and breaching every human right you could ever imagine. What could possibly go wrong!
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Jan 25, 2021 18:44:29 GMT
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Post by yeswilko on Jan 25, 2021 18:44:29 GMT
You didn't find Trump sucking Putin's cock at every turn a tad cringey? Remember your hero Farage calling Trump the bravest man he's ever met? Hahaha what a gimp. Kamala is a bit on the ruthless side if you look at her career. This whole lovey dovey, happy clapper love in for Biden and Harris is going to end in tears and its going to be hilarious watching the media squirming out of criticism. You've got an 80 year old who doesn't know day it is and his woke side kick leading America into the biggest economical crash on record. All while major powers like China, Iran and Russia are waging war and breaching every human right you could ever imagine. What could possibly go wrong! Kamala Harris is "woke"?. Where did you get that from? I'd read she was seen as being incredibly harsh as an attorney general? What do you even mean by "woke"?.
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Jan 25, 2021 18:55:56 GMT
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Jan 25, 2021 18:55:56 GMT
This whole lovey dovey, happy clapper love in for Biden and Harris is going to end in tears and its going to be hilarious watching the media squirming out of criticism. You've got an 80 year old who doesn't know day it is and his woke side kick leading America into the biggest economical crash on record. All while major powers like China, Iran and Russia are waging war and breaching every human right you could ever imagine. What could possibly go wrong! Kamala Harris is "woke"?. Where did you get that from? I'd read she was seen as being incredibly harsh as an attorney general? What do you even mean by "woke"?. Being seen to be doing good but not actually doing good. Like implementing policies that affect black lives in a far more detrimental way than anything Trump did yet professing to support black lives at every opportunity. So yeah you could call it harsh policy I guess. www.google.com/amp/s/afropunk.com/2019/01/kamala-harris-has-been-tough-on-black-people-not-crime/amp/Harris and Biden are a joke... Come on mate you know it too.
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Jan 26, 2021 23:26:36 GMT
Post by tuum on Jan 26, 2021 23:26:36 GMT
When I first started working in Kazakhstan in 2007 I was surprised to see how corrupt it was. Having lived in SE Asia since 1997 I was expecting Kazakhstan to be better. By comparison. I think Thailand was 84, Russia was 126 and Kazakhstan 128. The nordic countries were all in the top 10. Kazkakhstan's goal at the time was to overtake Russia. A year later they were ecstatic when Russia was 127 and KZ was 126. I think Thailand had dropped to 94. In 2019. KZ is up to 113 whilst Russia has dropped still further to 137. UK is 12, Denmark & NZ share the top spot. www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2019/index/nzl#
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Jan 31, 2021 11:24:37 GMT
Post by partickpotter on Jan 31, 2021 11:24:37 GMT
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Jan 31, 2021 12:10:05 GMT
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Post by lordb on Jan 31, 2021 12:10:05 GMT
As I've mentioned a few times, I lived, and worked, in Russia for quite some time and to tell the truth this, and all the other criminal shenanigans of Putin and his cronies, is not a surprise. Russia is not a country, Russia is just a large criminal enterprise run by a corrupt ex-KGB officer for the benefit of himself and all his billionaire gangster mates. The way they just kill people who report about them, criticise them or oppose them and don't give a shit about how blindingly obvious it is says all you need to know. It's frightening. I mean what can the Russians do? Putin is an out and out tyrant who crushes opposition and rigs elections. Does it get to a point where the West have to step in? Is that a risk then to the West? The whole thing is incredibly difficult to rise up against. I guess the reality is, the West will stand by and do nothing. What would the 'West stepping in' consist of? Sanctions? Making life difficult for Oligarchs in London? Can't see much else on the table.
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Post by raythesailor on Feb 1, 2021 10:00:14 GMT
Has anybody seen the Simon Reeve travel doc; Russia. ?
It is fascinating and available on BBC I Player.
The country is very varied and VAST. Don't quote me for accuracy but I think he said that it covers fifteen different time zones !
Fully recommend it. Excellent TV ⚓️
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Post by Gods on Feb 2, 2021 22:50:47 GMT
Navalny called Putin 'an underpant poisoner' and a 'thieving little man in a bunker'! Not sure I'd have that courage. London is awash with Russian money, so the question is what are we going to do? Nothing I suspect
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Post by longdistancekiddie on Feb 3, 2021 1:01:18 GMT
A Strongly Worded letter.
What else
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Feb 3, 2021 3:37:24 GMT
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Post by musik on Feb 3, 2021 3:37:24 GMT
What do you even mean by "woke"? She suffers from lack of sleep.😴
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Feb 3, 2021 10:00:47 GMT
Post by prestwichpotter on Feb 3, 2021 10:00:47 GMT
Navalny called Putin 'an underpant poisoner' and a 'thieving little man in a bunker'! Not sure I'd have that courage. London is awash with Russian money, so the question is what are we going to do?Nothing I suspect That's the good bit though, stop mentioning it ffs......
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Feb 3, 2021 10:08:03 GMT
Post by crapslinger on Feb 3, 2021 10:08:03 GMT
Navalny called Putin 'an underpant poisoner' and a 'thieving little man in a bunker'! Not sure I'd have that courage. London is awash with Russian money, so the question is what are we going to do? Nothing I suspect The same thing we will be doing about that other communist hell hole China !
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