Putin is almost certainly behind this. Trying to stop a Democrat politician and help Trump in the midterms. Remember not voting is a vote for Trump.

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    Vladimir pooptin would be one of the most liberal Democrat leaders if he was American lmao. He aligns with Bernie on fiscal policy.

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      No, I don’t think that is true. He still mostly maintains markets and privatization. There is some complications as he felt the need to bring oligarchs in line, which might mean undermining their capital and control of markets and he did reintroduce regulations and some subsidies of the market after the Shock Therapy extreme free markets destroyed the Russian economy. But he isn’t a social democrat, other than very few policies that the older boomers insisted on having that were watered down versions of what they had during the Soviet Union had.

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        My point is more that democrats are authoritarian garbage lite, not that pooptin is a good guy

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          democrats are authoritarian garbage lite,

          It really helps to name some names when you talk like this.

          Eric Adams is authoritarian garbage. Gavin Newsom is authoritarian. Chuck Schumer is authoritarian. Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherril are authoritarian.

          But throwing these accusations at Ilhan Omar or Rashida Tlaib doesn’t make any sense.

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            Thank you, but the democrats are actively trying to deport one of the good guys you just mentioned!

            I genuinely thank you for bringing more clarity and nuance to my emotional statement.

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              democrats are actively trying to deport one of the good guys you just mentioned!

              Herself, a Democrat. Which is what makes this complicated.

              In the same way there’s a feud between Trumpie and Neocon Republicans, there’s a card split between old and new Dems.

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            That is because it is an inconvenient truth. It’s where most of my downvotes come from so please feel free to take it out on me.