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allegorical oracle

(6,584 posts) Tue Mar 15, 2022, 01:18 PM Mar 2022

Politico: Putin's a Fascist (link)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/opinion-let-s-call-putin-what-he-is-fascist/ar-AAV2D4T?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

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Politico: Putin's a Fascist (link) (Original Post) allegorical oracle Mar 2022 OP

Guess the clue bird just shat on Politico's head... Ocelot II Mar 2022 #1

✔️✔️ blm Mar 2022 #4

Yup...always enjoy the bleedin' obvious popping up on an opinion piece. n/t allegorical oracle Mar 2022 #5

Yes, but there is no "fascist state list". There is, however, a state sponsor of terror list ck4829 Mar 2022 #2

So, who did Politico think Putin was before he invaded Ukraine? sop Mar 2022 #3

It's not like they're saying Fascism is bad. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #6

This is an opinion piece by a man who parents were Ukrainian immigrants to the US, so perhaps not barbaraann Mar 2022 #7

Ocelot II

(131,217 posts)

1. Guess the clue bird just shat on Politico's head...

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Tue Mar 15, 2022, 01:19 PM

Mar 2022

blm

(114,761 posts)

4. ✔️✔️

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 15, 2022, 01:33 PM

Mar 2022

allegorical oracle

(6,584 posts)

5. Yup...always enjoy the bleedin' obvious popping up on an opinion piece. n/t

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 15, 2022, 01:36 PM

Mar 2022

ck4829

(38,093 posts)

2. Yes, but there is no "fascist state list". There is, however, a state sponsor of terror list

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Tue Mar 15, 2022, 01:20 PM

Mar 2022

And Russia deserves a spot on it.

sop

(19,288 posts)

3. So, who did Politico think Putin was before he invaded Ukraine?

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Tue Mar 15, 2022, 01:31 PM

Mar 2022

Since their description of "fascism" eerily fits a certain ex-president, when will they conclude the same about Trump?

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

6. It's not like they're saying Fascism is bad.

Reply to sop (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 15, 2022, 01:41 PM

Mar 2022

Just recognizing a comrade.

barbaraann

(9,289 posts)

7. This is an opinion piece by a man who parents were Ukrainian immigrants to the US, so perhaps not

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Tue Mar 15, 2022, 01:54 PM

Mar 2022

Politico's view.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_J._Motyl
I don't read Politico enough to know if it has gone full pro-Democracy.

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