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imanamerican63

(13,808 posts) Sun Apr 24, 2022, 10:04 PM Apr 2022

Another Putin puppet didn't win again!

Le Pen was soundly beaten by Macron in Frances election for their presidency! I hope the world realizes how big this defeat for Putin is? As one small minded person said “this is bigly huge”!

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Another Putin puppet didn't win again! (Original Post) imanamerican63 Apr 2022 OP

Would have been catastrophic had she won. Hoyt Apr 2022 #1

And not just Putin - but radicalized Big Business interests peppertree Apr 2022 #2

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. Would have been catastrophic had she won.

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Sun Apr 24, 2022, 11:39 PM

Apr 2022

peppertree

(21,650 posts)

2. And not just Putin - but radicalized Big Business interests

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2022, 01:42 AM

Apr 2022

There's always been that faction in the corporate world of most free market democracies, that believes in neither a free market (cartels only, please) or democracy.

Least of all democracy.

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