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Volaris

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20. I really, really want Russia to be a functional democracy, with a regulated

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #13)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 07:12 PM

Sep 2022

capitalist economy...

After the wall came down, we let the wall street vultures loose on the carcass that was only POLITICALLY dead, and it destroyed another generations attitude toward western capitalism (and out of some need for order, Putin arose), so I get that they might be mad at us for that.

But what we gave them was the worst of us, instead of our best...

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Russia: Draft officer shot; A man sets himself on fire. [View all] speak easy Sep 2022 OP

Pootie fucked up big time. Walleye Sep 2022 #1

Hopefully we are seeing the start of a 2nd Russian Revolution Botany Sep 2022 #2

It's looking more likely every day. sop Sep 2022 #3

When the military and police in E. Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and so on flipped .... Botany Sep 2022 #8

The military and police did not flip in E. Germany. speak easy Sep 2022 #9

some of the military in E. Germany flipped. Botany Sep 2022 #10

Interesting. speak easy Sep 2022 #12

Some of the E. German soldiers knew a lot more about M.J. & Madonna then I did. Botany Sep 2022 #14

The draft officers, police etc have to live in those Phoenix61 Sep 2022 #4

Russian people need to hand over Putin for war crimes! Emile Sep 2022 #5

Made me wonder if conscription was still legal in the US. efhmc Sep 2022 #6

'If conscription was still legal in the U.S.', W would have been out on his ear in 2004. speak easy Sep 2022 #7

Set himself on fire? Corgigal Sep 2022 #11

I had the same feeling. Viet Nam all over again. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #19

The Russian Federation's days are now numbered. roamer65 Sep 2022 #13

I really, really want Russia to be a functional democracy, with a regulated Volaris Sep 2022 #20

So everything's going according to plan, Putin? tanyev Sep 2022 #15

It is so sad BittyJenkins Sep 2022 #16

Hopefully there's a basement with Putin's name on it... Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2022 #17

Martial law? Warpy Sep 2022 #18