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riqster

(13,986 posts) Thu Feb 20, 2014, 01:28 PM Feb 2014

I recommend that DU's sizable contingent of Putinistas just skip this post. All it'll do is piss you off, and will not change your minds.

For those DUers with open minds, feel free to click on the links below (I am bandwidth-challenged and so cannot cut and paste the blog posts here today. Apologies):

http://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/the-many-faces-of-vladimir-putin/

And:

http://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/what-do-putin-and-a-child-molester-have-in-common/

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The many faces of Vladimir Putin [View all] riqster Feb 2014 OP

Fuck Putin. MicaelS Feb 2014 #1

You can't erase his KGB past. riqster Feb 2014 #2

Not QUITE what I was expecting Scootaloo Feb 2014 #3

That is awesome. riqster Feb 2014 #6

Come on now, he's a happy guy. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #7

I can't believe why anyone here would want to support Putin as this point. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #4

It is odd, but the Putin Apologists have a presence here. riqster Feb 2014 #8

Well, I don't give a shit for the guy... Scootaloo Feb 2014 #9

Because some here want Russia to act as a counterbalance to the US. MicaelS Feb 2014 #10

Putin is evil! hrmjustin Feb 2014 #5