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William769

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48. You can start with this one.

Reply to sabrina 1 (Reply #45)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 11:31 PM

Jul 2014

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Will the Putin fan club go the way of the Mugabe fan club here on DU? [View all] Throd Jul 2014 OP

Wait, there was a Mugabe fan club? NuclearDem Jul 2014 #1

Were they drunk? shenmue Jul 2014 #2

As hard as it may be to believe, yes there was. n/t Kurska Jul 2014 #8

I must have ignored those threads mcar Jul 2014 #9

It broke down into roughly three groups Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2014 #33

Where is the DU Putin fan club? n/t leftstreet Jul 2014 #3

Anyone who's not calling him Hitler. JackRiddler Jul 2014 #27

In the fevered imaginations of CT's that lack reading skills. /nt Dragonfli Jul 2014 #43

lol's...so true... I was a minute away from "Trash Thread"..but.. KoKo Jul 2014 #74

One can only hope. William769 Jul 2014 #4

There were a few random cranks as I recall, but no real geek tragedy Jul 2014 #5

Caesar is not amused by Putin. randome Jul 2014 #6

Oh Caesar! JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #13

Do you worry a lot about this sort of thing? nt bemildred Jul 2014 #7

Not really, thy are just a bunch of gnats flying around. William769 Jul 2014 #12

I find the noise level annoying. bemildred Jul 2014 #25

Could you link to some of these Putin fans' amusing posts, I haven't not seen them. Thanks. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #45

You can start with this one. William769 Jul 2014 #48

That's a link to an article. I'm familiar with that DUer, point out where s/he sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #53

You so funny! William769 Jul 2014 #54

Thanks! You too! sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #56

I don't see a Putin fan. 840high Jul 2014 #81

The answer is yes. JackRiddler Jul 2014 #28

Wow, the desperation here is getting thick. Rex Jul 2014 #10

Seriously. TBF Jul 2014 #19

Seriously??? sheshe2 Jul 2014 #29

My main problem is with capitalism as an economic system - TBF Jul 2014 #35

Really? sheshe2 Jul 2014 #40

I think you must have meant 180, very few appear to understand geometry it would appear. Dragonfli Jul 2014 #44

Nope. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #47

Then your point eludes me completely /nt Dragonfli Jul 2014 #49

Also - TBF Jul 2014 #37

What does that have to do with your original post to me? sheshe2 Jul 2014 #59

I think there is a nuance you are not understanding - TBF Jul 2014 #63

I have no problems with 99% of the people here. Rex Jul 2014 #66

Agree on all counts - TBF Jul 2014 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author Hekate Jul 2014 #50

Very ironic that people who freak out when Fidel Castro gets criticized feel persecuted by the very geek tragedy Jul 2014 #73

The next list is in the Secret Vault...waiting to be fully cataloged... KoKo Jul 2014 #75

Anyone who supports or defends Putin absolutely belongs on a list of people to avoid. NYC Liberal Jul 2014 #83

Whenever the next anti-Western leader pops up to defend, probably Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #11

Funny that you throw Hugo in there. Rex Jul 2014 #14

Putin was elected Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #15

Ding ding ding. iandhr Jul 2014 #21

Chavez actually respected limits on his power every once and a while geek tragedy Jul 2014 #23

Well I guess we will see which one stays President for Life. nt Rex Jul 2014 #67

Did you think Caretha Jul 2014 #39

Actually some of us just spent time debunking the continual false information about Chavez here. Hissyspit Jul 2014 #52

Yeah, when they find a new anti-Western hero to latch onto tabasco Jul 2014 #16

+1000--much of it isn't so much Putin love, as America/western hate. TwilightGardener Jul 2014 #22

So this OP is to accuse DUers of being Anti American? Prove it that is a disgusting sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #46

Meh, faux outrage. I've been reading about how much America sucks, TwilightGardener Jul 2014 #60

So there are none, you can't name a single anti American DUer, as I thought. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #61

You know calling out is against DU rules leftynyc Jul 2014 #64

Likewise. truebluegreen Jul 2014 #77

I don't remember those people for some reason tkmorris Jul 2014 #17

I never recall seeing such either. Drive-bys at most. nt Mnemosyne Jul 2014 #32

Holy shit BainsBane Jul 2014 #18

There is no Putin fan club here, you have us confused with Free Republic Warpy Jul 2014 #20

Wow, TWO strawmen. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #24

I'm holding out for the Idi Amin fan club! Fuddnik Jul 2014 #26

IF there is a Putin fan club here truebluegreen Jul 2014 #30

They will merge with the Netanyahu fan club 4now Jul 2014 #31

scary thought--the geek tragedy Jul 2014 #57

Not to justify Putin but I might offer some suggestions for critics of Putin Stevepol Jul 2014 #34

Putin is exactly like Reagan was towards Nicaragua. geek tragedy Jul 2014 #72

Heh.... Xolodno Jul 2014 #84

one of us is peddling bullshit, friend, that person is not I geek tragedy Jul 2014 #85

Wise post. 840high Jul 2014 #82

My guess.. Cha Jul 2014 #36

Look Caretha Jul 2014 #42

We even have a Ba'ath Party support group here. Kaleva Jul 2014 #38

There are two kinds of people defending Putin here, I consider one kind beneath contempt CreekDog Jul 2014 #41

+1 Hekate Jul 2014 #51

I would reverse that, actually, the ones who purport to be to the left geek tragedy Jul 2014 #70

Useful idiots. BayouBengal07 Jul 2014 #78

Putin's homophobia is indefensible DemocraticWing Jul 2014 #55

Maduro enid602 Jul 2014 #58

Maybe they will get their bell rung? Behind the Aegis Jul 2014 #62

One can only hope davidpdx Jul 2014 #65

Some DUers are forced to support Putin Blue_Tires Jul 2014 #68

What are you talking about? It's the same bloody crowd! Codeine Jul 2014 #71

Does it cause you to itch....like flea infestation... KoKo Jul 2014 #76

Not before they drive a lot of old school DUers off the board, I'll bet...! nt MADem Jul 2014 #79

Heck, there were DU'ers recently saying Chavez was really just resting�.. KittyWampus Jul 2014 #80

or that the US injected him with cancer juice nt geek tragedy Jul 2014 #86