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HereSince1628

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2. The love of "tough" guys is fairly universal...

Sat Nov 15, 2014, 08:43 AM

Nov 2014

Toughness is a quality that may required of both belligerence and tolerance.

Funny how the toughness of tolerance is only good if it's described as a quality of a dead hero.

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From a young Russian journalist: "Why We Russians find Putin so great." Worth reading. [View all] DFW Nov 2014 OP

That a balanced and informative article. Do you have a link for it? pampango Nov 2014 #1

I found it...! MADem Nov 2014 #3

Thanks MADem! DFW Nov 2014 #6

Google translate can produce hilarious results! nt MADem Nov 2014 #10

The love of "tough" guys is fairly universal... HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #2

" I believe Putin when he says that the people of the Crimea decided... sendero Nov 2014 #4

A lot of this sounds chillingly familiar. Brigid Nov 2014 #5

Indeed it does DFW Nov 2014 #7

And they're falling for it too. Brigid Nov 2014 #9

The support of or nostalgia for 'strong leaders' has a long history - Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Mao pampango Nov 2014 #16

What exactly did we expect Putin to do? CJCRANE Nov 2014 #8

I do not think it has ever occurs to some people that the whole world does not djean111 Nov 2014 #11

I give many hoots about Russia. Have been there, speak the language, have friends there DFW Nov 2014 #14

I'll add a bit to that. Igel Nov 2014 #32

Thanks for this information JustAnotherGen Nov 2014 #56

Psychologically conservatives crave authority simplicity and order underpants Nov 2014 #12

Of course they do DFW Nov 2014 #21

That was the worst defense of Shankapotomus Nov 2014 #13

But it is a good refelection of their current state of mind DFW Nov 2014 #15

Nice post, DFW. n/t pampango Nov 2014 #23

I know why he's popular Shankapotomus Nov 2014 #33

you could reply with the almost cliche "are you better off now thant you were before putin?" Takket Nov 2014 #30

You would assume wrong. Igel Nov 2014 #34

It wasn't meant as a defense DFW Nov 2014 #49

No, Russia. These days, we do not "respect" you. sibelian Nov 2014 #17

Again a parallel to our Republicans DFW Nov 2014 #19

That's a very ethnocentric post. Igel Nov 2014 #35

"it's a sign of respect" - no, that's fear. sibelian Nov 2014 #37

What is interesting and points out the World's hyprocicy is avebury Nov 2014 #18

Different PR at work DFW Nov 2014 #20

Huh? Igel Nov 2014 #36

You would never see the west threatening to go to avebury Nov 2014 #40

Great, Russians love Putin Tommy2Tone Nov 2014 #22

So pretty much Russians prefer fascism to democracy? geek tragedy Nov 2014 #24

They prefer the devil they know DFW Nov 2014 #50

This sounds like propaganda to me. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #25

I know it does, but it's not. DFW Nov 2014 #52

Putin is a chickenshit chickenhawk like W and Cheney and Limbaugh and the rest randys1 Nov 2014 #26

I agree 100%. It's easy to appear tough when backed up by thousands of nukes and a large army stevenleser Nov 2014 #48

The ol +Me! Cha Nov 2014 #53

Russians love authoritarian dictators. Its in their DNA. JaneyVee Nov 2014 #27

Where in the human genome is that located? daleo Nov 2014 #46

translation: Takket Nov 2014 #28

quite revealing heaven05 Nov 2014 #29

Not always easy to distinguish between the two, is it? n/t DFW Nov 2014 #31

same thing all the little Heidis and Evas used to say about Uncle Adolf nt msongs Nov 2014 #38

She's trying to explain it, not completely trying to glorify it DFW Nov 2014 #39

I could condense this for you, young Russian ... tabasco Nov 2014 #41

Coming from a country that just put Joni Ernst into the Senate and elevated McTurtle to DFW Nov 2014 #43

Sorry, they don't speak for us and neither does the homophobic, journalist and internet Cha Nov 2014 #47

Why Putin Sucks, by Pussy Riot. Zorra Nov 2014 #42

Huh... that was druidity33 Nov 2014 #55

These people sound like Nazis. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #44

There's a reason Hitler originally signed a pact with Stalin DFW Nov 2014 #54

Recommend... KoKo Nov 2014 #45

Macho, macho UglyGreed Nov 2014 #51

Thanks for posting this JustAnotherGen Nov 2014 #57

You get it DFW Nov 2014 #58

I'm probably open to it JustAnotherGen Nov 2014 #59

The one thing I fault him on most is partially personal, so I'm not objective DFW Nov 2014 #60

Can't fault you for that JustAnotherGen Nov 2014 #61