▲ 1272 ▼ Gov. Tim Walz encourages Minnesotans to film ICE agents for future prosecutions (minnesotareformer.com) submitted 7 months ago by gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 142 comments fedilink hide all child comments Archived at https://archive.ph/Qmuse
[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) There’s a reason this hasn’t happened since Hitler and Mussolini That's a wild statement to make considering that Putin is a household name these days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) Putin is hardly a charismatic leader. Might as well throw in Maduro or Noriega, or Saddam Hussein if you're going to talk about leaders who ruled through fear and force rather than charisma. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 point 7 months ago* (1 child) Putin has been more often than not genuinely popular with Russians; he was very successful at creating a persona that worked in his culture to secure and maintain power. And while Maduro wasn't charismatic, Chavez certainly was permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) You don't talk about Hitler "more often than not" being popular with Germans. Hitler famously had huge rallies filling stadiums. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) Putin has been in power for longer and there have been times were his popularity dipped. Then he launched a successful military operation and boom, popularity back up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago How many rallies has Putin held? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) Putin is hardly a charismatic leader. Might as well throw in Maduro or Noriega, or Saddam Hussein if you're going to talk about leaders who ruled through fear and force rather than charisma. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 point 7 months ago* (1 child) Putin has been more often than not genuinely popular with Russians; he was very successful at creating a persona that worked in his culture to secure and maintain power. And while Maduro wasn't charismatic, Chavez certainly was permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) You don't talk about Hitler "more often than not" being popular with Germans. Hitler famously had huge rallies filling stadiums. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) Putin has been in power for longer and there have been times were his popularity dipped. Then he launched a successful military operation and boom, popularity back up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago How many rallies has Putin held? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 point 7 months ago* (1 child) Putin has been more often than not genuinely popular with Russians; he was very successful at creating a persona that worked in his culture to secure and maintain power. And while Maduro wasn't charismatic, Chavez certainly was permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) You don't talk about Hitler "more often than not" being popular with Germans. Hitler famously had huge rallies filling stadiums. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) Putin has been in power for longer and there have been times were his popularity dipped. Then he launched a successful military operation and boom, popularity back up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago How many rallies has Putin held? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) You don't talk about Hitler "more often than not" being popular with Germans. Hitler famously had huge rallies filling stadiums. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) Putin has been in power for longer and there have been times were his popularity dipped. Then he launched a successful military operation and boom, popularity back up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago How many rallies has Putin held? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) Putin has been in power for longer and there have been times were his popularity dipped. Then he launched a successful military operation and boom, popularity back up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago How many rallies has Putin held? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago How many rallies has Putin held? permalink fedilink source parent