1. You're shifting the goalpost because the initial claim about him shocking his dog is not true.
2. When do you think Crimea will be reunified with Ukraine? It's a realpolitik reality, not an endorsement.
3. He's never been pro Russia in this conflict, but has given the Russian perspective and is very anti nato despite that.

You don't care though, you've been fed the most controversial clips, usually out of context, shown to get you worked up against a leftist perspective.

Congrats, you fell for the smear campaign.

That's been the entire country's history sooo...?

"Politics" is a doing a lot of heavy lifting for Genocide and ethnic cleansing.

They're vassals to the empire. He wouldn't be safe there anyway

Well that's a username

It's PugJesus. It's all a thin vaneer to shit on the Soviet Union. He's rabidly anti-socialist.

I've heard it described as a contract instead of a paradox. You agree to be tolerant and get the benefit of being tolerated. Those that don't subscribe to the contract aren't covered by it.

Wow. Feels weird to be agreeing with Nick Fuentes but OK.

Stalin is a flawed figure, but goddamn did he kill some Nazis

I can. She's black in Louisiana and they need their prison slave labor

Key word here is partially.

Was it a factor? Absolutely.

Was it the main consideration? Could be, but that's far less certain.