[–] 1 point 7 hours ago (1 child)

Putin has not lost yet. He played the USA. Trump 2 was definitely partly his doing. France and Germany are up now. If one of them turns extreme right with the next elections, the EU is in shambles. He may have destroyed the Russian economy, but he may just survive this war long enough to destroy the EU, NATO and the USA.

I've read so many stories where Russia is about to collapse, and then it doesn't and suddenly it has free reign with their ballistic missiles as the Patriot missiles are out of stock, and things start to change as the EU is still afraid to really step up their game.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 hours ago (1 child)

    Putin is definitely not stupid. He has been the president of Russia since 26 years (forget about Medvedev), and has turned the country completely to his hand. That is no easy feat. But when you create your own tiranny, you create the risk of tunnel vision, you create the ideal circumstances for corruption, especially in a country that was ruled by corruption for decades.

    Putin is not stupid. He is blind.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 hours ago

    Hate, racism, misogeny and especially the wish to make others suffer more than they do, no matter the cost to themselves or to the nation or whatever. In the core it's self hate, although they will deny it, and say you hate yourself if you confront them.

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