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      Talvisota wrote:

      Claudio NVKP wrote:

      In the end, it's not that deep, Salazar isn't that bad as you potray him by nitpicking his mistakes. He ruled for a long amount of time, so there isn't a definite answer for his term. The last years were an outdated regime, while the first years was what was flourishing. He was the a ruthless dictator though.

      Of course there will be something bad in 40 years?

      Now to answer this

      Talvisota wrote:

      Yeah to be fair Claudio, I am a little uncomfortable with you idolising a literal dictator....
      When did I talk about him? I rarely do. I endorse him, for the good things he's done for the country, yes. And his character, which you can understand by listening to his speeches.
      Now, what is your favourite ice cream flavour?
      Honeycomb ftw
      nice. I would probably say matcha. Or lavender.
      Kind regards,
      Donk
      Bytro game addict and avid CoW player.

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      Donk2.0 wrote:

      Talvisota wrote:

      Claudio NVKP wrote:

      In the end, it's not that deep, Salazar isn't that bad as you potray him by nitpicking his mistakes. He ruled for a long amount of time, so there isn't a definite answer for his term. The last years were an outdated regime, while the first years was what was flourishing. He was the a ruthless dictator though.

      Of course there will be something bad in 40 years?

      Now to answer this

      Talvisota wrote:

      Yeah to be fair Claudio, I am a little uncomfortable with you idolising a literal dictator....
      When did I talk about him? I rarely do. I endorse him, for the good things he's done for the country, yes. And his character, which you can understand by listening to his speeches.Now, what is your favourite ice cream flavour?
      Honeycomb ftw
      nice. I would probably say matcha. Or lavender.
      Ooo, exotic
      "Imma play CoW to calm down" - Literally nobody ever

      Talvisota of the Abrahamic Caliphate

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      Komrade Khrushchev wrote:

      K.Rokossovski wrote:

      Same is true for Putin today; the vast majority of Russians support him.
      As a Russian, I disagree. Just because he is our president doesn't mean that he represents the will of the Russian people, or that whatever he does, we support.
      So how do you feel about Putin? Aside from the Ukraine crisis of course. What has he really done for the country?
      The Saviour

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      Komrade Khrushchev wrote:

      K.Rokossovski wrote:

      Same is true for Putin today; the vast majority of Russians support him.
      As a Russian, I disagree. Just because he is our president doesn't mean that he represents the will of the Russian people, or that whatever he does, we support.
      I didn't say they support "whatever he does", but I do think they support a lot. For Russians, the national pride is one of the most important issues; more important than personal prosperity, for example. Individual Russians can endure an immense amount of hardship if they feel that their country is doing well; in fact that's how they won WW2.

      In the nineties, that pride was devastated, and many Russians felt they had become some sort of colony of the West, where foreigners could take what they wanted and spit out everything else. They lost their Empire and became the laughing stock of the world. NATO could just break their promises to not expand Eastward. Oligarchs who had stolen the national wealth were welcomed with open arms when they took that wealth to London, Paris, and New York. All of that hurt, that really hurt.

      Whatever crimes he committed, Putin managed to reverse that narrative. Today, the West loathes and fears Putin, but they certainly don't laugh at him. And for many Russians, he can violate a human right here and there, murder an opponent every once in a while, etc, if only he makes Russia great again (no pun intended).
      When the fake daddies are curtailed, we have failed. When their roller coaster tolerance is obliterated, their education funds are taken by Kazakhstani phishers, and their candy bars distributed between the Botswana youth gangs, we have succeeded.
      - BIG DADDY.

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      Claudio NVKP wrote:

      Komrade Khrushchev wrote:

      K.Rokossovski wrote:

      Same is true for Putin today; the vast majority of Russians support him.
      As a Russian, I disagree. Just because he is our president doesn't mean that he represents the will of the Russian people, or that whatever he does, we support.
      So how do you feel about Putin? Aside from the Ukraine crisis of course. What has he really done for the country?
      Albeit the question wasn't asked to me, I would still like to comment. Putin is a strong and mad man, just like Trump. A country like Russia or US needs these type of leaders, not like Biden or Yeltsin.
      Edward Downin'don

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      Lt.Rohini wrote:

      Claudio NVKP wrote:

      Komrade Khrushchev wrote:

      K.Rokossovski wrote:

      Same is true for Putin today; the vast majority of Russians support him.
      As a Russian, I disagree. Just because he is our president doesn't mean that he represents the will of the Russian people, or that whatever he does, we support.
      So how do you feel about Putin? Aside from the Ukraine crisis of course. What has he really done for the country?
      Albeit the question wasn't asked to me, I would still like to comment. Putin is a strong and mad man, just like Trump. A country like Russia or US needs these type of leaders, not like Biden or Yeltsin.
      Kinda weird that you think the most powerful nations in the world should be ruled by madmen. Just ask the Germans how that worked for them.
      When the fake daddies are curtailed, we have failed. When their roller coaster tolerance is obliterated, their education funds are taken by Kazakhstani phishers, and their candy bars distributed between the Botswana youth gangs, we have succeeded.
      - BIG DADDY.

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      Lt.Rohini wrote:

      Claudio NVKP wrote:

      Komrade Khrushchev wrote:

      K.Rokossovski wrote:

      Same is true for Putin today; the vast majority of Russians support him.
      As a Russian, I disagree. Just because he is our president doesn't mean that he represents the will of the Russian people, or that whatever he does, we support.
      So how do you feel about Putin? Aside from the Ukraine crisis of course. What has he really done for the country?
      Albeit the question wasn't asked to me, I would still like to comment. Putin is a strong and mad man, just like Trump. A country like Russia or US needs these type of leaders, not like Biden or Yeltsin.
      To be honest, that’s not even true. Yelstin actually painted himself as a Saviour of Russia, and railed his people to overthrow the Russian parliament in 1993, ending any chance of Russian democracy. He then got his countries ass kicked in Chechnya, and drank himself to death. Trump himself was not very effective either… similarly to Biden, debt increased under him at a higher rate than ANY previous president! Madmen don’t run economies or move people forward.

      CarKing the 6th of the Abrahamic Caliphate

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      K.Rokossovski wrote:

      Komrade Khrushchev wrote:

      K.Rokossovski wrote:

      Same is true for Putin today; the vast majority of Russians support him.
      As a Russian, I disagree. Just because he is our president doesn't mean that he represents the will of the Russian people, or that whatever he does, we support.
      I didn't say they support "whatever he does", but I do think they support a lot. For Russians, the national pride is one of the most important issues; more important than personal prosperity, for example. Individual Russians can endure an immense amount of hardship if they feel that their country is doing well; in fact that's how they won WW2.
      In the nineties, that pride was devastated, and many Russians felt they had become some sort of colony of the West, where foreigners could take what they wanted and spit out everything else. They lost their Empire and became the laughing stock of the world. NATO could just break their promises to not expand Eastward. Oligarchs who had stolen the national wealth were welcomed with open arms when they took that wealth to London, Paris, and New York. All of that hurt, that really hurt.

      Whatever crimes he committed, Putin managed to reverse that narrative. Today, the West loathes and fears Putin, but they certainly don't laugh at him. And for many Russians, he can violate a human right here and there, murder an opponent every once in a while, etc, if only he makes Russia great again (no pun intended).
      You also have to remember that many Russians have become apathetic about politics in general. Especially under Putin, it became a big norm to just trust the government and stay out of politics, especially with heavy prison sentences for dissenters in recent times. Many Russians who don’t like Putin at all simply don’t state it for those reasons, trying to go on with their regular lives.

      CarKing the 6th of the Abrahamic Caliphate