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    First of all, this does not look like an assassination attempt. The engine caught fire. A Russian-made limousine. Might be (politically motivated) vandalism, might be “a Tesla”.


    There’s no freedom of speech or poltical expression in Russia anymore. The state controls the media and the media control the narrative. This is the totalitarian approach. The disadvantage for Putin/Kreml is that they really don’t know anymore how deep the resentment against them goes. And neither do we.

    Of course the explanation will be that Ukrainian sympathisers did it, but I think it’s easy to see that a Russian does not even have to be a Ukrainian sympathiser to want Putin dead.

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      There’s no freedom of speech or poltical expression in Russia anymore. The state controls the media and the media control the narrative.

      Ah so just like the US then

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        615 days ago

        Who ever downvoted you needs to visit the whitehouse.gov and other government sites and social media accounts. They are like North Korean level propaganda now.

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          15 days ago

          They do.

          But we can also say ‘Fuck the orange fatass!!!’ without being defenestrated.

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            615 days ago

            If you’re an American born white person, yes.

            If you’re an immigrant, even a legal one, all bets are off. If you’re American born but you look like you maybe could be an immigrant, you’re in danger too.

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              I am brown, but american-born.

              I wasn’t safe growing up in the south, I was a Muslim terrorist, and this was before 9/11. They’ve progressed barely at all since the civil war.

              This is just the vile filth of the south spreading outwards to the coasts.

              I thought I’d escaped, but the filth followed me, fortunately I managed to escape again to Europe.

              But I’m sure the vile filth of the south will follow me again.

              So I’ve decided to parabellum.

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                315 days ago

                Depends entirely on the far right political parties. They’ve surged up towards 20% lately.

                Idk really the appeal, but no clue if it’s a temporary situation.

                Europe is dealing with an aging population, so 2nd generation immigrants are a blessing.

                Like to be honest, even if the parents aren’t that easily integrated into the work force, the real pearls are the children they bring with them.

                It takes time, effort and resources to raise kids and plenty of 2 income couples have stopped having kids. We need people for the future.