Of course there’s a significant probability that the new boss will be the same as the old boss. What should be mystifying is the preference for the old boss by people who nominally are expressing their opinions on their way to a Tea Party rally.
I am amazed, too, that there are quite a few Putin’s fans lurking here. The Ukraine developments sure made some people show their true colors. that or a complete ignorance of the region and the fact that Putya is pure KGB and the KGB never really went away.
Of course there’s a significant probability that the new boss will be the same as the old boss.
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The cynic in me long ago to the conclusion that sadly, that’s the way of the world. I simply cannot fathom the ‘Putin-love’ I see. If someone were to go to a pub in Prague, or Brno or elsewhere and say, “I think Putin is the best leader ever! I wish I lived in Russia!” that person would most likely be mercilessly mocked as an imbecile, or find themselves being served a knuckle sandwich by an enraged Czech who lost a loved one to the Russians during the 1968 invasion.