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The mind-boggling wealth and privilege of Russian oligarchs
Official W5 ^

Posted on 03/19/2024 4:11:03 PM PDT by Eleutheria5

W5 takes an in-depth look into who Russia's oligarchs are, and whether sanctioning them would stop President Vladimir Putin's invasion in Ukraine.

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Follow along using the transcript.

(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Russia
KEYWORDS: collapse; oligarchs; putin; sovietunion
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To: Jan_Sobieski
Why should I worry about 1 dictator 10,000 miles away, when we’ve got 10,000 dictators 1 mile away?

Excellent my FRiend!

21 posted on 03/19/2024 5:20:51 PM PDT by Bobalu (I can’t even feign surprise anymore.)
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To: Eleutheria5

22 posted on 03/19/2024 5:23:02 PM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Capitalists? Who cares.


23 posted on 03/19/2024 5:24:34 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: Eleutheria5

The real oligarchs are seeking to buy time, money is just a way to pay for the tickets.....

Time is the most precious and scarce commodity...


24 posted on 03/19/2024 5:25:53 PM PDT by Bobalu (I can’t even feign surprise anymore.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Fix your own house before you worry about other peoples’ homes.


25 posted on 03/19/2024 5:33:21 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: Eleutheria5; Reverend Wright
"I’m posting a Canadian expose of oligarchs in Russia."

I am assuming that you are too dim know that Canada is not an ally of American patriots.

26 posted on 03/19/2024 5:39:02 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.q)
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To: wildcard_redneck

Canada isn’t an ally of Canadian patriots, either.


27 posted on 03/19/2024 5:52:28 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Eleutheria5

“The mind-boggling wealth and privilege of Russian oligarchs”

Bill Gates was not available for comment as he’s trying to get his ‘vaccines’ tweaked to put an end to ‘overpopulation’ of Western countries.


28 posted on 03/19/2024 6:03:26 PM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart, I just don't tell anyone)
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To: wildcard_redneck

Exactamundo.


29 posted on 03/19/2024 6:10:14 PM PDT by NetAddicted (MAGA2024)
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To: Eleutheria5

Which is no different from any other nation’s oligarchs.

Oligarchs are oligarchs, whatever nationality.


30 posted on 03/19/2024 6:24:59 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: Eleutheria5
Again, these people who make it via business are the exception, not the rule. The Rothchild's made it through banking, and engaging in incest basically to keep the wealth within the family, but again these are the anomalies, especially the Rothchild family who did it in Germany as Jewish people. Thankfully for them it was well before Adolf Hitler came along.

Strongmen were the Kings of nations, and it remained in the family until a stronger man came along and displaced them. Stalin was a strongman from Georgia who took advantage of the revolution in Russia to depose the Tsar.

Capitalism made it possible for regular people to become rich & powerful by other means.

When the USSR crumbled under financial weight, the strong in that crumbling regime grabbed up the power & resources. The same thing occurred in the newly minted Ukraine as well.

Worse yet, is we see it happening here, but I never see you talking about that, it's always Russia. Unless you live in Russia, why is Russia your concern? Your concern should be focused upon this nation, because when the tyrants take control here, it's game over for the world.

Sadly, they have gone a long way down the road of tyranny already in this nation. Our energy needs to be focused upon this nation. We can do nothing for the world if we fall, and we are on the precipice right now of that becoming a reality.

31 posted on 03/19/2024 6:31:30 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Reverend Wright

An Israeli and a Canadian trying to gaslight Americans about Russian oligarchs.

Definitely the most important topic to all Americans…


32 posted on 03/19/2024 6:37:22 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator

Anything to distract from things closer to home.


33 posted on 03/19/2024 7:03:29 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

It appears only the US can have Oligarchs.


34 posted on 03/19/2024 7:13:23 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: Robert DeLong
Absolutely correct! Two thumbs up!
35 posted on 03/19/2024 7:15:14 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: Eleutheria5

When the Soviet Union broke up, we sent some supposedly brilliant Ivy League grads to help the Soviets divide up the ownership of state owned industries like coal mining etc. IIRC each Russian citizen got some certificates worth a small amount of money. A piece of paper was not worth anything to them so many sold theirs for less its face value with a huge percentage of all the money ending up in the hands of a few.


36 posted on 03/19/2024 7:46:38 PM PDT by Freee-dame
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To: Eleutheria5; All

” If you can post one about Mort Zuckerberg, I will not belly-ache about it. He’s nothing to me. “


How come Russian Oligarchs are such a huge problem ? But Oligarchs much closer to home don’t matter.

In the west, we live under tyrannical gov’ts controlled by US, UK, Canadian Oligarchs.

Not Russians.


37 posted on 03/19/2024 7:51:17 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Reverend Wright

How come Russian Oligarchs are such a huge problem ? But Oligarchs much closer to home don’t matter. And you infer that from what? The fact that there’s a Canadian investigative piece on Russian oligarchs? OK. You can post an expose on American oligarchs, then. You have my permission. The subjects merely complement each other, and are not mutually exclusive.

Geography doesn’t matter. George Soros is a huge problem, but he resides in Hungary.

“In the west, we live under tyrannical gov’ts controlled by US, UK, Canadian Oligarchs.

Not Russians.”

Ha! Watch the video. They control enormous wealth in the US, UK and Canada, too. And they are vastly more wealthy than the wealthiest US, UK and Canadian oligarch. They are sabotaging the US, because they do Putin’s bidding. That is the condition for their wealth. Whom do you think bribed Biden.

Have you forgotten your Rush Limbaugh. In America, the wealthy become powerful. In Russia, the powerful become wealthy. Now America is growing to resemble Russia in that respect. Biden became wealthy through being a corrupt politician, but he’s a rank amateur. The Russian oligarchs are seasoned pros, and they control more than you can imagine in America, too.


38 posted on 03/20/2024 6:04:52 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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