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The Stalinisation of Russia: As it sinks in that he cannot win in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is resorting to repression at home
The Economist ^ | 03/13/2022

Posted on 03/13/2022 8:59:32 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 03/13/2022 8:59:32 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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“The Stalinisation of Russia: As it sinks in that he cannot win in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is resorting to repression at home”

30 million Soviets died under Stalin, without counting the war. How many Russians has Putin killed?

It’s sickening to see what the media has degenerated to.


2 posted on 03/13/2022 9:03:14 PM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart, I just don't tell anyone.)
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Yep, two false premises at once. The only side which is losing is the EU.


3 posted on 03/13/2022 9:04:52 PM PDT by NorseViking
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To: SeekAndFind

The demonic propaganda never ends.


4 posted on 03/13/2022 9:04:57 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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What if we just told them to surrender and we will give them a Safe Harbor Visa to a Western Country where they can be LGBQT, get a government check, play video games all day, and smoke weed?

WWIII Adverted?


5 posted on 03/13/2022 9:06:43 PM PDT by dila813
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He can’t win? after what? two weeks or less? It’s a bit early for such talk.


6 posted on 03/13/2022 9:07:06 PM PDT by plain talk
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Hard to find a bigger globohomo rag than The Economist.


7 posted on 03/13/2022 9:07:06 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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What’s the excuse of our rulers for instituting repression in the US, even after CV-19 has passed?


8 posted on 03/13/2022 9:11:29 PM PDT by oblomov
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The Red Army was inept at the start of WW2 but it was saved by the Russian winter and US lend lease program.


9 posted on 03/13/2022 9:11:30 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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In the case of Ukraine, the winter is almost over.


10 posted on 03/13/2022 9:18:14 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Agreed.


11 posted on 03/13/2022 9:18:43 PM PDT by The Duke (Search for 'Sydney Ducks' and understand what is needed.)
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Yep. Russia may be able to adjust their tactics to seize more territory in Ukraine but they will fail to occupy it, if that is their goal.

Three likely outcomes.

#1 - Kill everyone in Ukraine.

#2 - Putin gets deposed so the war ends.

#3 - Cease fire. Crimea is recognized as part of Russia. Donbass and Lutansk are independent. Ukraine pledges not to join NATO and EU.

Right now I say #3 is most likely but the longer the war goes on, odds go up with #2.

12 posted on 03/13/2022 9:24:15 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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“resorting” to?

When has he ever NOT done that?


13 posted on 03/13/2022 9:24:51 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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Life During Wartime
14 posted on 03/13/2022 9:29:53 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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The propaganda is getting deep.


15 posted on 03/13/2022 9:33:37 PM PDT by McGruff (A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots)
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The Trudeauisation of Russia


16 posted on 03/13/2022 10:00:23 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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“it (The West) must state that it will not directly engineer (a coup against Putin)” -— That will help a lot to calm Putin. LOL.


17 posted on 03/13/2022 10:08:56 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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he is turning himself into a dictator at home—a 21st-century Stalin, resorting as never before to lies, violence and paranoia.....

He’s been a dictator since day 1.

Don’t see how this ends in the near to mid term. You can occupy some cities, and destroy buildings with the people in them, but that doesn’t win wars.

I believe that so long as putin keeps his finger from the button he’ll survive at home. russia will become venezuela and putin maduro but scum like that hangs on.


18 posted on 03/13/2022 10:30:00 PM PDT by Ceebass (USA RIP 1776-2021)
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If I were him, I wouldn’t worry about, “The West,” doing it


19 posted on 03/13/2022 10:41:27 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Yes Yes, the globalists are against Russia. We know.


20 posted on 03/13/2022 10:52:14 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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