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In Reply to: Sounds like China. (nt) posted by kuma on January 23, 2021 at 22:45:07:
I moderate one Russian language forum, so I deal with them every day.Here is the picture that best describes their mentality. A man sits in the corridor of his squalor communal apartment, The caption says: "So how should we call our new missile?"
Just as one bit of information - they had Wanted ads looking for experienced weapons systems engineers, with the monthly salary of... $300.
Just in the city of Petersburg, where foreign tourists tirelessly snap their selfies, there are still over 70,000 communal apartments.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Massive public protest in Russia - vacuous 12:02:47 01/23/21 (132)
- RE: Massive public protest in Russia - Inmate51 09:50:46 01/25/21 (6)
- RE: Massive public protest in Russia - rivervalley817 10:38:57 01/25/21 (5)
- And did the police shoot any of them? - Chris from Lafayette 11:53:40 01/25/21 (4)
- RE: And did the police shoot any of them? - rivervalley817 12:00:23 01/25/21 (3)
- Hmm. . . don't believe I said they were US citizens. . . - Chris from Lafayette 12:10:08 01/25/21 (2)
- RE: Hmm. . . don't believe I said they were US citizens. . . - rivervalley817 12:13:18 01/25/21 (1)
- How canny of me! I knew she must be your true love! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 12:38:55 01/25/21 (0)
- On their corruption - Victor Khomenko 13:21:32 01/24/21 (5)
- Shocking! - Chris from Lafayette 14:08:50 01/24/21 (4)
- RE: Shocking! - pictureguy 17:51:53 01/24/21 (3)
- You know, the funny thing is. . . - Chris from Lafayette 02:01:48 01/25/21 (2)
- RE: You know, the funny thing is. . . - Sondek 08:01:15 01/25/21 (1)
- I assume Russian, but it wasn't specified in the story I saw - Chris from Lafayette 11:49:06 01/25/21 (0)
- very courageous guy - LtMandella 12:32:04 01/24/21 (12)
- And yet. . . - Chris from Lafayette 12:47:47 01/24/21 (0)
- Or dumb - Victor Khomenko 12:41:22 01/24/21 (10)
- RE: Or dumb - rivervalley817 14:51:38 01/24/21 (3)
- RE: Or dumb - Chris from Lafayette 15:06:40 01/24/21 (2)
- RE: Or dumb - rivervalley817 15:47:06 01/24/21 (1)
- You can see what you want to see, rv - Chris from Lafayette 15:56:10 01/24/21 (0)
- Political murder is way of life there. - LtMandella 12:51:32 01/24/21 (5)
- Or perhaps it might be more correct to say that. . . - Chris from Lafayette 12:58:28 01/24/21 (4)
- umm, he was recently poisoned - LtMandella 12:59:53 01/24/21 (3)
- Was he? - Chris from Lafayette 13:46:42 01/24/21 (0)
- Putin is under heavy sanctions - Victor Khomenko 13:14:10 01/24/21 (1)
- "Navalny is not a real danger to him [Putin]" - Chris from Lafayette 14:00:11 01/24/21 (0)
- RE: Massive public protest in Russia - fantja 04:39:53 01/24/21 (0)
- " Because he exposes government corruption." A huge LOL! - Victor Khomenko 19:16:57 01/23/21 (31)
- The big tragedy of Russian history is Napoleon's defeat - Jay Buridan 09:45:41 01/24/21 (3)
- Their whole history is one huge tragedy - Victor Khomenko 12:26:04 01/24/21 (1)
- Someone called it Hell masquerading as a nation - Jay Buridan 16:55:06 01/27/21 (0)
- Or Rasputin. nt - ghost of olddude55 11:40:49 01/24/21 (0)
- Sounds like China. (nt) - kuma 22:45:07 01/23/21 (2)
- Similar. Same slave mentality - Victor Khomenko 01/24/2104:50:09 01/24/21 (1)
- Yeah, Victor - that couldn't POSSIBLY have to do with our. . . - Chris from Lafayette 12:31:41 01/24/21 (0)
- Frankly, I think Russia is remarkably similar to the US right now - Chris from Lafayette 20:18:01 01/23/21 (14)
- RE: Frankly, I think Russia is remarkably similar to the US right now - rivervalley817 20:30:54 01/23/21 (13)
- The right term is "Useful Idiots" - Victor Khomenko 09:30:33 01/24/21 (7)
- Yes, everybody agrees: Putin is JUST like Stalin! ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:48:03 01/24/21 (0)
- RE: The right term is "Useful Idiots" - rivervalley817 11:28:57 01/24/21 (5)
- Oh dear - more embellishments! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:49:28 01/24/21 (4)
- RE: Oh dear - more embellishments! [nt] ;-) - rivervalley817 12:22:02 01/24/21 (3)
- That was no dog whistle - it was the steam whistling out of his ears [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 12:33:15 01/24/21 (2)
- RE: That was no dog whistle - it was the steam whistling out of his ears [nt] ;-) - rivervalley817 14:56:04 01/24/21 (1)
- Woof yourself - you can't seem to stay away from the discussion either - Chris from Lafayette 15:10:36 01/24/21 (0)
- And another piece of the puzzle falls into place - Chris from Lafayette 20:42:12 01/23/21 (4)
- Be very careful, Chris. (they're listening) nt - tinear 06:31:15 01/24/21 (0)
- RE: And another piece of the puzzle falls into place - rivervalley817 21:12:16 01/23/21 (2)
- No slithering! - Chris from Lafayette 01:34:48 01/24/21 (1)
- RE: No slithering! - rivervalley817 10:44:20 01/24/21 (0)
- RE: " Because he exposes government corruption." A huge LOL! - rivervalley817 19:45:50 01/23/21 (8)
- Western liberals are blind - Victor Khomenko 05:56:54 01/24/21 (7)
- I'm a leftie, but not one of those. - ghost of olddude55 11:40:10 01/24/21 (5)
- Glenn Greenwald was never a leftie - Dave_K 13:54:40 01/24/21 (3)
- Dunno. His stuff always seemed left of center to me. - ghost of olddude55 15:32:42 01/24/21 (1)
- RE: Dunno. His stuff always seemed left of center to me. - Dave_K 13:29:41 01/25/21 (0)
- Depends on what you mean by "leftie" - Chris from Lafayette 14:46:57 01/24/21 (0)
- Glenn Greenwald of all people? - Chris from Lafayette 12:03:01 01/24/21 (0)
- RE: Western liberals are blind - rivervalley817 11:08:27 01/24/21 (0)
- Whoah! A "massive" number of 4,000 people taking part huh? In a country of 145 million? - Chris from Lafayette 14:35:08 01/23/21 (36)
- No Doubt US Hacking/Agitators at Work - Dynobot 15:33:23 01/23/21 (35)
- US agitators made the Russians live like slaves? - Victor Khomenko 05:58:23 01/24/21 (25)
- RE: US agitators made the Russians live like slaves? - Dynobot 17:34:21 01/24/21 (23)
- That picture is taken just a few hundred yards from the place... - Victor Khomenko 19:10:45 01/24/21 (17)
- RE: That picture is taken just a few hundred yards from the place... - rivervalley817 19:19:52 01/24/21 (16)
- That Blonde - Victor Khomenko 19:30:04 01/24/21 (15)
- RE: That Blonde - rivervalley817 19:42:26 01/24/21 (14)
- This is what you see in the Third World countries - Victor Khomenko 05:14:12 01/25/21 (13)
- I should... - Victor Khomenko 05:41:08 01/25/21 (12)
- RE: I should... - rivervalley817 08:54:24 01/25/21 (3)
- That translation... - Victor Khomenko 10:17:05 01/25/21 (2)
- RE: That translation... - rivervalley817 10:42:16 01/25/21 (1)
- RE: That translation... - Victor Khomenko 10:48:13 01/25/21 (0)
- After All Your Posts I Can't Help But Think - Dynobot 06:14:45 01/25/21 (7)
- RE: After All Your Posts I Can't Help But Think - rivervalley817 09:00:18 01/25/21 (1)
- RE: After All Your Posts I Can't Help But Think - Dynobot 13:04:13 01/25/21 (0)
- You simply can't compare the US to Russia - Victor Khomenko 06:29:42 01/25/21 (4)
- "[Russia] is today what the Nazi Germany was in the late thirties" - Chris from Lafayette 12:07:22 01/25/21 (2)
- RE: "[Russia] is today what the Nazi Germany was in the late thirties" - rivervalley817 12:10:37 01/25/21 (1)
- Oh! The irony! - Chris from Lafayette 12:50:24 01/25/21 (0)
- RE: You simply can't compare the US to Russia - rivervalley817 09:08:46 01/25/21 (0)
- RE: US agitators made the Russians live like slaves? - rivervalley817 17:43:56 01/24/21 (4)
- RE: US agitators made the Russians live like slaves? - Dynobot 18:25:52 01/24/21 (3)
- RE: US agitators made the Russians live like slaves? - rivervalley817 18:54:37 01/24/21 (2)
- RE: US agitators made the Russians live like slaves? - Dynobot 19:09:57 01/24/21 (1)
- RE: US agitators made the Russians live like slaves? - rivervalley817 19:13:56 01/24/21 (0)
- This is ridiculous - are you SERIOUSLY claiming that. . . - Chris from Lafayette 11:54:35 01/24/21 (0)
- Yes - thanks, Dynobot - at least some folks are aware of that, even if others prefer. . . - Chris from Lafayette 19:51:31 01/23/21 (8)
- What a funny duo :-) Find one more and you could form a modern day Three Stooges. nt - Rick W 09:24:44 01/24/21 (7)
- Wow, Rick - that certainly added to the level of discourse! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:51:18 01/24/21 (6)
- Discourse? I agree with Victor's assessment of you re: Russia/Putin. nt - Rick W 08:22:07 01/25/21 (5)
- To use one of your own subject lines: Would be funny if it wasn't so sadly uninformed - Chris from Lafayette 12:45:39 01/25/21 (4)
- This assessment of Victor's...... - Rick W 13:41:31 01/25/21 (3)
- Sure - Conversing with you isn't doing ME any good - my conversations with you. . . - Chris from Lafayette 18:05:35 01/25/21 (2)
- RE: Sure - Conversing with you isn't doing ME any good - my conversations with you. . . - rivervalley817 18:33:05 01/25/21 (1)
- Ah! I see you're adept at using a term. . . - Chris from Lafayette 01:14:14 01/26/21 (0)
- RE: Massive public protest in Russia - rivervalley817 12:35:17 01/23/21 (23)
- (His wife has already been released - just thought you'd like to know) [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 01:47:14 01/24/21 (22)
- RE: (His wife has already been released - just thought you'd like to know) [nt] - rivervalley817 10:49:04 01/24/21 (21)
- The original Soviet Butcher, Felix Dzerzhinski... - Victor Khomenko 11:53:13 01/24/21 (20)
- RE: The original Soviet Butcher, Felix Dzerzhinski... - rivervalley817 12:26:13 01/24/21 (16)
- You are lucky, that... - Victor Khomenko 12:37:44 01/24/21 (15)
- RE: You are lucky, that... - rivervalley817 13:38:30 01/24/21 (9)
- Actually, the ussr expanded greatly as the result of WW2 - Victor Khomenko 14:18:25 01/24/21 (8)
- RE: Actually, the ussr expanded greatly as the result of WW2 - Wojciech 15:57:01 01/24/21 (3)
- RE: Actually, the ussr expanded greatly as the result of WW2 - rivervalley817 16:08:04 01/24/21 (2)
- RE: Actually, the ussr expanded greatly as the result of WW2 - Wojciech 18:02:03 01/24/21 (1)
- RE: Actually, the ussr expanded greatly as the result of WW2 - rivervalley817 18:16:00 01/24/21 (0)
- RE: Actually, the ussr expanded greatly as the result of WW2 - rivervalley817 15:24:31 01/24/21 (3)
- Right you are there, and good for all of us - Victor Khomenko 15:31:38 01/24/21 (2)
- RE: Right you are there, and good for all of us - rivervalley817 15:55:09 01/24/21 (1)
- Thank you, I value that! nt - Victor Khomenko 18:44:29 01/24/21 (0)
- Lots of anecdotes huh, Victor? - Chris from Lafayette 12:52:56 01/24/21 (4)
- RE: Lots of anecdotes huh, Victor? - rivervalley817 13:53:37 01/24/21 (3)
- I'll take your generalities about "contemporaneous coverage" for what they're worth, rv - Chris from Lafayette 15:00:30 01/24/21 (2)
- RE: I'll take your generalities about "contemporaneous coverage" for what they're worth, rv - rivervalley817 15:32:26 01/24/21 (1)
- Yup. . . "for what they're worth" [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 16:00:35 01/24/21 (0)
- You're living in a fantasy world of the 1930's, Victor - Chris from Lafayette 11:59:24 01/24/21 (2)
- I am sorry, but... - Victor Khomenko 12:04:32 01/24/21 (1)
- Back at you, Victor [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 12:34:17 01/24/21 (0)
- RE: Massive public protest in Russia - Dynobot 12:15:02 01/23/21 (10)
- It's only today's RUOTC post... - musetap 13:55:42 01/23/21 (0)
- Anti-democracy vs pro-democracy. - The Killer Piglet 12:30:36 01/23/21 (3)
- Guess it depends on your POV - Dynobot 12:37:10 01/23/21 (2)
- Or where you stick your head. -t - The Killer Piglet 12:41:53 01/23/21 (1)
- It is starting to look as though ... - Quadzilla 12:45:41 01/23/21 (0)
- False equivalency 101. nt - Rick W 12:27:29 01/23/21 (0)
- "When it happens to someone else GREAT for democracy!" - Quadzilla 12:19:52 01/23/21 (3)
- If your democracy has been taken away - Dynobot 12:30:06 01/23/21 (1)
- For we mere mortals who don't speak in metaphors, please explain the "Ghosts" reference. - Quadzilla 12:37:06 01/23/21 (0)
- You're being inconveniently accurate -t - John_the_Scot 12:27:24 01/23/21 (0)
- It looks ominously familiar, in a ... - Quadzilla 12:12:10 01/23/21 (0)
Follow Ups
- Similar. Same slave mentality - Victor Khomenko 01/24/2104:50:09 01/24/21 (1)
- Yeah, Victor - that couldn't POSSIBLY have to do with our. . . - Chris from Lafayette 12:31:41 01/24/21 (0)