Vladimir Putin

[DoD1776]

Well, I'd like to dedicate a thread to vladdy poot. I've seen a few of threads with some people going at it on why/why they don't like the guy, so I want this to be a diverse thread on topics on why you like and don't like Putin, also wouldn't hurt to throw some news topics on him here either.

 

[tirwin1]

Seriously? Journalists that get on the wrong side of him wind up dead. Is this someone to admire?

 

[stuck in ny]

Putin is like Christy from jersey, just in much better shape. A total hypocrite. Rails against islam, keeps selling them weapons. Rails against the west for "decadence", lives like a bourbon king. Tells Americans to not give up their guns, can hardly own a gun in his own territory, Etc.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

At least he likes his country.

 

[GOYABEAN]

Putin is like Christy from jersey, just in much better shape. A total hypocrite. Rails against islam, keeps selling them weapons. Rails against the west for "decadence", lives like a bourbon king. Tells Americans to not give up their guns, can hardly own a gun in his own territory, Etc.

Crispy cream wishes he had his powers

 

[4excal]

I don't care what anybody says, I liked the guy for decades specially when he petted those wild cats and bears on video oooooaAaahhhahhah

 

[holdover]

He got his law degree served with the KGB during the cold war, he's a no bullshit ,straight shooting guy who loves his country. Better than some of our presidents

I respect the guy.

 

[Burzum]

First, of course none of us would ever want to live under Putin in America, however in Russia he has stitched together hope from chaos.

Yeltsin was a boob, much akin to a typical American politician, selling off anything that was not tied down-including his soul, the collapse of the USSR was a major titanic shift in geopolitical developments. Yeltsin damn near drove Russia to a failed state.

Putin was essentially installed and stabilized the vacuum of order.

Of course guys like Rubio and Graham who may have sympathy for an alternative lifestyle, or Neo-cons who think it is okay for Uncle Sam to screw everyone over-all over the world, but woe betide if they get upset with Uncle Sam, hate Putin.

There are hardliners far worse in Russia that would love to team up with China and knock us down, Putin is actually a moderate relatively speaking. Trump is correct, and so was Bush43 initially, try to work with him but do not be his fool, there is middle ground.

 

[Blimey]

He's essentially a dictator and head of the political system in a country that has no press freedom. Truly one of the best things about the US is if you hate Trump you can scream it from the roof tops. And the same if you hate Hillary. You absolutely cannot do it there because he will not allow it.

Beyond all this I love the OP's avatar. Believe it or not I never listened in full to The Division Bell until about two years ago. It's awesome!

 

[DoD1776]

He's essentially a dictator and head of the political system in a country that has no press freedom. Truly one of the best things about the US is if you hate Trump you can scream it from the roof tops. And the same if you hate Hillary. You absolutely cannot do it there because he will not allow it.

Beyond all this I love the OP's avatar. Believe it or not I never listened in full to The Division Bell until about two years ago. It's awesome!

the division bell is probably my favorite album

 

[Blimey]

the division bell is probably my favorite album

I don't want to hijack too much but back in the mid 90's I had heard 3 songs from it and really liked them, but picked this up finally on a whim while perusing a used CD store a couple years back. Was never a massive fan of earlier pink floyd but was sad to learn this was their last real album because it was fat with musicality. Awesome.

Anyway, I bet putin hates pink floyd. He is a add-another-brick-to-the-wall sort of guy.