Re:Russian airlines ordered to stop selling tickets to Russi...
by vkou on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @04:24PM
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> * a chance to stop the KGB in 2000, possibly in 2004
Given how much of a shitshow shock-therapy economics were in the 90s, I think the results of those elections were completely expected.
People have spilled a lot of ink in 2016 about how MAGA rode a wave of people being disillusioned by the status quo - well, imagine that, but ten times worse, and you'll get a picture of Russia in the 90s. It leaned westwards, got burnt hard, was ready for a change, any change, and look, here comes a Russia-first strongman to make the country 'great' 'again'.
It had as much of a chance to stop Putin in 2000 and 2004 as Kentucky has to not re-elect Mitch McConnel.
Given how much of a shitshow shock-therapy economics were in the 90s, I think the results of those elections were completely expected.
People have spilled a lot of ink in 2016 about how MAGA rode a wave of people being disillusioned by the status quo - well, imagine that, but ten times worse, and you'll get a picture of Russia in the 90s. It leaned westwards, got burnt hard, was ready for a change, any change, and look, here comes a Russia-first strongman to make the country 'great' 'again'.
It had as much of a chance to stop Putin in 2000 and 2004 as Kentucky has to not re-elect Mitch McConnel.