Originally posted by FalconPaunch!
poo tin 😂
It's another serious blow to Putin's in-total-control-strong-daddy image he pushes and his followers push, eg many on the Right here are Putin fanboys/girls who push this view.
Putin's most effective fighting force turned on him and it's leader, Prigozhi, openly stated that the war in Ukraine was built on lies.
I suspect Prigozhin, who is also a piece of shit, will end up shooting himself twice in the back of the head, but the damage has been done, Wagner is a dog Putin can't fully control 🙂
The thing is, Rob, and all of you, forgive me for saying this, but we are all so powerless to the things we discuss here. More than anything else about the world upsets me; modern democracy means nothing. Because all our gains were made by people far more active than us, we haven't done enough to keep them from the active "dragons" out there. They are now taking all others fought for back, and we, and most others, are letting them. We let Putin gain control over sections of our populace through the internet. We let things build to the state that they are in.
Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!Tree of liberty, blood of tyrants and all that.
The thing is, Rob, and all of you, forgive me for saying this, but we are all so powerless to the things we discuss here. More than anything else about the world upsets me; modern democracy means nothing. Because all our gains were made by people far more active than us, we haven't done enough to keep them from the active "dragons" out there. They are now taking all others fought for back, and we, and most others, are letting them. We let Putin gain control over sections of our populace through the internet. We let things build to the state that they are in.