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StClone

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6. This point is one I have pushed

Reply to JoanofArgh (Original post)

Tue Jun 15, 2021, 12:44 PM

Jun 2021

Putin has little big-man syndrome. He is as small and insignificant as a country leader could be, but wants to be the biggest of players not much different thanks Kim Jong-un. His toxic way of getting that is by thugging up, nukes and Mafioso. Trailer Park trash master of Russia, with nukes, where the cops always have to breakup loud escalating bs to keep the peace.

Russian people themselves have many positive attributes (Science, athletics, dance, literature, art) and are, as a people, being subjugated and eroded, so to keep Pootey's appetite for control in-place.

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U.S. GDP is 20.93 trillion. Russian GDP is 1.7 trillion. Why are we messing around w/ Putin at all? [View all] JoanofArgh Jun 2021 OP

Russia's pretty much a rogue state in a world all on its own ansible Jun 2021 #1

My guess: Putin has dossiers on everyone. no_hypocrisy Jun 2021 #2

That, and nukes. nt GoCubsGo Jun 2021 #3

And it would take A LOT to make J. Edgar envious, lol. JoanofArgh Jun 2021 #7

Putin has the potential to cause a lot of havoc if he tries to re-establish Russia's influence ... Jim__ Jun 2021 #4

Good point. I just wish we could do it quietly so the attention's not all on him. JoanofArgh Jun 2021 #9

Largest country in land mass + huge nuclear arsenal NCDem47 Jun 2021 #5

More good points. I just hate that the press is giving him so much attention, which he loves, after JoanofArgh Jun 2021 #11

This point is one I have pushed StClone Jun 2021 #6

Agree. JoanofArgh Jun 2021 #12

Russia provides oil to Europe cally Jun 2021 #8

Nukes, energy supply to the EU, willingness to invade, threaten and murder . . . hatrack Jun 2021 #10

The nukes. GoodRaisin Jun 2021 #13

GDP of $20Trillion? Is that true? Ron Green Jun 2021 #14

The US has been an economic powerhouse since the late 19th and for sure, the 20th centuries. Caliman73 Jun 2021 #16

Sounds like it's time for some CRT, Ron Green Jun 2021 #18

Definitely. Caliman73 Jun 2021 #22

GDP alone, does not denote one's power in the world. Caliman73 Jun 2021 #15

It's the nukes, their crumbling infrastructure, energy and China Buckeyeblue Jun 2021 #17

That's It! ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #20

Because they won't let our banks and corporations take over their economy? Klaralven Jun 2021 #19

This was Germany's relative GDP at the time they invaded Europe uponit7771 Jun 2021 #21