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[–] not_that_guy05 84 points 9 months ago (2 children)

This is what maga want to do with this country.

[–] rdyoung 49 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yep and they said it out loud at cpac.

[–] FuglyDuck 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Did they?

Was it fairly articulated or was it the usual grunting and screeching?

[–] rdyoung 41 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Word for word (from what I can remember).

We didn't go far enough on January 6th, next time we will end democracy.

Yes. They said it out loud multiple times and over the past few years they have started saying lots of quiet parts outloud. We have a decent chunk of this country who are supportive of and helping to install a dictator.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago

Not with this country.

[–] finkrat 12 points 9 months ago

Nothing like a good ol ~~sham~~ election to keep the ~~dictatorship~~ modern democracy alive!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

/me bites nails

/me thinks, "who will win?"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

If my high school Russian holds up, the picture says "time to vote".

[–] Everythingispenguins 3 points 9 months ago

Did Putin win yet?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Voters headed to the polls in Russia on Friday for a three-day presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule by six more years after he stifled dissent.

The election takes place against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that has crippled independent media and prominent rights groups and given Putin full control of the political system.

Voters will cast their ballots Friday through Sunday at polling stations across the vast country’s 11 time zones, as well as in illegally annexed regions of Ukraine.

Russia’s scattered opposition has urged those unhappy with Putin or the war to show up at the polls at noon on Sunday, the final day of voting, in protest.

Instead of promoting the vote to ensure a desired turnout, authorities appear to be betting on pressuring voters they can control — for instance, Russians who work in state-run companies or institutions — to show up at the polls, the group said.

The watchdog itself has also been swept up in the crackdown: Its co-chair, Grigory Melkonyants, is in jail awaiting trial on charges widely seen as an attempt to pressure the group ahead of the election.


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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

🎵Don’t want no short, short man…🎵