Vladimir Putin running for Russian President (again)

[San Lumen]

It will probably be a rigged election. At this point why not just crown him Tsar and restore the Russian Monarchy?

because he's not a Romanov.

And who says the government can just name a new royal family?

[Ifreann]

Putin Celebrates Landslide 2018 Presidential Election Victory

“I can’t believe just how dominating Putin’s victory is going to be next year,” said one editor for a Russian newspaper we spoke to, while wearing a fetching red laser dot on his forehead.

[United Muscovite Nations]

It will probably be a rigged election. At this point why not just crown him Tsar and restore the Russian Monarchy?

They don't need to rig the election, and the monarchists in the country don't want Putin as Tsar, they want to have a Zemsky Sobor and crown one of the Romanovs.

[San Lumen]

It will probably be a rigged election. At this point why not just crown him Tsar and restore the Russian Monarchy?

They don't need to rig the election, and the monarchists in the country don't want Putin as Tsar, they want to have a Zemsky Sobor and crown one of the Romanovs.

Russian elections have been shown to be blatantly rigged.

[Sovaal]

because he's not a Romanov.

And who says the government can just name a new royal family?

I mean I imagine the Russian monarchists want the historical Russian monarchy back, not a new one.

[United Muscovite Nations]

They don't need to rig the election, and the monarchists in the country don't want Putin as Tsar, they want to have a Zemsky Sobor and crown one of the Romanovs.

Russian elections have been shown to be blatantly rigged.

There are irregularities in places, yeah, but monitors generally agree that it's less rigging and more just people far away from the periphery trying to rig things, but not enough to actually affect the outcome. Moreover, a lot of such results are overturned.

[Washington Resistance Army]

And who says the government can just name a new royal family?

I mean I imagine the Russian monarchists want the historical Russian monarchy back, not a new one.

Screw the monarchists. The Russians need to go for the NazBol gang or Zhirinovsky.

[The Batavia]

Hmmm, boy oh boy, I wonder who's gonna win the Russian elections...?

[Sovaal]

I mean I imagine the Russian monarchists want the historical Russian monarchy back, not a new one.

Screw the monarchists. The Russians need to go for the NazBol gang or Zhirinovsky.

Only if they get that sweet neo-nazi gear from the Metro games.

[Sovaal]

Hmmm, boy oh boy, I wonder who's gonna win the Russian elections...?

I'm taking bets. 15% holders fee.

[The Batavia]

Hmmm, boy oh boy, I wonder who's gonna win the Russian elections...?

I'm taking bets. 15% holders fee.

Get your bets in, ladies and gentlemen! Putin or Not-Putin!

[Sovaal]

I'm taking bets. 15% holders fee.

Get your bets in, ladies and gentlemen! Putin or Not-Putin!

Putin your bets here!

[The Batavia]

Get your bets in, ladies and gentlemen! Putin or Not-Putin!

Putin your bets here!

Goddamn it, you beat me to it...

[Shofercia]

When you get down to it, it's not suprising.

Russia is likely to continue to be authoritarian regardless of who wins, and at least Putin has a dry wit about him and enjoys winding up the west by pointing out when our leaders are doing propoganda or hypocrisy.

If it's a choice between Dicky Taterson who'll spend all his time basking in his own glory and murdering journalists, or Vlad who'll spend his time shitposting and trolling the countries enemies and murdering journalists, which would you choose?

It's monarchies all the way down, friend.

Stannis of Joffrey, pick one.

Ahhh yes, I forgot, when a former KGB agent meets a current KGB agent, that's called "investigative journalism" and there's a new movie out called: "Bond. James Bond. Investigative Journalist!"

[Shofercia]

It will probably be a rigged election. At this point why not just crown him Tsar and restore the Russian Monarchy?

> Candidate with 81% approval rating wins
> San Lumen's Conclusion: election must've been rigged, there's just no other explanation!

I mean I imagine the Russian monarchists want the historical Russian monarchy back, not a new one.

Screw the monarchists. The Russians need to go for the NazBol gang or Zhirinovsky.

Let's not compare a bunch of inept politicians with someone who actually fights for workers' rights, eh?

Get your bets in, ladies and gentlemen! Putin or Not-Putin!

Putin your bets here!

[Baltenstein]

They don't need to rig the election, and the monarchists in the country don't want Putin as Tsar, they want to have a Zemsky Sobor and crown one of the Romanovs.

Russian elections have been shown to be blatantly rigged.

Putin would handily win the elections even if they were free of any and all rigging.
Russian authorities like to rig them anyway.

[Oresland]

I'm shocked that Putin is running /s

Well, ready to see Putin be president for 6 more years.

[Pontous]

Hope Putin wins, he's the bulwark of Christian Orthodoxy in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, standing against the Western scourges of liberalism and degeneracy.

[Baltenstein]

Hope Putin wins, he's the bulwark of Christian Orthodoxy in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, standing against the Western scourges of liberalism and degeneracy.

And fascism. Don't forget fascism.

[Pontous]

And fascism. Don't forget fascism.

Is he though? Isn't the Golden Dawn of Greece pseudo-facist, and are low-key supported by Putin?

[Shofercia]

Hope Putin wins, he's the bulwark of Christian Orthodoxy in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, standing against the Western scourges of liberalism and degeneracy.

And fascism. Don't forget fascism.

a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition

I had no idea that race was exalted above the individual in Russia. I wonder, is this true?

http://www.sova-center.ru/en/xenophobia ... 05/d36995/

In 2016, at least 9 people were killed by racist and neo-Nazi violence, 72 were injured, and 3 people received credible death threats. Our data does not include victims of incidents in the North Caucasus and Crimea, or victims of mass brawls. Compared to 2015, the number of racist and neo-Nazi attacks has dropped, although not as drastically as it did the year before. (In 2015, 12 people were killed, 96 were injured, and 8 received credible death threats[2]. In 2014, 36 people were killed, 134 were injured, and 2 received credible death threats[3].) We want to clarify that our current data for 2016 is still incomplete[4]. The numbers will inevitably rise, because many incidents only come to our attention a year or even 18 months after they happen.

So in 2015, all of 116 reports of racial violence occurred. A decline from 172 in 2014. That's less than one person per million, less than 0.0001%. Yeah, not really seeing Fascism rising in Russia, at least not the racial component. Should I compare this to Ukraine, or will you stop your allegations of Fascism?

[Baltenstein]

Are you intentionally misreading my posts, Shof?

"Hope Putin wins, he's the bulwark of Christian Orthodoxy in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, standing against the Western scourges of liberalism and degeneracy and fascism."

@Pontous: Sorry dude, I was making fun of your post and Shof forced me to explain the joke.

[Shofercia]

And fascism. Don't forget fascism.

Is he though? Isn't the Golden Dawn of Greece pseudo-facist, and are low-key supported by Putin?

There have been allegations that Russia supports SYRIZA, ANEL, KKE, Potami... pretty much everyone.

[Shofercia]

Are you intentionally misreading my posts, Shof?

"Hope Putin wins, he's the bulwark of Christian Orthodoxy in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, standing against the Western scourges of liberalism and degeneracy and fascism."

@Pontous: Sorry dude, I was making fun of your post and Shof forced me to explain the joke.

My mistake.

[The Batavia]

Hope Putin wins, he's the bulwark of Christian Orthodoxy in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, standing against the Western scourges of liberalism and degeneracy.

Not Westerners are liberals