The threat on Russian People

@salmon_rushdie you don't need to actually annex a country to f*ck them hard. Cuba, Nicaragua, Chile, Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Laos come to mind.

@Mopman said in #35:
> By this definition neither was Hitler.
I might be wrong on the Putin not a dictator. But Hillier Killed over 3 Million innocent people.

A bit curious, how does the question on whether Putin is a dictator or not depend on Hitler?

Not counting Iraq and Afghanistan. Nor the island of Grenada. Nor Panama. Nor the Marine Expeditionary Force in China during the 1920s. Nor the overthrow of democratically elected governments in Iran, Bolivia, the Congo and Chile. Nor the many assassinations that were part and parcel of "making the world safe for democracy" Nor the sponsorship of dictators and death squads in a variety of South and Central American countries. Most of which got their start as dictatorships thanks to the US Marine Corps.

Let's try to be honest here. Empires are not built with clean hands, and the USA hands are no cleaner those of any other empire. To quote the USA's most decorated war hero, Marine General Smedley Butler, “I was rewarded with honors, medals, and promotions. Looking back on it, I feel I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was operate in three city districts. We Marines operated on three continents.”

And again, the discussion is turned to "USA bad".

Even if we fully agreed on that, it doesn't make the crimes committed by the current Russian regime better.

@WildTiger said in #55:
> Even if we fully agreed on that, it doesn't make the crimes committed by the current Russian regime better.
Very true that.

On the other hand, I will stop recalling the American their bloody history when they stop pretending to be better than everyone else. If they happen pretend to be better than everyone else in a Putin thread, so be it.

Exactly.
Russia need a sensible leader.
But the public is too afraid and made him President again!