AbleApartment6152 t1_jac3ywz wrote
Man. Next time you want to vote for a “strong man” realise that this is the shit it gets you and that these cunts will literally burn their own country down around them with no regards for the people that pay the price.
This ends when Putin and his sycophants do. How many Russians have to die with them is up to the Russians.
redmambo_no6 t1_jac57rn wrote
>How many Russians have to die with them is up to the Russians.
If history is any indication, the answer is “a lot.”
Scorpion1024 t1_jace028 wrote
Putin wasn’t really voted into office
RainManRob2 t1_jadfu6o wrote
Neither was TFG in 2016 he lost the popular vote and won the electoral vote which I think is total BS. It's happened in the past. Many a time. Electoral vote needs to be changed in my opinion
Law-of-Poe t1_jach39a wrote
Trump was ready to burn the country down and Todd out the constitution and republican voters love him for it
DigitalMountainMonk t1_jaci2i9 wrote
This isn't the actions of a strong man. A strong man protects the people by uniting them against all comers. They fight.. but they don't commit suicide while doing it. The strongman persona is attractive because its a signal that everyone survives or everyone dies and thus promotes unity.
This is the action of a great coward. When you cant admit, even to yourself, that you have failed. You cant face the consequences of your actions. When the only thing you can do is pretend you haven't failed like a petulant child demanding more candy.
dustwindy t1_jacvrnj wrote
The term "Strong Man" doesnt literally describe a virtuous protector; it's a political term for a smooth-talking autocrat who lies and steals his way into power under the banner of populism (another term that doesn't mean what you think it does). Popular tactics include eroding democracy and turning your neighbors and countrymen into hated scapegoats.
DigitalMountainMonk t1_jadeuon wrote
While that might be true in a technical sense.. to the Russians Putin is viewed as the figurative strong man.
It's why you always see him expressed in machoesq ways there.. such as riding a bear with his shirt off.
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