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Girard442

(6,070 posts)
9. Vlad's been smoking the same stuff Trump has.
Tue Mar 5, 2019, 12:54 AM
Mar 2019

Such a move would turn Russia into a forgotten stagnant backwater.

Seems like that would promote a popular idea of blocking them from accessing the USA Dem2 Mar 2019 #1
I mean, obviously the Russian military/spies would have access to the regular Internet. NYC Liberal Mar 2019 #8
Sounds like an authoritarian move, doesn't it? PJMcK Mar 2019 #2
They know all the other countries are about to screw with their California_Republic Mar 2019 #23
Oh Sure! JoeOtterbein Mar 2019 #3
Maybe they want to protect their internet by isolating it from the rest of the world yonder Mar 2019 #4
How are they going to troll everyone then? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2019 #5
Troll farms wouldn't shut down, hell they may be even more attractive places to work Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #19
Putin wants his Russia Back. Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #6
he wants to cut the people of Russia off from the rest of the world JI7 Mar 2019 #7
Vlad's been smoking the same stuff Trump has. Girard442 Mar 2019 #9
Like China? Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #20
lol but Russia already is a stagnant backwater... Drunken Irishman Mar 2019 #28
The Russian mafia will bootleg it... Brother Buzz Mar 2019 #10
This is a tactic Putin is most familiar with DFW Mar 2019 #11
Yep. I am surprised he didn't do this long ago. BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #12
It's probably not an easy thing to achieve technically DFW Mar 2019 #15
Putin is eveil enough to figure out a way. BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #21
He is evil enough to ask for a feasibility study DFW Mar 2019 #22
Great, can they get out of our internet and stay out? Initech Mar 2019 #13
Seems like he is scared shitless as to retribution under a Democratic US President.And he should be. OnDoutside Mar 2019 #14
China already does this. hunter Mar 2019 #16
I hope he does do it. LiberalFighter Mar 2019 #17
Just another form of isolationism. MineralMan Mar 2019 #18
too late Demonaut Mar 2019 #24
Disturbing ck4829 Mar 2019 #25
Can't put the toothpaste back in the tube Thekaspervote Mar 2019 #26
Like China. Kablooie Mar 2019 #27
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