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25. That friend in Russia, is that your RL friend? Family? Maybe your neighbor?

In theory, Russians have a choice as well. There might have been election fraud in Russia but he still has more than enough support from the people. One reason that I heard is similar to the simple-minded thinking of the Maggats: He makes them feel strong. Under Putin, they think Russia is powerful again.

I'd agree that Putin's incompetent handling of this crisis, just like Trump's, leads to the deaths of innocent people and that's not something to laugh about. But don't try to argue that one country deserves to reap the consequences of their choice during an election while another country doesn't.
Trump also wasn't reelected so far. On the other side, Putin is a murderous thug who defrauds his country and whose critics get executed in broad daylight. And he still wins election after election. But sure, poor Russians have no choice.