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Response to arendt (Reply #192)

Only fascist assholes support Putin's despotic regime. geek tragedy Feb 2015 #1
All bun. No beef. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #2
Russia is a fascist oligarchy, a mafia state where critics of geek tragedy Feb 2015 #3
Your pantry overflows with insult rubbed tripe...impressive. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #6
I do not worry about offending fans of foreign dictators. nt geek tragedy Feb 2015 #7
The black hat versus the white hat world view is not uncommon. No worries. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #8
Hey if you're cool with fascism and bigotry you are geek tragedy Feb 2015 #9
Well, yes; in the past 24 hours your accusations about me have included: muriel_volestrangler Feb 2015 #50
what's odd is that Obama and Putin are pretty much enemies at this point nt geek tragedy Feb 2015 #66
All you are doing is switching the hats. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #68
This thread advocates a black hat vs white hat world view. Adrahil Feb 2015 #130
Oppressive and homophobic dictators Renew Deal Feb 2015 #17
Shadows of the former Mugabe fan club. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #30
And the Kim's Renew Deal Feb 2015 #37
Really? How do you feel about all of our dictator allies? I despise dictators, like the Saudis, eg, sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #135
Those are different, they are "pragmatic" leaders incrementally working for truth, justice, and the TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #181
I guess the Rubles keep you happy HERVEPA Feb 2015 #26
Indeed they do. Thousands of rubles per post, it is a living! Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #28
With the Russian economy tanking, I hope he's paying you enough. HERVEPA Feb 2015 #43
are you asking us to support Russia's anti-LGBT laws? CreekDog Feb 2015 #62
Putin is a dictator. That's all I need to know about him. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #24
+1000. Russia under Dictator Putin is a dictatorship and NO Leftists should support BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #25
That's about it. Daemonaquila Feb 2015 #32
where is this 'decent, progressive society' you speak of? ND-Dem Feb 2015 #48
Hi! Points to Dem. nt geek tragedy Feb 2015 #49
didn't answer the question. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #51
LOL, that rings a Bell! FSogol Feb 2015 #69
Maybe you could post some pics of smiling Russians? nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #52
also didn't answer the question. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #53
Answer your questions? I'll pass. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #58
Pyongyang. I thought you knew that? NuclearDem Feb 2015 #59
Just like Baltimore. nt geek tragedy Feb 2015 #64
Hey. Baltimore's got a great mayor. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #70
There's a history behind Baltimore geek tragedy Feb 2015 #73
yeah, and what does Stringer Bell have to say about that ... kwassa Feb 2015 #125
Correction... zappaman Feb 2015 #72
Russia does not want support from LGBT people, if they did they would not oppress our Russian Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #4
LGBT issues are just barely "tolerated" here.. got a Looooong, long way to go before there is actual 2banon Feb 2015 #109
Oh, what a bunch of horseshit. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #131
What exactly reads like "horseshit" to you? 2banon Feb 2015 #145
Alright, point by point. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #147
Excellent post. zappaman Feb 2015 #150
Devastating! Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #171
Some stats - which show USA is much better, and getting better, and Russia is getting worse muriel_volestrangler Feb 2015 #155
Don't tell the far-right in Europe. They totally support Russia and don't consider it 'liberal'. pampango Feb 2015 #5
Russian cash will allow Marine Le Pen’s Front National to take advantage of rivals’ woes.... Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #18
Also the far right here in the USA FLPanhandle Feb 2015 #36
Not true Cayenne Feb 2015 #90
Many half-witted idiots wish everyone would support the expansionist dreams of New Russia LanternWaste Feb 2015 #10
Oh of course! HappyMe Feb 2015 #13
A citizen of a country with 800+ military bases around the world calls another-- eridani Feb 2015 #31
It wasn't Russia back then. geek tragedy Feb 2015 #33
First of all, that the US is an expansionist and imperialist power NuclearDem Feb 2015 #35
O.M.G. Talk about giant heaps of "horsehit" (to use YOUR term)...LOL! 2banon Feb 2015 #146
Did you ever take a logic course in high school or college? NuclearDem Feb 2015 #148
To Wrap This Up. The TWISTED LOGIC employed in the context of East-West Imperialistic powers 2banon Feb 2015 #156
You must have me confused with somebody else. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #158
"Russia is actually contractionist" bobclark86 Feb 2015 #63
Evidence of plans to recolonize Poland, East Germany, etc? eridani Feb 2015 #138
Baby steps. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #149
How about Georgia and UKRAINE?!?! n/t bobclark86 Feb 2015 #153
If only that contractionism applied to Ukraine. nt Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #71
so, so far in 10-20 years the mighty expansionist Russkies have managed to grab Crimea MisterP Feb 2015 #170
Yes, of course Crimea was "by the vote of the people" Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #178
The discussions of Crimea which conveniently fail to mention the mass deportation of the indigenous Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #225
Well, I'm not a Leftist, but I AM a Liberal and I DO believe in democracy... BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #12
Oh, fuck off Draitser. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #14
The reactions in this thread give me hope BainsBane Feb 2015 #203
It's like the Tea Party. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #206
Anybody who defends leftynyc Feb 2015 #15
ROFL, looked up "Eric Draitser", what a piece snooper2 Feb 2015 #16
Post removed Post removed Feb 2015 #19
The humiliating defeat of the Candyman at DeBaltsevo has showed the KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #23
There are still a thousand or so left behind hiding in the town...the rebels have shown mercy while the Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #27
I don't understand why your post above was hidden. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #168
Wow. That's some industrial grade horseshit right there. Throd Feb 2015 #20
I don't understand it either... Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2015 #21
Authoritarians. Same crowd that insists that Assad's regime was framed on chemical weapons, geek tragedy Feb 2015 #22
"Authoritarians"? I'm so confused by DU. Hekate Feb 2015 #161
Projection. Those who support/serve as apologists for Putink Gaddhafi, Assad, Maduro, etc geek tragedy Feb 2015 #173
There is a difference between "Leftists" and Liberal. William769 Feb 2015 #29
Very true communists in the former USSR were not liberals. Rex Feb 2015 #34
"leftists" in my book are just like communists. William769 Feb 2015 #39
Me either, they proved that an agrarian based society with a centralized government won't work. Rex Feb 2015 #40
Agreed on all counts. William769 Feb 2015 #41
The author of the OP is using the term "Leftist" simply as "Anti-Establishment" Maedhros Feb 2015 #55
Yup. Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #140
The only thing lefties should be doing, is denouncing Russia as a backwards state. Rex Feb 2015 #38
Seeing Russia as capatilist and revanchist isn't an "ideological posture." cemaphonic Feb 2015 #42
The Putin boot-lickers are a fucking disgrace to DU...nt SidDithers Feb 2015 #44
Agreed. eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #47
True. They are worse than the chemtrail nonsense. FSogol Feb 2015 #93
+1 joshcryer Feb 2015 #136
A point. A definite point. nt Hekate Feb 2015 #162
3 Reasons Why Leftists Should Attack Russia | New KamaAina Outlook KamaAina Feb 2015 #45
DUzy! nt Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #75
Yeah, it is. Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #139
I'm getting to the point of wanting to hit something. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #152
I know the feeling! Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #172
Most of those would also fit ISIS. ileus Feb 2015 #46
Why this leftist refuses.: Russia's Anti-Gay Law, Spelled Out in Plain English Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #54
Russia's anti-women laws. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #57
So, MattSh - what is your motivation for posting this OP? Maedhros Feb 2015 #56
Putin apology, plain and simple. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #76
Oh, so I need a motivation now? MattSh Feb 2015 #77
Ah. Now I understand. Maedhros Feb 2015 #83
Don't go away mad... just go away you mean? MattSh Feb 2015 #87
That would suit many of us. Ethnonationalism is frowned upon here. geek tragedy Feb 2015 #100
Contrary to what you've might been told, the purpose of DU isn't to shit all over the USA. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #85
"the purpose of DU isn't to shit all over the USA." Number23 Feb 2015 #106
Thank you Hekate Feb 2015 #164
Thank you Hekate Feb 2015 #163
Piss poor social programs in the US does not constitute suppression of rights. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #94
Thank you Hekate Feb 2015 #165
Wow. That's a doozy. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #60
You'd be surprised how many folks on this planet share this view malaise Feb 2015 #61
The world has another superpower, it's called China. Russia as currently constituted has no geek tragedy Feb 2015 #65
Being contrarian can only get you so far. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #67
The world doesn't need any superpowers. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #96
No thanks. I'm good with not doing that. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2015 #74
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Feb 2015 #78
The Cold War is over, buddy. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #79
Maybe he was rooting for team USSR back in the day. Throd Feb 2015 #80
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Feb 2015 #86
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If he's not your buddy, then why did you call him "buddy"? zappaman Feb 2015 #124
The Putin boot-lickers speak with just1voice... SidDithers Feb 2015 #82
What a website - a Russian self-proclaimed partner of the far right anti-semitic 'Veterans Today' muriel_volestrangler Feb 2015 #81
I'm proud of being a DUer when I see how few are taken in by this garbage. stevenleser Feb 2015 #88
Much like the Tea Party, Putin apology is a noisy fringe minority here at DU. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #91
I love the section about "Defending Historical Memory" Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #89
And the implication that building economic and diplomatic ties to Ukraine (and elsewhere in E Europe cemaphonic Feb 2015 #92
It reminds of how right wingers used to shit all over France NuclearDem Feb 2015 #95
FDR was in an alliance w Stalin because - pragmatism arendt Feb 2015 #97
Ho boy. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #99
I never said defend Russia, I said let them do our work. arendt Feb 2015 #104
"I think the Ukrainians are Nazis funded by US neocon Nazis." Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #114
See Right Sector. See Bandera. See Ukr govt. arendt Feb 2015 #115
Psst. Right Sector isn't part of the Ukrainian government. Never was, actually. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #116
So the Russian-speakers in Novorussia, how do they fit... arendt Feb 2015 #120
Not sure what your ultimate argument/endgame is here. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #174
Do you not read what I write? arendt Feb 2015 #179
Funny thing. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #187
It's easy to be consistent when you're telling the truth arendt Feb 2015 #192
This message was self-deleted by its author arendt Feb 2015 #197
Self-delete is your friend. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #204
Yes. What happened with Maidan was not a coup, period. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #198
The CIA has been running coups since 1953 arendt Feb 2015 #214
If you have actual evidence that what happened in Ukraine was a coup, bring it. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #216
I will leave the last 10,000 words to you. arendt Feb 2015 #217
So in short, your answer is no. No, you don't have any evidence to support.... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #218
Here's some IMF "evidence". Its the looting, stupid. arendt Feb 2015 #222
You get points for creativity, but that's about it. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #223
This message was self-deleted by its author arendt Feb 2015 #196
So, again... NuclearDem Feb 2015 #118
Right. It's all so simple. Not. arendt Feb 2015 #119
Wow, glad to see your true colors finally fly. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #121
NO. I have priorities. Stopping neocons is #1. arendt Feb 2015 #122
Yeah, because you can't work to fix both anti-LGBT discrimination NuclearDem Feb 2015 #123
If the way to fix it is to start WW3 w Russia, count me out n/t arendt Feb 2015 #128
Oh for...this is getting old. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #133
Yeah, this idea that defending Putin is bravely standing up for peace cemaphonic Feb 2015 #134
Yeah, who gives a fuck about LGBTs in the Ukraine anyway? zappaman Feb 2015 #126
yeah, who gives a shit about neocon warmongers burning our taxes. arendt Feb 2015 #127
This post boils down to (1) Russia's government is awesome; and (2) the USA is inherently evil. geek tragedy Feb 2015 #101
Absolute bullshit plus name-calling arendt Feb 2015 #102
You're the one endorsing an article that calls for leftists to line up against their own country and geek tragedy Feb 2015 #107
Does anyone remember history? Putin is a spy and a gangster, not a Nazi. arendt Feb 2015 #108
No one is advocating war with Russia. But this article is stating leftists should 'support' Putin. geek tragedy Feb 2015 #110
I never said support him. I just said let it alone. arendt Feb 2015 #112
Well, you did "like" the OP.... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #177
Its a long post that contains SOME good ideas. arendt Feb 2015 #180
Exactly how have I taken the "Curtis LeMay position"? Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #182
To quote you, what is your endgame here? arendt Feb 2015 #193
All I've ever done is demand that facts be presented, and not unsupported conspiracy theories. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #200
Dang. Replied to myself. This is to alert you to look. n/t arendt Feb 2015 #194
This message was self-deleted by its author arendt Feb 2015 #195
It is dishonest of you to characterize a rejection of the OP's call for supporting Russia as a call Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #111
Looks like "sarcasm" has gone the way of "nuance" arendt Feb 2015 #113
So you post bullshit and when called on it you get snarky. How impressive. Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #224
L-O-Fuckin'-L...That blogger must have nothing but rainbows and unicorns in his world Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #98
So Putin could USE us to steal ANOTHER 100billion from Russia? blm Feb 2015 #103
Fuck that, to put it politely. Quantess Feb 2015 #105
The only group that should defend Russia is the Westboro Baptist Church! NutmegYankee Feb 2015 #117
Oh for fuck's sake.... Adrahil Feb 2015 #129
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #132
Freedom Fries! nt CJCRANE Feb 2015 #141
Looks like the "hate Russia" propaganda is full tilt Ramses Feb 2015 #137
"Leftists"* shouldn't defend Putin or the war profiteers. CJCRANE Feb 2015 #142
This thread showcases why some 'leftists' are fucking awful hypocrites. Drunken Irishman Feb 2015 #143
Also, these pro-Putin assholes aren't on the first flight to Russia to live in that paradise. Drunken Irishman Feb 2015 #144
I almost agree NuclearDem Feb 2015 #151
This message was self-deleted by its author CJCRANE Feb 2015 #157
Really. damn the hypocrisy.. thanks for pointing that out, DI. Not purists when it comes to human Cha Feb 2015 #184
I'm with the majority of Europeans Depaysement Feb 2015 #154
I think it's obvious that Russia is supporting the Rebels. Savannahmann Feb 2015 #159
Homophobic laws. Anti-Semitism. Mysogyny. Prison for Pussy Riot. Expansionism. Hekate Feb 2015 #160
Reading the full article, the only real reason presented to "support Russia" salib Feb 2015 #166
....is this supposed to be a joke? Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #167
Sadly, a few people here don't see it as a joke. nt Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #175
The Putin apologists have been all over this site for some time now BainsBane Feb 2015 #205
LOL. If Russia under Putin is anti-imperialist, then Adolf Hitler is a champion of religious freedom Downtown Hound Feb 2015 #169
Translation: You MUST support Russia because you cannot possibly side with the US "empire". DetlefK Feb 2015 #176
" " " " n/t MBS Feb 2015 #183
I see no reason to SUPPORT a bigoted, authoritarian, gangster capitalist government TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #185
I imagine this thread has likely derailed a long time ago JonLP24 Feb 2015 #186
Turnout in the past two elections was lower in the East for a pretty glaring reason. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #188
I hate when my browser crashes during a post JonLP24 Feb 2015 #189
There was no way around the issue, though. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #190
They initiated the whole fleeing the country thing JonLP24 Feb 2015 #191
Continuation of discussion in locked thread BainsBane Feb 2015 #199
The OP's current state of residence clearly has zero influence over his opinion of his neighbors. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #201
He cited it to validate his views BainsBane Feb 2015 #202
Ethnonationalism is really its own ideology. The Putin loyalists are not left or right, just geek tragedy Feb 2015 #207
There's some Orwellian doublespeak if I ever heard it. PoliticalPothead Feb 2015 #208
When has Russia hinted about it's desire to annex the Ukraine? BainsBane Feb 2015 #209
More propaganda. PoliticalPothead Feb 2015 #210
What did the article say? BainsBane Feb 2015 #213
Buddy. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #211
Not to mention the fact the UN has procedures for independence votes BainsBane Feb 2015 #215
Leftists are not fascist bigots, so it just boggles the mind why a leftist would defend William769 Feb 2015 #212
I suppose this post is marginally better Codeine Feb 2015 #219
Come on, you know he wouldn't do tha--oh yeah, he did. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #221
Don't fret. Putin has support from the far right BainsBane Feb 2015 #220
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