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West decries reelection of Putin, China, India vows closer ties. (lemy.lol)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/west-decries-putins-landslide-election-win-china-congratulates-him-2024-03-18/

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago

Vladimir Putin's landslide reelection

He gets so much good press about it around the world, I wonder why he doesn't have himself elected more often. Once a year perhaps, on Vladimir Putin day.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

WDYM 'not free and fair'? Citizens could vote for any of the names on the ballot.

The fact that the ballots only had one name on them isn't relevant...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (3 children)

They actually had 3 others than Putin but they were only the candidates who would never have a chance.

Vladislav Davankov, New People Party
Leonid Slutsky (lol), Liberal Democratic Party
Nikolay Kharitonov, Communist Party

Boris Nadezhdin was initially also allowed to run on an anti-war platform for the Civic Initiative party, but was then later disqualified (perhaps he was getting too much support?).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They should have voted for Slutsky

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sadly, I think that would just have meant 'no more Slutsky'.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

All three were slutskies. At least he is honest about it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

At the point where Putin can quite easily have any popular opposition stricken from the ballot, imprisoned, or worse still coincidentally fall from a building or endure some "freak accident", is there all that much use in pretending any opposition ever had a chance to win?

[+] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

That went from zero to apocalypse very quickly.

I think you’ve been chasing the news dragon too long and too hard. Past a point, it doesn’t make you more informed, just… sadder. More given to misanthropy and despair.

We’re here, and we’re not all bad. Most of us want the same things: health, happiness, love, and camaraderie. We want those things for the people we care about— sometimes more than for ourselves.

The vast, vast majority of us are just people. We get caught up in things, and we forget it sometimes, but that’s a people thing too. And so is helping— when tragedy strikes, or those times we create tragedy, people are also the ones running toward the danger and uncertainty to help save those who cannot save themselves.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I will do my best to make the world a better place...it aint much but its what I can and will continue to do. Dont be too quick to press red buttons the rest of us are working on solutions!!!