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originally posted by: MimiSia
a reply to: LittleByLittle
not true
remember oligarchs in Russia 15 years ago?
how is it Putins fault he has oligarchs in his country like no one else does in Europe and all around the world -by the way who are 10000 x richer and more powerful.
originally posted by: BornAgainAlien
The difference is now that most money actually goes to the Russian people, more or less, but Western media tries to exaggerate it to try and influence the ordinary citizens of Russia...do sanctions so things get worse and try to get people to think the top gets all the money, or try to hurt the Oligarchs with the sanctions so they turn on Putin.
originally posted by: Aaamok88
a reply to: BornAgainAlien
Star and flag OP
It is obvious to anyone following what's going on in this world that US empire is conquering the world and that Russia stands in their way
Will Russia stop them, or will Russia be just a speed bump ?
originally posted by: MimiSia
a reply to: LittleByLittle
but you have an opinion on Putin
it is like criticizing Mark Rutte for his weed sweet Holland (sorry I like this name better then Netherlands ). Really? I can say I don't want this guy in EU cause he supports legal weed and wants to keep on smoking it too (or O don't want him in EU cause it is unfair for me to not get weed legally elsewhere lol) plus I can say this because I am so familiar with Hollands history ..not. I guess you think also Putin was not voted as president as a result of majority of Russian citizen choice
originally posted by: BornAgainAlien
a reply to: LittleByLittle
It`s more that there were Oligarchs in Russia in the 90s with Western Oligarchs in the background looting Russia.
Putin and his buddies said something like this, "You can keep your richdom, and still make some more money, but you have to back us," and the ones who didn`t got a hard time after that.
The difference is now that most money actually goes to the Russian people, more or less, but Western media tries to exaggerate it to try and influence the ordinary citizens of Russia...do sanctions so things get worse and try to get people to think the top gets all the money, or try to hurt the Oligarchs with the sanctions so they turn on Putin.
originally posted by: MimiSia
a reply to: LittleByLittle
ahhh. relax they just became democratic nation.. little by little
who doesn't have demons in closet
give me a country and president who is doing it right
what about the multi million dollar pyramids in western US economies
they pose a higher threat to ripp you off then Putin ever will
originally posted by: MimiSia
a reply to: LittleByLittle
you know that they are doing exactly that
china is fed up with monopoly money
also probably(definitely ) lying about gold reserves
someone is not going to like this at all.
is kind of like what took them so long
originally posted by: MimiSia
so you are saying Russian oligarchs took advantage of fallen soviet union and communism not USA capitalistic bankers
and you are saying Russian people are worse off now than back when that happened..
and this is also somehow Putins fault too . sorry just trying to understand