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[–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (8 children)

There's an easy way to end this war: either kill Putin or have Putin resign.

[–] 420stalin69@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great man theory and its consequences

[–] Gabu@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

Literally not a fallacy, your reasoning hinges on Great Man Theory. The two most popular parties (the second being the communist party) both mainly support the war and the assassination of a sitting President would not, in fact, make the country more dove-ish. It's a cartoon view of the conflict that the war spawned from Putin's brain and is his personal pet project that he is subjecting the rest of Russia to.

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

Bot.

Not literally but if somebody programmed the Lib-O-Matic 3000 it would be indistinguishable.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll bite: why do you think that would end the war?

[–] Gabu@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because it takes away the puppet Russia has been building and nurturing this whole time.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'll be honest, I don't get what you're saying

[–] SexMachineStalin@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

He's scared to say the NAFO-fied spelling of Putin, knowing the wrath of the incoming maelstrom of pigpoopballs

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

Fuck it I dont have anything better to do.

Who is "russia" that has been working behind the scenes to build up Putin.

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

This is magical thinking. "If the enemy were to simply disappear, everything would be fixed."

You have to engage with the reality of the situation.

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

Holy shit I literally just made a comment saying maybe libs would move on from this branded catchphrase and then I scroll down one co.ment and here you are.

Serves me right for thinking libs would ever learn to interact with reality.

[–] Sordid@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

That's easy to say, I don't think either of those things is easy to do.

[–] radiofreeval@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

He's incredibly popular, along with the war. If he goes, someone else takes his place.