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[–] BigFatDaddy 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

I'll be honest, I like Putin. I wish America had a Putin. Here's hoping Trump is our Putin.

That being said, Putin's oligarchical cronyism is not good. When the Mafia does just as much, if not more, than the government to provide stability for the public, that is not good. Russia is RIDICULOUSLY corrupt, and openly so, and that is not good. America used to make a pretense of at least hiding our corruption, but Hillary just pissed in THAT bowl of cornflakes.

So, fuck it; if we're gonna just be an openly corrupt asshole of an empire, I want someone like Putin at the top, who will at least garner the respect that our empire deserves.

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[–] piratse 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I was prepared to rebut your comment on your first sentence. Then you had to go and be honest about his corruption. And I semi agree. I give people shit on here about their blind Putin love, because they refuse to see/admit how corrupt he is. But if you HAVE to have a corrupt leader, at least he's somewhat open about it and it's not a big secret. However I would rather we, as a people, would drag out corrupt leaders and literally kill them. I don't think people should have authority over others, who are these random people to dictate how things will be done? But, since we are a long way from that kind of world, might as well have a smart and tough corrupt leader.

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[–] ratsmack ago 

Just like Gaddafi in Libya and Saddam in Iraq, there has to be a balance between the countries societal structure and the leader... look what happened after they were removed. I think Putin is the balance in Russia.