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minus-squareMagjee [any]hexbear15·4 years agoIt's more basic than that His control is based on a network of oligarchs and loyalists So he keeps them happy, via corruption And if they trimmed a little off the top, maybe no one would notice But the corruption is grotesque and people suffer (much like the US) So what do they do? They come up with increasingly insane solutions to stay in power Attack Georgia for nationalistic pride, same with Crimea Of course this is bad for Russia overall, but the national good was never a goal They keep doing it and it keeps working link
minus-squareLatheOfLeavenedBread [none/use name]hexbear9·4 years agoYea, this is a good take until it gets into geopolitics. Putin would have been coup’d if he didn’t invade Crimea. It’s absolutely vital to Russia that they have that port and they’ve fought brutal wars over it in the past. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_War link
minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]hexbear2·4 years agoLess vital in the era of climate change, as Artic ports are able to stay open year round. But still a big deal to have access to the Mediterranean. link
minus-squareKiaKaha [he/him]hexbear4·4 years agoYeah, but also, this thing here is just trolling. He’s just having fun with it right now. link
minus-squareMagjee [any]hexbear5·4 years agoMaybe But there is a lot of fear at the moment with Belarus He is afraid of getting Gadafied through the streets link
It's more basic than that
His control is based on a network of oligarchs and loyalists
So he keeps them happy, via corruption
And if they trimmed a little off the top, maybe no one would notice
But the corruption is grotesque and people suffer (much like the US)
So what do they do?
They come up with increasingly insane solutions to stay in power
Attack Georgia for nationalistic pride, same with Crimea
Of course this is bad for Russia overall, but the national good was never a goal
They keep doing it and it keeps working
wasn't crimea more about nato encirclement?
Yea, this is a good take until it gets into geopolitics. Putin would have been coup’d if he didn’t invade Crimea. It’s absolutely vital to Russia that they have that port and they’ve fought brutal wars over it in the past.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_War
Less vital in the era of climate change, as Artic ports are able to stay open year round.
But still a big deal to have access to the Mediterranean.
Yeah, but also, this thing here is just trolling. He’s just having fun with it right now.
Maybe
But there is a lot of fear at the moment with Belarus
He is afraid of getting Gadafied through the streets