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[Baffler]

In related news, this seems to be conspicuously timed with the return of Putin...

Would you like -1 stability, -1 stability, -1 stability, -1 stability, or -1 stability?

[wierd]

I'll take the spam, spam, spam, spam, eggs and spam, spam, spam spam and spam, without the eggs please.

Which has now reminded me of the STILL relevant take on european politics that they did way back in the day...

[mainiac]

In related news, this seems to be conspicuously timed with the return of Putin...

Would you like -1 stability, -1 stability, -1 stability, -1 stability, or -1 stability?

I wish we lived in more enlightened times...

[scrdest]

In related news, this seems to be conspicuously timed with the return of Putin...

Would you like -1 stability, -1 stability, -1 stability, -1 stability, or -1 stability?

I'd like a -1 sanity to go with that.

[Comrade P.]

In related news, this seems to be conspicuously timed with the return of Putin...

Would you like -1 stability, -1 stability, -1 stability, -1 stability, or -1 stability?

I wish we lived in more enlightened times...

That sounds like a Victoria II reference. So, I'd say a colonised comet would make a splendid satellite.

[smjjames]

In related news, this seems to be conspicuously timed with the return of Putin...

Would you like -1 stability, -1 stability, -1 stability, -1 stability, or -1 stability?

I wish we lived in more enlightened times...

That sounds like a Victoria II reference. So, I'd say a colonised comet would make a splendid satellite.

Europa Universalis reference actually.

[miljan]

Funny video of germans on their knees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afl9WFGJE0M

There is some heavy shit happening in ukraine Konstantinovka  after some drunk soldier run over a women with a kid, and looks like some protests are happening against ukraine army there

[Comrade P.]

Europa Universalis reference actually.

Given it was the same developer who made both of these, I guess they ensued the thing through both games.

[Owlbread]

looks like he's alive lol

Spoiler: dat troll face (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: dat smile (click to show/hide)

Looks like this fuss was a "storm in a teacup".

Putin disappears without a trace following assassination of political enemy in broad daylight.

Worldwide press speculate feverishly.

Days pass with no sign of the President of the biggest country on earth.

World starts wondering what Russians would do without him.

Idiots start claiming he's dead.

Talk of military coup from senior foreign diplomats.

People across the world realise Russia's greatest, even fatal weakness is being showcased in front of their very eyes.

Putin resurfaces after 10 days, looking well and gives No explanation of where he went.

Russian Public Response: Look! See? He's fine! There was nothing to worry about...

[Sergarr]

looks like he's alive lol

Spoiler: dat troll face (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: dat smile (click to show/hide)

Looks like this fuss was a "storm in a teacup".

Putin disappears without a trace following assassination of political enemy in broad daylight.

Worldwide press speculate feverishly.

Days pass with no sign of the President of the biggest country on earth.

World starts wondering what Russians would do without him.

Idiots start claiming he's dead.

Talk of military coup from senior foreign diplomats.

People across the world realise Russia's greatest, even fatal weakness is being showcased in front of their very eyes.

Putin resurfaces after 10 days, looking well and gives No explanation of where he went.

Russian Public Response: Look! See? He's fine! There was nothing to worry about...

The world-wide public was overreacting in a stupid way. We Russians are fatalists - if there's something we cannot change, then there's no need to exert any emotions towards it. We certainly couldn't influence Putin being alive or dead, so why bother?

And why would we start questioning where Putin was? Can't a person have some free time without having anyone question where exactly he was? It's not like it would change anything, so why bother?

The government was working absolutely fine without Putin's overwatch, the public was acting normal, even the ruble exchange rate hasn't changed. All that fuss? That was on your side, and you've just showcased your greatest weakness, reliance on emotions, rumours and hypotheticals, while Russians have showcased their strength.

[Helgoland]

That reminds me: Merkel had an accident while skiing* a while back. There was a short announcement to the press - slight arm injury, nothing serious, she'll be back in two weeks - and that was that.
That's how such incidents are handled professionally.


*Cross-country skiing, by the way, not downhill.

[Owlbread]

The world-wide public was overreacting in a stupid way. We Russians are fatalists - if there's something we cannot change, then there's no need to exert any emotions towards it. We certainly couldn't influence Putin being alive or dead, so why bother?

You've missed the point. It's got nothing to do with "doing anything" about Putin's possible death or something, and everything to do with giving serious thought to what's going to happen when he actually does die.

And remember - the last time Russians stopped being fatalists and actually took control of their own destiny they built the USSR. I may disagree with where things went after that, but that in itself was one of the most remarkable achievements ever made by common people the world over.

And why would we start questioning where Putin was? Can't a person have some free time without having anyone question where exactly he was? It's not like it would change anything, so why bother?

Sergarr, come on man. Please. A high profile politician got murdered in broad daylight and the president went AWOL with no explanation after cancelling all his important interviews, resurfacing a week later. Does nothing about that strike you as a little odd?

Perhaps I should clarify - I don't see Putin as the ultimate bad guy in this. I see a country ruled by very powerful elites that may tear it apart when he's not around to hold it all together.

The government was working absolutely fine without Putin's overwatch, the public was acting normal, even the ruble exchange rate hasn't changed. All that fuss? That was on your side, and you've just showcased your greatest weakness, reliance on emotions, rumours and hypotheticals, while Russians have showcased their strength.

Sergarr...

Look, just answer me this. What do you think will happen when Putin is no longer able to rule?

[Sergarr]

Sergarr...

Look, just answer me this. What do you think will happen when Putin is no longer able to rule?

Somebody else will take the President post. Probably some internal power struggle, but nothing too serious.

When Stalin died, he also didn't leave a successor, and there also was an internal power struggle. But that didn't affect the life of a common Soviet at all, and the Soviet Union did not immediately fall after the death of Stalin, despite him having perhaps even greater role in the state than Putin.

[wierd]

So, basically, you are saying that russians dont care who's in charge, so long as SOMEONE is in charge?

That's a pretty dangerous view to take.

[Ukrainian Ranger]

That is what being Russian Homo Soveticus is. Obey whoever, follow whatever orders.