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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down6·7 months agoI called it! I totally called it! https://lemmy.world/comment/10072148 I said it would be Russians and a bunch of people told me “no, he’s pro-Russian.” Doesn’t fucking matter. It’s about creating chaos. Putin doesn’t care if you’re loyal unless your loyalty is useful.
minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 months agoAnd how a person is useful to Putin is entirely out of their control. If a person would be useful as a symbol, expect chalk outlines.
I called it! I totally called it!
https://lemmy.world/comment/10072148
I said it would be Russians and a bunch of people told me “no, he’s pro-Russian.”
Doesn’t fucking matter. It’s about creating chaos. Putin doesn’t care if you’re loyal unless your loyalty is useful.
And how a person is useful to Putin is entirely out of their control. If a person would be useful as a symbol, expect chalk outlines.
Good call