The Open Bar Chatroom

Donk2.0 wrote:

Talvisota wrote:

Claudio NVKP wrote:

In the end, it's not that deep, Salazar isn't that bad as you potray him by nitpicking his mistakes. He ruled for a long amount of time, so there isn't a definite answer for his term. The last years were an outdated regime, while the first years was what was flourishing. He was the a ruthless dictator though.

Of course there will be something bad in 40 years?

Now to answer this

Talvisota wrote:

Yeah to be fair Claudio, I am a little uncomfortable with you idolising a literal dictator....

When did I talk about him? I rarely do. I endorse him, for the good things he's done for the country, yes. And his character, which you can understand by listening to his speeches.Now, what is your favourite ice cream flavour?

Honeycomb ftw

nice. I would probably say matcha. Or lavender.

K.Rokossovski wrote:

Same is true for Putin today; the vast majority of Russians support him.

Komrade Khrushchev wrote:

K.Rokossovski wrote:

Same is true for Putin today; the vast majority of Russians support him.

As a Russian, I disagree. Just because he is our president doesn't mean that he represents the will of the Russian people, or that whatever he does, we support.

Komrade Khrushchev wrote:

K.Rokossovski wrote:

Same is true for Putin today; the vast majority of Russians support him.

As a Russian, I disagree. Just because he is our president doesn't mean that he represents the will of the Russian people, or that whatever he does, we support.

In the nineties, that pride was devastated, and many Russians felt they had become some sort of colony of the West, where foreigners could take what they wanted and spit out everything else. They lost their Empire and became the laughing stock of the world. NATO could just break their promises to not expand Eastward. Oligarchs who had stolen the national wealth were welcomed with open arms when they took that wealth to London, Paris, and New York. All of that hurt, that really hurt.

Whatever crimes he committed, Putin managed to reverse that narrative. Today, the West loathes and fears Putin, but they certainly don't laugh at him. And for many Russians, he can violate a human right here and there, murder an opponent every once in a while, etc, if only he makes Russia great again (no pun intended).

Claudio NVKP wrote:

Komrade Khrushchev wrote:

K.Rokossovski wrote:

Same is true for Putin today; the vast majority of Russians support him.

As a Russian, I disagree. Just because he is our president doesn't mean that he represents the will of the Russian people, or that whatever he does, we support.

So how do you feel about Putin? Aside from the Ukraine crisis of course. What has he really done for the country?

Lt.Rohini wrote:

Claudio NVKP wrote:

Komrade Khrushchev wrote:

K.Rokossovski wrote:

Same is true for Putin today; the vast majority of Russians support him.

As a Russian, I disagree. Just because he is our president doesn't mean that he represents the will of the Russian people, or that whatever he does, we support.

So how do you feel about Putin? Aside from the Ukraine crisis of course. What has he really done for the country?

Albeit the question wasn't asked to me, I would still like to comment. Putin is a strong and mad man, just like Trump. A country like Russia or US needs these type of leaders, not like Biden or Yeltsin.

Lt.Rohini wrote:

Claudio NVKP wrote:

Komrade Khrushchev wrote:

K.Rokossovski wrote:

Same is true for Putin today; the vast majority of Russians support him.

As a Russian, I disagree. Just because he is our president doesn't mean that he represents the will of the Russian people, or that whatever he does, we support.

So how do you feel about Putin? Aside from the Ukraine crisis of course. What has he really done for the country?

Albeit the question wasn't asked to me, I would still like to comment. Putin is a strong and mad man, just like Trump. A country like Russia or US needs these type of leaders, not like Biden or Yeltsin.

K.Rokossovski wrote:

Komrade Khrushchev wrote:

K.Rokossovski wrote:

Same is true for Putin today; the vast majority of Russians support him.

As a Russian, I disagree. Just because he is our president doesn't mean that he represents the will of the Russian people, or that whatever he does, we support.

I didn't say they support "whatever he does", but I do think they support a lot. For Russians, the national pride is one of the most important issues; more important than personal prosperity, for example. Individual Russians can endure an immense amount of hardship if they feel that their country is doing well; in fact that's how they won WW2.

In the nineties, that pride was devastated, and many Russians felt they had become some sort of colony of the West, where foreigners could take what they wanted and spit out everything else. They lost their Empire and became the laughing stock of the world. NATO could just break their promises to not expand Eastward. Oligarchs who had stolen the national wealth were welcomed with open arms when they took that wealth to London, Paris, and New York. All of that hurt, that really hurt.

Whatever crimes he committed, Putin managed to reverse that narrative. Today, the West loathes and fears Putin, but they certainly don't laugh at him. And for many Russians, he can violate a human right here and there, murder an opponent every once in a while, etc, if only he makes Russia great again (no pun intended).

Carking the 6th wrote:

Finally advancing after breaking a stalemate:

Claudio NVKP wrote:

Carking the 6th wrote:

Trump inflation vs Biden inflation

Isn’t Trump just a mini-Putin?

Similar in some ways, but I think Trump would decrease civil rights (at the very least for white males) a bit less, and focus on enriching himself and his fellow oligarchs. Unlike Putin, who wants to actually achieve political goals, Trump cares more about himself and increasing his wealth without ending up in jail. He spreads his views more to gain support and prop himself up than to create a fascist state and invade countries and such. To put it simply, a bit less ambitious. Definitely a strongman who wants to have a ridiculous amount of power, but not for any specific long term plans.

why am lonely

putin did upgrade Infastructure in major cities, and expand and did put money in healthcare and education programs

Well apart from Moscow and St.Petersburg, infrastructure in Russia is rather garbage. Snow for example takes months to clean up in provincial cities, you get those muddy snow puddles at one point. Healthcare and education definitely did improve for a while. Sadly they added propaganda to education, with children being taught to support their country and Z and fight against the gay plague or whatever nowadays. Kinda like in America after 9/11, but stepped up and anti and lasted far past 2001-2 and such.

Well, the infrastructure from Moscow part isn't true. You can see even remote cities in Siberia have a Tram system. Grozny's rebuilding was fantastic. Basically all big cities in Russia have good enough infrastructure if you really look at them. Russia isn't really AS bad as it seems it is.

I'm wondering in my head, why can't they make a common forum for all games? It's much more convenient. Just divide them into categories.

I'll dilute the topic.

Claudio NVKP wrote:

Well, the infrastructure from Moscow part isn't true. You can see even remote cities in Siberia have a Tram system. Grozny's rebuilding was fantastic. Basically all big cities in Russia have good enough infrastructure if you really look at them. Russia isn't really AS bad as it seems it is.

DOMORIAMORAMOR wrote:

I'm wondering in my head, why can't they make a common forum for all games? It's much more convenient. Just divide them into categories.

I'll dilute the topic.