• dynamojoe@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I don’t even know his politics but I’m reluctant to call Putin a conservative (and that means something else outside of the US anyway). Putin is a murderous, crusading mobster who happens to run a country.

    • dangblingus@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Anti-LGBT imperialist who promotes a strong man image of himself and operates a thuggish government. With all of the propaganda and lack of freedom of speech and media in Russia, sounds like he’s a fascist more than your garden variety conservative.