• @Gradually_Adjusting
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    4211 months ago

    Was it actually that crazy? My fragile mind can’t handle direct exposure right now, but if you’ve seen it I’m eager to hear about it

    • @[email protected]
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      3311 months ago

      Yes. Putin is famous for dodging questions by rambling about random shit, but this time he really outdid himself by starting rambling not even a minute into the “interview” and going on for 2 hours straight.

    • Justin
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      2811 months ago

      I’m only 20 minutes in so far but it’s all been drunk history with Vladdy P. so far. Dude just really loves telling bad history. Calls the Kievan Rus “Russian”, says that Ukraine is Russia, and blames Poland for starting World War 2.

      The BBC had a pretty good summary that captured the context of the propaganda piece pretty well:

      https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68248740

    • @Jtee
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      1911 months ago

      I saw a clip and it just looks and feels like Russian propaganda

      • @[email protected]
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        -3611 months ago

        As long as you get that feeling, then no need to evaluate the content of things. We have teams of people to do that. Then they tell you what context cues to look for instead of evaluating it yourself.

        • @steakmeout
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          1711 months ago

          What else would it be? Why the fuck would Putin sit down with anyone in an interview if not to propagandise?

          • lad
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            411 months ago

            To feel like an important political figure?

            This whole set up looked like a vanity show, tbh

    • @[email protected]
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      Don’t listen to them. First thing putin asked was “do you want a talk show or a serious conversation?” You don’t need to agree with him but the whole interview was a reasonable and civilized attempt to show the russian perspective to western audiences.

      • @Feathercrown
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        4811 months ago

        And you’re just going to believe Putin at face value?

        • @[email protected]
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          1211 months ago

          I believe that he believes in what he’s saying. He’s been talking and writing articles about this for years. He’s that out of touch with reality. Remember, he doesn’t even use internet.

          • @[email protected]
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            3911 months ago

            What he has to say is that Ukraine should be destroyed and ethnically cleansed. Why on earth would you want to hear more of what he has to say?

          • @Fades
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            2411 months ago

            Putin is the invader if he leaves the war ends. What more do you need to hear from the guy

          • @Tyfud
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            2011 months ago

            Nah.

            You don’t need to do that with someone like Putin. You’re basically saying you’re cool just listening to this generations Hitler and taking him at face value.

            That makes you an idiot, a piece of shit, a Russian sympathizer/asset, or likely, all three. But you’re definitely not a person who should be listened to or followed in any way. The entire point of your posting that is to try and create the illusion that Russia isn’t the bad guy here.

            So, and I mean this sincerely, go fuck yourself.

            • @[email protected]
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              -111 months ago

              You accuse someone of all sorts of things, and never give them a fair chance to defend themselves through dialog. Tell me again how this is a fair aproach. Sounds like you just want to shut down someone for fear of them being right and you wrong.

      • @Benaaasaaas
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        4211 months ago

        Except for the fact that he’s making a lot of shit up, I’m from eastern europe and none of his stories about Poland, Lithuania and Kievan Rus were accurate at all.

        • @[email protected]
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          3411 months ago

          Even if they were true, his point is that “we used to own Ukraine so we’re going to kill people until we do again”

          You know, like fascists do.

        • hannes3120
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          811 months ago

          Also Wonder if he lost a word about the Kievan Rus’ which would give Ukraine a stronger claim on russian territory than what Russia claims for Ukraine belonging to it. Not that you should go there but that whole line of arguing doesn’t even work for itself

          • lad
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            511 months ago

            Of course he did not. That’s why they removed the word Kievan from that term in History textbooks, it’s now just Rus, no Kiev