The vice-president of Russia is asked in an interview, “Are there any structural changes our government could undertake to deal with the current economic crisis?”
“The most reasonable thing to do,” says Putin ‘ s right-hand man, “would be to close down all schools*. That would be most effective. But our people are not ready for that yet. They are just not ready.”
This is not a joke. This is from an actual interview. Tell your favorite Leftie friend about the beautiful regime he’s supporting**.
* “Schools” doesn’t mean colleges in Russia. This word refers solely to primary and secondary education.
** For some mysterious reason, I haven’t encountered any Liberal women who are Putinoids. Only Leftist men worship him. It’s a weird psychosexual mystery.
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Do the men of the pseudo left buy into that image of the horse-riding, judo playing athletic macho man? I wonder why they don’t attempt to become that man themselves instead of looking for those qualities in remoteness.
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The macho man is 5 feet 3 inches tall, wears high heels to compensate, and has had more Botox operation than anybody in Russia. But yes, he is a beacon of manliness to men on both sides of the political spectrum.
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Ah, yes, botox, the friendly ingredient.
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Really? That would explain a lot. Short men either tend to be jokesters or they overcompensate in the extreme with belligerence. Alas, human growth hormone doesn’t always have the effects you’d wish. Look at Illinois. :p
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\ “The most reasonable thing to do,” says Putin ‘ s right-hand man, “would be to close down all schools
Because schools cost so much? Can you link and / or explain?
I can’t believe that.
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“Because schools cost so much? Can you link and / or explain?”
This was a TV interview between the vice-president and Vladimir Soloviev, one of the most famous TV journalists in Russia. There is an article that retells parts of the interview: http://www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=54D07196A63D1
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I did some research, and it seems this issue of closing schools arises from the Russian population decline?
http://au.ibtimes.com/dropping-birth-rates-student-population-forces-russia-close-700-state-schools-1314942
http://itar-tass.com/en/economy/774742
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We are discussing the current economic crisis in Russia.
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(TW some search results may be offensive to Ukrainians) Just for shits and giggles, I tried a web search on putin gender gap. Your observations, as always, are spot-on.
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“For some mysterious reason, I haven’t encountered any Liberal women who are Putinoids.”
So Yves Smith isn’t a Putinoid?
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“So Yves Smith isn’t a Putinoid?”
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Do you have an opinion of a certain Goldman Sachs alum by the name of Dambisa Moyo?
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For some mysterious reason, I haven’t encountered any Liberal women who are Putinoids. Only Leftist men worship him. It’s a weird psychosexual mystery.
Angry overcompensating men who keep hearing this song in their heads are exhausting to prop up and deal with at best, and dangerous at worst.
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