Reasonable and Effective

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Clarissa

February 6, 2015

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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13 responses to “Reasonable and Effective”

musteryou

February 6, 2015

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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1. Clarissa
  
  February 6, 2015
  
  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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  1. musteryou
    
    February 6, 2015
    
    Ah, yes, botox, the friendly ingredient.
    
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  2. Shakti
    
    February 8, 2015
    
    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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el

February 6, 2015

\ “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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1. Clarissa
  
  February 6, 2015
  “Because schools cost so much? Can you link and / or explain?”
  
  Yes, exactly. They are already closing down the free clinics and firing the doctors by the thousand. Schools are the logical next step.
  
  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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  1. mitchellporter
    
    February 8, 2015
    
    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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    1. Clarissa
      
      February 8, 2015
      
      We are discussing the current economic crisis in Russia.
      
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n8chz

February 7, 2015

(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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NG

February 8, 2015

“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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1. Clarissa
  
  February 8, 2015
  “So Yves Smith isn’t a Putinoid?”
  
  I meant Liberal women. This is somebody who worked for Goldman Sachs. And that company os as anti-Liberal as it gets.
  
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  1. n8chz
    
    February 9, 2015
    
    Do you have an opinion of a certain Goldman Sachs alum by the name of Dambisa Moyo?
    
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Shakti

February 8, 2015

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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