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Putin introduces constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage and mentioning God

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    unknown user
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    I want to get off Mr. Putin's Wild Ride. The regime that takes over after Putin's pseudo-spiritual militant plutocracy will have to write an entirely new constitution. Judging by all the stuff...

    I want to get off Mr. Putin's Wild Ride.

    The regime that takes over after Putin's pseudo-spiritual militant plutocracy will have to write an entirely new constitution. Judging by all the stuff that's been happening around it, the current document is turning from the state's basic law into a bunch of populist propaganda.

    14 votes
    1. [3]
      weystrom
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      You always can (until they close the border for good, which is unlikely). I, for one, already did. 3 years later I still read the russian news though. Человека из России вывезти можно, а вот...

      You always can (until they close the border for good, which is unlikely).

      I, for one, already did. 3 years later I still read the russian news though.
      Человека из России вывезти можно, а вот Россию из человека..

      8 votes
      1. [2]
        unknown user
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        That's the plan. Once I've gathered enough resources and got my health in decent shape.

        That's the plan. Once I've gathered enough resources and got my health in decent shape.

        4 votes
        1. unknown user
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          Something tells me health can wait until you're on the other side. Don't sacrifice any, but boy do I not trust the Russia health care system to take care of me.

          Something tells me health can wait until you're on the other side. Don't sacrifice any, but boy do I not trust the Russia health care system to take care of me.

          6 votes
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      Makes me wanna start a donation pledge to get the Russian members of Tildes the necessary documents to move out.

      Makes me wanna start a donation pledge to get the Russian members of Tildes the necessary documents to move out.

      6 votes
      1. [4]
        weystrom
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        It's probably going to be fine, this shit has been going on for years, but I'd be surprised if they'd regress back into full Iron Curtain mode. Honestly, I miss Moscow sometimes, it's an awesome...

        It's probably going to be fine, this shit has been going on for years, but I'd be surprised if they'd regress back into full Iron Curtain mode.

        Honestly, I miss Moscow sometimes, it's an awesome place to live. I like to say that Moscow's only issue is that it's located inside Russia.

        8 votes
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          unknown user
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          LOL Moscow's pretty fucking cool, from what little I've seen of it. Real fucking big. I wanna rent a place there for a couple of months just to walk the city on foot, like I do with every good...

          I like to say that Moscow's only issues is that it's located inside Russia.

          LOL

          Moscow's pretty fucking cool, from what little I've seen of it. Real fucking big. I wanna rent a place there for a couple of months just to walk the city on foot, like I do with every good place.

          this shit has been going on for years

          I think changing the constitution outright is a major step towards a place no one wants to be a part of – more so because of the nature of the changes.

          The Annexation of Crimea was appalling. This... feels like a special kind of evil.

          6 votes
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            weystrom
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            Thing is, barely any of the changes are going to affect people in their day-to-day life. Voters are already apathetic, there is some opposition but it's really weak. Regime has trained people to...

            Thing is, barely any of the changes are going to affect people in their day-to-day life. Voters are already apathetic, there is some opposition but it's really weak. Regime has trained people to feel helpless so they think they are.

            So in the end you either participate in the circus, ignore it and carry on with your life, or you leave and watch it from afar with morbid fascination.

            Ironically, I've found that expats have the most amount of opinions on politics of the country they no longer live in. Americans especially. I try never to mention anything political to my colleague from the US, otherwise I risk to be stuck in an half an hour monologue about Trump vs Bernie.

            3 votes
            1. unknown user
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              I can't begin to give a shit about this. I don't want to be a part of the bullshit this government is pulling. It feels absolutely appalling to sit by quietly while a whole country spits on an...

              Thing is, barely any of the changes are going to affect people in their day-to-day life.

              I can't begin to give a shit about this. I don't want to be a part of the bullshit this government is pulling. It feels absolutely appalling to sit by quietly while a whole country spits on an entire category of people who have done nothing wrong.

              You know how you feel embarrassed when your mother berates a waiter for messing up the order a little? And you sit there, face buried in your arms, trying to shrink so that no one thinks you're related?

              Yeah.

              9 votes
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        unknown user
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        I'll probably be able to move out on my own in a few years—god bless the new tech bubble—but thanks anyway, heh.

        I'll probably be able to move out on my own in a few years—god bless the new tech bubble—but thanks anyway, heh.

        4 votes
        1. unknown user
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          Considering the pace of the latest changes, I fear "a few years" might be a few years too late.

          Considering the pace of the latest changes, I fear "a few years" might be a few years too late.

          3 votes