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Locofinger t1_jae0vzc wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Israel condemns Russian aggression, but has ''unique stance'' – Head of Israeli Foreign Ministry by Kaiser_und_allah

Putin was selected as the fresh level headed governance. The Yeltsin era crowd basically anointed Putin leader and charged him with exterminating the Communist and National Socialist elements trying to take over Post-Soviet Russia.

It’s a very fucked up part of the world

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Omryn814 t1_jae9a3w wrote

There was a bit more to it than that. Yeltstin was seen as a Western puppet who was weakening Russia so people turned to the strong man who promised to strengthen Russia as this countered Yeltsin's perceived weakness which allowed for the far left and right to be threats.

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Locofinger t1_jaebpk7 wrote

Sure, sure. It’s more complicated than a few words can portray. Butttt….

Some of the other Strong Men were calling for genocide. Some idiots were waving swaztikas.

Grown college educated children fanatics of the nepotistic upper class Soviet system. People (and leaders) were like “Fuck them lunatics”.

Even Hitler in early 1930’s Germany was more the “moderate” than other leaders vying for control of the party. When people don’t understand, People default to the “moderate”.

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