cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1522180
Archived version: https://archive.ph/FGLBW
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230816150428/https://www.politico.eu/article/kremlin-russia-vladimir-putin-politico-reporter-expelled/
- Fazoo ( @Fazoo@lemmy.ml ) 8•11 months ago
Should count herself lucky she wasn’t declared a foreign agent and held hostage.
Odigo2020 ( @odigo2020@lemmy.zip ) English6•11 months agoI was going to say, far better to be expelled out of the country than out a window.
sndmn ( @sndmn@lemmy.ca ) 2•11 months agoAnd better to be forced to leave than forced to stay.
magnetosphere ( @HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org ) English1•11 months agoEver have a customer-facing job? Ever have some obnoxious jackass say “I’m never coming back again!” Do these people think they’re hurting me? Do they think others are impressed by their tantrum?
I’m getting similar vibes here.
Does Putin think he’s harming these people by throwing them out of his miserable authoritarian country? Does he think he looks like a strong, admirable leader?