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[–] [email protected] 61 points 11 months ago (6 children)

In a rare apology from the Russian president, Putin said during his end-of-year press conference that insufficient imports and demand are to blame for the hiked prices.

"I'm sorry about this problem. This is a setback in the government's work," Putin said on December 14. "I promise that the situation will be corrected in the near future."

Holy shit. Russians are serious about their eggs!

Look, it isn't hard to substitute eggs in recipes. You can use applesauce, banana, chia seeds, flax seeds, or tofu. (To be fair, though, I don't know what those cost in Russia as compared to eggs.)

[–] [email protected] 69 points 11 months ago (4 children)

He apologized about eggs?

What the absolute ever loving fuck? Sending hundreds of thousands of his own people to a meat grinder he can stop right now, but eggs he can apologize for?

Where's the strongman?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's something that affects average Russian people.

Don't you remember when Americans were bitching about the price of eggs a few years ago? Basic ingredients are like gas. People notice when they go up in price.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

It was a single year ago that they went crazy. But this has been a weird time to keep track of time

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I don't get it - he funds American conservative politicians who have no trouble saying people shouldn't rely on the government to solve their problems. Why not just say the same thing here? Especially since he can throw anybody who complains out the nearest window.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

People dying in a war are to make Russia great and defend itself from the outside world. Or something like that and anyway who gives a fuck when it's not you and just some other random Russian who's probably a criminal anyway.

But eggs fuck that affects me and shows how shit the country is. Now that's a serious issue!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Eggs are also generally a very economical source of protein, usually.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Blood is an excellent substitution as well

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And human blood can be vegan!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I ... On the one hand I'm pretty sure humans are considered animals, on the other hand, if vegans can't eat anything or buy any product that was made using the exploitation of animals including humans that... Pretty much rules out everything purchased under capitalism and most other systems too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

If you cook with your own blood, no animal was exploited because you freely consented.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

You can even make meringue with blood!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

The day I have to eat poached applesauce is also the day I overthrow my government.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Pickled applesauce just doesn't go as well with water glasses of vodka.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You can't invade neighboring countries on a vegan diet

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Well, not with that attitude.