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[–] [email protected] 235 points 5 months ago (31 children)
[–] [email protected] 111 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 132 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

88? I can't believe that, with all these candidates!

88?? I can't believe that, with all these candidates!!

[–] [email protected] 116 points 5 months ago (2 children)

In East Germany the people loved their nation most only weeks before collapse: 99,92% voted for the pro-soviet government.

Then the CIA dropped 20 million agents from invisible helicopters which fakes mass demonstrations and used mind-control rays to make them love the west and hate the soviet union.

In the first election after reunification the Communists got 11,1% of all votes in Former East Germany. Damned CIA mind control rays.

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[–] JohnDClay 105 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Have they voted yet, or is 88% what they decided the result is going to be?

[–] [email protected] 65 points 5 months ago (3 children)

If he's going to lie he should lie big, like his pal in North Korea. Tell everyone he won with 189% of the total votes. Nobody outside his cult is going to believe him either way.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 44 points 5 months ago (2 children)

12% had an unfortunate accident after their exit poll.

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 5 months ago (7 children)
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[–] [email protected] 62 points 5 months ago (7 children)

when do you get to call a dictator a dictator? when he stops with the pretend elections?

[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I don't think you have to wait.

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 57 points 5 months ago (2 children)

88 just happens to be a Nazi reference used by white supremacists. Curious coincidences.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 5 months ago (6 children)

88% is a little too on the nose, Putin

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I just want to point out here that this is what many Trump voters are hoping for. If you’re a US citizen, please vote in November.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 5 months ago (6 children)

They've been pushing "both options suck so why bother" rhetoric really hard too. They know they can't get people to vote for trump so their best bet is to get them not to vote

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 5 months ago (7 children)

even in a rigged election that stupid cunt isn't able to achieve over 90%. what an absolute worthless sucker!

Fast forward to the point where you put an end to your miserable life you russian fuck and finally relieve us from your existence!

[–] [email protected] 36 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If you're rigging an election, it can be better politically to give yourself 65% of the vote than 97% of the vote.

97% is obviously fake. 65% is easier to make people beleive in.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 months ago (1 children)

we talking about Putin...everybody knows.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I dare you to scroll these comments until you find a hexbear CCP cuck insulting the "liberal west", it'll be a fun 20 seconds.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Hexbear's defederated on my instance, thankfully.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 months ago

One of my favorite traditions is world leaders congratulating Putin the day before Russian elections.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Accidents already planned for the administrators who allowed the 12% through.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (12 children)

Why do they bother with this show? Do Russians think they live in a democracy? Who is this for?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's all to keep up appearances. You keep up the propaganda and fake news and some people will be no the wiser. I'm sure there's many who know that this is fake but there's also some who just accept the propaganda.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 5 months ago

This month's list of executions is relatively long

[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 months ago (2 children)

12% of the population will fall from some window??

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 months ago (1 children)

saying “nobody in history has ever succeeded” in suppressing the will of Russians

Nobody except you

[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

And Stalin

And the Monarchies

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago

Practically everyone except Nicholas II succeeded in that.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 months ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 months ago

Election, my arse 🤦🏻‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Russia is a fascist dictatorship.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago

I suspect that Trump will congratulate him on his win soon.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

The only surprise is that he hasn't won by 187%.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago

Managed Democracy carefully selected the best candidate for each citizen to vote for. According to the best algorithms.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago

Those quote marks around the 'wins' are just great.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Isn't this a failure? He didn't have any real opposition, 88% is an abysmal result.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago

I would like to see Trump talk about the 12% of fake voters that Russia has.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (6 children)

88% is so typical - for Nazis it means the eight letter of the alphabet twice, which means "Heil Hitler". Given that the Z symbol of his genocidal war looks like a half Swastika we can now finally agree: Putin is the reincarnation of Hitler.

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