Assian_Candor [comrade/them]@hexbear.net to the_dunk_tank@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoA very unbiased headlinehexbear.netimagemessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1162arrow-down1imageA very unbiased headlinehexbear.netAssian_Candor [comrade/them]@hexbear.net to the_dunk_tank@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square98fedilinkfile-text
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/17/europe/putin-wins-russia-presidential-election-intl :Spider-Man-point:
minus-squareMolotovHalfEmpty [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·3 months agoEvery newspaper in Britain is running with the ‘no real opposition’ line on the Russian election. While simultaneously talking non-stop about a snap election between the Tories & Labour. While also running lots of Tory-soothing stories about how Labour have vowed not to undo Tory policy. Beyond parody.
minus-squareSoyViking [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·3 months agoI am reminded of Yanis Varoufakis’ story about German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble screaming at him that “elections can not be allowed to change economic policy!”
minus-squareMolotovHalfEmpty [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoI’d genuinely forgotten that, but that’s a good pull.
Every newspaper in Britain is running with the ‘no real opposition’ line on the Russian election.
While simultaneously talking non-stop about a snap election between the Tories & Labour.
While also running lots of Tory-soothing stories about how Labour have vowed not to undo Tory policy.
Beyond parody.
I am reminded of Yanis Varoufakis’ story about German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble screaming at him that “elections can not be allowed to change economic policy!”
I’d genuinely forgotten that, but that’s a good pull.
such a great quote