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I've heard this about a hundred times over the years.
And if you were old enough, you'd have heard it about the Soviet Union, too. And nothing happened... until, abruptly, it did.
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I don’t mean to encourage anyone though they are known to use body doubles, AI, and psyops.
> they are known to use body doubles Known by who? The body double theory is old hat, and poorly supported by evidence.
Otherwise, didn’t they round up a bunch of doubles when the Ukraine war broke out? that recent Putin Judo practice video was kind of strange. I’m no fan, though I’m pretty sure Putin was a real badass in his day and that guy looked kind of lacking. We all get old!
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Anecdotally, the people I know who recently visited Moscow and St Petersburg claim they're not seeing significant struggle, and definitely not the 'risk your life for violent revolution' type of issues.
Because they are rich people who are in the rich parts of the richest cities. I’m sure if you walked the streets of Moscow in 1988 you wouldn’t see any significant struggle among the elite.
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I've heard this about a hundred times over the years.
I think the same every time I read this, but at one point it has to give, right? Nothing is going well and economically the population is feeling it. I imagine this can’t go on much longer.
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