StalinwasaGryffindor

Rip bozo

That’s right

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So when people use the ‘gate’ suffix it’s a reference to the watergate scandal, where Nixon paid for people to break into Democratic Party headquarters and the subsequent cover up of that crime. This is a really concrete conspiracy, where you can point to exact events and why they were criminal.

With russiagate I don’t believe there is anything close to a sequence of events that elevate what just looks like sleazy business deals to the level of conspiracy. It’s a vague term and I just want to understand what you mean when you say you believe in russiagate.

Also, I hope I’m not coming across as hostile or pedantic, I’m just genuinely hoping to understand your thoughts

What exactly do you believe in when you say you believe in russiagate? I’ve read the link and all it seems to be arguing is that trump may have been pursuing a business deal during the election.

Nobody is ever going to arrest Putin, because if they did they’d have to explain why they don’t do the same for Bush, Cheney, Blair, etc.

Spoooky hexbears ooooh

Well, and all the dead ukrainians

I mean, he did try a coup that failed miserably because he had no support. Even if he would have want to try to kill Putin, there’s no reason to believe he was capable of it

Do you realize how sociopathic this sounds? Are all separatists deserving of being bombed by the country they live under? Would you say the same to the people of Yemen, or Palestine or Ethiopia? “You’re being bombed, so just leave”?

Also, nice homophobia