You can’t fix stupid, but you can laugh when it moves to Russia.
It’s propaganda poisoning all the way down.
The Russians, the Americans, and the Brits are all choking on their version of Nationalist Exceptionalism as all three countries nosedive.
More then just those countries.
Yeah but we (America) and they are the loudest about it.
Have you met many Serbs? And let’s not forget the Israelis.
I have not, but I forgot about the Israelis. Still, I think America has the biggest megaphone.
I’m just curious if enough of us will be left over with enough resources to do anything about it
Whenever these morons move to Russia, they improve the average IQs of both countries.
Russians are no stupider, on average, than anyone else. They just have shittier luck regarding the system they’ve been born into.
At the time, he believed Russia offered an attractive alternative: a society built on Christian faith and family values
As the bible says: Give birth to as many children as possible, so that your corrupt leader can send them to war.
You joke, but this is 100% in the Old Testament.
With that claim, I want to know the exact wording. Not because I don’t believe you, but because it’s a great meme!
I’m not entirely sure in the war part, the bible does make it pretty clear the Abrahamic people are totes the best people, so I’m sure it’s in there. But there is a whole lot of breed like rabbits in there. It’s why Islamic and conservative/traditional christians make having babies a core part of their values.
It’s pretty much the foundation of the quiverfull movement. They literally use the imagery of an archer having a quiver full of arrows. Kids, in this case, being “arrows of faith”.
As the bible says: Give birth to as many children as possible, so that your corrupt leader can send them to war.
As Putin himself says.
One of the few good things russia has done. Voluntarily pulling dumbasses into their own borders.
And then sent to be mercifully put out of their stupidity by Ukrainian drones.
…or NATO/Ukrainian made tungsten.
Hey now, give credit where it’s due. They have been a great recruiter for NATO as well.
Russia is the perfect country for the MAGA fucknuts. I’m surprised Ben is not serving as canon fodder on the front. 224 idiot Germans moved to Russia, WTF! Stay there and do not return.
That’s right. They should stay there for a bit, get conscripted, and then get killed in Ukraine. Fucking pieces of shit.
Matter of time. Once they’re no longer useful for the propaganda machine, that is.
Some prospective migrants complain about high immigration in their own countries or what they see as declining living standards, he says.
Pot calling the kettle black.
man I wish we could convince the entire GOP to go. imagine that timeline…
Play with fire, get burned.
Devout religious people… Lol
Or playing with snow, as it were.
If there are that stupid let them.
As Russia faces international isolation, a few thousand people from countries including Canada, Britain, the United States and parts of Europe are choosing to move there.
Europe is not a country and Great Britain is also a part of Europe. Brittain just isn’t a part of the European Union anymore. Their island didn’t drift away from the continent. Then the United Kingdom, also known as Great Brittain and Northern Ireland, consists of 4 counties, namely England, Wales, Scotland and the north of Ireland (which they should give back to Ireland). Then there are small weird situations like the City of London within London and the Isle of Man which is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea.
So Great Brittain aka. the United Kingdom is a country consisting of several countries and Europe is a continent. The European Union is a union of countries which are most (not all) countries in Europe but not including the UK. It’s not that hard.
How is the BBC not getting this.
“Parts of Europe” implies “other countries.”
Great Britain is also a part of Europe
In British usage, “Europe” means the mainland. So it depends on context. If you’re talking geography, that’s one thing. Politics is another. Common usage, something even different (and less precise).
So Great Brittain aka. the United Kingdom is a country consisting of several countries
It’s a state consisting of four countries (England, Scotland and Northern Ireland) and a handful of other bits, as you mentioned. The status of the City of London is not autonomous, except for local affairs: it’s still part of England. There were other random parts of England with limited self-governance, such as the stannary towns which had their own Parliament-- the City is a relic of that time.
How is the BBC not getting this.
There are lots of important things the BBC doesn’t get, but this is lost in the noise.
Fine. If Brittain doesn’t want to be a part of Europe anymore, go float to the other side of the pond. Just leave Ireland out of it, they are awesome.
Us french have tried for years but the island isn’t moving away fash enough 😔
I think the French have tried that with every European country.
The UK is different to Great Britain. The terms are not interchangeable.
The full name is The United Kingdom of Great Brittain and Northern Ireland. Souece
So the UK includes the north of Ireland but great Brittain does not.
Correct.
It’s also worth knowing that both Britain and the island of Ireland are both part of the British isles - just to further confuse the situation.
So for me the UK and GB are the same, as I personally do not recognize their annexed land in the north of Ireland.
But you recognise the annexed land of Wales and Scotland? Interesting.
I suppose we all draw arbitrary lines somewhere.
Hey, what about Cornwall?
Funnily enough I did think of including there, but wasn’t sure how well versed non-Uk and Irish people would be.
Personally, again, I think it should be down to the will of the people.
Not really, I do recognize their independant states. However, Scotland did vote to stay, although after brexit they would have voted differently, which they aren’t allowed to do.
So if the unionists outnumber the republicans you’d then be ok with Northern Ireland remaining in “Britain”? The will of the inhabitants and all that.
Great Britain is the name of the big island in the British Isles. Northern Ireland is a smallish part of the second-biggest island.
North of Ireland *
Norn Iron.
You can’t really expect the BBC of all networks to be nuanced about this thing.
Now, ask them about sizes and colors of dicks…
There is only one size and color, which is big and black. Everyone knows that.
Obvious aside, who thinks moving to a country where you can’t speak to anyone would get them in touch their culture? How would you know what the culture was osmosis?
The dumbest of the dumb.
That Leo guy is especially dumb. It felt good to read the end of his story. Scammed of money, devorced, and alone.
He moved there for the government, found it’s corrupt, and was saved by the generosity of the people
It’s a near universal truth that people, in general, are kind and generous. Government’s less so. This idior spent his life savings learning that lesson, but he still hasn’t fully grasped it
That dude literally walked through life like a rube on the boardwalk holding a balloon and wearing a propeller beanie. Easiest mark in the world.
lost his wife and kids and still is inhaling the copium
At least his wife grew a few braincells
I wonder if he’ll be drafted
Within weeks of arriving, Leo says they were defrauded of 5 million roubles – about £52,000 ($66,000) – by a contact they trusted, leaving them homeless.
Although he is committed to staying in Russia out of a sense of “destiny”, he now says he misses the freedoms that have shaped the American personality.
“[In] Russia you don’t have these human rights values.”
Lmao
he is committed to staying in Russia out of a sense of “destiny”
More like “density”.
I 100% read it as “density”. It wasn’t until I saw your comment I realised my mistake.
Russia:
Human rights? I thought that was “woke” /s
He means for white straight cis people only. How could you enjoy your rights otherwise?
Leo is a devout Christian who had become increasingly disillusioned with…the rise of the LGBTQ movement.
Although he is committed to staying in Russia out of a sense of “destiny”, he now says he misses the freedoms that have shaped the American personality.
“[In] Russia you don’t have these human rights values.”
I mean…
I hate gays more than I love human rights
hope the guy gets sent to the front and barely survives just so he can share his message with all the other idiots.
bet he’ll see dudes blowing dudes for socks or boots on the front lines.
I hate gays more than not being homeless.
Imagine hating a group of people SO much you’d rather be homeless in Russia of all god damn places.
And you think they’d believe him?
In some unmentioned corners of lemmy, they’d tell you without a hint of irony, that this is Western Propaganda and Russians are enjoying much more freedom than people in lets say Germany, where oppression has reached unheard of levels. …
or something like that.
Well, I know a person from Canada that had an opinion that Russia is a great place to do business in, because you can do whatever you want if you pay the right people. That was a long time ago, don’t know if any later events changed his mind
Good news, the West is moving towards that as well. The US is already pretty much there, Putin’s allies on the populist right (but also some on the populist left) aim for the same.
these human rights values
LOL, that’s just FAFO with a chef’s kiss. Kudos for honesty though. I hope he becomes reformed and much more skeptical of bullshit narratives; although the article does not read like it. More like he’s comfortable with a 50/50 divide in his mind. Christianity, I guess.
Imagine being dumb enough to think Texas isn’t conservative enough for you
Ive heard afghanistan is a great alternative for repubes
They might find the Pashto boy-raping culture congenial. And the rule by religious reactionary idiots with guns will feel a bit like back home in Texas.
I don’t think I can
