The person in the picture is u/spez (fastest and the goofiest picture I could find).

Also, please don’t take it seriously. It’s a shitpost. Thanks.

  • Bloomcole@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    Well they aren’t.
    Both countries have elections. (unlike ukraine BTW that without the excuse of war banned almost every party and put political opponents in jail)
    It’s a ridiculous cartoon villain propaganda name.
    Like every country the west doesn’t like needs to be called a regime.
    Annoying

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      3 days ago

      Putin is a dictator in the same way that Trump is trying to be. He consolidated power under his office, removing term limits and checks, and manipulates the democratic process in his favor (often with blatant ballot stuffing and crushing opposition).

      The US political system, as corrupt as it is, isn’t quite to that point yet, though unfortunately that might be changing soon.

      Edit: Removed mention of Xi because I’m not as familiar with the topic and don’t want to spread misinformation.