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Freedom

I think many would agree that Putin is a modern-day Hitler: a complete scumbag, a fascist, and a bastard. Would you kill Putin? Some people will now start protesting that "all lives are precious and equal." And I will answer: why do you think so? Do you think you have never killed anyone in your life, even indirectly? A guy who dumped a girl, and she, after 2-3 more guys, drank herself to death because "nobody loves me, they just use me." Isn't the first guy to blame? Indirectly, they are all to blame for destroying her psyche. I think the logic is clear. Give me a gun and put Putin in front of me—I'll think for 2–3 seconds max. Then—bang. Dead body. Oh no, wait, I lied: of course, I'll first make sure that I won't get in trouble for this kill (at least not in a bad way). Why did I even start this? Do you think I'm Russophobic? That's not the case: I admire Russia as a country, but I despise Putler, the government, and all Russian propagandists. And, to be honest, many people from "Rashka" too — those who have chosen the easy path of "I'm not interested in politics." They sit in their mortgaged apartments and enjoy caviar on New Year's Eve. They enjoy it until one of them is drafted and sent to die in meat grinders for the glory of Putler and his oligarchs.