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Rhiannon12866

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5. Thanks for sharing that. And that's what Putin does, the people have no choice.

Reply to jmbar2 (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 7, 2025, 12:56 AM

Jul 7

I visited the USSR in the late '80s with my grandmother had joined a peace group which had a "sister town" there - and the people were very friendly towards Americans. However, they did not like then-President Reagan one little bit because he gave then-Soviet President Gorbachev such a tough time. Gorbachev had instituted more progressive polices which the Russian hard liners forced him to roll back thanks to Reagan.

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What specific policies will Musk's America Party advocate? - DW News [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jul 6 OP

Their "policies" are intended to sound reasonable, but won't happen jmbar2 Jul 7 #1

Others have said that this is a ruse, possibly involving Putin. Rhiannon12866 Jul 7 #3

Very consistent with Russian "Reflexive Control" jmbar2 Jul 7 #4

Thanks for sharing that. And that's what Putin does, the people have no choice. Rhiannon12866 Jul 7 #5

What an interesting time to visit. jmbar2 Jul 7 #6

I remember that Russians had a tough time owning cars, not too many were available Rhiannon12866 Jul 7 #7

The man is a consummate @$$hole. I'm not going to waste any calories checking out his party. CentralMass Jul 7 #2

It could be a money-making scheme. no_hypocrisy Jul 7 #8