It was a genuine question believe it or not. And “yes” would have been sufficient.
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Believe it or not, I have a real actual life outside the internet. Is checking the transcript of my personal interactions with people a good metric to understand geopolitics?
You can say you don’t like me, it’s allowed bro, nobody will get mad.
So in other words you don't talk about fascism in your country or Russia on here.... You only talk about fascism in Ukraine.
You push the Russian narrative and Russia is a fascist state, what do you think that makes you?
That was a rhetorical question. Have the day you deserve.
Of course, clearly the mask has come off! I’m a paid russian AI robot paid directly by vladimir putin via dogecoins or gas (whichever is the easiest for him), in exchange I massage his bald scalp with baby oil and post the weakest takes on the smallest social media available.
Is it not tiring being this confrontational all the time?
My profile is public and I have talked about fascism of many countries here, you can check it yourself, do I look like your maid?
It’s not anyone else’s job but yours to substantiate your own claims.