Putin: Fascist Czar

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In Moscow sits a fascist czar.


He silences independent media.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/25/how-russia-independent-media-was-dismantled-piece-by-piece

He has dissidents and journalists murdered.

https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/jan/04/does-vladimir-putin-kill-journalists/

He orders chemical weapons utilized in foreign countries. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45668986

He invaded two sovereign countries, Ukraine and Georgia, and killed hundreds of Dutch citizens aboard Flight MH17.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44235402
https://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/MH17PassengerManifest.pdf

He arrests people of LGBT status.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/dozens-of-lgbt-activists-arrested-at-russian-rally

He is endlessly corrupt. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/05/vladimir-putin-is-russias-biggest-oligarch/

According to the 14 Points of Fascism, Putin’s Russia is quite obviously fascist.

https://www.favreau.info/misc/14-points-fascism.php

And then there is this:

What could compel an American citizen to prefer to be Russian, than a Democrat? While I would like to put evil aside, the sardonic grins on the mens’ faces in the above photo tell a very specific story. They are spiteful. They are partisan. But worst of all, they are uninformed and ignorant. 


If Republicans can’t be bothered to identify and acknowledge evil fascists who are more interested in interfering in foreign elections and invading foreign countries than building up their own nation, then they have sunk to a moral and ethical low from which it looks quite difficult to recover. 

I invite future former Republicans who acknowledge Putin’s malicious foreign policies to join Democrats and our allies around the world in the fight to preserve and uphold the principles and values of liberal democracy.