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[n00bsauce87]

R.I.P. to this guy

 

[Protein]

The CIA should Trump this guy into office like Russia did to us. That and keep his bloodstream freshly stocked with anti-poison serum.

 

[User Name Here]

But what about his emails? #CrookedNavalny

 

[Kolx]

He sounds like the kind of person the Russian people wouldn't vote for anyway.

Exactly. The kind Putin would love to be his opponent come next election.

 

[Horns]

Things will not turn out well for this man.

 

[Apathy]

mysterious death or disappearance incoming. We joke, but man it always happens

 

[nomis]

The Audacity of Nope

 

[IamDodongo]

The world needs more people like this guy.

Sometimes you have to say this kind of shit even if it might put you in danger.

 

[The Lamonster]

...where everyone makes the same joke.

 

[Parade]

You never gon' be president now

 

[Imperfected]

Good luck, and god speed.

I'm sorry, what was the Russian equivalent, again? "I hope that Putin does not kill you"?

 

[Candeldandel]

Inside the Kremlin right now.

HAHA I love these guys!! I hadn't seen this one. But yeah... Yeah, the situation that dude is in is Not Good.

 

[B-Dubs]

The CIA should Trump this guy into office like Russia did to us. That and keep his bloodstream freshly stocked with anti-poison serum.

Putin would plant child porn on his computer if he got anywhere near seriously challenging him, then he'd have him killed. Not necessarily in that order though.

 

[Resident_UA]

He got almost 30% for Moscow mayor election, but that was in 2013. Since then Putin's propaganda machine only got stronger. Navalny doesn't stand a chance... Putin has opposition under control. Gazprom even holds controlling shares in one of the biggest opposition radio stations. Putin realizes that he needs to keep the charade of democracy up just so he can pull some strings when needed.

 

[Ragnarsson]

The West should start playing by the same rules as Russia. Finance the opposition. Run counter-propaganda against Putin. Unfortunately, that's not gonna happen.

 

[Killer Queen]

The West should start playing by the same rules as Russia. Finance the opposition. Run counter-propaganda against Putin. Unfortunately, that's not gonna happen.

Definitely not under Trump.

 

[Dr.Acula]

Putin keeps this guy around because he thinks he's "beatable." Putin recedes into the background because all this guy's "crazy antics" result in endless negative coverage. He's treated as joke candidate as Putin's election chances soar above 95% (although Nate Silver only puts Putin at 75%). Meanwhile, American intelligence agencies wage an unrelenting disinformation campaign against Putin that sweeps this dude into power!

 

[Resident_UA]

The West should start playing by the same rules as Russia. Finance the opposition. Run counter-propaganda against Putin. Unfortunately, that's not gonna happen.

It just would not work. It's something that Putin knows can happen so he does let opposition exist. But he controls how much voice opposition has. If he sees that anything goes the wrong way he has complete control over the information. The only reason why he has so much power over the western elections is because there's freedom of speech there. So there's no way to control Kremlin's propaganda.

 

[Ragnarsson]

It just would not work. It's something that Putin knows can happen so he does let opposition exist. But he controls how much voice opposition has. If he sees that anything goes the wrong way he has complete control over the information. The only reason why he has so much power over the western elections is because there's freedom of speech there. So there's no way to control Kremlin's propaganda.

I somewhat disagree with you. Kremlin-sponsored propaganda is working in the West mainly due to social media. Yes, there is freedom of speech, which helps these ideas take root (and networks like Fox News confirm the right wing's biases and the Kremlin narrative), but social media seems to be the main factor. I assume Russia has access to YouTube and social media. Though the traditional propaganda mechanisms are under Putin's hands, we could do something to start undermining the Kremlin's narratives and state-sponsored media by using social media. Like they're doing to us. Freedom of speech or otherwise. Even if they end up blocking Western social media, they'll create their own platforms, that can be infiltrated. Unless you're North Korea, the internet really makes it easier to disseminate opposing views.

 

[Vladimir Putin]

 

[Sesha]

There's a Blackadder joke here somewhere.

 

[Stinkles]

Be a shame if something happened to him.

 

[Resident_UA]

I somewhat disagree with you. Kremlin-sponsored propaganda is working in the West mainly due to social media. Yes, there is freedom of speech, which helps these ideas take root (and networks like Fox News confirm the right wing's biases and the Kremlin narrative), but social media seems to be the main factor. I assume Russia has access to YouTube and social media. Though the traditional propaganda mechanisms are under Putin's hands, we could do something to start undermining the Kremlin's narratives and state-sponsored media by using social media. Like they're doing to us. Freedom of speech or otherwise. Even if they end up blocking Western social media, they'll create their own platforms, that can be infiltrated. Unless you're North Korea, the internet really makes it easier to disseminate opposing views.

Social media is heavily curated in Russia. People get imprisoned for social media posts which are considered "treasonous" and many youtube channels are blocked.

PLUS the biggest problem is that all social media curate content only to what people want to hear. So getting information that is different from your narrative is next to impossible (same as in the US)

 

[jelly]

 

[Apzu]

I know it will probably never happen, but it would be amazing to get to the end of 2018 with Trump being the president of the US, while Russia elects a Democrat-like president.

 

[Eternal Gamer]

This guy should use a Geiger counter over anything he drinks or eat.

 

[Shaanyboi]

R.I.P.

 

[More Fun To Compute]

The West should start playing by the same rules as Russia. Finance the opposition. Run counter-propaganda against Putin. Unfortunately, that's not gonna happen.

I believe that public opinion on the USA in Russia has never been lower.

 

[Breads]

omae wa mou shindeiru

 

[Steel]

Russian Presidential Hopeful Dies Mysteriously of Radiation Poisoning.

 

[Gnome Scat]

Brave guy, hope he doesn't die.

 

[pgtl_10]

Radio Free Europe is a joke.

 

[Pomerlaw]

Radio Free Europe is a joke.

Kremlin troll in the house!

 

[ezrarh]

Guy is probably funded by Putin as a way to root out additional dissent.

 

[Lo-Volt]

Are they?

Historically, yes. They were very sincere Cold Warriors. Ronald Reagan disturbed the Soviet leadership with his really rough rhetoric in his first term, beyond "Tear down this wall!" The U.S. was also willing to covertly support the Afghan resistance to Soviet activity in Afghanistan in the 1980s, to give an example appropriate to the period.

 

[grumble]

I believe that public opinion on the USA in Russia has never been lower.

That is sanction-related.

 

[TheRed]

Navalny has been around for a while, and lead huge protests in Moscow. He's as been jailed before on trumped up charges.

Heh, fitting.

 

[nephilimdj]

The CIA should Trump this guy into office like Russia did to us. That and keep his bloodstream freshly stocked with anti-poison serum.

Already sending there best agents

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Damn, and he's so young, too. He's pretty much dead, this guy, is he not?

 

[CazTGG]

How long before the cyber gets him?

 

[Azzanadra]

In my crystal ball... I see an unexplained polonium poisoning in this guys future.

 

[Ithil]

There's a Blackadder joke here somewhere.

Luckily I already made it.

 

[Magni]

I may be getting my vocabulary wrong and I'm not well versed between the different factions fighting in the Middle East, but how would the current government - a dictatorship - be referenced as separatists. Wouldn't that be the rebel faction?

Ukraine is not in the Middle East.

Russia is backing separatists in eastern Ukraine, and the government in Syria. Two different conflicts.

 

[Nikodemos]

Navalny has been kept on a leash, rather than killed outright like Nemtsov, because he has several weakenesses in his brother's various shady business enterprises and his political views. Had he been untouchable propaganda-wise, he'd be already dead.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

and Republicans are very belligerent on [Russia-related] issues."

Not anymore.

 

[SenorArdilla]

Not anymore.

The Republican constituency loves Putin now because he helped their team win.

 

[clemenx]

I assume this is a figurehead "opposition" just like in my country, the opposition that is allowed to exist are all buddies with the dictatorship.

If not he dead.

 

[Damerman]

Guy is probably funded by Putin as a way to root out additional dissent.

for real man... his russian propagandist is probably crazy enough to pull that kind of shit off.

I hope this guy has a Geiger counter.

 

[Teggy]

I'm sure he has a good a chance as anyone to win in Russia's corruption free election.

 

[Aztechnology]

Subscribed. Which sadly means I'm just awaiting the announcement of his death/imprisonment.