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wnylib

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8. Rumors of Putin being ill have been around since

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 20, 2024, 07:19 PM

Dec 20

at least the start of his invasion of Ukraine.

But, yes, international billionaires are not democracy supporters and will cooperate in bringing down democratic governments when they are not competing with each other for wealth and power.

Welcome to the return of Medieval government, with wealthy international royalty maintaining power and a wealth gap over the rest of the population. Maybe more akin to the Dark Ages than to the Middle Ages.

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