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FakeNoose

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2. Putin is a former Communist, but nobody believes he's a communist now

Reply to KS Toronado (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 12:48 PM

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He's arguably the wealthiest man in the world. A "communist" would be required to turn his wealth over to the government and share it with every other Russian citizen. Do any of us believe that's going to happen?

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Kick dalton99a Yesterday #1

Putin is a former Communist, but nobody believes he's a communist now FakeNoose Yesterday #2

That's exactly where my mind went. ShazzieB 23 hrs ago #3

Putin is what happens when totalitarian communism fails and the rapid, unregulated transition to capitalism sop 23 hrs ago #4

what made the communists "totalitarian?" rampartd 22 hrs ago #6

I would say Stalinism was a brutal, totalitarian Marxist-Leninist form of governance, the worst form of communism. sop 22 hrs ago #7

Boy! Mike Luckovich has the size of Basket bal........s chouchou 22 hrs ago #5

Just run across this.....lots of truth KS Toronado 20 hrs ago #8