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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by rocketsjudoka, Aug 30, 2022.

  1. rocketsjudoka

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    #1 rocketsjudoka, Aug 30, 2022
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    Do you post crap just to hear yourself talk? At least contribute to the thread.
     
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    People you thought were already dead ftw
     
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    He was a good man.
     
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    I was always impressed how completely he stayed out of the limelight once he left office. Granted, he was always more popular in the US, but that's more self-control than I could muster.

    Maybe that's a skill you learn (how to keep your mouth shut) growing up as a young Communist party member.
     
    #6 Ottomaton, Aug 30, 2022
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    If you had asked me an hour ago I honestly would have assumed he died 20+ years ago.
     
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    Looking back, I get the feeling that he really wasn't free. I mean as free as a mobster who came clean after knowing where all the bodies were buried.

    Freaking Yeltsin. I guess they were all crooks, just in varying degrees and competencies.

    Rip Gorby. He tried to give off a dignity neither side had a vested effort in reciprocating.
     
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    I recall him trying to run for President of Russia some time in the 2000’s. I don’t think he was forced to be quiet but just wasn’t relevant any more.
     
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