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arrow-up1703arrow-down1external-linkBallet star Vladimir Shklyarov who criticised Putin’s Ukraine invasion dies in fall from building in St Petersburgwww.lbc.co.ukZeroCool@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down99·15 hours agoUnfortunately anti-russian racism is acceptable here. When you see a headline like this, just be ready for the comments.
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 hours agoI’d more call it politicism, as it’s more criticizing the political state and not someones origin/heritage.
minus-squareLightor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down2·14 hours agoWhat exactly was racist?
minus-squareBruceTwarzen@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·14 hours agoAnd who said it’s funny. I’m confused
minus-squareWrenFeathers@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·11 hours agoDo you seriously think Russian is a race?
minus-squarekarobeccary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up86arrow-down1·15 hours agoGallows humor about the suspicious deaths of people critical of an oligarchy is not racism. Unless you are a wilfully credulous root vegetable of a person.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 hours agoIt’s not racism to point out that a surprising number of Putin critics have died from falling from tall buildings. Vladimir Shklyarov: https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/vladimir-shklyarov-death-st-petersburg-ballet-star-fall/ Dan Rapoport: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/08/26/dan-rapoport-putin-critic-was-it-suicide-00053836 Pavel Antov: https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-critic-pavel-antov-dies-falling-out-hotel-window-2022-12 Ravil Maganov: https://news.sky.com/story/poisoned-jailed-and-mysterious-fall-from-window-whats-happened-to-vladimir-putins-most-vocal-critics-13066825
minus-squarecapital@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·edit-213 hours agoPro-Russian comment meant to wield the left’s propensity to over-diagnose racism to redirect and distract.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·14 hours agoTIL Russian is a race
minus-squareJarix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoYou need to update your vocabulary comrade. There may be new definitions of the word racism. Remember literally no longer only literally means literally. What a time we live in.
minus-squareWiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down2·14 hours agoRussia isn’t a race. It’s a failed state, ruled by a corrupt dictator.
minus-squareCaptainvaqina@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down3·13 hours agoJust like America in a couple months.
Unfortunately anti-russian racism is acceptable here. When you see a headline like this, just be ready for the comments.
I’d more call it politicism, as it’s more criticizing the political state and not someones origin/heritage.
What exactly was racist?
And who said it’s funny. I’m confused
Do you seriously think Russian is a race?
Gallows humor about the suspicious deaths of people critical of an oligarchy is not racism.
Unless you are a wilfully credulous root vegetable of a person.
It’s not racism to point out that a surprising number of Putin critics have died from falling from tall buildings.
Vladimir Shklyarov:
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/vladimir-shklyarov-death-st-petersburg-ballet-star-fall/
Dan Rapoport:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/08/26/dan-rapoport-putin-critic-was-it-suicide-00053836
Pavel Antov:
https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-critic-pavel-antov-dies-falling-out-hotel-window-2022-12
Ravil Maganov:
https://news.sky.com/story/poisoned-jailed-and-mysterious-fall-from-window-whats-happened-to-vladimir-putins-most-vocal-critics-13066825
Pro-Russian comment meant to wield the left’s propensity to over-diagnose racism to redirect and distract.
TIL Russian is a race
You need to update your vocabulary comrade. There may be new definitions of the word racism. Remember literally no longer only literally means literally. What a time we live in.
Russia isn’t a race.
It’s a failed state, ruled by a corrupt dictator.
Just like America in a couple months.