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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 117 points 6 months ago (31 children)
[–] SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de 65 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)
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[–] Crass_Spektakel@lemmy.world 113 points 6 months ago (2 children)

In East Germany the people loved their nation most only weeks before collapse: 99,92% voted for the pro-soviet government.

Then the CIA dropped 20 million agents from invisible helicopters which fakes mass demonstrations and used mind-control rays to make them love the west and hate the soviet union.

In the first election after reunification the Communists got 11,1% of all votes in Former East Germany. Damned CIA mind control rays.

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[–] vodkasolution@feddit.it 98 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

88? I can't believe that, with all these candidates!

88?? I can't believe that, with all these candidates!!

[–] dezmd@lemmy.world 56 points 6 months ago (2 children)

88 just happens to be a Nazi reference used by white supremacists. Curious coincidences.

[–] NotAtWork@startrek.website 14 points 6 months ago

This time it might actually be a coincidence, someone at the political bureau tried to pick the closest number to 100 that wouldn't look made up, 73 they were promptly excited for sedition my their boss who added 3 to the number and routed it to his boss,. Repeat the process 5 times and there you go "88".

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 53 points 6 months ago (6 children)

88% is a little too on the nose, Putin

[–] Poop@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 months ago

Fitting victory number for a nazi.....

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[–] kautau@lemmy.world 49 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I just want to point out here that this is what many Trump voters are hoping for. If you’re a US citizen, please vote in November.

[–] OftenWrong@startrek.website 56 points 6 months ago (6 children)

They've been pushing "both options suck so why bother" rhetoric really hard too. They know they can't get people to vote for trump so their best bet is to get them not to vote

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[–] avater@lemmy.world 46 points 6 months ago (7 children)

even in a rigged election that stupid cunt isn't able to achieve over 90%. what an absolute worthless sucker!

Fast forward to the point where you put an end to your miserable life you russian fuck and finally relieve us from your existence!

[–] Pipoca@lemmy.world 36 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If you're rigging an election, it can be better politically to give yourself 65% of the vote than 97% of the vote.

97% is obviously fake. 65% is easier to make people beleive in.

[–] avater@lemmy.world 33 points 6 months ago (1 children)

we talking about Putin...everybody knows.

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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 45 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Have they voted yet, or is 88% what they decided the result is going to be?

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago (3 children)

If he's going to lie he should lie big, like his pal in North Korea. Tell everyone he won with 189% of the total votes. Nobody outside his cult is going to believe him either way.

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[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 41 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I dare you to scroll these comments until you find a hexbear CCP cuck insulting the "liberal west", it'll be a fun 20 seconds.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Hexbear's defederated on my instance, thankfully.

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[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 41 points 6 months ago

One of my favorite traditions is world leaders congratulating Putin the day before Russian elections.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 40 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Accidents already planned for the administrators who allowed the 12% through.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

WDYM, they've likely just drawn the numbers.

At this point nobody is seriously trying to get some data from them (that they pretend to give openly, the last time these were text on a webpage with scripts and WOFF fonts used for obfuscation - like the letter "a" is in fact "+" and so on ; people used OCR for that, there were "anomalies").

There's a meme percentage in Russian-speaking web - 146%, that's what once made it to TV for some voting district.

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[–] boblemmy@lemmy.world 37 points 6 months ago

This month's list of executions is relatively long

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 33 points 6 months ago (1 children)

saying “nobody in history has ever succeeded” in suppressing the will of Russians

Nobody except you

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 33 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

And Stalin

And the Monarchies

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 33 points 6 months ago (3 children)
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[–] 3volver@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Russia is a fascist dictatorship.

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[–] Veneroso@lemmy.world 25 points 6 months ago

I suspect that Trump will congratulate him on his win soon.

[–] KISSmyOS@feddit.de 25 points 6 months ago (7 children)
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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 24 points 6 months ago (7 children)

when do you get to call a dictator a dictator? when he stops with the pretend elections?

[–] HaywardT@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I don't think you have to wait.

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[–] etuomaala@sopuli.xyz 22 points 6 months ago

Those quote marks around the 'wins' are just great.

[–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago

I would like to see Trump talk about the 12% of fake voters that Russia has.

[–] Crass_Spektakel@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago (6 children)

88% is so typical - for Nazis it means the eight letter of the alphabet twice, which means "Heil Hitler". Given that the Z symbol of his genocidal war looks like a half Swastika we can now finally agree: Putin is the reincarnation of Hitler.

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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

The only surprise is that he hasn't won by 187%.

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[–] fisco@lemmy.ml 18 points 6 months ago

Election, my arse 🤦🏻‍♂️

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 15 points 6 months ago
[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

Remember kids, you too can do whatever the fuck you want, if you own a nuke.

[–] PanArab@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

This is stability that long-term planners appreciate.

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