The move comes as some pro-government outlets have enthusiastically been reporting on crimes committed by Russians who have returned from fighting in the war in Ukraine, including mercenaries and former convicts who received amnesty in exchange for going to war. “Crime always brings good traffic, and mentioning the special military operation in the headline warms up the audience, making the news more clickable,” one source close to the Kremlin said under the condition of anonymity.
You get Boomers.
No, seriously. The “greatest generation” came home, beat their wives, drank everything in sight, spooted out 2.2 kids, proceeded to beat and abuse them while also giving them everything they wanted because you could support a family of four on a single factory wage, and then those kids grew up to be absolute self-absorbed nutters that fellate authority (because daddy was mean) while demanding “respect” for things they never did.
Imagine that, only you don’t have the massive financial power of 1950’s America at your disposal.
Russia’s about to become an absolute landifill fire of a country and I wouldn’t doubt that with 5-7 years it’s entirely Balkanized.