[Newsbot]

Title: �A strong fist�: Russia will revive the KGB and its all-encompassing powers, newspaper says
Category: World
Posted By: DrCaleb
Date: 2016-09-20 09:54:54

[Freakinoldguy]

Anyone who still believes Putin was nothing more than a paper pushing colonel in the KGB is an idiot. The guy fancies himself big Joe Stalin and is willing to do whatever it takes to solidify his powerbase including bringing back a comprehensive Stalinist state with him atop the pinnacle.

The more things change the more they stay the same.

[llama66]

[andyt]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Anyone who still believes Putin was nothing more than a paper pushing colonel in the KGB is an idiot. The guy fancies himself big Joe Stalin and is willing to do whatever it takes to solidify his powerbase including bringing back a comprehensive Stalinist state with him atop the pinnacle.

The more things change the more they stay the same.

Actually paper pushers are the most deadly, since they make the policies that the hands on guys act on. The guys who came up with the final solution weren't running the ovens themselves. So Putin was probably pushing papers, it's what those papers ordered others to do that matter.

[BartSimpson]

Well, hell's bells. Seems all my KGB memorobilia just became relevant again!

[DrCaleb]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Well, hell's bells. Seems all my KGB memorobilia just became relevant again!

I hear umbrellas are making a fashion comeback!

[BartSimpson]

Funny you mention that! I actually needed one today! Can't remember the last time we saw a heavy rain in September! The forecast from a week ago was for cooler and sunny and then even on Tuesday they just said partly cloudy. I come to work and it's raining and I'm without a jacket or anything because...well...California.