The person in the picture is u/spez (fastest and the goofiest picture I could find).

Also, please don’t take it seriously. It’s a shitpost. Thanks.

  • Bloomcole@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Well they aren’t.
    Both countries have elections. (unlike ukraine BTW that without the excuse of war banned almost every party and put political opponents in jail)
    It’s a ridiculous cartoon villain propaganda name.
    Like every country the west doesn’t like needs to be called a regime.
    Annoying

    • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 months ago

      Did you hear what happened to Alexei Navalny? How anyone can think that Russia is not a kleptocratic dictatorship is beyond me.

    • Schmoo@slrpnk.net
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      2 months ago

      Putin and Xi are dictators in the same way that Trump is trying to be. They consolidated power under their office, removing term limits and checks, and manipulate the democratic process in their favor (often with blatant ballot stuffing and crushing opposition, in the case of Putin).

      The US political system, as corrupt as it is, isn’t quite to that point yet, though unfortunately that might be changing soon.