It may sound very jaded, but I envy people who can find joy in what happened. I’m mostly disappointed. His death undid nothing, and his legacy remains.
I’ve stumbled across transphobic and racist memes while searching for info, so maybe it’s a small glimpse into that legacy too. (…spoiler below explains what I’m complaining about)
Putin already expressed his “deep condolences”. (my source is a federal news agency)
TASS screenshot inside spoiler.
toxic memes I found, w/ shoddy translation
"It seems Netflix is making a series about Gorbachev. This is, perhaps, the only instance when I wouldn’t be against Gorbachev being [played by] a negro-pederast [note - it’s literally what it says]. Maybe even a transgender…mentally disabed… "
(This meme is based on a tweet, the amount of likes it got is sad.)
“Title: Well then, now we wait for the film adaptation of his biography by Netflix?”
“[Says Gorby died today]. Now is the time for world’s cinema to commit to accurate and detailed recreation of Gorby’s visage on film:”
(Sorry for robotic translations, I can’t seem to find good words rn…)
A death on a comfy hospital bed and at an old age is not retribution.
Official Russian media is expressing condolences and some are even singing him praise. It’s painful to see.
(To name a few ones from TASS, one brings up Arnold Schwarzenegger’s thoughts of all people, and another - UN General Secretary’s opinion where they say Gorby “did more than anyone to change the course for history and achieve a peaceful resolution of the Cold War, w/o bloodshed”. Infuriating.)
Agree, its sad these fuckers didn’t face a tribunal for all the deaths they caused. Russia’s life expectancy dropped like 10 years because of this man’s idiocy.
I’m mostly disappointed. His death undid nothing, and his legacy remains.
True. I’m also incredibly disappointed that he wasn’t properly judged by people’s tribunal of second USSR and then got the wall, this would be the only proper justice.
It may sound very jaded, but I envy people who can find joy in what happened. I’m mostly disappointed. His death undid nothing, and his legacy remains.
I’ve stumbled across transphobic and racist memes while searching for info, so maybe it’s a small glimpse into that legacy too. (…spoiler below explains what I’m complaining about)
Putin already expressed his “deep condolences”. (my source is a federal news agency)
TASS screenshot inside spoiler.
toxic memes I found, w/ shoddy translation
"It seems Netflix is making a series about Gorbachev. This is, perhaps, the only instance when I wouldn’t be against Gorbachev being [played by] a negro-pederast [note - it’s literally what it says]. Maybe even a transgender…mentally disabed… "
(This meme is based on a tweet, the amount of likes it got is sad.)
“Title: Well then, now we wait for the film adaptation of his biography by Netflix?”
“[Says Gorby died today]. Now is the time for world’s cinema to commit to accurate and detailed recreation of Gorby’s visage on film:”
(Sorry for robotic translations, I can’t seem to find good words rn…)
Counterpoint: Fucker deserves it and it’s ok to be happy someone got what they deserved.
I agree, but he deserved far worse.
A death on a comfy hospital bed and at an old age is not retribution.
Official Russian media is expressing condolences and some are even singing him praise. It’s painful to see.
(To name a few ones from TASS, one brings up Arnold Schwarzenegger’s thoughts of all people, and another - UN General Secretary’s opinion where they say Gorby “did more than anyone to change the course for history and achieve a peaceful resolution of the Cold War, w/o bloodshed”. Infuriating.)
Yes I feel the same about Kissinger. Still going to party when that fucker dies too though.
Agree, its sad these fuckers didn’t face a tribunal for all the deaths they caused. Russia’s life expectancy dropped like 10 years because of this man’s idiocy.
Me too. I will indulge in the posts of celebration, don’t get me wrong. But the fact that it’s only one person out of the whole machine…
True. I’m also incredibly disappointed that he wasn’t properly judged by people’s tribunal of second USSR and then got the wall, this would be the only proper justice.
But oh well.