ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoBallet star Vladimir Shklyarov who criticised Putin’s Ukraine invasion dies in fall from building in St Petersburgwww.lbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1633arrow-down14
arrow-up1629arrow-down1external-linkBallet star Vladimir Shklyarov who criticised Putin’s Ukraine invasion dies in fall from building in St Petersburgwww.lbc.co.ukZeroCool@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square80fedilink
minus-squareSupervisor194@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up92arrow-down7·2 days agoThis isn’t funny.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoYou’re just blessed enough not to recognize gallows humor. We’re actually jealous of you.
minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·2 days agomake sure you check your railings in America before January. Everyone else is stocking up on food and drugs. I’m stocking up on steel railings and evacuation air pads.
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down93·2 days agoUnfortunately anti-russian racism is acceptable here. When you see a headline like this, just be ready for the comments.
minus-squarekarobeccary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81arrow-down1·2 days agoGallows humor about the suspicious deaths of people critical of an oligarchy is not racism. Unless you are a wilfully credulous root vegetable of a person.
minus-squareWiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down2·2 days agoRussia isn’t a race. It’s a failed state, ruled by a corrupt dictator.
minus-squareCaptainvaqina@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·2 days agoJust like America in a couple months.
minus-squareLightor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down2·2 days agoWhat exactly was racist?
minus-squareBruceTwarzen@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·2 days agoAnd who said it’s funny. I’m confused
minus-squareWrenFeathers@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 day agoDo you seriously think Russian is a race?
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·2 days agoTIL Russian is a race
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoIt’s not racism to point out that a surprising number of Putin critics have died from falling from tall buildings. Vladimir Shklyarov: https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/vladimir-shklyarov-death-st-petersburg-ballet-star-fall/ Dan Rapoport: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/08/26/dan-rapoport-putin-critic-was-it-suicide-00053836 Pavel Antov: https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-critic-pavel-antov-dies-falling-out-hotel-window-2022-12 Ravil Maganov: https://news.sky.com/story/poisoned-jailed-and-mysterious-fall-from-window-whats-happened-to-vladimir-putins-most-vocal-critics-13066825
minus-squarecapital@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-22 days agoPro-Russian comment meant to wield the left’s propensity to over-diagnose racism to redirect and distract.
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI’d more call it politicism, as it’s more criticizing the political state and not someones origin/heritage.
This isn’t funny.
You’re just blessed enough not to recognize gallows humor. We’re actually jealous of you.
make sure you check your railings in America before January.
Everyone else is stocking up on food and drugs.
I’m stocking up on steel railings and evacuation air pads.
Unfortunately anti-russian racism is acceptable here. When you see a headline like this, just be ready for the comments.
Gallows humor about the suspicious deaths of people critical of an oligarchy is not racism.
Unless you are a wilfully credulous root vegetable of a person.
Russia isn’t a race.
It’s a failed state, ruled by a corrupt dictator.
Just like America in a couple months.
What exactly was racist?
And who said it’s funny. I’m confused
Do you seriously think Russian is a race?
TIL Russian is a race
It’s not racism to point out that a surprising number of Putin critics have died from falling from tall buildings.
Vladimir Shklyarov:
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/vladimir-shklyarov-death-st-petersburg-ballet-star-fall/
Dan Rapoport:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/08/26/dan-rapoport-putin-critic-was-it-suicide-00053836
Pavel Antov:
https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-critic-pavel-antov-dies-falling-out-hotel-window-2022-12
Ravil Maganov:
https://news.sky.com/story/poisoned-jailed-and-mysterious-fall-from-window-whats-happened-to-vladimir-putins-most-vocal-critics-13066825
Pro-Russian comment meant to wield the left’s propensity to over-diagnose racism to redirect and distract.
I’d more call it politicism, as it’s more criticizing the political state and not someones origin/heritage.