This is a little tangential, but I'll never forget how liberals so aggressively lionized Navalny for being opposition to Putin, making a plain fascist out to be a heroic freedom-fighter. Usually, I think they did not even bother to inquire into Navalny's politics, but those who did are so obsessed with Putin seriously being Satan, the moral floor of the entire universe, that literally any opposition must be radically progressive relative to him.

These same fuckers accused Russia of assassinating Navalny when Ukrainian intelligence said that he probably died naturally within 48 hours of the death being announced.

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago

obsessed with Putin seriously being Satan

This is how a British tabloid referred to him last year:

In a fury-filled speech, the snarling tyrant, 71, attempted to [...]

An absolutely bonkers description of someone who strikes me as a boring centrist.