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  • Putin has signed a decree that Russia will welcome foreigners who want to escape Western liberal ideals.
  • Applicants may include those from countries unaligned with "Russian spiritual and moral values."
  • The application process has been simplified, and visas will be issued as soon as next month.
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[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 156 points 3 months ago (4 children)

As a western liberal, I would feel so owned if conservatives started heading over to Russia en masse. Just the thought of not being able to convert their children into Satanic, transgender bisexuals and forcing abortions on them makes me want to puke. Please stay, stop, don’t go.

[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I get your point, but if anyone goes over there, they're bringing their underage children, and those children will likely suffer. So, I'd rather them stay and be safe than be right and have them suffer. I don't wish ill on those hateful people, for the most part, I wish them a clear view of the social, political, and economic landscapes.

Now, the people who intentionally hatemonger for profit, like Alex Jones, I would not be sad if they met an untimely fate.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Spoon in underwear at the airport, kids, if you think your parents might be trafficking you to another country and you don't want to go.

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[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

This is also just an attempt to shore up demographics after losing THOUSANDS of men against Ukraine, and a good chunk of Russian nationals simply fleeing the country to avoid conscription. So you don't get a nice apartment in Moscow or St Petersburg, you get a little hovel out in Siberia and all the farmland you could want.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

I'm reminded of Obama winning the 2012 election and a bunch of troll conservatives bombarding the "We The People" petition website with requests to secede from the country

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[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 140 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Huh, is the meat grinder not getting enough?

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 62 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Probably also a massive brain drain to boot.

[–] MrStankov@lemmy.world 69 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I don't think this will help very much with that particular issue...

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don’t know. Maybe they need more cryptocurrency experts and sovcit hedge-lawyers to help with getting around sanctions

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Probably. "Come to Russia! Is safe place! Is not place with liberals! What? No, we don't need bodies for military! No conscription of foreigners here!"

[–] Steve@startrek.website 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Fast and easy to get citizenship!

[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 months ago

Service guarantees citizenship!

Would you like to know more?

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Plus a little state sponsored travel, for a treat!

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[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 77 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Go Republicans. Go to the land of *true freedom!

^^^true ^^^freedom ^^^not ^^^guaranteed ^^^nether ^^^is ^^^food, ^^^goods, ^^^and ^^^conscription ^^^highly ^^^likely. ^^^Visas ^^^surrendered ^^^apon ^^^entry ^^^and ^^^use ^^^as ^^^a ^^^bargaining ^^^chip ^^^for ^^^Russian ^^^spies ^^^guaranteed.

[–] tunetardis@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Dang, that reads like a commercial for pharmaceuticals.

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[–] artemisRiverborne@lemmy.world 64 points 3 months ago

Sounds like Russia is running low on cannon fodder

[–] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 56 points 3 months ago (1 children)

ALL MAGA. TAKE THEM ALL. JUST A CONVEYOR BELT FEED SYSTEM ACROSS THE OCEAN.

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[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 46 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I'll buy them plane tickets if they need help getting the hell out of my country

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[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 3 months ago (1 children)

On arrival, you will be provided with a military uniform with minimal bloodstains, a rifle from WW2 that may or may not work, and free transportation to the beautiful Russian countryside of Kursk.

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 45 points 3 months ago

Yes, please take them all.

[–] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 45 points 3 months ago (3 children)

In other words...."We're running out of cannon fodder"

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[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 41 points 3 months ago (3 children)

About to be a bunch of confused conservatives showing up in Kursk with a few bullets and no training?

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Who quickly realise that hunting deer isn't a proper way to prepare for modern combat.

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[–] Zier@fedia.io 28 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Let's use trump's plane to start the maga transfer to Russia.

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[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago

I wouldn't mind my tax money paying for their one-way tickets. Especially if they leave their passport at the gate.

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago (2 children)
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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 27 points 3 months ago

Hey you!

Want to live ina dictatorship where no one gives a shit about you, until you speak up?

Want to walk very carefully by windows after speaking up?

Want to be nothing but a pawn in the game of a dictator?

Welcome to Russia!

[–] UncleGrandPa@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They made the same offer to men from Nepal...many relocated to Russia

So far 10 are dead and hundreds missing

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You never know, some may have safely defected to Ukraine.

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

This would be the most circuitous immigration route they could take to get to Europe... go to russia, head to front lines (and survive), surrender, become a POW, claim refugee status (and avoid being deported), land in a western country and start from scratch.

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[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

Wouldn't this be the equivalent to like...

[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

Ooh yeah send all of em over to Russia to align with their spiritual and moral values. Especially the ones who "I would've been locked out of the Marines during boot because I'd have punched the drill sergeant" types and see what happens when they get conscripted.

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Oh no! Putin please do not take homophobes away from my country, oh no...

I would be so mad if suddenly homophobes went to Russia. They would really own me if they all decided to go to Putinland.

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[–] realitista@lemm.ee 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Great way to get new meat for the meat grinder.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Guaranteed, every person that goes in under this program will be given a rifle and a week of training before being flung at Ukraine.

More sunflowers grow!

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[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

I hope these people put their money where their mouth is and leave.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

RuSsiAn moral values.

hahahaha!

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But no backsies, once you're there, enjoy your mistake for Life

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[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This feels like a win for everyone.

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[–] Xenny@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

Gogogogo. Let's fund their plane tickets with taxes! Make this as easy as possible.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 14 points 3 months ago (13 children)

russia is not conservative at all, but it is a fascist police state without 1st, 2nd, in fact all amendments I've checked up to the 10th, so they're going to love it, I guess.

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Shhh, They THINK Putin's Russia is a conservative utopia so don't crush their dreams.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Needs more western prisoners to trade for his goons.

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[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I think this is an invite for all magas.

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[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Godspeed, fellow western patriots emigrating to Russia!

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You can have 'em!

The reality is Putin is attempting two genocides, one in Ukraine and one in Russia. He has purged undesireables from liberals and independent media to the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minorities, political opposition, boisterous oligarchs, prisoners, and so forth... He and his Rasputin, Aleksandr Dugin, believe they can create a stronger Russia by making it a more pure one. But good luck with that lol.

Putin be like, "Watch me speed-run becoming North Korea, stuck in the past and global pariah."

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