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Russian pro-war nazbol who criticized Putin was put in mental hospital two days after posting this, serves him right, every single Putin enabler should die and if it is by Putin it's funnier:

Five reasons why I stopped supporting Vladimir Putin.

Someone had to say it.

1. The war in Ukraine.
Began as a "police operation," the war has already claimed at least 1-2 million lives.

In 2014, I supported the annexation of Crimea precisely because it was bloodless. We all thought Putin was the unifier of Russian lands. And now we've come to this: bloody assaults, the luring of contract soldiers by deception, and much more, as any participant in the SVO will confirm. A completely dead-end war, enormous losses, it could go on for another 5-10 years - are you ready for that? No one is calling for a war against Russia. But now the war is being waged solely to satisfy Putin's insecurities; we, ordinary citizens, gain nothing from it, only lose.

2. Enormous damage to the Russian economy and the well-being of citizens.

Sanctions, destroyed infrastructure, loss of trading partners. Even according to official statistics, these are trillions of dollars, which we could use to build cities, schools, children's hospitals, and completely rebuild housing and utilities. But what's being built are mostly palaces for the president and his friends. Even before the war, the economy was struggling - in the richest country, tens of millions of people are poor. The government is so insane that it's depriving people of their pets, as recently happened in Novosibirsk.

3. Stifling internet and media freedom.
Ironically, in 2017, I was the one who asked Putin a question at the ONF media forum about the path of internet development in Russia. Putin told me then that we wouldn't follow China's path - and he lied. Putin himself doesn't use the internet, which is shameful for a head of state.

We see that mobile internet isn't working even in major Russian cities. All Western social media and messaging apps are blocked. Telegram is 80% blocked, and a complete block is planned for April 1.
The system has gone so crazy that it's even throttling Telegram, which is used by SVO members. Meanwhile, people are being forced into Kiriyenko's multinational messenger app, Max, depriving them of access to healthcare and education.

4. Putin's tenure.

Putin is entering his 74th year; he's been in power since 1999, more than 26-27 years now. And apparently, he plans to remain on the throne for at least 150 years.

As we know, absolute power corrupts absolutely - and what if it's also infinite? Even a morally impeccable person would be corrupted in such a situation. And Putin wasn't always like he is now; before 2003, it was hard to find fault with him - that's why many of us previously supported him. But everything comes to a limit. We need a new, modern president.

5. Putin doesn't respect his voters and doesn't want to listen to them.

Watch any recent "Direct Line" - it's a complete circus! The president is frankly uninterested in domestic politics and the concerns of his constituents. He hasn't read Telegram channels in a long time; he couldn't care less about our daily complaints. Putin wants endless wars (in which his children and relatives aren't involved), not the internet and high salaries.
I won't even mention the opposition-it simply doesn't exist. Putin himself has spent the past 26 years talking about the importance of criticism of the government and the opposition.

But can you name a single member of parliament or activist who criticizes Putin? There aren't any, and those who have tried are either designated foreign agents, are abroad, or are simply in the damp earth.

Putin is afraid of participating in debates and fair elections-because then it will immediately become clear that the emperor has no clothes.

Bottom line: Vladimir Putin is not a legitimate president. Vladimir Putin must resign and be brought to trial as a war criminal and thief.

Long live freedom, damn it!