If the man lived long enough (past the breakup of the USSR) then he could be back to Ukraine to die.

Oooooh, good one. /s

You belong in this sub cause you're a joke.

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Dude, I just explained to you that Russia and Soviets are not the same thing. Do some reading.

Modern-day Russia is not actually the same thing as the Soviets who overthrew their oppressors in 1917, you know that, right?

I'm pretty sure it is about you not understanding a joke. Cause glorious Russia can't be described as weak or you'll find yourself falling out an 8th story window. I get it, you gotta look out for yourself.

What do you call someone who graduated bottom of their class in medical school?

Doctor

No, see, that was about you, not understanding what it is you're criticizing.

Russia has proven to be extremely incompetent in warfare, which is a sign of severe weakness. But any country can likely target and kill and individual, which looks strong when you're in the country itself.

Hence the strong and weak imagery that was already explained to you and you agreed with.

I felt this

No, it doesn't, because it makes no sense. A 'joke' is funny because it points out some truism that the receiver of said joke hasn't realized before. Even a simple one, like, oh, pillows are like giant marshmallows! Hahaha! If you tell that one to a small child who hasn't heard it, they'll think it's the most hilarious thing because to them, it is. Jokes are meant to make us think, and learn. This is why children laugh constantly. There have been serious psychological studies on the purpose of humor and what it does to our brains.

A 'joke' that sets the scene by establishing a character as both pathetic and dangerous isn't particularly good because it's not based in reality.

I remember this joke from Laugh In

There’s no way those places all existed in the same location. Refuse to believe it.

I don't smoke after sex because I use enough lube

I asked my wife if she enjoys a cigarette after sex and she said "No, one drag is enough".

Rodney Dangerfield

As a joke it works well. And if you raise your eyes up some, you might see we're in a certain subreddit that's privy to jokes.

Would you like to explain how Soviets are supposed to be both dangerous and pathetic? How does that work?

Unless that post was self reflective, it doesn't make sense cause you weren't making a joke.

Indeed. Confusing them can be fun but it's not useful, much better is to explain socialist ideas without the big scary words from the Cold War and get them to see how they're being screwed. Most of the time you're not dealing with an actual capitalist or a rank-and-file fascist, you're dealing with a good, decent working-class person who is brainwashed and getting screwed over, and it does no good to confuse them or try to debate circles around them when you might be able to get them to see through the programming if you avoid the words they've been programmed to hate.

r/whoosh

No kidding. It was pointed out to you in a joke format and you got upset.

It really is sometimes! Mostly I just want good working-class people to understand how deeply they're being screwed, though. I hope to get the gears to turn the other way.

Jerry’s sales must be going through the roof right now lol

It sure does.

Although it can be fun in person. Watching the gears in a capitalist's brain slowly grind to a halt, is hilarious.