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5. He threw himself to the wolves when he took his family to Russia.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 07:45 AM

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He went to a country with no history of democracy, where nobody in his family speaks the language, that was involved in a botched invasion of another nation, and he's surprised that it's not working out for him?

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