Putin: Russia-Belarus Merger 'Possible' And 'Desirable'

[poiuytrewq0987]

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All hail Tsar Putin!

[Turkophagos]

Because it makes a cool map?

Because I'm sick and tired of pseudo-nations. Plus, a powerfull and united Russia is the last hope for Europe.

[W. R.]

Because I'm sick and tired of pseudo-nations.

Yeah, Belarusians with all their powers united definitely can make a Greek sick and tired. I don't think that even escape to the USA can save him from this terrible fate.

[poiuytrewq0987]

That is a positive thing about dictators: their countries remain sovereign because they don't share their power with anyone.

If Ł dies suddenly, I doubt that the opposition will be ready to replace him with someone. There will be no honest elections (the officials have already forgotten how to organize ones) and most probably one of apparatchiks will become a new president. Since there are no people with strong personalities around Ł, it will be somebody weak and corruptible... Got it, Putin? Have you ever considered Ł's assasination? I know you can have the thing done.

I never got the impression that Lukashenko was a hardcore nationalist. More like old school commie.

[Albion]

It's the Russian Empire all over again!

Seriously though, Belarussians are just Russians who pretend to be different, they'd probably do better as part of Russia than under Lukashenko anyway, although he'd probably become governor of the "republic" of Belarus within Russia sadly.

[W. R.]

I never got the impression that Lukashenko was a hardcore nationalist. More like old school commie.

It may sound somehow strange, but I believe that being a head of a state for such a long period can turn anybody into one. Not "nationalist" (I believe in Stalin's definition of nation) but some kind of "patriot" (in this case - patriot of his modified BSSR) for sure. Unlike many people a head of a state thinks and makes decisions "on national scale" every day.

[W. R.]

they'd probably do better as part of Russia than under Lukashenko anyway

Nope, Russia is an undemocratic petrostate on the way of becoming a failed state. Anyone who thinks that Belarus will benefit from merging with Russia is insane.

[Mordid]

It's the Russian Empire all over again!

Seriously though, Belarussians are just Russians who pretend to be different, they'd probably do better as part of Russia than under Lukashenko anyway, although he'd probably become governor of the "republic" of Belarus within Russia sadly.

Belarusians are Belarusians. If you say it to any Belarusians person, they'll beat the shit out of you.

[poiuytrewq0987]

Nope, Russia is an undemocratic petrostate on the way of becoming a failed state. Anyone who thinks that Belarus will benefit from merging with Russia is insane.

And you just described Belarus without the petro.

[W. R.]

And you just described Belarus without the petro.

I believe that Belarus is a more effective state than Russia. Here dictatorship at least provides some Ordnung, while Russia is just undemocratic.