RED AG 98 said:

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I don't follow Jack but this was shared with me earlier. There's certainly nothing in the US that compares to this aesthetic, which is what Tucker mentioned...

Subway in Moscow that Tucker Carlson was talking about pic.twitter.com/99DnxdesTP

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) February 13, 2024

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Grand Central Station in NYC is at least comparable

LMCane said:

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I was in Moscow about ten years ago.

it was the early spring and the traffic was horrendous, the cars were ugly Soviet pieces of @#$, everything was still snowy and caked with mud.

only a simp for Putin believes that Russia is better than Miami, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas...

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Miami Florida



the glories of Soviet Architecture in Moscow, Russia

Tucker is just a simp for Putin

MouthBQ98 said:

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Any city? ANY city? No need for hyperbolic sycophantic banter. I appreciate the bold interview so we can get insight into Putin but you don't have to go that far.

Tucker is a believer in a sort of populist authoritarian nationalism insofar as it keeps things neat and orderly and the trains run on time and the people's need are met so he can sort of admire the ability of a strong man to do that sort of thing.

I think it sort of glosses over the cultural elements involved and that Moscow is still the showpiece of Russia, and is not permitted to be disorderly by the authorities. How they do that out of sight isn't always so pleasant or civil.

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Yes he is a supporter of populist nationalism. He likes the strong man. And he is now an influencer. But there is something wrong with him and I can't put my finger on it. But he is building a cultish following in the same manner as DJT on the one side and Obama on the other.

Agreed. Sometimes I agree with him, other times he is plainly spinning or crafting a narrative. He's an odd duck that seems to get satisfaction in an impulsive contrarianism. If it's institutional or if it is a common or popular view, he seems suspicious of it regardless of the merits, and builds a narrative around that.

Sometimes he is right to be suspicious. Other times it borders on ridiculous.

I like Carlson and that Putin interview was good. But his humping Russia on being a great place and Russian having it better than American is weird!

Im Gipper said:

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I like Carlson and that Putin interview was good. But his humping Russia on being a great place and Russian having it better than American is weird!

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Agreed. Although he would have not been out of bounds if he would have just said that our cities are clearly decaying and that our bad areas are worse than Russia's bad areas (largely bc of demographics).

He saw the nice parts of Moscow. There are nice parts in many American cities (but not all).

All of the "Tucker's a simp army" would be terrified to spend a night on the tough streets of most American cities, unarmed.

I'm sure they probably wouldn't feel much different in Moscow either.

However, it's reasonable to assume your chances are better to come out alive in the worst parts of Moscow than in the worst parts of Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, LA, San Fran, St. Louis, New York, Washington… etc…

Beyond that, it's not unreasonable to believe the heavy hand of the law makes a place like Moscow cleaner, safer, w/ less homeless, drug addicts with less petty crime. Seems very plausible Moscow is much better in those respects.

You can debate whether the heavy hand is too heavy or worth it. It's not up for debate that vast swaths of American cities are absolute **** holes unsafe for most that don't live.

Miami, FL

Miami



Vladivostok Russia

You can't just post pictures of A&M's campus and expect us to think it's Russia.

LMCane said:

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LMCane said:

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I was in Moscow about ten years ago.

it was the early spring and the traffic was horrendous, the cars were ugly Soviet pieces of @#$, everything was still snowy and caked with mud.

only a simp for Putin believes that Russia is better than Miami, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas...

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Miami Florida



the glories of Soviet Architecture in Moscow, Russia

Tucker is just a simp for Putin

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We have our own Soviet style architecture for those that here that love that

it's just bizarre that ANY American would claim Moscow Russia is nicer than EVERY American city.

Palm Springs California



Moscow, Russia

Ponte Vedra Beach Florida



Moscow Russia

Is observable reality trying to undermine Tucker's point or something?

Some Junkie Cosmonaut said:

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fixer said:

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This is low IQ stuff from Tucker. Disappointing.

average Russian income is $15,000 per year.

GDP per capita is $12,000.

But those subways though...

And the "family structure" approach to analyzing the Israel-Hamas conflict was bizarre but also another method of projecting equivalence between the two conflicting entities.

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Another who completely missed the point.

Is there a contest or something I'm not aware of?

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Yes, there is a contest. We are geopolitical foes with vastly different opinions of the world and national interest. We are over here and they are over there but with anything that may happen in the coming months and years, we will be involved. Pray for our leadership.

I never claimed anything.

I just wanted to share that Miami has some ****ty areas too, since you decided to cherry pick the photos to make a point. You didn't share any nice pics of Moscow.

dBoy99 said:

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I never claimed anything.

I just wanted to share that Miami has some ****ty areas too, since you decided to cherry pick the photos to make a point. You didn't share any nice pics of Moscow.

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And Tucker didn't share any bad pics of Moscow. See how this works?

Man of the people Tucker Carlson flew all the way to Russia to discover shopping cart technology that America has had for decades. pic.twitter.com/AGiIbqumAH

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) February 16, 2024

Tucker never been to an Aldi

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has died, Russian media report, citing the prison service https://t.co/VXHaqgq9Y4

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) February 16, 2024

But have you seen how nice the train stations are?

The central section of Moscow is a nice looking city, especially in the spring. Much more cosmopolitan than most people imagine. It's a big city, though, and like most cities it has its disgusting sections filled with ugly old apartment buildings.

I haven't been there in about 5 years, but can't believe it has changed that much. To say it is nicer than any US city is incredibly preposterous (even considering recent decay the liberals have wrought in our big cities). Tucker seems like he's just playing to the ignorant and gullible.

northeastag said:

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The central section of Moscow is a nice looking city, especially in the spring. Much more cosmopolitan than most people imagine. It's a big city, though, and like most cities it has its disgusting sections filled with ugly old apartment buildings.

I haven't been there in about 5 years, but can't believe it has changed that much. To say it is nicer than any US city is incredibly preposterous (even considering recent decay the liberals have wrought in our big cities). Tucker seems like he's just playing to the ignorant and gullible.

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CORRECT

Moscow is no nicer than Paris, London, Brussels, Antwerp, Berlin, Prague, Budapest.

unless you are a Putin fanboy.

and there are dozens of American cities richer and nicer than Moscow.

Some Junkie Cosmonaut said:

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Did you not understand his point or something?

What is it with this board constantly mischaracterizing or taking things out of context to try and prove a point lately?

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It's how the triggered ones get triggered.

I don't know anything about other countries and don't care. I do care about America and it is appalling at the amount of garbage and trash along roads and streets. Makes me sick to drive on a rural road in most places in the U.S. and see the amount of garbage thrown out of vehicles by low lifes that don't have any respect for God's creation. The amount of tax dollars to pick up the filth is tremendous.
Often makes me wonder about what those people's houses look like.......disrespectful morons......"Oh I'm done with my Happy Meal box so ..out the window!"

themissinglink said:

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Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has died, Russian media report, citing the prison service https://t.co/VXHaqgq9Y4

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) February 16, 2024

But have you seen how nice the train stations are?

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Russia is so much cleaner, safer and prettier.

Quote:

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Russia is so much cleaner, safer and prettier.

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As long as you stay within very specific areas of a couple of major cities.

LMCane said:

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northeastag said:

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The central section of Moscow is a nice looking city, especially in the spring. Much more cosmopolitan than most people imagine. It's a big city, though, and like most cities it has its disgusting sections filled with ugly old apartment buildings.

I haven't been there in about 5 years, but can't believe it has changed that much. To say it is nicer than any US city is incredibly preposterous (even considering recent decay the liberals have wrought in our big cities). Tucker seems like he's just playing to the ignorant and gullible.

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CORRECT

Moscow is no nicer than Paris, London, Brussels, Antwerp, Berlin, Prague, Budapest.

unless you are a Putin fanboy.

and there are dozens of American cities richer and nicer than Moscow.

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To Putin's fan boys, and they're many and obvious, Russia seems to be an ideal, almost like a utopia when compared to the worst they want to see in this and any country they don't like.

Why they continue to live here and not there is truly surprising.

themissinglink said:

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Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has died, Russian media report, citing the prison service https://t.co/VXHaqgq9Y4

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) February 16, 2024

But have you seen how nice the train stations are?

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Now do January 6 tourists.....errr....insurrectionists...

Having just returned from Washington DC, there are few public spaces you can go through (outside of those frequented by Political elite) that DOESNT smell that Marijuana.

Gunny456 said:

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I don't know anything about other countries and don't care. I do care about America and it is appalling at the amount of garbage and trash along roads and streets. Makes me sick to drive on a rural road in most places in the U.S. and see the amount of garbage thrown out of vehicles by low lifes that don't have any respect for God's creation. The amount of tax dollars to pick up the filth is tremendous.
Often makes me wonder about what those people's houses look like.......disrespectful morons......"Oh I'm done with my Happy Meal box so ..out the window!"

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LOL

you are/were a Gunnery SGT in the Marines and you don't know anything about other countries?!

Ciboag96 said:

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Having just returned from Washington DC, there are few public spaces you can go through (outside of those frequented by Political elite) that DOESNT smell that Marijuana.

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CONFIRMED

which is why I live 24 miles north of Downtown DC

Amelia Island, Florida (great Ritz Carlton)



Moscow Russia



has anyone asked Tucker- "if everything is so great in Russia- why do millions of Russians flee Russia and no one immigrates INTO Russia?"

Why are you comparing Amelia Island to Moscow? One of these things is fundamentally not like the other. Try Sochi.