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Old 09-22-2022, 11:12 AM   #7724
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Originally Posted by Fuzz View Post
Not to give Putin any ideas, but a shrewd dictator would have the conscription officers waiting at the boarding gate, escorting each of these men directly to the training barracks.
This would give people no choice but to revolt. Vast majority of conscripts can't afford a plane ticket (prices have skyrocketed) or don't have skills or language required to live in exile. They stay inside, open borders or not. Some days Putin intentionally let middle class flee.
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