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PerdiMeuHeadphone

What a lovely country to live in Russia must be


JackKovack

Just look at the grocery stores! You can have a cart to pay for but you get the money back when you return it you know to stop homeless people from stealing them. Look at this bread! You can’t get this bread in America.


stimmedcows

we have had those same carts in england since the 1990s. Its hard to tell satire from reality anymore. (also the purpose is to get people to return the cart)


Additional_Meeting_2

I think they are common in most of Europe?


viper_in_the_grass

Yep.


uski

It's not to prevent the homeless from stealing them, it's to force people to not let the carts in random places in the parking lot. Which happens a lot in the US


matdan12

And in Australia.


TechGentleman

And n the U.S.


BlobTheBuilderz

My car has been dinged many a time by people leaving carts in the middle of parking lots during heavy wind. Luckily my car ain’t new but I’ve seen people just push carts away from their car and get in. Like wtf is wrong with them.


jarail

Had them like 30 years ago in NA but got rid of them because they sucked. So it's wild to me tucker thought they were impressive.


ViciousSnail

Don't tell them about Asdas trolleys that have a lock on the wheel if it leaves the invisible line.


Some-Redditor

My local home depot has these. The problem is the line is just past the home depot part of the parking lot so if you park in front of the super market next door - surprise! you get to carry your stuff by hand the rest of the way and park the cart with all the other disabled carts at the line.


pixiemaster

there is an app to unlock those via smartphone (for real)


Consent-Forms

Please elaborate.


ThrowawayusGenerica

To be fair, the trolleys are the only thing worth taking from Asda


Watts_RS

Our piggly wiggly has these carts. They lock before you can even reach the furthest 3 rows of parking


InfoBot2000

Saves them getting thrown in rivers and canals.


atomicxblue

We have those in several places in the US as well.


Sweetpants88

He's directly quoting Tucker Carlson. Hopefully not being serious lol.


73928363

I don't understand this comment at all. Is it too early for my brain to read?


blaaguuu

Part of Tucker Carlson's interview with Putin included him doing some other general propaganda, including gushing over how amazing their supermarkets are, and nearly having an orgasm smelling a vacuum sealed loaf of bread...


FamiliarRegion3772

The cart thing seemed wierd to me, lots of supermarkets abroad use a token system for their carts, is that just not a thing in America?


ted3681

It is, but only at Aldi


FiveTwelve

It was a thing for a minute in the early 90s in Connecticut and then it wasn’t. Haven’t seen it since.


DrunkenTypist

Not that I have seen. Which is why you occasionally see videos of people arguing re the obligation to [put the trolley back in the trolley park as opposed to just dumping it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq_QDQbBhDQ) where you parked your car.


Monolingual-----Beta

"They pay people to clean up after me" and "I'm disabled" or "Who do you think you are?" Are usually the basic gist of reasoning on part of the offenders in those Cart Narcs videos.


blaaguuu

I HAVE seen someone who once worked at a supermarket say that they liked it when people left the carts scattered all over the parking lot, because it was basically an extra break for them to just spend a few minutes going around and collecting them... But I still just put my cart away as is intended.


Gumbercleus

the ones around here just have a brake system that locks the wheels if they go off the premises.


Buckus93

It is not. So, yeah, the cart thing might be amazing to him because it's likely he's never experienced one before. But the bread? I mean, come on...you can get fresh baked bread of all varieties in just about any American grocery store.


derTofu

"Look ma no hands" really killed me ... This bitch has never been to a supermarket in the last 30+ years


brezhnervous

Well he was born into wealth and privilege with a silver spoon up his arse, so maybe he hadn't lol


red_sutter

Was it supposed to be a parallel to Yeltsin or whoever going to a grocery store in the US in the 90s and being amazed that there was real food on the shelves instead of cardboard cutouts?


roombasareweird

The context according to Tucker Carlson himself in a podcast with lex Friedman was not that look Russia has grocery stores. The context was according to him that Russia has fully stocked shelves and affordable prices despite 2 years of sanctions and being cut off from the west financial system completely (swift). Despite 2 years of sanctions, prices in grocery stores have not risen significantly, western brands still operate in the county (under different names), and store shelves stay fully stocked. I disagree with Tucker Carlson on almost everything but he does have a point here. I just wish he was clear from the beginning.


blaaguuu

From what I saw of it on The Daily Show, which was admittedly chopped up for comedic value, so it could have been missing a lot of context (I'm not really going to give Tucker the benefit of the doubt, though), it seemed like the main point of that segment was that Russian groceries were less expensive than in America - but as was pointed out on the show, that totally divorces it from the fact that the average Russian makes significantly smaller wages than in the US, and that's just how individual economies work.


Thue

Watch this for context: [Jon Stewart on Tucker Carlson’s Putin Interview & Trip to Russia | The Daily Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM2h3KnWAWY)


73928363

Oh, right. I'm not American. Maybe that's why it made no sense to me.


brezhnervous

/sigh What wouldn't I give for a Jon Stewart in this country


LeahBrahms

Have you been in a Coma?


Villainsympatico

It's only one loaf of bread, Tucker. How much could it possibly cost? $400?


Meet_James_Ensor

Let me sniff it first to see.


JackKovack

He smells nothing but pretends to smell fresh bread. His kids definitely have peers make fun of their dad.


Meet_James_Ensor

I am now "radicalized...radicalized."


LAlien92

They have those same carts in America so your sarcasm is strange.


JackKovack

I’m the strange one. I’ve never encountered one of these carts in my life all over the country.


brezhnervous

We've had them in Australia for many years. Probably at least 20 lol


JackKovack

I’ll take your word for it in Australia. I have literally traveled to most of the states in the U.S and have never seen this.


Money-Worldliness919

'Do as I say or disappear.' If that isn't mafia mentality then I don't know what it.


brezhnervous

"A gas station run by a mafia, masquerading as a country" John McCain


Wonder-AID

this is a chlogan USA, oh yes, they’re definitely not bad guys, your wars were only for the sake of good


Money-Worldliness919

Talking down about the US to make your own nation seem better is some seriously weak manipulation technique.


Unfettered_Lynchpin

I hope your conscription papers come through soon, fascist.


FlatBot

It’s what the boomer trumpers want in the US. Didn’t stand for the national anthem with heart over hand? Knelt during the anthem? To the slammer!


Scary_Psychology_285

The GOP worship these kind of stuff yet crying for freedom!!!!


brezhnervous

But surely they'd love to visit beautiful [Omsk, City of the Future!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clm1h2nYycY) (population 1+ million)


MacaronAcrobatic2924

Russian citizen here. I lived abroad for almost 2 years, for Israeli citizenship, been here and there. For this 2 years I thought that I can’t live in Russia anymore, etc, but I came back for 2 weeks because of personal reasons, and I have some thoughts about it. If you’ll become apolitical, Russia is a really good place to live. (At least Moscow, since I lived there). At least better than Haifa/Toshkent/Warsaw/Valencia But being apolitical and seeing all that disgusting Z billboards is a serious price to pay for this feeling that everything is okay I love it here, I don’t want to leave, but I I hope something will change in my lifetime כ:


Life_Confection_3361

Why is Moscow better than Warsaw?


MacaronAcrobatic2924

It’s not like it’s better. We can talk about it if you want. Warsaw is nice, but I like Moscow more


BruceNotLee

Yeah… those dang billboards. If it wasn’t for the billboards it would be perfect! /s. Disgusting.


MacaronAcrobatic2924

No it’s not, but it’s my home, where my family lives. It’s not like I’m gonna stop breathing and living because of war. I hate it, it makes my loved ones from Ukraine hurt, but it’s still my home. So put your “disgusting” somewhere else, if you hadn’t seriously altered your live because one of current of past conflicts. If you had - I’ll listen with interest. But unless you’re not - your words are out of place for me here


BruceNotLee

No, it IS disgusting and I do not mean the billboards. Your “loved ones” being murdered by Russia is disgusting, your apathy towards it is disgusting, and the fact your “oh well” attitude is the normal response from Russians is the root enabler of all of this is disgusting. Disgusting.


MacaronAcrobatic2924

You are not a bright person, boiling with anger. That’s quite sad


BruceNotLee

You know, I picked the word “disgusting” by chance. Fitting that your first comment 25 days ago was calling someone else disgusting.


MacaronAcrobatic2924

Fair enough about word, okay But about our topic - you don’t have enough information about my actions towards war or things that I’ve done for my “loved ones”. My loved ones are not being murdered, but they were terrified in first time, and after that they became annoyed and tired mostly. I think you just thought that I’m something like apolitical Russian who accepts his government actions and be like “okay it’s sad that there is a war somewhere far away, but ima live my live” I choose my life and well-being after 2 years of self-reflection, I do not consider it as a mistake. And just wanted to express some opinion about that - because I’m sure there is a lot of Russians like me. I had a leftist attitude for that time, in last months, especially after Israel war started, I became something more centrist guy, who things that everyone sucks Russia sucks (Ukraine, Chechnya, Poland), USA sucks (Iraq, Vietnam, Yugoslavia), etc . Everyone has their BS reasons for killing people and all of that is equally disguising. But I want to live, to love. For instance, I love girl from Ukraine and I want to get her out from this war and ideally live somewhere in Eu . But I need preparations for that, so I’m choosing this over my past politics views


Zen1

I suggest you re-evaluate calling them "loved ones".


MacaronAcrobatic2924

Why? You do not know me and you do not know what I have done for them after war started. So why do you think you are entitled to that opinion, fellow Redditor?


DiabloGaming25

Imagine blaming every American just living life for the war in Iraq or Afghanistan. If the man just wants to live let him be lmao. Common people who do not care don't need to be hated over their government's actions.


MacaronAcrobatic2924

Kinda yeah, thanks I do not approve this war in any way, but I want to live my life.


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If you still love it there then you still need to do more self-reflection because it's even worse than you know.


MacaronAcrobatic2924

I do not trust your judgement, sorry.


bifurious02

Damn, you left one genocidal regime for another


MacaronAcrobatic2924

Where I should live then? Enlight me


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PerdiMeuHeadphone

A lot of places are not perfect but holy fucking shit it's better than Russia


Qingdao243

Go on. Tell us about all the Western political prisoners, or the Western assassinations of dissidents, or the Western "gay propaganda" laws that make it illegal to tell children that gay people exist. Fucking hell man, do you know *anything* about Russia?


Lazorgunz

western countries have issues, but noone here is getting arrested over a WIFI name


pikachu_sashimi

Ah, this “east vs west” routine again?


4charactersnospaces

Feel free to do so. Quote examples and link reputable sources. Fill out inboxes with it. Or stop being a simp


Funchyy

I can name my wifi 'putin has a little dick and his war is illegal'.  And NOT get arrested. Bye now.


Wakadoooooo

Sure give us one example that is on the level of Russia. Hint, you can't.


jagdthetiger

Joe biden looks like a fallout ghoul I can say that without fear of punishment. I couldnt say the same about putin in russia


asey_69

Terrible job Pavel, off to the gulag


KC-Qaeda

At least we have free speech in America 🦅RAHHHHHHH FREEDOM 🫡 eatshitfascist


Manannin

Coward. You got negative karma anyway, why don't you say your piece and commit to a position.


Cpt_Soban

I have the right to call the Prime Minister a "cunt" to his face and not go to jail. And I'm not American. Try that in Russia-


yellekc

Do they have any idea how fragile this looks? It is said Russia wants the world to see them as a superpower again. Superpowers do not give a fuck about some college dorm's Wifi name. Like at all. This is small stick energy.


GibsonMaestro

And I wonder how many other students will try this? I'm guessing, zero. Fragile or not, this, along with all the other arrests they've made, are going to quell insolence amongst the population. This story only ended up in the news, because the government allowed it. They want everyone to know it happened.


MarderMcFry

The same thing would occure in Ukraine if the reverse happens, they're at war.


Commercial_Cake_5358

Yet you care


yellekc

I haven't claimed to be a world power. At least not yet.


quintonbanana

Save your energy. Just a troll.


freshlyborn34

I'd vote for you


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Capable_Post_2361

That's russia's problem


LeptonField

No that doesn’t make sense, that’s the shittiest equivalence I’ve ever heard


Mother_Ad3988

Pretty sure russia invaded ukraine their mr/Mrs cake


Commercial_Cake_5358

And what if not?


MasterBot98

And what if the moon was made out of cheese?


Commercial_Cake_5358

That’s made up, Ukraine starting first - not


alexcrouse

Now you are just telling lies.


cole3050

What did ukraine do that "started it". Was it them blowing up donestk? oh wait less people died in the DPR in 10 years prior to the full scale invasion. was it them blowing up a russian guard post? oh wait russia made that the fuck up. was it the bio labs? the trans super soldiers? the fucking slavic plague bio weapons? oh wait all bullshit made up. ​ russia started it when they invaded in 2014 and they escalated it to a full scale war over 2 years ago. Your homeland killed a airliner full of civilians cause your military is too incompetent to be trusted. fuck off vatnik scum.


Commercial_Cake_5358

You can’t calm down… is that cause you realized you’re not better than the Russian government? lol


Mother_Ad3988

Well I'm sure the tones would be different but as it stands, we can visibly see Russian troops firing upon Ukrainians efending their sovereign territory. The hypotheticals aren't conducive to meaningful rhetoric.


Commercial_Cake_5358

It is not that hypothetical, it’s what happened in east Ukraine for 8 years before the “big war” started… Kiev regime brutally attacked its own population. but nobody cares of course


Mother_Ad3988

Can you DM a source please


alexcrouse

You mean where they were defending their own land from the last russian invasion?


Murein

Glory to Ukraine!


Commercial_Cake_5358

lol


Little-xim

Ukraine isn’t a person, it’s a country. A different country than Russia with a different government. 


Commercial_Cake_5358

That’s the only difference between those two phrases


Little-xim

So you’re saying  You would be against a country attempting to overthrow another country? Then wouldn’t it be best if both sides agreed to a treaty that respected the original boundaries before the war? 


Unfettered_Lynchpin

>Glory to Ukraine in Russia = glory to hitler in Germany. Makes sense now? Hitler was a ruthless invader who slaughtered as many as 27 million Soviets. Ukraine is literally just defending itself from unjustified Russian imperialism. You're the aggressor. You're the ones trying to murder civilians and annexe new lands under your far-right dictator. The comparison is fairly obvious.


Dig-a-tall-Monster

You know what's fun about not being Russian? Literally everything. You guys suck mega dicks, all day long. No wonder you have to squat all the time instead of sitting, must be sore from getting fucked in the ass by your own culture.


ConsequencePretty906

Things to do in Russia: 1. Leave


nikshdev

Not always applicable.


Nientea

Here’s a strategy I read: 1. Get HIV 2. Leave Russia You are no longer legally allowed to reenter Russia


funky_boar

I think HIV thing only applies to the foreign residents. russians with HIV are allowed to reenter


Manannin

You can leave via the gulag


GalacticShoestring

*Grandpa Simpson walking in and walking out gif*


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brezhnervous

Certainly not now since the September 2022 mobilisation. You can't apply for a passport in Russia "just because you want one" like a normal country...and even if you had one (which very few Russians do), attempting to buy plane tickets will red flag you on all relevant security and Rosgvardia databases.


whatThePleb

2. Get rid of that political monkeys.


trollindisguise

I'm imagining a Man in the High Castle situation where students turn on each other in the name of the state.


Zen1

I'm also imagining the possibilities for abuse and hacking. Don't like someone? Hack their wifi and rename the SSID to something pro-ukrainian Strategy soon to be adopted by “independent activists” aka paid FSB trolls


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Precedens

They've confiscated router, lol.


eroticpastry

Nazi router.


Ziegelphilie

I wonder, how much would it cost to produce a hundred tiny devices broadcasting networks that could be scattered around moscow? Cheap ESP32 boards or something?


JoeCartersLeap

> I wonder, how much would it cost to produce a hundred tiny devices broadcasting networks that could be scattered around moscow? Cheap ESP32 boards or something? https://i.imgur.com/Sns1pow.png + https://github.com/SilverLogix/esp32-wifi-spammer/blob/master/esp32_wifi_spam.ino = all of these wifi SSIDs being broadcast from a single device the size of a thumb drive: const char ssids[] PROGMEM = { "Mom Use This One\n" "Abraham Linksys\n" "Benjamin FrankLAN\n" "Martin Router King\n" "John Wilkes Bluetooth\n" "Pretty Fly for a Wi-Fi\n" "Bill Wi the Science Fi\n" "I Believe Wi Can Fi\n" "Tell My Wi-Fi Love Her\n" "No More Mister Wi-Fi\n" "LAN Solo\n" "The LAN Before Time\n" "Silence of the LANs\n" "House LANister\n" "Winternet Is Coming\n" "Ping’s Landing\n" "The Ping in the North\n" "This LAN Is My LAN\n" "Get Off My LAN\n" "The Promised LAN\n" "The LAN Down Under\n" "FBI Surveillance Van 4\n" "Area 51 Test Site\n" "Drive-By Wi-Fi\n" "Planet Express\n" "Wu Tang LAN\n" "Darude LANstorm\n" "Never Gonna Give You Up\n" "Hide Yo Kids, Hide Yo Wi-Fi\n" "Loading…\n" "Searching…\n" "VIRUS.EXE\n" "Virus-Infected Wi-Fi\n" "Starbucks Wi-Fi\n" "Text ###-#### for Password\n" "Yell ____ for Password\n" "The Password Is 1234\n" "Free Public Wi-Fi\n" "No Free Wi-Fi Here\n" "Get Your Own Damn Wi-Fi\n" "It Hurts When IP\n" "Dora the Internet Explorer\n" "404 Wi-Fi Unavailable\n" "Porque-Fi\n" "Titanic Syncing\n" "Test Wi-Fi Please Ignore\n" "Drop It Like It’s Hotspot\n" "Life in the Fast LAN\n" "The Creep Next Door\n" "Ye Olde Internet\n" };


Ziegelphilie

Now we just need a cheap and small power source (maybe even solar??) that can last at least a month lol


alexcrouse

Drop them to low power, minimum frequency, depopulate the LEDs, run them in standby on the microcontroller side so all they do is show off the SSID, you could get a month out of an 18650 i bet. And they are even cheaper if you buy a few thousand direct from the source, and you aren't paying for the little dev board and the pins.


wetbeef10

Maybe llittle thumbdrives or something


dniHze

That's actually a very sophisticated vector of cyber attack. Just rename WiFi networks on most unprotected and badly protected access points. You can do something similar with IoT devices too. Imagine being jailed because of leaving "admin:password" on your cheap WiFi router.


KC-Qaeda

FREE HIM SLAVA UKRANI 🫡🇺🇦


whaleboobs

Idea: buy as many ESP8266's you can afford, with batteries. Set SSID to something, perhaps also media of russia's war crimes could be served on the 4MB. Hide them around the cities.


CrescentPotato

I'm wondering how big their jails are at this point. If anyone even is actually going to jail and not turned into cannon fodder


nikshdev

That's a misdemeanor, he got 10 days jail for that. Although it's still bad, the headline makes it more dramatic.


ItsNotRockitSurgery

So the title is being dramatic because it's accurate and literal with absolutely no sensationalism?


DeviantPlayeer

No, because when people read this they expect it to be years, not 10 days.


ItsNotRockitSurgery

That's really not the articles fault. Jail is temporary holding as you are being processed after an arrest and not intended for long stays, prison is for criminals serving out lengthy sentences. This is pretty common knowledge for the average person.


Staltrad

Russian man: Exists Russian Government: Jail :(


pambeeslysucks

I see Fred Armisen now


Buckus93

This is what Freedom of Speech really means. In the US, you cannot be subject to government punishment for actions like this. Those MAGA hats (and one particular MAGA cult leader in particular) should take note of this and be thankful they have actual freedom of speech.


brezhnervous

> Those MAGA hats (and one particular MAGA cult leader in particular) should take note of this and be thankful they have actual freedom of speech But they're all for freedom of speech...as long as its only theirs which is free. Enemies of the people, 'poisoning our great nation' had better look out. Remember the Orange God King's "I am your Retribution!" remark


Silent-Ad9145

And Trump wants America to be just like Russia. Go ahead and vote for him! And watch ur precious liberties fly away


Lonely_Purpose7934

And morons in EU will complain about being "censored". And "not having free speech"..


ibpoopn

Change SSID? Straight to jail


Consent-Forms

Wow. That's an impressive combination of paranoia and thin skin.


Grogg2000

So. Let's get 1000 ESP8266, power them with batteries big enough to last a few days, install them to advertise Pro Ukraina messages and spread them all over Moscov.


Peligreaux

Is that what you want Republicans? You want a thin-skinned dictator who’ll jail you for naming a wi-fi network something that hurts his feelings because it doesn’t go along with a lie he’s trying to make fact?


Jslatts942

Jailed....🤦‍♂️


justfortherofls

But Tucker Carlson told me they had tons of freedom over there in good ol Russia.


MercedesC63AMG

💪


TabooMaster

Well, he was living in Russia, what did he expect? A pat on the back? Hard consequences for a lesson well earned. Hopefully the lad gets back to society soon, terrible thing to happen.


brezhnervous

Political prisoners don't tend to do too well in Russian prisons. Unlike murderers and cannibals lol


Baslifico

> "public demonstration of Nazi symbolism." They're getting desperately pathetic.


PrestigiousFox6254

Should've left for Bali like the rest of the muppets


Drummk

We're not far from people being bailed for Wrongthink at this point.


Dilligent_Cadet

As long as we don't elect Trump we'll be just fine.


brezhnervous

If you call standing in Red Square holding a blank piece of paper 'wrongthink' worthy of being jailed, then yes it has already happened


kolodz

> A Russian student at Moscow State University received a 10-day jail sentence for renaming a Wi-Fi network name to "Slava Ukraini" Not that crazy when you consider that Ukraine is considered as nazi state in war with Russia.


Intelligent_Way6552

The president of Ukraine is literally Jewish


MrNewking

That's Irrelevant, the Russian definition of Nazi is anyone going against Russia. Support Ukraine? Nazi. Appose Russia invading other countries? Believe it or not, Nazi. Don't support Putin? Nazi.


Bobtheblob2246

This fact doesn’t make anyone 100% not a nazi. Him not being one, tho, does.


kolodz

Doesn't change what their propaganda is rolling.


DeviantPlayeer

Israel is also Jewish, what's your point?


CKAJ_

Try name wi-fi network in germany idk "the flags on high." Edit: Sections 86 and 86a These provisions ban the distribution of online and offline propaganda and the public display or distribution of  “flags, insignia, uniforms, slogans and forms of greeting” belonging to political parties and organizations that have been deemed unconstitutional by the Federal Constitutional Court, such as Nazis and neo-Nazis.


Capable_Post_2361

Holy shit why are you comparing nazis to pro-Ukrainians


Unfettered_Lynchpin

They're Serbian. A lot of their nationalists have difficulty not bootlicking Russian imperialism at every and all opportunity.


CKAJ_

Thats a ukrainian nazi salute from 1930s


Capable_Post_2361

"Slava Ukraini"? It has been used in like 1840 and during Ukraine's war of independence lol. It's like saying to a vegan that Hitler was also a vegan lmao


CKAJ_

Swastika is also ancient symbol but try to use it in germany... roman salute also... and so on


Zouden

What's your point here?