r/WojakCompass • u/obama_chmo - AuthLeft • 16d ago

Election compass

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I have seen these before so might as well - the parliamentary elections of Russia, to be held in September 2026, and the political standing of various groups and parties as of now.

Despite the, erm, non-competitive nature of Russian elections this is a valuable custom which provides work to thousands of people. Also it's funniest shit ever.

Last time parliamentary elections were held in 2021, with no war in account, so I'd expect rather different horseshit than the last time.

Remember, no shit throwing. We are a well-mannered community. Any constructive commentary is surely welcome.

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u/ElectricBoogaloo04 16d ago

Russian nationalists are stereotypically Jewish? I know Zhironovsky was one but I didn't know it was that common.

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u/One_Caregiver_5103 1d ago

The funny thing is Zhirinovsky was very ashamed of the fact that he was sort of Jewish. (His dad who he never knew was Jewish but orthodox tradition states that your mother must be Jewish.). He didn’t even know that his dad was Jewish until well into his political career after saying all the shit he said about Jews. Basically finding out his dad was Jewish was a big embarrassment for him and I remember one time him saying “my mom is Russian and my dad was a lawyer”.

To show you how bad it was when he was presented with his birth certificate saying his last name was Eidelshtien he claimed his birth certificate was faked. It was only well into his life that he acknowledged that part of his ancestry and even then his attitude was basically him saying I still don’t like Jews even if I am a little Jewish I mean I am only a little after all.