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Darth Vader Runs For President of Ukraine
First time accepted submitter neuroscroll (579178) writes "An unorthodox candidate presented himself for the future early presidential elections in Ukraine: the Darth Vader himself is promising to make an empire out of a republic. He is the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet party. From the article: 'The Sith lord, or at least an unnamed costumed protester often seen on Kiev's Independence Square flanked by his loyal stormtroopers during the winter protests, has been chosen as the official candidate of the Ukrainian Internet party (UIP) which has become known for its theatrical public stunts. "After winning intra-party primaries by a landslide, comrade Vader will be our party's candidate," said the UIP leader, Dmitry Golubov, who spent time in prison after being convicted of using the internet to run a credit card fraud scheme.'"
But now, who will run Google?
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
which got me thinking, I guess Darth is a title but Vader isn't, so it would be analogous to say, "the King James", which makes sense only in reference to the King James Version of the bible. Does this mean there is a Darth Vader version of badly translated Sith teachings? If so, why am I reading this shittily written article summary instead of that?
It's un-Ukrainian! Lord Vader should remain the enforcing power of the throne - not the occupant!
Not only that, the power which most resembles the Empire at this moment in time is Russia.
In Soviet Russia the Force is against YOU!
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
The power of a man in a Darth Vader costume is insignificant compared to the power of a Russian tank army.
much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
No. The power that resembles the Empire most is the United States.
Where was the referendum in Serbia, or Libya or Iraq, or Afghanistan, or Panama, or...
The US boot crushes the testicles of the world. Now, go drink your Pepsi, and read more self-congratulatory pap about the "free world".
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
Where was the referendum in Serbia, or Libya or Iraq, or Afghanistan, or Panama, or...
Did US annex any of these countries?
Yes. The USA is owned and run by international corporations. Thus wars are fought at the behest of these commercial interests. When the USA destroys some place like Iraq or Afghanistan the US companies make out like bandits not only in the military industrial complex but also the mandatory US companies doing the unsatisfactory "rebuilding" effort to fix the unnecessary "shock and awe" damage. The economy itself is replaced.
The borders of the country and its name can even stay the same. International corporations don't care much about borders. It's the economy that matters, and what they fight for is more privatization and deregulation. Thus these countries are indeed annexed by the rulers of the USA.