Is Putin Mad?

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There's rumour that Putin has cancer. Anyone know?
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Cowsham wrote: 5 Apr 2022, 4:37pm There's rumour that Putin has cancer. Anyone know?
For sure?
- Just Putin and his doctor, I would imagine.
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peetee wrote: 6 Apr 2022, 8:58am
Cowsham wrote: 5 Apr 2022, 4:37pm There's rumour that Putin has cancer. Anyone know?
For sure?
- Just Putin and his doctor, I would imagine.
Or just his doctor, who would really rather not tell the patient!
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djnotts wrote: 6 Apr 2022, 9:23am
peetee wrote: 6 Apr 2022, 8:58am
Cowsham wrote: 5 Apr 2022, 4:37pm There's rumour that Putin has cancer. Anyone know?
For sure?
- Just Putin and his doctor, I would imagine.
Or just his doctor, who would really rather not tell the patient!
Now that would be an exclusive the free press would like to get hold of!
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He's an old guy - there is every chance he has some cancer or another. It may be serious, maybe not.
(I know I've read the rumours.)
At this point it's of no relevance to us - and certainly does not pertain to his "Mad or Not" status.
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Suppose it's a pity President Trump isn't on display. There'd be some fantastic lighting displays whilst the two of them fired missiles at each other, unless the president had accepted a back hander.

I presume the Trump must have been mentioned at an earlier stage in this thread, but he's the only politician I've ever come across, who always gave the image of being a nut (Nb. Though speaking on a rational basis, one has to question why a nut such as Trump, had a life history of achievement, compared with most of us. Perhaps we're all "nuts" and Trump was the true, sane, higher achiever?)
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gbnz wrote: 6 Apr 2022, 11:39am Suppose it's a pity President Trump isn't on display. There'd be some fantastic lighting displays whilst the two of them fired missiles at each other, unless the president had accepted a back hander.

I presume the Trump must have been mentioned at an earlier stage in this thread, but he's the only politician I've ever come across, who always gave the image of being a nut (Nb. Though speaking on a rational basis, one has to question why a nut such as Trump, had a life history of achievement, compared with most of us. Perhaps we're all "nuts" and Trump was the true, sane, higher achiever?)
Sorry for the thread dift but:-
What life achievement was that,I suppose becoming president of the USA is an achievement but money put him in that role,not unlike it did with our present president,err,I mean,Prime Minister.
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Perhaps we're all "nuts" and Trump was the true, sane, higher achiever?
The trouble is, a person can only become "a high achiever", which is a synonym for managing to coral a much greater proportion of available resources (money, property, food, high-quality breeding partners, etc.) than everyone else, by appropriating the efforts of lots of other people ....... if we were all at it, society would rapidly collapse under the weight of "resource appropriation wars".

In short, the human race can only effectively support a tiny proportion of "high achievers", so maybe the rest of are not at all nuts, but rather the necessary material from which a (sort-of) functioning society is made. How much benefit the rest of us obtain from "resource hoggers" is an open question: we probably get some, because they contribute a drive and energy, sometimes even creativity, but there comes a point where any one of them causes more trouble than they are worth and should have net thrown over them and get dragged away to oblivion.
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reohn2 wrote: 6 Apr 2022, 12:17pm
Sorry for the thread dift but:-
What life achievement was that,I suppose becoming president of the USA is an achievement but money put him in that role,not unlike it did with our present president,err,I mean,Prime Minister.
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Didn't he become a billionaire or something? Oh and President of the remains of a dominant global nation for a bit? He may have turned Orange for a bit and appeared as a Nut, but to be fair, he'll have achieved more than most of us :wink: (Nb. Though one wonders what sort of bicycle would be appropriate for a Trump to cycle? Front suspension carbon forks, Rr. carbon seat stays, Wi Fi enabled.........)
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There's rumour that Putin has cancer. Anyone know?
I wouldn't be surprised - all that putoniumness he would of handled, as abusy field agent, back in the day... ps I learn today that his daughter is a 'rock-music acrobatic dancer' - call me sheltered but I did not know there was such a thing.
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gbnz wrote: 6 Apr 2022, 6:05pm
reohn2 wrote: 6 Apr 2022, 12:17pm
Sorry for the thread dift but:-
What life achievement was that,I suppose becoming president of the USA is an achievement but money put him in that role,not unlike it did with our present president,err,I mean,Prime Minister.
Didn't he become a billionaire or something? Oh and President of the remains of a dominant global nation for a bit? He may have turned Orange for a bit and appeared as a Nut, but to be fair, he'll have achieved more than most of us :wink: (Nb. Though one wonders what sort of bicycle would be appropriate for a Trump to cycle? Front suspension carbon forks, Rr. carbon seat stays, Wi Fi enabled.........)
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AIUI his millions came from his father,
He was ""monied" in to power as the president,and look what he did once he did become president.
And his legacy?
Not the best but the worst possible:-
Where is he now and what is he facing?
He's directly responsible for the attempted takeover of the Capitol Building by armed thugs
He's been definitely connected to the mafia in New York.
He's the only person to to buy a string of casinos and for them to go bankrupt!
Not to mention he's a misogynist,racist,who belittles disabled people in public,and brags about his diabolical treatment of women.
He's also been impeached twice obstruction of congress and abuse of power.
He falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged because he didn't win
And he cheats at golf!
And on,and on,it goes not someone to lookmup to IMO
I'd suggest you may need to do some reading up on the life of Donald J Trump to find out exactly who and what he is!
I'm most definitely glad I've not "acheived" what he has!
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ps I learn today that his daughter is a 'rock-music acrobatic dancer'
Sounds like the sort of euphemism that Private Eye would invent.
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Nearholmer wrote: 6 Apr 2022, 6:54pm
ps I learn today that his daughter is a 'rock-music acrobatic dancer'
Sounds like the sort of euphemism that Private Eye would invent.
Sounds like a posh name for a pole dancer :?
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At this point it's of no relevance to us - and certainly does not pertain to his "Mad or Not" status.
If he does have cancer, and is undergoing chemo and associated steroid treatment, it might.

The stress that awful combo puts an individual under, and the side affects of the steroids, can cause serious mental health problems. Something like 6% of those treated with steroids suffer anything ranging from depression through to severe psychosis, sadly.
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djnotts wrote: 6 Apr 2022, 9:23am
peetee wrote: 6 Apr 2022, 8:58am
Cowsham wrote: 5 Apr 2022, 4:37pm There's rumour that Putin has cancer. Anyone know?
For sure?
- Just Putin and his doctor, I would imagine.
Or just his doctor, who would really rather not tell the patient!
So even Putin doesn't know, then.
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