Putin Laments 'Cancellation' Of Russian Federation With J.K. Rowling Comparison

[Nevilledog]

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/putin-laments-cancellation-of-russian-federation-with-j-k-rowling-comparison

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https://archive.ph/u02E2

Russian President Vladimir Putin indulged in a bit of American culture war fantasia on Friday, accusing the West once again of trying to “cancel” Russia while comparing his state’s plight to that of J.K. Rowling.

“Not long ago, children’s author J.K. Rowling was cancelled for not pleasing supporters of so-called gender freedoms,” Putin said. “Today, they’re trying to cancel an entire, thousand-year old country, our people.”

Rowling’s Harry Potter series is extremely popular in Russia, as are, apparently, concerns about cancel culture.

Putin’s statements come after the West cut Russia — and Putin, personally — off from large parts of the global financial system in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s advance has frozen over the past few weeks, with Russian forces making limited advances across large parts of Ukraine.

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[Deep State Witch]

1. Dude... You're Voldemort

JKR is being cancelled because she is anti-trans (among other things). Putin is being cancelled because he's Voldemort. Actually, worse than Voldemort.

[tanyev]

2. Sociopath who wants to cancel Ukraine sez wut?