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re: Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91

Posted on 8/30/22 at 5:40 pm to
Posted by jamiegla1
Member since Aug 2016
7942 posts
Posted on 8/30/22 at 5:40 pm to
I thought he died 30 years ago
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
58177 posts
Posted on 8/30/22 at 6:39 pm to
No more gorbasms
Posted by WeeWee
Member since Aug 2012
45554 posts
Posted on 8/30/22 at 6:54 pm to
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Port wine stain is all I ever think about when I hear his name.



The port wine stain and the red banner being lowered are the two things that I think about.

Posted by Klingler7
Houston
Member since Nov 2009
12620 posts
Posted on 8/30/22 at 6:56 pm to
Wasn’t he in Rocky IV ?
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
79911 posts
Posted on 8/30/22 at 6:57 pm to
That Communist was a good loser. RIP
Posted by Pfft
Member since Jul 2014
5070 posts
Posted on 8/30/22 at 6:59 pm to
Should not have picked at that boil on his head. That shite spread fast.
Posted by mikelbr
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
49071 posts
Posted on 8/30/22 at 7:01 pm to
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Wasn’t he in Rocky IV ?


Yea(an actor portrayed him) and unfortunately that movie's popularity painted the leader in a much less favorable light than he deserved.


This post was edited on 8/30/22 at 7:02 pm
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
102653 posts
Posted on 8/30/22 at 7:01 pm to
Reagan’s jokes making fun of him and communism were GOAT
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
Member since Sep 2010
49830 posts
Posted on 8/30/22 at 7:02 pm to
Tried to fix Soviet Union
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
102653 posts
Posted on 8/30/22 at 7:02 pm to
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One of the single greatest historical moments of my lifetime, besides the wall actually coming down.


US needs another Reagan. I love Trump, but we really need someone like Reagan to unite people. GOAT president since the founding fathers
Posted by mikelbr
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
49071 posts
Posted on 8/30/22 at 7:03 pm to
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Reagan’s jokes making fun of him and communism were GOAT



That was funny as a kid but looking back as an older man, Gorbachev had good intentions and HUGE balls to do what he did without being exiled or assassinated.
This post was edited on 8/30/22 at 7:05 pm
Posted by OleWar
Troy H. Middleton Library
Member since Mar 2008
5828 posts
Posted on 8/30/22 at 7:09 pm to
No. Anyone would have likely wound up in the same situation as Yeltsin. The damage of the legacy of Communism was going to take a long time to correct and Russia is still fricked because of it. In my mind, the only thing that he could have done differently would have been to kill Jewish Oligarchs and kill Chekists. In any chase the Chekists came to power and killed, exiled and arrested the Jewish Oligarchs. And here we are today.
Posted by Arkapigdiesel
Faulkner County
Member since Jun 2009
15642 posts
Posted on 8/30/22 at 7:09 pm to
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the way he handled Chernobyl
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