r/MadeMeSmile • u/SushiJuice • Mar 03 '25

Wholesome Moments A real man of the people

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u/rivalpinkbunny Mar 03 '25

People forget that he ran on an absurdist ticket as “that guy who plays the president on tv”… literally. Nobody expected the most transformative leader in the world in at least a generation. It’s been truly remarkable to watch.  

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u/scotty899 Mar 03 '25

As his people were slaughtered, he stood up and grew into a remarkable leader.

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u/darksoulsnstuff Mar 03 '25

Weird way to put that. This is a guy who has been hell bent on improving things in his country for over a decade.

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u/Big_Test7918 Mar 03 '25

Ok 1. He came to power in 2019 and that's less than a decade, as far as I know. 2. First of all, I don't know much about Ukraine before the war, but since they didn't manage to build up the army and prepare for a possible attack by Russia, I also doubt that he did much else useful