Guilty by Association Once Removed

There's a political party in Portugal that's always been pro Russia. They stood by the Soviet Union until the bitter end, and they've been positive to all Russian leaders since as well. It doesn't matter what colour shirt the Russian leader is wearing, it's always good. No surprise then that the party is siding with Russia in the current war between Russia and Ukraine.

The party's pro Russia stance has never before been seen as anything but predictable, so it came as something of a surprise that their current position should be criticised to the point of being demonized. In all these years of being predictably pro Russia, now suddenly it's tantamount to murder.

Even more surprising to many is the latest turn of events. The pro Russia party has always thrown big public parties where they invite artists and intellectuals to entertain, and this year is no different. These parties are popular, so people are happy to come. However, this year, large Portuguese newspapers have gone out in force to demonize the guests.

Not only is the pro Russian party guilty by association of murder in Ukraine. Guests attending the public parties are guilty of murder as well. They are guilty by association once removed, as it were. Faces and names of celebrities are listed in newspapers, graphically illustrated with blood dripping from the frames of their pictures.

Vladimir Putin

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