[quote=USATODAY]
WASHINGTON — A study from a Pentagon think tank theorizes that Russian President Vladimir Putin has Asperger's syndrome, "an autistic disorder which affects all of his decisions," according to the 2008 report obtained by USA TODAY.
Putin's "neurological development was significantly interrupted in infancy," wrote Brenda Connors, an expert in movement pattern analysis at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I. Studies of his movement, Connors wrote, reveal "that the Russian President carries a neurological abnormality."
The 2008 study was one of many by Connors and her colleagues, who are contractors for the Office of Net Assessment (ONA), an internal Pentagon think tank that helps devise long-term military strategy. The 2008 report and a 2011 study were provided to USA TODAY as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.[/quote]
[url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/04/putin-aspergers-syndrome-study-pentagon/22855927/]Source[/url].
Explains a lot...mumblemumble
Well that explains his strong interest of the Soviet Union.
This is Hitler's one testicle level of attempting to besmirch a leader...
Did the United States Government just call Vladimir Putin an Asspie?
While I'm not surprised that the news has started theorizing that Putin is somewhat (if not totally) addled in the brain, I'm really hoping people don't go and use this as an excuse to start demonizing individuals with autism spectrum disorders, as I'm sure some are apt to.
EDIT: Also, (at least some of) the researchers said they were not 100% sure, since they'd need to do a brain scan or a similar test.
so basically Putin's got a facepunch account?
[QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;47076882]Did the United States Government just call Vladimir Putin an Asspie?[/QUOTE]
Politics' finest moment of February 2015, and we're not even 5 days into the month
Clipping to not be too crass.
While it's easy to make fun of potential issues he may have, he's still a tyrannical asshole.
Fuckin' dammit, first there are people saying that I look like young Vladimir Putin;
[IMG]http://images.military.com/pics/SA_image_092412_8m.jpg[/IMG]
Seriously... people say that the similarities are spooky... and now people think he has the same mental condition as me...
Great, I'm a Russian tyrant.
I'm now imagining Obama calling Putin a sperglord at a press conference.
[QUOTE=Amiga OS;47077025]I bet he watches MLP too.[/QUOTE]
All the friendship and sharing reminds him of Communism*.
(*Note: Communism may or may not actually contain friendship.)
[QUOTE=Amiga OS;47077025]I bet he watches MLP too.[/QUOTE]
I bet his favorite pony is Twilight Sparkle. She's always trying to control everything.
Jesus Christ, he looks like fucking RoboCop with his mask off.
[IMG]http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/afc972383959410fac3d5007e138f7caa96eaf2e/c=1-0-1876-2500&r=537&c=0-0-534-712/local/-/media/2015/02/04/USATODAY/USATODAY/635586464035076487-AFP-527752260.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/AWmAr7c.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=LTJGPliskin;47077083]Jesus Christ, he looks like fucking RoboCop with his mask off.[/QUOTE]
What does he look like with his mask on?
[QUOTE=Hat-Wearing Man;47076900]so basically Putin's got a facepunch account?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Angry pepper;47077011]Fuckin' dammit, first there are people saying that I look like young Vladimir Putin;
[IMG]http://images.military.com/pics/SA_image_092412_8m.jpg[/IMG]
Seriously... people say that the similarities are spooky... and now people think he has the same mental condition as me...
Great, I'm a Russian tyrant.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Gamerman12;47077116][/QUOTE]
Oh christ, I really AM Vladimir...
[QUOTE=BackwardSpy;47077113]What does he look like with his mask on?[/QUOTE]
I mean when RoboCop had his mask off in the movie.
eh i kinda doubt someone with asburgers could actually make it through the KGB and Russian political system to climb to the top
[QUOTE=Sableye;47077144]eh i kinda doubt someone with asburgers could actually make it through the KGB and Russian political system to climb to the top[/QUOTE]
I don't know, Stalin had handicaps (his legs were different lengths).
And Asperger's isn't really even a handicap. It's more like a social disorder. Putin probably just has a mild form of it. Hell, I have mild Tourette's, and that barely shows.
[QUOTE=Sableye;47077144]eh i kinda doubt someone with asburgers could actually make it through the KGB and Russian political system to climb to the top[/QUOTE]
IIRC people with Asperger's struggle socially and usually form very few longterm relationships. Plus they tend to become obsessive and focus on singular things for long periods of time so I think that would be helpful.
[editline]4th February 2015[/editline]
Source: I was an asspie in Primary. Got out of it by my earlier years in Secondary
[QUOTE=LTJGPliskin;47077169]I don't know, Stalin had handicaps (his legs were different lengths).
And Asperger's isn't really even a handicap. It's more like a social disorder. Putin probably just has a mild form of it. Hell, I have mild Tourette's, and that barely shows.[/QUOTE]
Stalin's arms were fucked up. I think it was his left one he injured. Kids in his hometown used to play this game like chicken where they'd grab the axles of wagons, and he seriously broke his doing so. He also had webbed feet, according to one rumor, was scarred on his face by smallpox so badly official portraits brushed the scars out (and as a child, he was teased relentlessly for this), and stood at only like 5'4".
If you're intelligent enough, handicaps and mental disorders don't do much to impede you. You can always find some niche to succeed in. Lots of leaders build their disorders and such into their charisma actually.
[QUOTE=Govna;47077266]Stalin's arms were fucked up. I think it was his left one he injured. Kids in his hometown used to play this game like chicken where they'd grab the axles of wagons, and he seriously broke his doing so. He also had webbed feet, according to one rumor, was scarred on his face by smallpox so badly official portraits brushed the scars out (and as a child, he was teased relentlessly for this), and stood at only like 5'4".
If you're intelligent enough, handicaps and mental disorders don't do much to impede you. You can always find some niche to succeed in. Lots of leaders build their disorders and such into their charisma actually.[/QUOTE]
To put a little bit of a tack on this one,
[B]you also have to be willing to be a vicious criminal for this case to work.[/B]
Not to downplay ol' Joseph overcoming his handicaps, but he was a brutal political gangster who built his early success on fear and terror. When his chapter of the Bolsheviks needed money, they [I]robbed a bank.[/I]
Now I may speaking sideways, but I don't think many people have the avenue of organized crime and political scheming available to them, with or without serious disabilities.
I doubt it. Having mild Aspergers myself, I see no way for me to ever be charismatic enough to be a politician. Usually, aspies are happy to stay out of the way of active politics, preferring to stay out of the spotlight to pursue their interests. The only exception I can think of was Thomas Jefferson and he acted pretty strangely as a president.
ffs do you guys really believe this shit
Do you know how psychological diagnoses are done?
just because its 2015, doesn't mean governments are against propaganda and childish shit flinging on a world stage. I'd be more inclined to believe them if they said Putin was a psychopath but chances are had they done that people wouldve dismissed it, but aspergers? ooooo
[QUOTE=Govna;47077266]If you're intelligent enough, handicaps and mental disorders don't do much to impede you[/QUOTE]
"I'm fucking intelligent, I'll think this disorder out of my head!" Is what that makes me think reading that sentence.
Could also have been something Kanye West could say in that South Park episode.
[QUOTE=Govna;47077266]Stalin's arms were fucked up. I think it was his left one he injured. Kids in his hometown used to play this game like chicken where they'd grab the axles of wagons, and he seriously broke his doing so.[/QUOTE]
Oh, that's right. I got mixed up there. Still, he did have a handicap. Not a really serious one, but still.
[QUOTE=Crazy Ivan;47077279]To put a little bit of a tack on this one,
[B]you also have to be willing to be a vicious criminal for this case to work.[/B]
Not to downplay ol' Joseph overcoming his handicaps, but he was a brutal political gangster who built his early success on fear and terror. When his chapter of the Bolsheviks needed money, they [I]robbed a bank.[/I]
Now I may speaking sideways, but I don't think many people have the avenue of organized crime and political scheming available to them, with or without serious disabilities.[/QUOTE]
also he looked like a fuckin GQ model when he wanted to so i mean he had that going for him at least
[thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Stalin_1902.jpg[/thumb]
i mean it's not like he was a hideous deformed mutant or anything
[QUOTE=Angry pepper;47077011]Fuckin' dammit, first there are people saying that I look like young Vladimir Putin;
[IMG]http://images.military.com/pics/SA_image_092412_8m.jpg[/IMG]
Seriously... people say that the similarities are spooky... and now people think he has the same mental condition as me...
Great, I'm a Russian tyrant.[/QUOTE]
Confirmed for a clone. You will have to lead the next great Russian revolution.
[QUOTE=Hat-Wearing Man;47076900]so basically Putin's got a facepunch account?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, you never noticed how when the shills get banned, an equal number of new ones show up a few days later?
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