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Хит-парад депутатского кринжа | Глупость, ненависть, цинизм // Олег Комолов. Простые числа

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The video is an “anti-ranking” of Russian State Duma deputies. It argues that parliament has been turned into a decorative body that rubber-stamps presidential policy after periods of intimidation, bribery, and repression.

The speaker claims deputies’ rhetoric reveals the “ideal citizen” the state wants: obedient, disenfranchised, compliant, and willing to sacrifice welfare and autonomy for the regime.

Main claims and criticisms in the ranking

  • Parliamentary servility and propaganda as the norm The speaker says deputies rarely demonstrate independent political agency. Instead, they amplify government narratives and repressive initiatives.

  • Rhetoric blamed for dehumanization and social control The video repeatedly treats speeches as evidence that deputies view large parts of society as instruments for state projects—repression, war, demographic goals—rather than as full citizens.

Key entries (in increasing “cringe”)

10th place — Kiryanov (United Russia)

  • Claims that restricting messenger voice calls in 2025 would reduce people’s losses and borrowing.
  • The speaker frames this as manipulation: the state tries to make citizens accept restrictions while claiming “protection.”

Additional allegations mentioned in the video:

  • Academic fraud via Dissernet: plagiarism in Kiryanov’s dissertation.
  • The video notes that the state’s messenger (“Max”) did not prevent scammers from reaching both citizens and deputies.

9th place — Nina Astanina (CPRF)

  • Long-time opposition to a domestic violence law.
  • The video portrays her stance as medieval and argues it shifts from protection to granting men informal power over women.
  • It also claims broad public support for criminalizing domestic violence exists, including among CPRF voters.

8th place — Oleg Matveechev

  • Uses a cynical demographic argument: “better living” reduces birth rates, while higher birth rates belong to poorer countries.
  • The video interprets this as justification for not boosting living standards to encourage births, but instead maintaining hardship.

7th place — Gutinev

  • After egg price spikes, the deputy supposedly suggested people “live too well,” driving demand.
  • The speaker argues this blames citizens for shortages produced by state priorities—especially military spending and demand siphoning from civilian sectors.

6th place — Tatyana Butskaya (United Russia)

  • A quote suggests humans are “genetically tuned” to vegetables rather than bananas/mangoes.
  • The video criticizes this as anti-science messaging used to rationalize food inflation and discourage consumption of imports.

5th place — Alexey Zhuravlev

  • The most extreme accusation: that in 2022 he discussed “mathematical calculations” to justify eliminating large numbers of Ukrainians.
  • The video claims the rhetoric later escalated in follow-up statements.
  • The speaker argues the danger is systemic: someone making such calls can end up holding high office.

4th place — Alexander Iltyakov

  • Claims a woman cannot be a “full-fledged person.”
  • Also claims unmarried men are “disabled,” based on his reading of creation/Eve in the Old Testament.
  • The video interprets this as official ideology that treats women as reproductive/utility labor rather than fully equal people.

Top (1st place) — deputy and general “calls for extermination” (unnamed in the subtitle text)

  • The video alleges the deputy called for exterminating 20% of Russians who don’t support Putin, reframed as “purging” within the Russian population.
  • It claims authorities found no extremism.
  • The speaker calls the resulting impunity a sign of the regime’s tolerance for extreme dehumanization.

“Just missed” top entries (satirical add-ons)

The video includes additional examples intended to reinforce the broader theme:

  • Valery Rashkin (CPRF): Mentioned for poaching in 2021; also recalled as having supported earlier internal party purges.
  • Morozov: Allegedly said couriers with higher education were unpatriotic and should go to the front.
  • Milonov (United Russia): Suggested the best March 8 gift is pregnancy.
  • Anastasia/Anina Astanina (CPRF): Appears again as a “fateful issue” about “quadrobers” from outside, but the speaker says it is “outside the competition.”
  • Gurulev: Accused of voicing an official script aimed at pressuring those who avoid war to still comply.

Overall political conclusion

The speaker frames the quoted rhetoric as part of a broader strategy:

  • prepare society to accept war, poverty, and restrictions on communication
  • discourage independent civic action

The video also promises a next episode on election-day tactics: to protect dignity, complicate fraud, and highlight the class-based nature of Russian parliamentary politics.

Presenters / contributors

  • Oleg Komolov — host / narrator

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