{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Cloud Kicker (critialcloudkicker)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jun-14 20:12:03 UTC","author_name":"Cloud Kicker (critialcloudkicker)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/critialcloudkicker","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/3459507","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/4320\" class=\"url\" title=\"RDN's Lucifer\"><span class=\"fn nickname mention\">nerthos<\/span><\/a><\/span> Pretty much that they will not allow themselves to be seen in a bad light, especially versus another country. Having &quot;commoners&quot; and &quot;plebs&quot; battle it out in a &quot;friendly competition&quot; of sports is one thing. But leaders should be portrayed as strong, and powerfull, no matter how they actually are. This is more true in Europe than in South- and North- America. And even more true in any part of Europe west of the Berlin wall. Putin will be portrayed as a topless bronze god on a pearly white horse, even if he is a coward. People will idolize him because of what is known of him, not of what he is. And manipulation of the information how you are known is what keeps him famous."}