My own take is that there are ruzzians (pro-SMO, happy for russia to invade and occupy a sovereign country, attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure, and happy to excuse war-crimes when convenient for them) and normal russians, a mostly apolitical & apathetic bunch of people who try to keep their head down, some of which vote with their feet, and a few stand-up folks who will call a spade a spade publicly. No real surprises & pretty typical population make-up, in other words.
Personally, I don’t think russia deserves to wear a “great power” party hat. It’s the wrong horse to bet on for a chance of a better world.
Foreigners are bad for fighting back against our attempts to destroy their economy and country after already succeeding once before just a few decades ago
They’re only good when they’re apolitical because they completely ignore our attempts to destroy their lives for our profit
My own take is that there are ruzzians (pro-SMO, happy for russia to invade and occupy a sovereign country, attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure, and happy to excuse war-crimes when convenient for them) and normal russians, a mostly apolitical & apathetic bunch of people who try to keep their head down, some of which vote with their feet, and a few stand-up folks who will call a spade a spade publicly. No real surprises & pretty typical population make-up, in other words.
Personally, I don’t think russia deserves to wear a “great power” party hat. It’s the wrong horse to bet on for a chance of a better world.
[laughs in Operation Aerodynamic]
I’m aware, thanks.
Foreigners are bad for fighting back against our attempts to destroy their economy and country after already succeeding once before just a few decades ago
They’re only good when they’re apolitical because they completely ignore our attempts to destroy their lives for our profit